2025 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 services to education:

Order of the British Empire, Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Julia Clare, BUCKINGHAM, CBE, Lately Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University London, and lately President, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education, London, Greater London

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Alison Margaret, FULLER, Professor, Vocational Education and Work, University College London. For services to Higher Education, Bournemouth, Dorset

Knights Bachelor, Knighthoods

Knight Bachelor, Professor, Bashir Mohammed Ali, AL-HASHIMI, CBE FREng FRS, Vice-President (Research and Innovation), King's College London. For services to Engineering and Education, London, Greater London

Knights Bachelor, Knighthoods, Knight Bachelor, The Right Honourable, Nicolas John, GIBB, For services to Education, Chichester, West Sussex

Order of the British Empire, Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Geoffrey, BARTON, Lately General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to Education, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Humphrey William, BATTCOCK, Philanthropist, Centre for Homelessness Impact. For services to Tackling Homelessness and to Education, London, Greater London

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Alastair John, DA COSTA, Chair, Capital City College Group, London. For services to Further Education, Ripon, North Yorkshire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Fazal, DAD, Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Blackburn College, Lancashire. For services to Further Education, Dudley, West Midlands

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Satwant Kaur, DEOL, Lately Principle and Chief Executive Officer, The Henley College, Oxfordshire. For services to Further Education, Maidenhead, Berkshire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Florence, KROLL, Director, Children Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Gerard Paul, MCDONALD, Group Principal and Chief Executive Officer, New City College, London. For services to Further Education, London, Greater London

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Purnima Murthy, TANUKU, OBE, Chief Executive, National Day Nurseries Association. For services to Early Years Education, Blackburn, Lancashire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Richard Andrew, WILLIAMS, OBE FREng FRSE, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Education, to Engineering and to Entrepreneurship, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

Order of the British Empire, Officers of the Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Karen, ALTY, Headteacher, Holly Grove Special School, Burnley. For services to Education, Preston, Lancashire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Louise, ARCHER KER, Karl Mannheim Chair, Professor of Sociology of Education, University College London. For services to Education, Hertford, Hertfordshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Nigel, ASHLEY, Chief Executive Officer, Elevate Multi-Academy Trust, North Yorkshire. For services to Education, York, North Yorkshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Dean, ASHTON, Chief Executive Officer, Reach South Academy Trust, South West England. For services to Education, St. Austell, Cornwall

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, David McAllister, BLANEY, Lately Chief Executive Officer,  Higher Education Funding Council for Wales. For services to Higher Education, Cardiff, South Glamorgan

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Gillian Clare, CARR, Professor of Conflict Archaeology and Holocaust Heritage, and Fellow, St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge. For services to Holocaust Research and Education, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Ben, COMMINS, Executive Headteacher, Queen's Park Early Years Federation and Queen's Park Primary School, City of Westminster. For services to Early Years and to Education, Caterham, Surrey

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Deirdra Gabrielle, CONAGHAN, For services to Theatre and to Education for Adults with Learning Disabilities, Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Susan Elizabeth, DAWSON, Commercial Director, Schools Commercial and Operations, Department for Education. For services to Education, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Margaret Anne, DEFEYTER, Professor of Developmental Psychology and Director of the Healthy Living Lab, Northumbria University. For services to Education, Blyth, Northumberland

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Michael Thomas, DONOGHUE, Chief Executive Officer, John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust, Staffordshire. For services to Education, Walsall, West Midlands

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Lucy, DRIVER, Executive Headteacher, St Paul's Nursery School and Children's Centre, Bristol, Lead at Bristol and Beyond Regional Early Years Stronger Practice Hub, and Early Years Consultant. For services to Early Years Education, Bristol, City of Bristol

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Mark, EMMERSON, Chief Executive Officer, The City of London Academies Trust and lately Principal, City Academy, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Education, Harpenden, Hertfordshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Janet Clementine, GRAUBERG, Lately Councillor, Camden Council. For services to the community in North London and to Education, London, Greater London

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Mark John Scott, LAWRIE, Chief Executive Officer, StreetGames and Chair of Trustees, Personal Best Foundation. For services to Education and to Young People, Thatcham, Berkshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Roger John, LEIGHTON, Chief Executive Officer, Partnership Learning. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Lynette, LEITH, Vice-Principal for Curriculum and Skills, Hull College. For services to Further Education, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Michael Jack, LIVINGSTON, Deputy Director, Major Sporting Events and Delivery, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For services to Holocaust Education and to Public Service, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: John Brian, MCGRATH, Life President, Cicely Saunders International. For services to Charity and to Education, Windsor, Berkshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Fiona, MOREY, Executive Principal, South Bank Colleges, London. For services to Further Education, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Katrina Elizabeth, MORLEY, Chief Executive Officer, Tees Valley Education Trust, North Yorkshire. For services to Education, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Caroline Erica, O'NEILL, Children's Improvement Adviser, Local Government Associations. For services to Education, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Richard Okagbue Chude, OREFFO, FMedSci, Lately Chair of Musculoskeletal Science, University of Southampton. For services to Education Equality and to Musculoskeletal Science, Romsey, Hampshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Robert Mark, ORMEROD, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, Keele University. For services to Education and to Sustainability, Whitchurch, Shropshire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Hugh Henry, PATTERSON, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Ulster University. For services to Education and to Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, Belfast, County Borough of Belfast

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Joan, RUTHERFORD, Chief Medical Member, Health Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health), First Tier Tribunal.  For services to the Administration of Justice, London, Greater London

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Elizabeth Sarah, TODD, Professor, Educational Inclusion, Newcastle University. For services to Education and to Young People, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Officer of the Order of the British Empire: Margaret, YATES, Chief Executive Officer, All Saints Catholic Collegiate, Stoke on Trent. For services to Education, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

Order of the British Empire, Members of the Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Ruth Mary, AGNEW, Chief Governance and Central Support Officer, Co-Op Academies Trust. For services to Education, Warrington, Cheshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Janice Louise, ALLEN, Principal, Fivemiletown College. For services to Education in Northern Ireland, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Miranda Abigail, APPLETON, Principal, Hereford College of Arts. For services to Further Education, Hereford, Herefordshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Katherine Pamela, BARCLAY, Board Member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.  For services to Education and Skills, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, James, BIDDULPH, Lately Headteacher, University of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge. For services to Education, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Claire Louise, BIGGAR, Inclusion and Wellbeing Consultant and Military Public Engagement Lead,  Edinburgh Napier University. For services to Education, Bo'ness, Falkirk and Stirlingshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Julie Vanessa, BLAKE, Co-Director, Poetry by Heart. For services to Education, Bristol, City of Bristol

Member of the Order of the British Empire: George Alan Craig, BRADSHAW, For services to Education in Northern Ireland, Omagh , County Tyrone

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Jonathan, CHARLESWORTH, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Educational Action Challenging Homophobia. For services to Education, to Health, to Criminal Justice and to HM Government, Abergavenny, Gwent

Member of the Order of the British Empire: James, COYLE, Chair of Trustees, Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust, London Borough of Harrow. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Geoffrey Joel, CROSSICK, For services to the Arts and to Education, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: David Charles, DEMPSTER, Lately Head Teacher, Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh. For services to Education in Scotland, Edinburgh, Midlothian

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Michael Thomas, DONOVAN, For services to Inclusion in Sport and Education, Worcester, Worcestershire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Alison Luise, DURBAN, Trustee, Gesher School, London. For services to Children and Young People with Special Education Needs, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Lorraine, FINLAY, Principal Officer, Head, Area Planning, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Education, Bangor, County Down

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Susan Helen, GIBSON, Vice-Principal, Omagh High School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland, Omagh, County Tyrone

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Winston, GLASS, Principal, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to Education in Northern Ireland, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Helena, GOOD, Director, Daydream Believers. For services to the Education Sector, Humbie, East Lothian

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Susannah, HARDYMAN, Founder and lately Chief Executive Officer, Action Tutoring, London. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Zoë, HARRIS, Chief Executive Officer, PACE Academy Trust, London. For services to Education, Lingfield, Surrey

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Clare Louise Mary, HARVEY, Chief Executive, The Ogden Trust, London. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Catherine Jennifer, HITCHEN, Professional Adviser, SEND, Department for Education. For services to Education and SEND, Preston, Lancashire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: The Reverend Dr, Kenneth Victor John, HOPKINS, Chair of Trustees, Heart of Mercia Multi Academy Trust, Hereford. For services to Education, Hereford, Herefordshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Gary, HORNE, Deputy Chief Executive, Colchester Institute, Essex. For services to Education, Harwich, Essex

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Professor, Francis Paul, KEENAN, Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education, Carrickfergus, County Antrim

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Kathryn Leigh, KELLY, Chief Executive Officer, Lionheart Educational Trust, Leicestershire. For services to Education, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Peter John, KENNEDY, Lately Executive Principal, Franklin College, Grimsby. For services to Further Education, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Michael Francis, KILBRIDE, Principal, Birkenhead Sixth Form College, Merseyside. For services to Education, Wallasey, Merseyside

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Alastair John, KINGSLEY, Chair of Trustees, Hampton Academies Trust, Cambridgeshire. For services to Education, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Calvin, KIPLING, Head, Virtual School, Darlington Borough Council. For services to Education, Ferryhill, County Durham

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Lam Lei Bonnie, KWOK, Headteacher, London Hackney Chinese Community School, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Education, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Lynne Colleen, LAWRENCE, Lately Executive Director, Maria Montessori Institute (AMI), London. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: James Charles, LEE, EASE Project Coordinator, Glasgow Clyde College. For services to English for Speakers of Other Languages Education in Glasgow, Glasgow, City of Glasgow

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Christine Anne, LYNESS, Governor, Ashton Sixth Form College, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester. For services to Education, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Wendy June, MACKIE, Managing Director and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead, Works4U, Tameside and Greater Manchester. For services to Education, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Mark Gerald, MITCHELL, Lately Chair of Trustees, Solent Academies Trust. For services to Education, Southsea, Hampshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Karen, NORTON, Lately Executive Primary Head, Vision Academy Learning Trust. For services to Education, Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Richard, O'NEILL, Founder, Richard O'Neill Storytelling, Author, and Creative Lead, Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books, UK. For services to Education and to Literature, Bury, Greater Manchester

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Brian, POPE, Lately Assistant Director, Children's Services, Hampshire County Council. For services to Education, Waterlooville, Hampshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Clare Marian, REES, Quality and Partnership Lead, Ealing Learning Partnership, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Megan Kay, ROBINSON, Headteacher, Elvetham Heath Primary School, Fleet, Hampshire. For services to Education, Hook, Hampshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Philip, ROSE, Founder and lately Senior Partner, SciTech, North West England. For services to Children's Science Education, Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Timothy Francis John, SHORTIS, Co-Director, Poetry by Heart. For services to Education, Bristol, City of Bristol

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Toni, SPOORS, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education, Hartlepool, County Durham

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Sarah Lucy, SULTMAN, Trustee, Gesher School, London. For services to Children and Young People with Special Education Needs, London, Greater London

Member of the Order of the British Empire: David Lorimer, THOMPSON, For services to Education and to the community in County Tyrone, Dungannon, County Tyrone

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Malcolm David William, TOZER, Author and Adviser, Physical Education. For services to Physical Education and Sports, Truro, Cornwall

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Kenneth, UPTON, Advocate, Talking Sense, West Midlands. For services to Families of Children with Special Education Needs, Walsall, West Midlands

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Helen Ruth, WARDALE, Chair, Apollo Academies Trust, Norfolk. For services to Education, North Walsham, Norfolk

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Carol Anne, WATTERSON, Lately Lead Educational Psychologist, Darlington Borough Council. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs, York, East Riding of Yorkshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Mavis, WEST, Trustee and Founder, Yorkshire Association for Music and Special Educational Needs. For services to Adults and Children with Additional Needs through the Provision of Music, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: John, WESTWELL, Director, System Leadership, National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics. For services to Education, Bury, Greater Manchester

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Beatrice Dorothy, WILSON, Food Writer and Journalist. For services to Food Writing and Food Education, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Member of the Order of the British Empire: Peter Dillworth, YOUNG, For services to Music and Drama Education in London, London, Greater London

Order of the British Empire, Medallists of the Order of the British Empire

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Marlene Hilda, BURT, Governor, Christ the King Sixth Form College, Bexley, London. For services to Further Education, London, Greater London

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Liesel, CARTER, Core Supporter, Holocaust Survivors' Friendship Association. For services to Holocaust Education and Remembrance, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Jean, CLENNELL, Lately Deputy Headteacher, Roundhay School, Leeds, West Yorkshire. For services to Education, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: David, DAVIDSON, Reporting Manager, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. For services to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and to the Education Sector in Cumbria, Wigton, Cumbria

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Robert James, ELLIOTT, Lately School Crossing Patrol, Education Authority for Northern Ireland. For services to Education and to the community in County Antrim, Antrim, County Antrim

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Matthew, GLEAVES, Senior Executive Officer, Department for Education. For services to People with Disabilities in Sport, Darlington, County Durham

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Paul Dominic, HEITZMAN, Lately Senior Education Advisor. For services to Education, Mold, Clwyd

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Tracey Jane, HEMMING, Director, Freedom Day Centre, Evesham. For services to Young People and Adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, Evesham, Worcestershire

of the Order of the British Empire: Sarah Elizabeth, JOHNSTON (Sally Johnston), Lately Principal's Personal Assistant, Banbridge Academy. For services to Education and to the community in County Down, Newry, County Down

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Sarah, KELLY, Unit Catering Supervisor, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to Education Catering in the Primary School Sector in Northern Ireland, Craigavon, County Armagh

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Alexander Gordon, LINDSAY, For services to Education in Lisburn, County Antrim, Lisburn, County Antrim

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Richard Frederick, MOORE, For services to Music Education and Preservation in East Sussex, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Preshanthi Devarani, NAVARATNAM, Executive Assistant, Department for Education. For Public, Voluntary and Charitable Service, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Ann, ROOKE, Cleaning Supervisor, Castle Douglas High School, Dumfries and Galloway. For services to Education and to the community in Castle Douglas, Castle Douglas, The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Celia Elizabeth Brierley, WEBSTER, Founder, The Challenge Group and Co-Founder, Wave for Change, London. For services to Children and People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, London, Greater London

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Timothy John Beech, WILLIAMSON, Architect, Department for Education. For services to Education, London, Greater London

Medal of the Order of the British Empire: Dr, Doirean Luvurn, WILSON, Lately Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, Middlesex University. For services to Equality and Diversity in Education, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire