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Queen’s Birthday Honours 2016: education and children's services
The Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises 109 people for contributions to education, children's services, equality and diversity.
The Birthday Honours list published on Friday 10 June 2016 recognises over 100 people for their service to education, children’s services and those who have made a difference to equality and diversity. The list includes headteachers and school teachers, school governors, foster carers, children’s social workers, and people working in adoption and in early years settings.
Jonathan Slater, Department for Education Permanent Secretary, said:
Congratulations to the award winners in The Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Their outstanding contributions are improving the lives of children and young people through excellent care and education, and promoting LGBT and women’s equality as well as diversity more widely.
If you know someone working in education or children’s services or making a significant impact in advancing equality for women and the LGB&T community who deserves an honour, please contact us at: Honours.team@education.gov.uk.
Looking for the latest Honours recipients? See the 2016 Birthday Honours list
Knight (Kt)/Dame (DBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| Kt/DBE | Alice Hudson | Executive Headteacher, Twyford Church of England Academies Trust. For services to education |
| Kt/DBE | Christine Lenehan | Director, Council for Disabled Children, London. For services to children and young people |
| Kt/DBE | Paul Marshall | Chairman, Ark Schools and Lead Non-Executive Board Member for the Department for Education. For services to education and philanthropy |
| Kt/DBE | Benita Refson | President, Place2Be. For services to education |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| CBE | Colin Diamond | Executive Director of Education, Birmingham city council. For services to education |
| CBE | Elizabeth Horne | CEO, Horizons Specialist Academies Trust, Stockton. For services to education |
| CBE | Eleanor Schooling | Lately Director of Children’s Services, London borough of Islington. For service to children and families |
| CBE | Tony Sewell | Founder, Generating Genius and Member of the London Schools Excellence Fund Expert Advisory Group. For services to education |
| CBE | John Stephens | Deputy Director, Teaching Schools and School Improvement, National College for Teaching and Leadership. For services to the Department for Education and voluntary service in Manchester |
| CBE | Malcolm Trobe | Interim General Secretary, The Associaton of School and College Leaders. For services to education |
| CBE | Patricia Walters | Lately Headteacher, Holte Visual and Performing Arts College. For services to education |
| CBE | Janet Woods | Director of Secondary Academies (North), United Learning Trust. For services to education |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| OBE | Julian Appleyard | Principal, Rochdale Sixth Form College, Lancashire. For services to education |
| OBE | Alison Boulton | Lately Chief Executive, Association of National Specialist Colleges. For services to education |
| OBE | Kevin Boyle | Headteacher, Oaklands School, Winsford, Cheshire, and Branch Secretary, NAHT Cheshire. For services to education |
| OBE | Andrew Brown | Headteacher, West View Primary School, Hartlepool. For services to education |
| OBE | Andrew Burns | Executive Principal, The Redhill Academy Trust, Nottinghamshire. For services to education |
| OBE | Nicola Clemo | Lately Social Worker and Service Director for Children’s Social Care, Cambridgeshire county council. For services to children |
| OBE | Simon Dean | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Challenger Troop, Community Impact Category. For services to education |
| OBE | Shaista Gohir | Trustee and Chair, Muslim Women’s Network UK. For services to gender equality and women’s rights |
| OBE | Pauline Hagen | Principal, North East Wakefield College, Pontefract. For services to education |
| OBE | Richard Hill | Lately Headteacher of Colnbrook Special School, Hertfordshire. For services to education |
| OBE | Estelle Macdonald | CEO, Hull Collaborative Academy Trust and CEO, Hull Collaborative Teaching School Alliance, and Head of Collingwood Primary School, Hull. For services to education |
| OBE | Debbie Rogan | Executive Headteacher, The Wickford CofE Infant School and CEO of HEARTs Multi-Academy Trust, Essex. For services to education |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBE | Michael Allured | Policy Adviser, Children in Care, Children’s Services and Departmental Strategy Directorate. For services to the Department for Education and to charity | |
| MBE | Elly Barnes | Founder and Chief Executive, Educate and Celebrate. For services to equality and diversity | |
| MBE | Margaret Bersey | Social Worker and Team Manager, Plymouth city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Adrian Bowater | Member, Academies Finance and Assurance Steering Group, Education Funding Agency and Director of Finance, Walsall Academy. For services to education | |
| MBE | Robin Buckland | Founder, The Childrens Holiday Foundation charity, North Devon. For services to children | |
| MBE | Andrew Child | Chair of Governors, High Storrs School, Sheffield. For services to education | |
| MBE | Peter Chisholm | Deputy Headteacher, Warden Park School, Cuckfield. For services to education and charity fundraising and sport for young people | |
| MBE | Taiyabur Rahman Chowdhury | Lately, Adoption Social Worker, Bradford city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Rosemary Cleave | Fundraiser and Chair, Huddersfield branch, NSPCC. For services to children | |
| MBE | Deloris Collett | Foster Carer, Birmingham city council and Chair, Birmingham Foster Care Association. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | John Cornally | Executive Headteacher, Blessed Thomas Holford Catholic College, Altrincham, Cheshire. For services to education | |
| MBE | Marion Cornick | Founder, The Loddon School, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire. For services to education | |
| MBE | Irene Cullen | Foster Carer, Newcastle city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Michael Cullen | Foster Carer, Newcastle city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Lorraine Dooley | Co-founder and Manager, The Tower Hamlets Opportunity Group. For services to children | |
| MBE | Bernadette Dornan | Lately Independent Reviewing Officer, Birmingham city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Susan Dwyer | Lately Manager, Wellington Avenue Methodist Friendship Centre, Picton, Liverpool. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Sally Evans | Co-founder, Trinity Specialist College, Birmingham. For services to education | |
| MBE | Esther Fletcher | Chair, West and Chester Branch, National Autistic Society. For services to education | |
| MBE | Alison Gilligan | Adopter for Plymouth city council, Devon. For services to children | |
| MBE | Thomas Gilligan | Adopter for Plymouth city council, Devon. For services to children | |
| MBE | Frederica Griffin | Head of Care of Residential Provision, Horizons Specialist Academy, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees. For services to education and young people with complex learning needs | |
| MBE | Simon Griffiths | Headteacher, Lindens Primary School, Streetly, West Midlands. For services to education | |
| MBE | Iffat Hameed | Teacher, King Edward VII School, Sheffield. For services to education and the community in Sheffield | |
| MBE | Anne Harvey | Social Worker, Approved Mental Health Practitioner and Children’s Social Care Service Manager, Sefton Metropolitan borough council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Diana Hasting | Trustee, Parents and Children Together charity. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Ishbel Herd | Music Teacher and Community Volunteer. For services to education and young people | |
| MBE | Alan Jerome | Lately Life President, Bradford Grammar School and lately Vice Chair of Corporation, Bradford College. For services to education and the community in Bradford | |
| MBE | Marion Kirkham | Lately Volunteer, North West of England. For voluntary services to children and young people in the North West of England | |
| MBE | Marian Lee | Teacher, Gordon Primary School, Thamesmead, Greenwich. For services to education | |
| MBE | Robert MacPherson | Children in Care Division, Children’s Services, Equalities and Communications Directorate. For services to the Department for Education | |
| MBE | Margaret Malpas | Joint Chair, The British Dyslexia Association. For services to education | |
| MBE | Jane McConnell | Lately Chief Executive, Independent Parental Special Education Advice, Essex. For services to education | |
| MBE | Valerie McGregor | Education Advisor for Academies and Free Schools, Department for Education. For services to education | |
| MBE | Rachel Medill | Founder and CEO, Ride High Charity. For services to young people | |
| MBE | Matthew Miller | National Leader of Governance and Chair of Governors, Highlands School, Enfield. For services to education | |
| MBE | Andrew Morris | Teacher, Westcroft Sports and Applied Learning College and Founder, Timken Vocational Training Centre and Sunbeam Enterprises. For services to special education | |
| MBE | Lara Newman | Property Adviser on Free Schools, Education Funding Agency. For services to education | |
| MBE | Elaine Nicholson | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Action for Asperger’s, Northamptonshire. For services to education and Asperger’s awareness | |
| MBE | Ann Noble | Lately Head of Tydeman Centre, The Malling School, Kent. For services to education | |
| MBE | Susan North | Lately Director of Operations, The National Parent Carer Participation Programme, Contact a Family, West Midlands. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Sally Obertell | Director of Marketing, Relationships and Communications, John Ruskin College, South Croydon. For services to education | |
| MBE | Lin O’Brien | Chief Executive of Hertfordshire Catering Limited, Hertfordshire county council. For services to education | |
| MBE | Emma O’Connor | Foster Carer, Sunderland city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Tommy O’Connor | Foster Carer, Sunderland city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Jane Owens | Chair of Governors, Weatherhead High School, Wirral. For services to education | |
| MBE | John Palczynski | Foster Carer, Guildford city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Wendy Palczynski | Foster Carer, Guildford city council. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Robert Palmer | Chair of Governors, St Mary’s CE Primary School, Manchester. For services to education | |
| MBE | Geraldine Parris | Founder and Trustee, The Children with Special Educational Needs Foundation Charity. For services to children | |
| MBE | Angela Peters | Chair, Kingswood NSPCC Voluntary Committee and Chair, South East Surrey NSPCC Voluntary Committee. For services to children | |
| MBE | Simon Potter | For services to education in Wimbledon | |
| MBE | Verita Reynolds | Assistant Headteacher and Special Educational Needs co-ordinator, Codsall Community High School, Staffordshire. For services to education | |
| MBE | Margaret Rooms | Head of Units of Sound Development, Dyslexia Action. For services to education | |
| MBE | Carol Smallworth | Foster Carer, Achieving for Children, Kingston and Richmond. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Raymond Smallworth | Foster Carer, Achieving for Children, Kingston and Richmond. For services to children and families | |
| MBE | Jackie Smith | Executive Headteacher, Upland Special School, Swindon, Wiltshire. For services to education | |
| MBE | Audrey Sutcliffe | Health and Wellbeing co-ordinator, Outwood Academy, Acklam. For services to education | |
| MBE | Matthew Toresen | Community Development Officer, Voluntary Impact, Northants. For services to LGBT equality | |
| MBE | Jean Wilson | Founder, New Hope Charity, Worcestershire. For services to children | |
| MBE | Lorelly Wilson | Originator, Chemistry with Cabbage Programme. For services to education | |
| MBE | Ariana Yakas | Chair of Governors, Kingsway Community Trust, Greater Manchester. For services to education | |
| MBE | Jen Yockney | For services to the bisexual community |
British Empire Medal (BEM)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| BEM | Pamela Baxter | Volunteer, Pre-school Learning Alliance. For services to children |
| BEM | Paul Bowen-James | Founder and CEO, Kids in Action Charity, Bedfordshire. For services to children and young people |
| BEM | Myra Brodie | School Crossing Patrol, Market Harborough. For services to education |
| BEM | Diana Burdett | School Secretary, The Grove Infant and Nursery School, Harpenden. For services to education |
| BEM | Arthur Cross | Trustee, Charnwood Trust. For services to children and families in Stockport |
| BEM | Anthony Elvin | Teaching Assistant, Archbishop Sentamu Academy, Hull. For services to education |
| BEM | Christine Emery | Volunteer, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY). For services to children |
| BEM | Jackie Granger Brown | Chair, Altrincham Fundraising Committee, The Children’s Society, Cheshire. For services to children |
| BEM | Maria Heywood | Vice Chairman of Governors, Abbey Gate College, Chester. For services to education |
| BEM | Jean Johnson | Volunteer, Belmont Cheveley Park Primary School, Durham. For services to education |
| BEM | Joyce Meynell | Foster Carer, Newcastle city council. For services to children and families |
| BEM | Kevin Metcalfe | Operations Manager, Joint Activities and Motor Education Service. For services to education |
| BEM | Shaminder Singh Rai | Chief of Operations, Nishkam High School, Birmingham. For services to education |
| BEM | Elsie Rigby | Lay Person, Bolton Safeguarding Children Board and Governor, Grosvenor Day Nursery, Bolton. For services to children and families |
| BEM | Joana Smith | Childminder and Volunteer Facilitator, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years. For services to children |
| BEM | Michael Son | Committee Member, The London Taxi Drivers Fund for Underprivileged Children, London. For charitable services to children |
| BEM | Anne Staniforth | Lately Foster Carer, Nottinghamshire county council. For services to children and families |
| BEM | James Staniforth | Lately Foster Carer, Nottinghamshire county council. For services to children and families |
| BEM | John Wallace | Governor, The Latimer Primary School, Leicestershire. For services to education |
| BEM | Josephine Watts | Director and Chair of Community Fundraising and Networking Panel, Home-Start West Somerset. For services to children and families |
| BEM | Penelope Webb | Early Years Volunteer, Worcestershire. For services to children |
| BEM | Paul Yeates | Lately Chair of Governors and Volunteer at Lingfield Notre Dame school. For services to education |