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Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017
The Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises over 130 people for their contribution to education, children’s services and equality.
The Queen’s Birthday Honours list published on Friday 16 June 2017 recognises over 130 people who have made outstanding contributions to education, children’s services or advancing equality and diversity.
Those honoured today include people working in schools, colleges and universities as well as foster carers and children’s social workers.
Jonathan Slater, Department for Education Permanent Secretary, said:
I would like to congratulate everyone recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. These are extraordinary people, whose achievements improve the lives of children, young people and adults through excellent care and education, and promoting equality and diversity for all.
If you know someone working in education or children’s services or making a difference to 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 2017 Birthday Honours list
Knight (Kt)/Dame (DBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| DBE | Carolyn Hamiton | Director, International Programmes and Research, Coram Children’s Legal Centre. For services to children’s rights |
| DBE | Cilla Deborah Snowball CBE | Group Chief Executive Officer and Group Chairman, AMVBBDO Advertising Agency. For services to advertising, diversity and equality |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| CBE | Ian Bauckham | Executive Headteacher, Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, CEO of The Tenax Schools Trust and President, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to education |
| CBE | Ani Magill | Executive Headteacher, St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School, Woking. For services to education |
| CBE | Helena Mills | CEO, Burnt Mill Academy Trust, Essex. For services to education |
| CBE | Adrian Packer | Chief Executive Officer, Core Education Trust. For services to education |
| CBE | Paul Lasseter Phillips, OBE | Principal and CEO Weston College Group, Weston-super-Mare. For services to further and higher education |
| CBE | Lesley Anne Powell | CEO, North East Learning Trust, Principal Shotton Hall Academy and Member of the Headteacher Board for the North. For services to education |
| CBE | Gregory Mark Wood | Chairman, NSPCC. For services to children and young people |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| OBE | Ruth Dorothy Bovill | Headteacher, Heathermount Special Needs School, Berkshire. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| OBE | Simon Thomas Bramwell | Chief Executive Officer, SS Simon and Jude Primary Academy Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Jane Cowell | Director, Young People’s Funding Allocations and Student Support, Education Funding Agency. For services to the Department for Education |
| OBE | Louis Anthony Desa | Lately Headteacher, Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School, London. For services to education |
| OBE | Joan Miner Deslandes | Headteacher, Kingsford Community School, Beckton, London. For services to education |
| OBE | Sital Singh Dhillon | Head of Law and Criminology, Sheffield Hallam University. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Mark Ducker | Executive Principal and Chief Executive Officer, STEP Academy Trust. For services to education |
| OBE | Lynda Fairhurst | Lately Head of Lifelong Learning, Oldham Council. For services to further education |
| OBE | Janet Elizabeth Fishwick | Chief Executive, Parents and Children Together, and Member, Adoption Leadership Boards, London and South East. For services to adoption |
| OBE | Gillian Frances Hillier | Lately Deputy Director, Free Schools (North), University Technical Colleges and Studio Schools Capital, Education Funding Agency. For services to education |
| OBE | Katharine Horler | Chief Executive, Adviza and Chair, Careers England. For services to further education |
| OBE | Emily Jackson, FBA | Professor of Law and Vice Chair, Academic Board, London School of Economics. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Gillian Olive May James | Headteacher, St Mary’s CofE (A) Primary School, Staffordshire. For services to education |
| OBE | Joan Lawton | Independent Member, TACT Adoption and Permanence Panel and Member, of TACT Board of Trustees. For services to adoption |
| OBE | Nigel William Hampshire Leigh | Principal and Chief Executive, Stephenson College. For services to further education and Apprenticeships |
| OBE | Richard Lister | Vice-Chancellor, University of Suffolk. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Margaret Mason | Founder and Executive Chair, Children 1st Day Nurseries Group. For services to education |
| OBE | Susan Bridget McDermott | National Director and Non-Executive Director, Rainbows Bereavement Support GB. For services to education |
| OBE | Nona McDuff | Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Kingston University. For services to higher education |
| OBE | Heather Patricia Melville | Director for Strategic Partnerships, Royal Bank of Scotland. For services to Gender Equality |
| OBE | Valerie Theresa Moore | Chief Executive Officer, Rightforsuccess Academy Trust and Executive Head, Eaton Hall Specialist Academy, Norwich. For services to education |
| OBE | Patricia Moran | Headteacher, Lionel Road Primary School, Brentford, London. For services to education |
| OBE | Amanda Rose Mordey | Headteacher, Merstone Special School and Forest Oak Special School, Solihull. For services to special educational needs and Disability |
| OBE | Maureen Okoye | Headteacher, Davies Lane Primary School, Leytonstone, London. For services to education |
| OBE | Angela Paget | Lately Headteacher, St Bedes Catholic Junior School, Widnes. For service to Education |
| OBE | Harinder Singh Pattar | Headteacher, The Heathland School, London. For services to education |
| OBE | Karen Riley | Lately Headteacher, Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children, Camden, London. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| OBE | Beverley Rose Robinson | Principal and Chief Executive, Blackpool and the Fylde College. For services to further education |
| OBE | Bernadette Roobottom | Lately Headteacher, Shobnall Primary School, Staffordshire. For services to education |
| OBE | Sarah Emily Rushton | Author. For services to adoption |
| OBE | Nardeep Sharma | CEO, The Thrive Partnership Academy Trust, Executive Principal, Colne Community College and Philip Morant School and College, Essex. For services to education |
| OBE | Paul Frank Soames | Lately, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Contact a Family, London. For services to Children |
| OBE | Margaret Sumner | Headteacher, Brook Special Primary School, Tottenham, London. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| OBE | Pascale Vassie | Executive Director, National Resource Centre for Supplementary Education. For services to education |
| OBE | Thomas Welton | Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London. For services to Diversity and Education |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| MBE | Paul Matthew Adams | Lately G7, Assessment, Curriculum and Qualifications Group, Department for Education. For services to the Department for Education and to the community in Basildon |
| MBE | Norma Alcock | Volunteer, NSPCC. For services to Vulnerablel Children |
| MBE | Julie Anne Allen | Headteacher, Birkwood Primary School, Barnsley. For services to education |
| MBE | Mohammad Ashfaq | Founder and Managing Director, Kikit Pathways to Recovery, Birmingham. For services to Vulnerable People |
| MBE | Francis Gordon Askew | Lately Literacy and Phonics Advisor, Department for Education. For services to education. |
| MBE | Lynne Ann Atkin | HR Director, Barclays UK and Global Head of Employee Relations, Barclays Bank. For services to Human Resources in the Banking Sector |
| MBE | Shazia Azhar | Diverse Leaders Network. For services to education |
| MBE | William Edward Hampshire Bagnall | Governor and Chair, Finance and Strategy Committee, The Sixth Form College Farnborough, Hampshire. For services to education. |
| MBE | John Baker | Chair of Governors, Queen Boudica Primary School, Essex, and National Leader of Governance. For services to education |
| MBE | John Beresford | Volunteer, Show Racism the Red Card Campaign. For services to education |
| MBE | Jennifer Bridget Billington | Deputy Headteacher, Sir Tom Finney Community High School, Preston. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Georgina Felicia Tutuaa Bondzi-Simpson | Chair of Governors, Kingsbury High School. For services to education |
| MBE | Paul Lawrence Brown | Mechanical Instrumentation Workshop Manager, Imperial College London. For services to higher education |
| MBE | John Buttrick | Lately Director and Honorary President, Hull Children’s University. For services to Children in Hull |
| MBE | Teresa Anne Carpenter | Foster Carer, Kent County Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Patricia Carrington | Principal and Head of Service, City College Peterborough. For services to further education and to the community in Peterborough |
| MBE | Victoria Jean Chalmers | Founder and Lead Practitioner, Time 4 Children. For services to children’s emotional well-being |
| MBE | Kevin Christopher Clancy | Lately Head of Construction, York College. For services to further education |
| MBE | Mary Teresa Clancy | SENCO Co-ordinator, St Gregory’s Catholic Science College, Harrow. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Susan Clark | Chair and Fundraiser, Pegasus Playscheme, Dover. For services to Children with Disabilities |
| MBE | Gillian Clipson | Lately Deputy Chief Executive, Association of Colleges. For services to further education |
| MBE | Christopher John Collier | Business Board Chair, NSPCC Peterborough. For services to children and young people |
| MBE | Ethna Philomena Cummins | Lately Headteacher, Whitefield Infant School and Nursery, Lancashire. For services to education |
| MBE | Susan Janet Dare | Lately Prinicipal and Chief Executive Officer, Northbrook College, Sussex. For services to education |
| MBE | Edward Davenport | Foster Carer, Trafford Borough Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Jean Davenport | Foster Carer, Trafford Borough Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | James Andrew Dick | Lately Chair of Trustees and Governors, Moor House School and College, Hurst Green, Surrey. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Janet Lorraine Down | Chief Executive, SoLO Life Opportunities. For Services to children and young people with special needs in the West Midlands |
| MBE | Darrilyn Downes | Teacher, Forest Oak School, Birmingham. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Sonia Mentena Evans | Foster Carer, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Marion Jean Faust | Chair of Governors, Brampton Manor Academy. For services to education |
| MBE | Harriet Anne Granville | Lately History Teacher, Tudor Hall School, Banbury. For services to education |
| MBE | Barbara Elizabeth Hale | Foster Carer, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Martin Alan Hale | Foster Carer, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Paul Edward Harper | Lately Team Leader, Social Work Reform, Children’s Services, Department for Education. For services to the Department for Education |
| MBE | Nigel Patrick Harris, JP | Director Camden LGBT Forum. For services to the LGBT community |
| MBE | Claire Louise Harvey | Senior Consultant, KPMG, GB Paralympian and Chair, Anti Homophobia and Transphobia Steering Group. For services to Diversity, Inclusion and Sport |
| MBE | Gareth Higgins | Managing Director, KMF Precision Sheet Metal Ltd. For services to Apprenticeships |
| MBE | Pauline Anne Hill | Foster Carer, Cheviots Children’s Disability Service, Enfield. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Roger Anthony Hill | Foster Carer, Cheviots Children’s Disability Service, Enfield. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Meryl Homer | Pre-School Manager, St Alphege Church of England Pre-School and Manager, Little Treasures and 2’s Group. For services to Early Years Education |
| MBE | Julie Jennings | Lately Manager, of Children, Young People and Families, Royal National Institute of Blind People. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Veryan Steele Johnston | Lately Executive Director, of Human Resources, Newcastle University. For services to higher education |
| MBE | Jennifer Jones | Founder and Manager, Inspired Foundations. For services to adoption |
| MBE | Ernest Ian Lindley | Foster Carer, Doncaster. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Christine Linnitt | Lately Head, Holywell Primary School, Loughborough. Elected Member of the Headteacher Board for the East Midlands and Humber. For services to education |
| MBE | Christine Mary Meadows | Foster Carer, Islington Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Andrew Moffat | Assistant Headteacher, Parkfield Community School, Birmingham. For services to equality and diversity in education |
| MBE | Helen Elizabeth Myers | Assistant Headteacher, The Ashcombe School, Dorking and Chair, London Branch, Association for Language Learning. For services to education |
| MBE | Elizabeth Anne O’Reilly | Chair of Governors, Greenway Primary and Nursery School, Hertfordshire. For services to education. |
| MBE | Stephen Peter Oxlade | Executive Principal, Reigate and Coulsdon College. For services to education |
| MBE | Amanda Jane Piper | Foster Carer, Suffolk County Council. For services to Children and Familieis. |
| MBE | Amanda Jane Richardson | Chief Executive, The PACE Centre, Aylesbury and Founder-Chairman, Action Cerebral Palsy. For services to special educational needs |
| MBE | Penny Roberts | Founder and Chair of Governors, St Luke’s CofE School, Hampstead, London. For services to education |
| MBE | Jacqueline Rowbottom | Foster Carer, Cheshire West and Chester Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Kevin Rowland | Facilitator in Systems and Services, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Dorina Isabella Scott | Headteacher, Beavers Community Primary School, Hounslow. For services to education |
| MBE | Denise Shaw | Lately Chair of Governors, Outwoods Primary School. For services to special educational needs and Disabilities |
| MBE | Peggy Sherwood | Lately President, Jewish Gay and Lesbian Group. For services to the Jewish community |
| MBE | Amanda Jane Southwick | Principal, Marchbank Free School, Darlington, County Durham. For services to education |
| MBE | Margaret Carol Stannard | Volunteer, Oak Field School and Specialist Sports College, Nottingham. For services to special educational needs |
| MBE | Jonathan Francis James Taylor | Lately Headmaster, Bootham School York. For services to the York Independent State School Partnership |
| MBE | Brian Wilfred Walker | Headteacher, West Park School, Derby. For services to education |
| MBE | Louise Ann Walkiden | Foster Carer, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Timothy John Walkiden | Foster Carer, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Janet Watson | Deputy Headteacher, Queen Elizabeth’s School, Wimborne, Dorset. For services to education |
| MBE | Andrew Dennis Webb | School Secretary, London School of Economics. For services to higher education and to the community in East Anglia |
| MBE | Gail Eileen Webb | Education Consultant and lately Head of Learning Improvement, Leeds Local Educational Authority. For services to education |
| MBE | Fiona Deborah Joyce Whimster | Headteacher, The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School. For services to education and community cohesion in Lincolnshire |
| MBE | Kathleen Mary Whitmore-Payne | Foster Carer, Cornwall Council. For services to children and families |
| MBE | Etheleen Mildred Wigley | Founder, Children First Derby Charity. For services to vulnerable children in Derby |
| MBE | Jennifer Woods | Associate Director (Widening Participation), Kingston University. For services to widening access to higher education |
British Empire Medal (BEM)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| BEM | Ajaz Ahmed | Mentor, Mosaic Network and Council Member/Advisory Board Member, Huddersfield University. For services to Young People |
| BEM | Felicity Alice Bailey | Teaching Assistant, Sir Harry Smith Community College, Peterborough. For services to education |
| BEM | Michael Bandar | Entrepreneur. For services to Young Entrepreneurs in the West Midlands |
| BEM | Glenda Margaret Brocklehurst | Manager Early Years Projects, Stockport Metropolitan Council. For services to children and families |
| BEM | Natasha Dalton | Tutor, City College Peterborough. For services to further education |
| BEM | Franklyn Harris | Learning Ambassador, Learning and Work Institute. For services to Adult Learning and Skills |
| BEM | Kenneth Harvey | Head of Service, Children with Disabilities, Central Bedfordshire Council. For services to children and young people |
| BEM | Erika Roswitha Hayward | Founder, Timbertown, Maidenhead. For services to education |
| BEM | Janet Margaret Kempson | Manager, Centre Place Family Centre, Southend on Sea, Essex. For services to children and families |
| BEM | Linda Lewis | Volunteer, West Durrington Phoenix Youth Group. For services to young people |
| BEM | Janice Main | Volunteer and lately Governor, Stag Lane Junior School, Edgware |
| BEM | Iffet Anwar Mian | Founding Member, All Pakistan Women’s Association Birmingham Branch. For services to the community |
| BEM | Eileen O’Sullivan | Volunteer, Age Exchange, Blackheath. For services to education |
| BEM | Daniel Joseph Savage | Chairman, Brookvale Care Home for the Disabled. For services to Disabled People |
| BEM | Amanda Jane Scales | Learning Ambassador, Learning and Work Institute. For services to Adult Learning and Skills |
| BEM | Sandra Irene Showell | Teacher, Peter Symonds College, Winchester. For services to education |
| BEM | Gillian Kathleen Smith | Founder and Manager, Gooseberry Bush Day Nursery, Camborne, Cornwall. For services to children and families |
| BEM | Mark Richard Stockdale | Volunteer, Hull Children’s University. For services to education |
| BEM | Christopher Syrus | Founder, SYRUS Consultancy C.I.C. For services to further education |
| BEM | Ruth Marie Truelove | Reading Assistant and Governor, Stepney Primary School, Hull and Volunteer, National Literacy Trust. For services to education |
Updates to this page
Published 16 June 2017