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Queen’s Birthday Honours 2015: education and children's services
Queen’s Birthday Honours list recognises 108 people for contributions to education and children's services.
The 2015 Birthday Honours list, published on Friday 12 June 2015, recognises 108 people for their service to education and children’s services. This includes teachers, school governors, foster carers and many others.
Chris Wormald, Department for Education Permanent Secretary, said:
Congratulations to those who have been recognised as part of the Birthday Honours list for their contribution to education and children’s services this year. Their achievements and dedication are helping to improve the lives of children and young people, and raising educational standards across the country, so that every child and young person can fulfil their potential.
Knight (Kt)
Award | Name | Short citation |
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Kt | SirKevan Collins | Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation. For services to education |
Kt | Sir TomJeffery | Lately Director General, Children’s Services and Departmental Strategy Directorate. For services to the Department for Education |
Kt | SirNickWeller | Executive Principal, Dixons Academies, Bradford. For services to education |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Award | Name | Short citation |
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CBE | MrNormanGoodwin | Chief Executive, Adoption Matters Northwest. For services to social work and adoption |
CBE | MsDianaOwen | Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to education |
CBE | MuftiHamidPatel | Chief Executive, Tauheedul Education. For services to education |
CBE | councillorDavid Simmonds | Deputy Leader, London borough of Hillingdon and Executive Member, Local Government Association. For services to children, families and to local government |
CBE | MsFrankieSulke | Executive Director, children and young people, Lewisham, London. For services to education |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Award | Name | Short citation |
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OBE | MsSarah Bailey | Executive Headteacher, Queensbridge Primary School, De Beauvoir School and Mapledene Children’s Centre, Hackney. For services to education |
OBE | MrsDonnaBarratt | Headteacher, Glebe Primary School, Harrow. For services to education |
OBE | MsElizabethBull | Lately Headteacher, Slated Row School, Milton Keynes. For services to education |
OBE | MrNickyCampbell | Patron, British Association for Adoption. For services to adoption |
OBE | MsPatriceCanavan | Headteacher, Oaklands School, Tower Hamlets, London. For services to education |
OBE | MsLaurenCostello | Executive Headteacher, The Federation of Moredon Primary and Nursery School and Rodbourne Cheney Primary School, Swindon. For services to education |
OBE | MsLesley Davies | Council member and education trustee, NACRO. For services to education |
OBE | MrsEdwinaGrant | Chair, Local Safeguarding Children’s Board, Solihull council. For services to safeguarding children and young people |
OBE | MsSharon Gray | Headteacher, Netherfield Primary School, Nottingham. For services to education |
OBE | MrAndrew Griffiths | Lately Headteacher, Ellowes Hall Sports College, Dudley, West Midlands. For services to education |
OBE | MrJackHatch | Headteacher, St Bede Church of England Primary Academy, Bolton. For services to education |
OBE | MrJamesHempsall | National Support Director, Achieving Two Year Olds (A2YO). For services to childcare |
OBE | MrJohnHenderson | Executive Headteacher, White Woods Multi Academy Trust, Rotherham. For services to education |
OBE | MrKevinHollins | Lately Principal, Knutsford Academy, Cheshire. For services to education |
OBE | MsGeorgettaHolloway | Director, The Central Learning Partnership Trust and Headteacher, Heath Park Academy, Wolverhampton. For services to education |
OBE | MsSallyJaeckle | Early Years Services Manager, Bristol city council and Senior Advisor, South West National Strategies. For services to early years education |
OBE | MrThomasMannion | Headteacher, St Aloysius College, Islington. For services to education |
OBE | MrPeterMcPartland | Headteacher, Trinity Special School, London borough of Barking and Dagenham. For services to special educational needs |
OBE | DrDayoOlukoshi | Principal, Brampton Manor Academy, East Ham, London. For services to education |
OBE | MsMargaretRandles | Co-founder and Director, Busy Bees Group. For services to children and families |
OBE | MrsSueRobb | National Head of Early Years, 4Children. For services to children and families |
OBE | MrsElizabeth Seers | Headteacher, Heaton School, Stockport. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
OBE | MrDavid Sellens | Headteacher, Thomas Jones Primary School, Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For services to education |
OBE | MrsMargaretWalpole | Lately Headteacher, Paddock School, Wandsworth. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
OBE | MrJohnWoodward | Chief Executive Officer, Busy Bees Group. For services to early years education |
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Award | Name | Short citation |
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MBE | MrRaymondBarker | Chairman of Governors, Honilands Primary School, Enfield and Director, British Education Supplies Association. For services to education |
MBE | MrsSharonBell | Broadwater Children’s Centre Manager, Stevenage. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsAlice Bennett | Principal, Madresfield Early Years Centre, Worcestershire. For services to early years education |
MBE | MsJennyBoyd | Headteacher, Rosewood Special Free School, Southampton. For services to special education |
MBE | MrsRosemary Campbell-Stephens | Educator, Consultant, Equality and Diversity Leader and Leadership Trainer. For services to education |
MBE | MrsSuzanneChambers | Partnership Headteacher Tutor, University of Cumbria, Lancashire. For services to education |
MBE | MrsCecilyCoburn | Foster Carer, Lincolnshire. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrCharlesCoburn | Foster Carer, Lincolnshire. For services to children and families |
MBE | MsClareCollins | Lately Chair of Governors, Weyfield Primary Academy, Surrey. For services to education and school governance |
MBE | MrsJanetCollins | Chair, Millmead Children’s Centre Partnership Ltd, Kent. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsChristineCook | Lately School Inclusion Manager, Hayes Primary School. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
MBE | MsEmma Cravitz | Educational Psychologist. For services to children and families particularly in London |
MBE | MrsLindaCrawley | Chair of Governors and Proposer, Alban City School. For services to education |
MBE | MsCathyDavis | Foster Carer, Tyneside. For services to children and families |
MBE | MissJennyDeeks | Director, Coin Street Family and Children’s Centre, Lambeth and Southwark. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrKennethDeeks | Founder, Byte Night and Fundraiser, Action for Children. For services to Children |
MBE | MrHenryDimbleby | Restaurateur. For services to school food |
MBE | MsJulieElliot | Adopter, Lancashire. For services to adoption |
MBE | MrRogerElliot | Adopter, Lancashire. For services to adoption |
MBE | DrHelenFoley | Co-founder, Guildford Adventure Play Centre. For services to disabled children and their families |
MBE | MrRobertGoddard | Foster Carer, Brighton and Hove. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsAnnGreenop | Foster Carer, Liverpool. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrMichaelGreenop | Foster Carer, Liverpool city council. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsChristine Gregoire | Foster Carer, Lancashire. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrHarold Gregoire | Foster Carer, Lancashire. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsJuliaGrove | Chair, Free Church Education Committee. For services to education |
MBE | MrRobert Hadfield | Chair of Governors, Crampton Primary School, Walworth, London. For services to education |
MBE | MrsBernardetteHolmes | Teacher and Modern Languages Education Advocate. For services to education |
MBE | MissLouiseHough | Assistant Head of Service, Resonate, Liverpool’s Music Hub. For Services to music education |
MBE | MrsJoanJackson-Callen | Social worker, Royal borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsLynnJones | Assistant Principal, Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy, Staffordshire. For services to education |
MBE | MrPeterKessler | Founder and Chair of Governors, Eden Primary School, Muswell Hill, London. For services to education |
MBE | MrsClaireLayland | Lately Special Educational Needs Teacher, Plymouth. For services to education |
MBE | MsDonnaLewis | Head of Consolidation and Financial Reporting, Education Funding Agency. For services to education |
MBE | MsJeanLewis | Chair of Governors, Ashmount Special School, Loughborough. For services to education |
MBE | MrRobertLove | Local Authority Governor, Morden Mount and other Primary Schools, Greenwich, London. For services to education |
MBE | MrsAnnMcDonald | Voluntary Trusts Secretary, The Mary Budding Trust. For services to children and young people with special educational needs |
MBE | MrsLyndaMyles-Till | Ambassador, Action for Children Ambassador. For services to children and young people |
MBE | MissMichelleNewman | Threshold Team Manager, Plymouth. For services to children and families |
MBE | MsJenniferNgulube | Foster Carer for Swiss Foster Care, Leeds. For services to children |
MBE | MrsHeather Ogburn | Founder, HMS Heroes. For services to education |
MBE | MrsJillian Parker | Founder, Eastbourne Area Parents Action Group and JPK Sussex Project, Eastbourne. For services to children and adults with a learning disability and their families |
MBE | MrsAileenParry | Chair of Governors, Oaklands School, Cheshire. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
MBE | MrsAlisonPendle | Founder and Committee Member, West Wiltshire Portage Service. For services to special educational needs and disabilities |
MBE | MrDavidPickthall | Music Teacher, Brentwood School, Essex. For services to education and to charity |
MBE | MrGarry Reed | Headteacher, Swimbridge Church of England Primary School, North Devon. For services to education |
MBE | MrsFrancesRodger | Volunteer, Early Years Sector and Founder, Rodett playgroups. For services to children and early education |
MBE | MrsKaren Ross | Chief Executive, Relate Berkshire. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrMichaelRoutledge | Foster Carer, Wirral. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsMargaret Sampson | Chair, The Children’s Society Fundraising Committee, Somerset. For services to Children |
MBE | MsJenniferSemahimbo | Programme Manager, Streetwise Project, Coventry. For services to children |
MBE | MsYasvantiShah | Head of Adoption and Improvement, Kent county council. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrThomasToumazis | Chairman, ChildLine Board, London. For services to children |
MBE | MrJohnVincent | Restaurateur. For services to school food |
MBE | MrsMargaret Watson | Foster Carer, Northumberland. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsChristineWhatton | Foster Carer, Wolverhampton. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrJohnWhatton | Foster Carer, Wolverhampton. For services to children and families |
MBE | MrsSheilaWilliams | Volunteer, Petts Wood Playgroup, Kent. For services to children with special educational needs and their families |
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Award | Name | Short citation |
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BEM | MrsHelenAyling | Vice-chair of Governors, Uplands School, Sandhurst. For services to education |
BEM | MrsAnneCallaghan | Parenting Practitioner, Nottinghamshire. For services to children and families |
BEM | MsBridgetCluley | Trustee, Hope and Homes for Children and Fundraiser, Divisional Vice President and Trustee, NSPCC. For services to children and families |
BEM | MissAnn Corbett | Childminder, Bradford. For services to children |
BEM | MrsSandra Evans | Childminder and Community Leader, Hertfordshire. For services to children and families |
BEM | MrsCaroline Fowke | Volunteer, Wilshire Dyslexia Association and Governor, Sheldon School, Wiltshire. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities |
BEM | MrsJudyGraham | Volunteer Fundraising Supporter, Chelsea Branch Chairman, NSPCC. For services to children |
BEM | MsAnneHeath | Trustee, Home-Start Westminster. For services to children and families |
BEM | MrsRuthJubert | Chair, Home Start Guildford. For services to children and families |
BEM | MrsClaireJudge | Lately Volunteer, Development Committee, Ashurst Wood Community Pre-School. For services to early years education |
BEM | MrPeter Kelly | Founder and Volunteer, the Arrows Basketball Club, Sheffield. For services to physical education |
BEM | MrsDeborah Lammin | Choir Mistress, Burntwood School Chamber Choir, London. For services to education |
BEM | MrsAnne Lloyd | Drama Teacher, Fenham, Newcastle Upon Tyne. For services to education and to the community in Newcastle Upon Tyne |
BEM | MrsGlendaMee | Teaching Assistant, Impington Village College, Cambridgeshire. For services to young people with special educational needs and disabilities |
BEM | MrsJulieNixon | Foster Carer, Credocare, Kent. For services to children and families |
BEM | MsMauriziaQuarta | Volunteer, Co-founder and Chair of Wiltshire, Parent Carer council. For services to children and families |
BEM | MrsMarySnell | Voluntary School Swimming Assistant, Liskeard, Cornwall. For services to physical education |