A leading creator of government-approved phonics programmes described as “inspirational” by ex-schools minister Nick Gibb has been made a dame in the new year’s honours.
Ruth Miskin, whose company RM Literacy Ltd developed the Read Write Inc and Fresh Start reading programmes used in thousands of schools, is among 41 people with links to England’s school system recognised this year.
Dr Vanessa Ogden, chief executive of the Mulberry Schools Trust, has received the CBE, as did Bill Watkin, chief executive of the Sixth Form Colleges Association.
Watkin said it was “hard to convey the extent to which this award reflects my extraordinarily good fortune to work with the most talented, dedicated and hard-working SFCA team in the service of the most successful, generous and warm family of sixth form college leaders”.
