2026 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 education-related services, plus academics and other education professionals who have been recognised for their contributions in other areas.
The list is alphabeticalised by surname with the award type in brackets alongside. Awards range from the British Empire Medal (BEM), recognising exceptional community service, through to Member (MBE), Officer (OBE), and Commander (CBE) of the Order of the British Empire, with Knighthoods and Damehoods awarded for the most significant national contributions.
Amila BEGUMAHMED (Amila Ahmed) (BEM): Teaching Assistant, Cyril Jackson Primary, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Education
Olusola Oluronke Anike ALABI (MBE): Director, Exam Success Education Centre. For services to Education
Professor Michael Peter ALCORN (MBE): Professor of Music and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability and Strategic Projects, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Music, to Higher Education and to the Creative Industries
Paula ALLERTON (MBE): Head of Apprenticeships, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Apprenticeships
Professor Michael Kevin ALMOND, QVRM VR DL (MBE): Professor, Veterans and Families Studies, Anglia Ruskin University and Chair, Essex Reserve Forces and Cadets Association. For services to Service Personnel and Veterans
Ronald William ARMOUR (CBE): Interim Permanent Secretary, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For Public Service
Jake Oliver ARMSTRONG (BEM): Careers Leader, Addey and Stanhope School, London Borough of Lewisham. For services to Education
Professor Syed Saeed ASHRAF (OBE): Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Morriston Hospital, Swansea. For services to Cardiac Surgery, the Provision of Training Surgeons from Abroad, and Academic Contribution
Oluremi Morenike ATOYEBI (MBE): Headteacher, Osmani Primary School, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Education
Tracy AUST (OBE): Lately Principal and Chief Executive Officer, West Thames College, London. For services to Further Education
Andrew Jonathan BARNES (MBE): Lately Chair of Governors, City College Norwich. For services to Further Education
Dr Lynne Bernadette BARNES (CBE): Principal Lecturer, University of Lancashire. For services to Education
Catherine Anne BARNETT (MBE): Lately Head Teacher, Eveswell and Somerton Primary Schools Partnership, Newport. For services to Education
Isabelle Grace BARRON (MBE): Team Member, WorldSkills. For services to Vocational Education
Professor Paul BARTHOLOMEW (CBE): Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Public Service
Anita Frances Maria BATH (OBE): Chief Executive Officer, Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland. For services to Education
Professor Polina BAYVEL, CBE FREng (DBE): Royal Society Research Professor and Professor of Optical Communications and Networks, University College London. For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications
Professor Jill Jannette Freda BELCH, OBE FRSE (CBE): Professor of Vascular Medicine and Consultant Physician, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, NHS Tayside. For services to Medicine and Public Health
Leonie BIGGENDEN (BEM): Learning Volunteer, Natural History Museum. For services to Heritage
Helen Victoria BINGHAM (MBE): Early Years Practitioner, Aspire Academy Trust, St Austell, Cornwall. For services to Early Years Education
Jonathan BISHOP (OBE): Chief Executive Officer and Executive Headteacher, Cornerstone Academy Trust, Devon. For services to Education
Dr Raja BISWAS (MBE): Consultant Physician in Care of the Elderly, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. For services to the NHS in Wales
Professor Sonia BLANDFORD (DBE): Professor of Social Mobility, Plymouth Marjon University. For services to Education
Gillian Dawn BOAST (MBE): Training Programme Lead, General Practice Nursing Foundation School and General Practice Nursing Facilitator, Staffordshire Training Hub and Primary Care Development Nurse, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. For services to Primary Care Nursing
Anna Madeline DU BOISSON (OBE): Dance Teacher and Founder, Du Boisson Dance Foundation. For services to Dance
Rebecca Jane BOLLANDS (MBE): Head Teacher, Earlson Primary School, Coventry. For services to Cultural Education in the West Midlands
Colin BOOTH, OBE (CBE): Lately Chief Executive, Luminate Education Group, Yorkshire. For services to Further Education
Professor Alan Keith BOYD, FMedSci (MBE): President and Chief Executive Officer, Boyd Consultants. For services to Gene Therapy and to Medical Education
Sally BRIDGE (BEM): Student Support Administrator, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Matthew John BRITTIN (CBE): For services to Technology and to Enhancing Digital Skills
Professor Cedric Nishanthan CANAGARAJAH (Knighthood): Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to Higher Education
Professor Wendy Joan CARLIN, CBE FBA (DBE): Professor of Economics, University College London. For services to Economics
Mervin CATO (MBE): Head of Secondary Behaviour Support Service, Enfield Council. For services to Education
Judith Lesley CHARLESWORTH (MBE): Lately Chair, Barnet Special Education Trust, London. For services to Education
Professor Divine CHARURA (MBE): Professor of Counselling Psychology, York St John University. For services to Inclusion and to the Advancement of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Research and Practice
Eileen Gillian CLARK (MBE): Vice-Chair, Pickwick Academy Trust Board and Chair, School Improvement Committee. For services to Education
Peter David CLARK (BEM): Head of 16-19 Funding and Financial Support Policy, Department for Education. For services to Further Education
Russell David CLARK (BEM): Head of Languages Centre, University of Keele, Staffordshire. For services to Higher Education
Kelly CLARKE (BEM): Inclusion Manager, Hanson Academy, Bradford. For services to Education
Nigel Richard CLIFFORD (CBE): Rector, Lincoln College, University of Oxford. For services to Geography and to Geospatial Data Services
Lucy CONLEY (MBE): Lately Chief Executive Officer, South Lincolnshire Academies Trust. For services to Education
Helen Frances COOKE (CBE): Chief Executive Officer and Founder, MyPlus. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Carol Ann COPSTICK (OBE): Head of Inspection, HM Inspectorate, Education Scotland. For services to Education
Professor Teresa Mary CREMIN (CBE): Professor of Education, The Open University. For services to Education
Kathryn Anne CREWE-READ (MBE): Lately Headteacher, Bishop's Stortford College. For services to Education
Edison DAVID (MBE): Executive Headteacher, Granton Primary School, London Borough of Lambeth. For services to Education
Anna Victoria DAWE (OBE): Chief Executive Officer and Principal, Wigan and Leigh College, Greater Manchester. For services to Further Education
Jacqueline Anne DELLAR (MBE): Lately Chief Executive Officer, Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust. For services to Education
Professor David Hastings DUNN (MBE): Chair, West Midlands Military Education Committee. For services to Military Education and to Recruitment
Professor Jacquelyn Bridget DUNNE (MBE): Vice-Chancellor, Birmingham Newman University. For services to Higher Education
The Reverend Professor Dee DYAS (OBE): Emeritus Professor in History and Director, Centre for the Study of Christianity and Culture, University of York. For services to Theology and to Heritage
Simon ELLIOTT (OBE): Chief Executive Officer, Community Schools Trust. For services to Education
Roland Christian Douglas Schau ENGEBRETSEN (MBE): Co-Founder and Director, MacAulay College, Isle of Lewis. For services to Education, to Social Inclusion and to People with Additional Support Needs in the Western Isles
Andrea ENGLISH (MBE): Lately Executive Headteacher, North and South West Durham Learning Federation. For services to Education
Professor Suzanne FARID, FREng (CBE): Professor of Bioprocess Systems Engineering and Head of Biochemical Engineering, University College London. For services to Biochemical Engineering
Professor Peter FARRELL (MBE): Construction Management Professor Emeritus, University of Greater Manchester. For services to Higher Education and to the Construction Industry
Margaret Antoinette FISHER (MBE): Lately Chair of Governors, Dorridge Primary School. For services to Education
Professor Rhona Hunter FLIN (CBE): Emeritus Professor of Applied Psychology, University of Aberdeen, Professor of Industrial Psychology, Robert Gordon University and Academic Advisor, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. For services to Research
Clare Elizabeth FLINTOFF (OBE): Lately Chief Executive Officer, Asset Education, Ipswich, Suffolk. For services to Education
Ruth FLYNN (BEM): Director of Sixth Form, La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls School, London Borough of Lambeth. For services to Further Education
Professor Piers Maxwell de Ferranti FORSTER (CBE): Interim Chair, Climate Change Committee and Professor of Physical Climate Change, University of Leeds. For services to Tackling Climate Change
Alan Edward FOSTER (MBE): Governor, Wilberforce Sixth Form College, Yorkshire. For services to Further Education
Marion Lindsay FOSTER (MBE): Master Kilt Tailor and Founder, The College of Master Kilt Tailors. For services to Scottish Craftsmanship
Fiona Mary GEORGE (MBE): Trustee, Rumbletums Community Cafe, Kimberley, Nottinghamshire. For services to Special Educational Needs
Kathryn Mary GERAGHTY (MBE): Head of Technical Qualifications, National Theatre, London. For services to Education and Skills
Lisa Nichole GERSON, DL, JP (MBE): For services to Optometry, Education and Social Cohesion
Beth GIBSON (MBE): Head of Attendance and Inclusive Pathways, Birmingham City Council, West Midlands. For services to Education
Dr Kenneth Samuel GIBSON (MBE): Lately Director of Student and Learning Services, Stranmillis University College. For services to Education
Helen Jane GILL (BEM): For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Worcestershire
Annabel Susan Alice GITTINS (BEM): Chair, Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians. For services to Young People
Debra Jane GRAY, MBE (CBE): Principal, Hull College, Yorkshire. For services to Further Education
Emma Marie GREEN (BEM): Nursery Manager, The Little Lane Nursery, Stamford. For services to Early Years Education
Professor Danielle GUNN-MOORE (OBE): Feline Veterinary Surgeon, The University of Edinburgh and Member, The Feline Infectious Peritonitis Advisory Group. For services to Feline Veterinary Medicine
David John GURNEY (MBE): Chief Executive Officer, Cockburn Multi-Academy Trust, Leeds, Yorkshire. For services to Education
Jane Louise HADFIELD (MBE): Lately Board Member, Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Bristol. For services to Education
Dr Sylvia HALKERSTON (OBE): Lord Dean of Guild of the Burgesses of Guild of the City of Aberdeen. For services to Education and to Young People
Professor Nigel David HART (BEM): For services to Primary Care, Medical Research and Training
Geoffrey Warren HASTINGS (BEM): Fundraiser and Founder, Trueman R66T State School Cricket League. For services to School Cricket and to Charity
Captain (rtd) Margaret Eyvor HAYNES (BEM): Founder, Tuppenny Barn. For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex
Jan Blackwood MCCULLOCH HAYNES (BEM): Practice Manager, Barns Medical Practice, Ayr. For services to Practice Management and Education
Julia Catherine HEAP (OBE): Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Hopwood Hall College, Rochdale, Greater Manchester. For services to Further Education
Professor Gideon Mark HENDERSON, FRS (CBE): Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford and lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Science
Moyra Helen HENDRY (MBE): Primary Advisor, Moray Council Education Department and formerly, Head Teacher at Cullen Primary School, Moray. For services to Education
Rachael Ellen HENNIGAN (OBE): Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Baird College, Merseyside. For services to Further Education
Peter John HIGGINS (OBE): Co-Founder, Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts. For services to Commerce, to Entrepreneurship and to Education
Frances Elizabeth HILL (BEM): Caretaker, John Ruskin School, Coniston, Cumbria. For services to Education
Professor Emeritus Anna Mary HORWOOD (MBE): Emeritus Professor of Orthoptics and Visual Development, University of Reading and Senior Orthoptist, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Orthoptics and to Research in Visual Development
Professor Nicholas John Kenneth HOWDEN (MBE): Honorary Vice President, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. For services to Water Management and to Education
David William HUDSON (MBE): Lately Headteacher, Royal Latin School, Buckinghamshire. For services to Education
Joanna Clare HUGHES (MBE): Director, Joanna Hughes Solicitor Apprenticeships. For services to Education and Skills
Dr Ayla Frances HUMPHREY (MBE): Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. For services to Young People with Acquired Brain Injuries
Professor Martin James HUMPHRIES, FMedSci (OBE): Professor of Biochemistry, University of Manchester. For services to Bioscience
Shazia HUSSAIN (CBE): Director of Children's Social Care, Department for Education. For services to Children and Families
Mohamed ISAP (OBE): Chief Executive, IN4 Group. For services to Education
Hazrat ISLAM (MBE): Senior Manager, Regions and Providers Directorate, Department for Education. For services to Further Education
Professor Gurpreet Singh JAGPAL (OBE): For services to Enterprise, Entrepreneurship Education and Policy
Michael Arthur Pardoe JAMES (MBE): Chief Executive, Cardiff and Vale College. For services to Education and to Future Skills
Paula JENNINGS (MBE): For services to Adults with Learning Difficulties in Northern Ireland
John Melvyn JOHNSON (BEM): Volunteer, Wolverhampton Grammar School, West Midlands. For services to Education
Christopher Cynlais JONES (MBE): Volunteer Senior Rugby Development Officer, Rhondda Schools Rugby. For services to the community in Rhondda
Deborah Anna JONES (CBE): Lately Executive Director Children, Families and Education Services, Croydon Council. For services to Children, Young People and Families
Linda Susan JONES (OBE): Chief Executive Officer, Prospere Learning Trust. For services to Education
Nigel David JONES (MBE): Emergency Medical Technician, Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust. For Voluntary Service
Professor Julia Patricia Gordon JONES (MBE): Professor in Conservation Science, School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. For services to the Environment
Kathleen KAYE (BEM): Children's Nursery Practitioner. For services to Early Years Childcare in Dumfries and Galloway
Professor David Thomas KEMP, FRS (CBE): Emeritus Professor of Auditory Biophysics, University College London. For services to Auditory Sciences and Public Health
Mervyn Sydney KERSH (BEM): British Army Veteran of the Normandy Landings and Bergen-Belsen. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education
Amanda KING (MBE): Early Years Strategic Lead, Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council. For services to Early Years Education
Vanessa Marie LANGLEY (MBE): Headteacher, Arbourthorne Community Primary School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. For services to Education
Wendy Alison LATTY (BEM): Dance Teacher, Alison School of Dance. For services to Dance
Sarah LEE (OBE): Deputy Director, Education, Employment and Skills, HM Prison and Probation Service. For Public Service
Professor Ruth-Anne LENGA (OBE): Associate Professor, University College London, Institute of Education. For services to Holocaust Education
Neil Lloyd LEWIS (MBE): Co-Founder, Tiny Toes Nursery, Southampton, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education
Sasha Nicole LEWIS (MBE): Co-Founder, Tiny Toes Nursery, Southampton, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education
Dr Beate LEWKOWICZ (OBE): Co-Founder and Project Director, Refugee Voices, Association of Jewish Refugees. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education
Rebecca Anne LINDSAY (MBE): Co-Founder and Director, MacAulay College, Isle of Lewis. For services to Education, to Social Inclusion, and to People with Additional Support Needs in the Western Isles
Michael Andrew LONCASTER (MBE): Lately Headteacher, Molescroft Primary School, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. For services to Education
Angus MACLENNAN (OBE): Lately Head Teacher, e-Sgoil. For services to Education and Gaelic
Susan Renee MARSHALL (BEM): For services to Education and to the community in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
Michael Henry MARX (MBE): Trustee Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.
Bhajan MATHARU (BEM): Assistant Headteacher, Deanesfield Primary School, London Borough of Hillingdon. For services to Education and Early Years
Professor Avtar Singh MATHARU (MBE): Professor of Chemistry, University of York. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and to Interfaith and Community Cohesion
Professor Tamsin Alice MATHER, FRS (OBE): Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford. For services to Volcanology and to the Promotion of Science
Vivienne Lesley MCCORMACK (MBE): Managing Director, Michaeljohn Training Manchester, Greater Manchester. For services to Vocational Education
Clare Alexis MCCULLAGH (BEM): Nursery Director, Rosedene Nurseries Limited. For services to Early Years Education
John MCMURRAN (BEM): Building Supervisor, Donaghadee Primary School. For services to Education and to the community in Donaghadee
Professor Ann Denise MCNEILL (CBE): Professor of Tobacco Addiction, King's College London. For services to Research into Addiction and Mental Health
Ranu MEHTA-RADIA (MBE): Founder, Sai School of Harrow, London Borough of Harrow. For services to the community in Greater London
Professor Zosia MIEDZYBRODZKA (OBE): Service Clinical Director, Genetics, NHS Grampian and Professor of Medical Genetics, University of Aberdeen. For services to Medical Genetics and Research
Deborah Kellsey MILLAR (OBE): Director of Digital Transformation, Hull College. For services to Further Education
Alison Rosalind MILNE (BEM): Highland Dance Teacher. For services to Highland Dancing
Professor Paul David MIZEN (OBE): Professor and Vice Dean, King's Business School, King's College London. For services to Economic Research and Public Policy
Professor Tara MOORE (OBE): Professor of Personalised Medicine, Ulster University. For services to Research, Innovation and Education
Carolyn MORGAN (OBE): Lately Chief Executive Officer, The Ascent Academies' Trust, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Evan David Gareth MORGANS (MBE): Lately Director of Education and Childrens' Services, Carmarthenshire. For services to Education and to the Dolen Cymru Lesotho Charity
Mary MURRAY (MBE): Secretariat, The Music Education Partnership Group. For services to Music and Education
Mary Marian NICHOLAS (BEM): For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Northern Ireland
Susan Ann NICHOLS (BEM): Deputy Manager, Fledglings Day Nursery, Solihull. For services to Early Years Education
Professor Michael Lennard NICHOLSON (OBE): Professor of Transplant Surgery, University of Cambridge. For services to Kidney Transplantation
Bhishma Raj NIRAULA (MBE): Hindu Religious Teacher (Pandit Ji), Royal Gurkha Rifles, Brunei. For services to British Forces Brunei
Lisa Marie O'LOUGHLIN (CBE): Principal and Chief Executive Officer, East Lancashire Learning Group. For services to Further Education
Dr Kevin Mark PALMER (MBE): Deputy Director Professional Learning, Pedagogy and Leadership, Welsh Government. For services to Education
Professor Simon PEARSON (MBE): Founding Director, Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology, University of Lincoln. For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education
Indra Rukmani PERERA (BEM): Early Years Leader, Rainbow House, London. For services to Early Years Education
Professor Emeritus Andrew Joseph George PITHOUSE (MBE): Lately Special Policy Adviser, Welsh Government. For services to Social Care Education and Policy
Professor Neil Reginald POULTER (MBE): Professor of Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Imperial College London. For services to Hypertension Prevention
Dr Christopher Bryn PRITCHARD (OBE): Chair, Scottish Mathematical Council, Secretary, James Clerk Maxwell Foundation and lately President of The Mathematical Association. For services to Mathematics Education
Elizabeth Agnes PURDY (MBE): Business Support Officer, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to Education and to the Girls Brigade
Rita Emilia Anna The Honourable Lady RAE, KC (CBE): For services to the Law, to Charity and to Education in Scotland
Karen RATCLIFFE (MBE): Lately Headteacher, Harton Primary School, South Shields, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education
Gaynor Alison RENNIE (OBE): Lately Headteacher, All Souls Church of England Primary School, Heywood, Lancashire. For services to Education
Professor Tara Frances RENTON (OBE): Emeritus Professor in Oral Surgery, King's College London. For services to Dentistry
Paul Thompson RICKEARD (OBE): Ecumencial Canon, Cathedral of Newcastle upon Tyne and Chief Executive Officer, Durham and Newcastle Diocesan Learning Trust, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education
Lisa RIDING (BEM): Head of the Speech and Communication Specialist Resource, St Thomas Becket, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. For services to Education
Professor Susan RIGBY, FRSE (CBE): Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University and lately Vice-Chancellor, Bath Spa University. For services to Higher Education
Sara RUSSELL (OBE): Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Peter Symonds College, Hampshire. For services to Further Education
Andrew John SALTER (BEM): Apprentice Training Manager, AWE plc. For services to Defence Engineering and to Young People
Heather Ann SANDY (CBE): Executive Director of Children's Services, Lincolnshire County Council. For services to Education
Diane Christine SANGSTER (BEM): Manager, Cosmos Community Centre, St Andrews. For services to Community Education and Childcare
Dr Nikolaos SAVVAS, DL (OBE): Chief Executive Officer, West Suffolk College, West Suffolk Trust, and Eastern Education Group, and Principal Abbeygate Sixth Form College, Suffolk. For services to Further Education
Professor Andrew John SCOTT (CBE): Professor of Economics, London Business School and Senior Director of Economics, Ellison Institute of Technology, Oxford. For services to Economics
Jay Bobby SEAGULL (MBE): Teacher, Author and Broadcaster. For services to Public Libraries
Victoria Louise SEYMOUR (BEM): Lately Tutor, Somerset Skills and Learning. For services to Skills
Dr Marilyn Avril Courtney MCMULLAN (Marilyn Shanks) (MBE): For services to Education in Northern Ireland
Timothy William SHERRIFF (OBE): Vice-Chair, Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors. For services to Education
Sarah Rosemary SILVER (MBE): Head of Safeguarding, Tiney UK. For services to Early Years Education
Stuart SKINNER (MBE): Founder, Head Outside. For services to Mental Health through Training, Outdoor Leadership and Community Engagement
Jeanette Margaret SMART (OBE): Lately Development Officer, Food for Thought Education Fund, Education Scotland. For services to Food and Health Education
William George Stewart SMITH (OBE): Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Greenshaw Learning Trust. For services to Education
Professor Oonagh SMYTH (CBE): Chief Executive Officer, Skills for Care. For services to Adult Social Care
Kylie Melissa SPARK (MBE): Chief Executive Officer, Inspiring Learners Multi-Academy Trust, Cheshire. For services to Education
Georgina STAFFORD (MBE): Senior Teacher, Rumworth School, Bolton, Greater Manchester. For services to Education
Professor Andrew Patrick Arthur STEPTOE, FBA FMedSci (OBE): Professor of Psychology and Epidemiology, University College London. For services to Behavioural Science
Cindy Marie SUTCLIFFE (BEM): Inclusion Manager, Hanson Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire. For services to Education
Thomas Brendan TAPPING (OBE): Chief Executive Officer, Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education
Dr Stephen Peter TAYLOR (Knighthood): Chief Executive Officer, Cabot Learning Federation. For services to Education
John Francis TOWERS (MBE): Headmaster, Barrow Hills School, Godalming, Surrey. For services to Education
Professor Antony Justin TRAVERS (CBE): Professor in Practice and Associate Dean, London School of Economics, School of Public Policy. For Public Service
Professor Christopher Jeremy TREDWIN (MBE): Lately Head, Peninsula Dental School. For services to General Practice
Jennifer Anne TURNER (BEM): School Crossing Patrol. For services to Road Safety.
Professor Maria Mercedes MAROTO VALER, FRSE (OBE): Director, Research Centre for Carbon Solutions, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Low Energy Technologies
Professor Peter James VAUGHAN, QPM (CBE): Professor and Director of the International Centre for Policing and Security at the University of South Wales. For services to Criminal Justice
Professor Jonathan WADSWORTH (CBE): Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway College, University of London. For services to Economics and to Public Service
Professor Frances WALL (OBE): Professor of Applied Mineralogy, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter. For services to Geoscience and Sustainable Resource Development
Pauline Mary WALMSLEY (OBE): Chief Executive, Early Years - the organisation for young children. For services to Education in Northern Ireland
John Edwin WARREN (BEM): Nursery Director, Kingsway Nursery Group, London and Managing Director and Freelance Consultant, John Warren Consultancy. For services to Early Years and Education
Rachael WARWICK (MBE): Lately Chief Executive Officer, Ridgeway Education Trust, Oxfordshire. For services to Education
Victoria Ann WELLS (OBE): Lately Director of Sport, Youth Sport Trust, Loughborough, Leicestershire. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Lucy WHITEHOUSE (MBE): Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fumble. For services to Teenage Education
Jacqueline Yvonne WHITNELL (BEM): Nurse, Lime Tree Primary Care Practice. For services to the NHS and to Higher Education
Rachel Emma WILKES (OBE): Chief Executive Officer, Humber Education Trust. For services to Education
Angela WOOLLER (BEM): Apprenticeship and Qualifications Manager, East Sussex County Council. For services to Further Education
Brenda Irene WRIGHT (BEM): Volunteer, St Issey Church of England Primary School, Wadebridge, Cornwall. For services to Education
