Queen’s Birthday Honours 2015: education and children's services

12 Jun 2015 11:10 PM

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
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
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
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
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
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