Department for Education
The 2016 New Year Honours list, published on Thursday 31 December 2015, recognises 107 people for their service to education and childrens services. The list includes headteachers and classroom teachers, school governors, foster carers, childrens social workers, and people working in adoption and in early years settings.
Chris Wormald, Department for Education Permanent Secretary, said:
Congratulations to everyone who has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. They have made an outstanding contribution to education and childrens services. Their hard work and dedication is 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.
If you know someone working in education or childrens services who deserves an honour please contact us at:
Honours.team@education.gsi.gov.uk
Looking for the latest Honours recipients? See the 2016 New Year Honours list
Award | Titleand name | Short citation |
---|---|---|
Knight | SirCliveCowdery | Philanthropist and founder, Resolution Foundation. For services to children and social mobility. |
Damehood | DameSusanJowett | Chief Executive, The Spencer Academies Trust; Executive Principal, George Spencer Academy, Nottingham. For services to education. |
Knight | SirSteveLancashire | Founder and CEO, REAch2; Executive Headteacher, Hillyfield Primary Academy, London Borough of Waltham Forest. For services to education. |
Damehood | DameGlenysStacey | Chief Regulator and Chief Executive, Ofqual. For services to education. |
CBE | MsSueBaldwin | Director, Academies and Maintained Schools Group, Department for Education. For services to education. |
CBE | MrsRhonaBarnfield | Chief Executive Officer, The Howard Partnership Trust; Executive Head, Howard of Effingham School and Thomas Knyvett College, Surrey. For services to education. |
CBE | MrRoyBlatchford | Director, National Education Trust. For services to education. |
CBE | ProfessorBarryCarpenter | International Professor of Learning Disabilities. For services to special educational needs. |
CBE | MrDavidLane | Lately Vice-President, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years. For services to childcare and social work. |
CBE | ProfessorJuliaSelwyn | Professor and Director, Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, Bristol University. For services to adoption and childrens social care. |
CBE | MrHughThornbery | Chief Executive, Adoption UK. For services to children and families. |
OBE | MsEugenie Adams | Headteacher, Baskerville Special and Residential School, Birmingham. For services to special educational needs and disabilities. |
OBE | MrJohn Ayres | Principal, Eden Multi-Academy Trust, Middlesex. For services to education |
OBE | MrDavidBartram | Assistant headteacher, Lampton School, Hounslow, London. For services to special educational needs and disabilities. |
OBE | MrsJulianaBeattie | Founder, The Art Room. For services to education. |
OBE | MrsJudithBennett | Lately Director, National Governors Association; Vice-Chair of Governors, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Oxfordshire. For services to education. |
OBE | MsEvelynne Berger | Primary Director, Harris Foundation; Lead advisor, London Challenge, Department for Education HM Inspector of Schools. For services to education. |
OBE | MrJohn Cameron | Head of Helplines, Child Protection Operations, NSPCC helpline. For services to child protection. |
OBE | DrNicholas Capstick | Chief Executive Officer, White Horse Federation. For services to education. |
OBE | MrsLynn Chesterman | Trustee and lately Chief Executive, Grandparents Plus. For services to children and families. |
OBE | MrNeilClephan | Headteacher, Roundhay School, Leeds. For services to education. |
OBE | MsElaineColquhoun | Executive Principal, Whitefield Academy Trust, Walthamstow, London. For services to education. |
OBE | MrRobin Douglas | Chair of Trustees, The Who Cares? Trust, London. For services to children and young people. |
OBE | DrHelen Jones | Headteacher, Beacon Hill School and Business and Enterprise College, Tyne and Wear. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities. |
OBE | MsBernadetteKnill | Lately Headteacher, Priory Woods Special School, Middlesbrough. For services to children with special educational needs. |
OBE | MrsMaureenMartin | Headteacher, Coloma Convent Girls School, Croydon. For services to education. |
OBE | MrsPaulineMonaghan | Chief Executive, The Rise Trust, Chippenham. For services to children and families. |
OBE | DrPatriciaMucavele | Head of Nutrition, Childrens Food Trust. For services to children and families |
OBE | MrsLynne Pepper | Headteacher, Herringthorpe Infants School, Rotherham, and Enterprise Champion. For services to education. |
OBE | MrsSuePettigrew | Director, St Michaels Fellowship, London. For services to children and families. |
OBE | MrsJanetRees | Co-founder, Foster Care Associates; Non-executive Director, Core Assets Group. For services to children and families. |
OBE | ProfessorRonRitchie | Chair of Board, Cabot Learning Federation Academies Trust; lately Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England. For services to education. |
OBE | MrsGillianRobinson | Executive headteacher, Castle Hill School, Huddersfield. Services to children with special educational needs and disabilities. |
OBE | MrPeterRogers | Director of Operations and Quality, 4Children; services to scouting in London. For services to childre
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