2024 New Year Honours List for services to education

Congratulations to all the individuals below, who have been awarded Honours in the King's New Year Honours List for their contributions related to education:

GBE

Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire: Professor Sir James Rufus MCDONALD, FREng FRSE, President, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to Engineering, to Education and to Energy.  Stewarton, Ayrshire and Arran.

Knight Bachelor: David Charles HOLMES, CBE, Chief Executive Officer, Family Action. For services to Children and Families. London, Greater London.

KBE/DBE

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Felicity Ann DAHL, Founder, Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Charity and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. For services to Philanthropy, to Literature and to Young People. London, Greater London.

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Ruth Elizabeth MISKIN CBE, Children's Reading Expert, Read Write Inc. For services to Education. West Sussex. 

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Cristina Alicia TAYLOR, Philanthropist and Co-Founder, The Taylor Family Foundation. For charitable services to Children and Young People. London, Greater London.

CBE

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Dr Margaret Ebunoluwa ADERIN, MBE, Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to Science Education and to Diversity. Guildford, Surrey.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Angela FOULKES, Chief Executive and Principal, The Sheffield College. For services to Further Education. Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Timothy David GARDAM, Journalist. For services to Journalism and to Education. Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Gayle Jean Margaret GORMAN, lately HM Chief Inspector and Chief Executive, Education Scotland. For services to Education and Charity. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Karl James HOODS, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. For services to Technology and to Education. London, Greater London.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Zoe Ann LEWIS, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Middlesbrough College. For services to Further Education, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Colin MORRISON OBE, Founder and Chair, Boarding School Partnerships. For services to Education. London, Greater London.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Professor Joseph Gerard NELLIS, Professor of Global Economy, School of Management Cranfield University. For services to Higher Education, to Economics, to Business and to Charity. Bedford, Bedfordshire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Dr Vanessa Jane OGDEN, Chief Executive Officer, Mulberry Schools Trust. For services to Education. London, Greater London.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Stephen Bank WALKER, Director, Strengthening Families, Leeds City Council. For services to Children and Families. Leeds, West Yorkshire.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: William James PEASE-WATKIN (Bill Watkin), Chief Executive, Sixth Form Colleges Association. For services to Further Education. London, Greater London.

OBE

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Heather Margaret Patricia AKEHURST, Chief Executive, Open Awards. For services to Further Education in Merseyside. Wirral, Merseyside.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Virginia BARRETT, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Farnborough College of Technology. For services to Further Education. Fleet, Hampshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Tiffany Crowell BECK, Chair of Trustees, Maritime Academy Trust. For services to Education. Gravesend, Kent.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Jacqueline BLAKE, Lately Chair, LACA, The School Food People. For services to Education. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Camilla Jane BOWRY, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sal's Shoes. For services to Young People, to Education and to the Environment. Oxted, Surrey.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Anthony James BRAVO, Principal, Basingstoke College of Technology. For services to Further Education. Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Frank Edward BRYAN, Lately Chair, Belfast Metropolitan College. For services to Further Education and the Economy in Northern Ireland. Belfast, City of Belfast.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor Emma BUNCE, Professor of Planetary Plasma Physics, University of Leicester. For services to Astronomy and Science Education. Leicester, Leicestershire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Jayne Louise CLARKE, Executive Principal, Pinnacle Learning Trust. For services to Further Education. Holmfirth, West Yorkshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Sarah Jane CRESSALL, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Creation Station. For services to Creativity in Education, Entertainment and Business. Exmouth, Devon.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Dr Darrell Carmel DESOUZA, Lately Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Harrow College and Uxbridge College. For services to Further Education. London, Greater London.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Carol Ann DOYLE, Lately Head of School for Nursing and Midwifery Education, Birmingham City University. For services to Nurse Education. Coventry, West Midlands.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Andrew GRAHAM, Deputy Director, Strategic Finance Directorate, Department for Education. For Public Service and to the community in County Durham. Durham, County Durham.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Elaine HINCHLIFFE-DALE (Elaine Dale), Director, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Support, City College Norwich. For services to Further Education. Norwich, Norfolk.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Elizabeth Louise HUTTON, Chief Executive Officer, Kicks Count. For services to Education and Prevention of Stillbirths. Woking, Surrey.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Christopher JOLLY, Publisher, Jolly Phonics. For services to Education. Chigwell, Essex.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire:  Janet LEGRAND, KC, Lately Chair of Trustees, The Children's Society. For services to Young People. London, Greater London.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Samantha Kate MAYHEW, Assistant Principal, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Weston College. For services to Further Education. Nailsea, Somerset.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Jonathan Robert MCGOH, Chair and Co-Founder, The Reach Foundation and Co-Founder and Trustee, Reach Academy Feltham, London Borough of Hounslow. For services to Education. Brighton, East Sussex.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Dr Teame MEBRAHTU. For services to Education, to Refugees and to the community in Bristol. Bristol, City of Bristol.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Beryce Amy NIXON, Chief Executive Officer, Exceed Learning Partnership Trust. For services to Education, Barnsley. South Yorkshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Kathleen Margaret O'HARE, Board Member, Belfast Metropolitan College and Member, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum. For services to Education in Northern Ireland. Newry, County Down.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Mildred Baer PALLEY, Philanthropist. For services to the Arts and to Education. London. Greater London.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Michael Thomas ROBINSON, Chief Executive, Royal Scottish Geographical Society. For services to Climate Change Education, Perth. Perth and Kinross.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor Colva Mary RONEY-DOUGAL, Professor of Mathematics, University of St Andrews. For services to Education and Mathematics. St Andrews, Fife.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Kenneth James Gordon Harvey ROSS, Founding Officer, National Down Syndrome Policy Group. For services to Charity, to Education and to People with Down Syndrome. Waterlooville, Hampshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: William Henry SALOMON, President, Young Enterprise. For services to Education. London. Greater London.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Steven Ross SAVORY, Chief Executive Officer, Gloucestershire Learning Alliance. For services to Education. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Sara Louise TOUGH, Executive Director, Children's Services, Norfolk County Council. For services to Education and Children's Social Care. Norwich, Norfolk.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: John Henry TRAYNER, Lately Managing Director, Go-Ahead London. For services to Transport, to Skills and to Education in London. London, Greater London.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Helen Ruth WAITE, Deputy Director, Family Support, Department for Education. For services to Education. Sheffield. South Yorkshire.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Dr David Clark WATT, Chair, Fife College. For services to the Economy, to Sport and to Education. Perth and Kinross.

Order of the British Empire: Robert Duncan BEAUMONT, Lately Governor, Ravenscliffe High School and Sports College, Halifax. For services to School Governance and to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs. Brighouse, West Yorkshire.

Order of the British Empire: Professor, Rachel Elizabeth COWGILL, Professor of Music, University of York. For services to Culture, to Education and to the Arts. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.

Order of the British Empire: Frances Barbara JOHNSON, Learning Support Assistant, Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School, Romford, London Borough of Havering. For services to Education. London, Greater London.

MBE

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Michael ALLEN, Principal, Lisneal College. For services to Education. Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Sarah Elizabeth ARMITAGE, Chair of Trustees, Embark Federation. For services to Education. Ilkeston, Derbyshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr Catherine Emma BAXTER, University Secretary, Harper Adams University. For services to Higher Education. Stafford, Staffordshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Jane Alison BETSWORTH, Headteacher, Millfields Community School, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Education. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: James David BOYES, Team UK Gold Medal Winner, WorldSkills UK. For services to Further Education. Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Carl CAMPBELL, Founder and Artistic Director, CCDC7. For services to African Caribbean Dance Education and Culture. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: George Alan CARNEY, Executive Officer, Department for Education. For Public Service. Thirsk, North Yorkshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Patrick CHAPMAN. For services to the Creative Industries and to Higher Education. Hexham, Northumberland.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Michael CLADINGBOWL. For services to Education. Wem, Shropshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: David McCrorie Shearer CLARK, School Support Officer, Aberdeenshire Council. For services to Education. Banff, Banffshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Joan Lorna Jeannette COCKING, Chair of Governors, Kent College Canterbury. For services to Education. Canterbury, Kent.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Shaun Andrew DAY, Headteacher, The Unicorn School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. For services to Education. Didcot, Oxfordshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Jack Robert Clarke DEVERSON, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Evidence Based Education. For services to Education. Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Ruth Heather DEVINE, Route Panel Member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education. For services to Further Education and Apprenticeships, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Gillian Mary EATOUGH, Lately Chief Executive Officer, Learning Community Trust. For services to Education, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. 

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Julie Patricia FELIX. For services to Dance Education. Looe, Cornwall. Member of the Order of the British Empire: Ivora Maria FERREIRA-BEAN, Team Manager, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Children and Families. Birmingham, West Midlands. 

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Ivora Maria FERREIRA-BEAN, Team Manager, Birmingham Children's Trust. For services to Children and Families. Birmingham, West Midlands.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Susan Elizabeth FRANCIS, Principal Educational Psychologist and Strategic Lead for Children and Young People's Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health, Enfield London Borough Council. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Elizabeth Jane GORB, Director of Apprenticeships, Manchester Metropolitan University. For services to Education and Skills. Macclesfield, Cheshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Julie Heather GRAY, Founder, Adventure Activities for All Abilities. For services to Children with Impairments in Nottinghamshire. Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Geraldine HILLS, Founder, Manchester Parent Champions. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Cardiff, South Glamorgan.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Susan HORNBY, Co-Founder and Headteacher, The Bridge School Malvern. For services to Disadvantaged Children. Malvern, Worcestershire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Christine May JACKSON, Headteacher, Glasllwch County Primary School, Newport. For services to Education. Casnewydd, Gwent.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Sabit JAKUPOVIC, Member, Genocide Survivors' Consultative Group, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. For services to Genocide Education and Commemoration. Hertford, Hertfordshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Janis Lindy JAMES, Founder, Good Egg Child Safety Campaign. For services to Children's Road Safety. Northampton, Northamptonshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Deborah Zerena JOHNSTON, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University. For services to Stammering Recognition in Higher Education. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Ian Malcolm JONES, For services to Education in Merseyside. Warrington, Cheshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Christine Anne KENYON, Deputy Principal, The Manchester College, Greater Manchester. For services to Further Education. Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Charline Zephoria KING, Head, Children and Young People's Service, The Rathbone Society. For services to Young People. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Antony LISHAK, Chief Executive, Learning from the Righteous. For services to Holocaust Education. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Paul John LORD, Director of Sport and Senior Leader, Westcroft Special School. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.  Walsall, West Midlands.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Kathryn Julia MARSHALL, Senior Manager, Lloyds Banking Group, Halifax. For services to Further Education and Skills. Halifax, West Yorkshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Donna Elaine McWILLIAMS, Deputy Group Co-ordinator, Stepping Stones Play and Learn. For services to Early Years and Special Needs Education. Colchester, Essex.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Louisa Jane MITCHELL, Chief Executive, West London Zone (WLZ). For services to Children and Young People. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Ewan Benjamin PAYNE, Team UK Gold Medal Winner, WorldSkills UK. For services to Further Education. Wallingford, Oxfordshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Elaine Linda ROBINSON, Founder Member, Parents of Oldham InTouch and Oldham Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Support Service. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Blackpool, Lancashire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Rebecca ROBSON, Managing Director, First Class Supply and Tutoring Ltd. For services to Education. Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Rosemary Priscilla Irene RUSSELL, Art and Design and Technology Technician, The Ursuline Academy Ilford. For services to Education and to Diversity in STEM. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Kimberley Louise SCOTT, Lately Assistant Director of Education, Education Authority. For services to Education. Comber, County Down.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Kevin SHAKESHEFF, Co-Founder, High Tide Foundation and President, Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Educational Fund. For services to Young People in Business and to the Maritime Industry. Yarm, North Yorkshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Yassamin SHEEL, National Lead, United Teaching, Greater Manchester. For services to Children. Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Karen Eileen SHEPPERSON, Director of People and Operations, Ofsted. For services to Education. Ambleside, Cumbria.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Roselind Pamela SINCLAIR, Lecturer in Design Education, Goldsmiths, University of London. For services to the Arts. London, Greater London.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Christopher Jon SMITH, Teacher of Mathematics, Grange Academy, Kilmarnock. For services to Mathematics Education and to the community in East Ayrshire. Newmilns, Ayrshire and Arran.

Member of the Order of the British Empire, Ellen SOMME, Founder, Teddy Trust. For services to Vulnerable Children. Hereford, Herefordshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Keith Wyn SORRELL, Lately Chief Executive Officer, Windsor Academy Trust. For services to Education, Worcester, Worcestershire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Julie SPENCER, Head of Student Wellbeing Service, University of Lincoln. For services to Education. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Richard Alexander STEWART, Lately Trustee and Chair of Trustees, St. John's School and College. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Brighton, East Sussex.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: The Reverend Professor, Elizabeth Bridget, STUART, Lately Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education, Winchester, Hampshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Deborah Ann TURNBULL, Founder and Director, River and Sea Sense. For services to Water Safety Education for Young People and Families. Holywell, Clwyd.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Steven UNDERWOOD, Lately Mathematics Teacher, Ryedale School, Beadlam, North Yorkshire. For services to Education. York, North Yorkshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Sarah VAUGHAN, Deputy Head Teacher, Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit, Worcester. For services to Education. Worcester, Worcestershire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Maureen VEVERS, Chair of Governors, Askham Bryan College, York. For services to Further Education. York, North Yorkshire.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: David WALKER, Chair of Trustees, Horizons Specialist Academy Trust. For services to Education. Bishop Auckland, County Durham.

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Caroline Valerie WRIGHT, Early Childhood Director, Bright Horizons Nursery. For services to Early Years Education. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

OBE Medal

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Enid BACON, Founder, Beck Row Preschool, Bury St Edmunds. For services to Early Education. Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Dr Michael BARTLETT, Medical Educator, Hywel Dda Health Board and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For services to Medical Education. Haverfordwest, Dyfed.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Chandra Shekhar BIYANI, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Medical Education. Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Mary BOYES, Cleaner, North Shore Academy, Stockton-on-Tees. For services to Education. Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Joy Henrietta Mary COALTER, Lately Building and Cleaning Supervisor, Brookeborough Primary School, County Fermanagh. For services to Education. Brookeborough, County Fermanagh.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Anita DAVENPORT-BROOKS, Group Human Resources Manager, Lander Automotive. For services to Further Education and Skills. Abroad. 

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Greta EDWARDS, Cleaner and Kitchen Assistant, North Shore Academy, Stockton-on-Tees. For services to Education. Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Daniel HERMAN, For services to Education and to Holocaust Awareness. Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Beverly Joan HOPKINS, Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator, Palmerston Primary School, Barry. For services to Education, to People with Disabilities and to Sport. Barry, South Glamorgan.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: The Reverend Christopher Stewart, HOWSON, Chaplain, University of Sunderland. For services to Higher Education. Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Vivien JESS, Learning Centre Manager, Education Training Service. For services to Defence and to the community in Northern Ireland. Lisburn, County Antrim.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Jane LOVEYS, Director, Campus Services, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education. Bath, Somerset.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Michelle Louise PEARSE, Quality and Business Support Manager, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. For services to Education and to the community in West Cumbria. Workington, Cumbria.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: David Gregory SNOOK, Reading Volunteer, Hampton Primary School, Herne Bay, Kent. For services to Education. Whitstable, Kent.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Margaret Pearl STERLING, Teaching Associate, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education in Northern Ireland. Belfast, City of Belfast.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Florence Diane WALKER, Founder and Leader, The Country Playgroup. For services to Early Years Education in County Antrim, Ballymena, County Antrim.

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Dorothy Margaret WHITTINGTON, Volunteer, Oxford University Newcomers. For services to Volunteering and Higher Education. Oxford, Oxfordshire.