2023 New Year Honours List for Services to Education
Our congratulations to all those who have been awarded in the King's New Year Honours List for their services to education.
New Year Honours is a list of people who have been recognised by the King for their outstanding achievements or service to the country. Published annually on New Year’s Day, it includes recipients of various awards and titles – such as knighthoods, damehoods, and orders of chivalry – it provides a way for the British government to recognise and celebrate the contributions of individuals to the country and to society.
In 2023 over 1,000 people were awarded, 146 of whom received their award for their education-related contribution to society.
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Nicola Whitmont, DANDRIDGE, CBE, Lately Chief Executive Officer, Office for Students. For services to Higher Education
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Sally Anne Sheila, DICKETTS, CBE, Lately Chief Executive Officer, Activate Learning. For services to Education
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Heather Jane, MCGREGOR, CBE FRSE, Provost and Vice Principal, Heriot-Watt University Dubai. For services to Education, to Business and to Heritage in Scotland
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Cathryn Elizabeth, NUTBROWN, Professor, School of Education, University of Sheffield. For services to Early Childhood Education
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Yitzchak, MIRVIS, For services to the Jewish Community, to Interfaith Relations and to Education
Knight Bachelor, Ian, BAUCKHAM, CBE, Chair, Ofqual. For services to Education
Knight Bachelor, Professor, Peter William, MATHIESON, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh. For services to Higher Education
Companion of the Order of the Bath, Dominic James, HERRINGTON, Lately National Schools Commissioner. For services to Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Madeleine Lola Margaret, THE COUNTESS OF BESSBOROUGH, OBE, Founder, New Art Centre. For services to Art, to Art Education and to Salisbury Cathedral
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Lesley Jean, DAVIES, OBE, Chair, Hull College. For services to Further Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Rebecca Jane, FRANCIS, FBA, Chief Executive Officer, Education Endowment Foundation. For services to Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Paul, GLAISTER, Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Education, University of Reading. For services to Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Tessa Helen, GRIFFITHS, Lately Director, Covid Response Measures, Department for Education. For services to Education and to the Covid-19 Response
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Sarah, MACLEAN, Lately Director, Covid Response Measures, Department for Education. For services to Education and to the Covid-19 Response
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Peter Joseph, MCGHEE, Principal, St John Rigby Sixth Form College, Greater Manchester. For services to Further Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Catherine Sidony, MCGUINNESS, Lately Chair of the Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation. For services to the Financial Sector and to Educational Inclusion
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Linda Joyce, MERRICK, Principal, Royal Northern College of Music. For services to Music in Higher Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Colin Bryan, RIORDAN, President and Vice-Chancellor, Cardiff University. For services to Higher Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Beverley Rose, ROBINSON, OBE, Principal and Chief Executive, Blackpool and The Fylde College. For services to Further Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Jatinder Kumar, SHARMA, OBE DL, Principal, Walsall College. For services to Further Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, John Brian Harold Christopher Anthony, SINGER, Director, Pantheon International plc. For services to Business, to the Arts and to Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Paula, SUSSEX, Chief Executive, Student Loans Company. For services to Higher Education
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Robert, TARN, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Education Trust. For services to Education
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Daniel James, ABRAMSON, Headteacher, King’s College London Mathematics School, London Borough of Lambeth. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Jane Mary, BASS, Chief Executive Officer, Connected Learning Multi Academy Trust. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Smajo, BESO, Educator, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. For services to Genocide Education and Commemoration
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Adam, BODDISON, Lately Chief Executive Officer, nasen and Chair, Whole School SEND. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Fiona Jane, BOULTON, Headteacher, Guildford High School. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, YolanDa, BROWN, DL, For services to Music, Music Education and to Broadcasting
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, John Gerard Averell Spencer, CHURCHILL, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Scanning Pens Limited. For services to International Trade and to the Dyslexia and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities community
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Jo-Anne, DANIELS, Director, Test, Trace and Protect Service, Wales. For services to Public Health and Education in Wales
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Celia Elaine, DAWSON, Headteacher, Cricket Green School, London Borough of Merton. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Stephen, DOCKING, Chief Executive Officer, North West Academies Trust. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Robin Michael, FACCENDA, Lately Chairman, Faccenda Investments. For services to the UK Poultry Industry and to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Helen Clare Louise, FAIRFOUL, Lately Chief Executive, Universities and Colleges Employers Association and Non-Executive Board Member, Northumbria University. For services to Higher Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Ravinder, GILL, Founder, College of Accountancy Ltd. For services to Higher Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Susan Julie, HIGGINSON, Principal and Chief Executive, Wirral Metropolitan College, Birkenhead, Merseyside. For services to Further Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Vivian Ivor, HINCHCLIFFE, Chair and Managing Trustee, St. Jude Foundation. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Peter James, HINES, Headteacher, Perryfields Primary Pupil Referral Unit, Worcester. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Alaric Guy Code, HORRIDGE, Chief Executive, Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation. For services to Further Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Mouhssin, ISMAIL, Lately Principal, Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre, London Borough of Newham. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Michael Benjamin, KARP, Trustee, Holocaust Educational Trust. For services to Holocaust Education and Remembrance
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Carol Marie, McCANN, Lately Principal, St Dominic’s Grammar School, Belfast. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Mary, MONTGOMERY, Principal, Belfast Boys’ Model. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Maureen Colquhoun, MORRIS, Lately Co-Chair, National Network of Parent Carer Forums. For services to Parent Carers of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Angela Margaret, NOON, Lately Chair, Skills and Productivity Board. For services to Further Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Kieran Jude, OSBORNE, Chair of Trustees, Impact Multi Academy Trust, London. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Susan, PITTOCK, Chief Executive Officer, Remit Training. For services to Education and Skills
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Susan, POLLACK, MBE, For services to Holocaust Education and Awareness
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Catherine Eve, POOLE, For services to Education and to Gender Equality
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Jeffery Nii Adjei Tawiah, QUAYE, National Director of Education and Standards, Aspirations Academies Trust. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Trevor Dale, ROBINSON, Lately Principal, Lurgan College, County Armagh. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Riaz, SHAH, Founder and Chair of Trustees, One Degree Academy. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Richard Edward, SHERIFF, CEO, Red Kite Learning Trust. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Nolan Andrew, SMITH, Director of Resources and Finance, Office for Students. For services to Higher Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, John Edmund, STANNARD, Legal Academic, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to Legal Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Floyd, STEADMAN, For services to Rugby Union Football, to Education and to Charity
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Carolyn, STIDSTON, Founder, CS Nursery Schools Ltd. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Toby Jonathan, SUTTON, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Scanning Pens Limited. For services to International Trade and to the Dyslexia and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Community
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Janet Diana, SWADLING, Lately Chief Executive, Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture. For services to Farming and to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Simon, TAYLOR, Chief Executive Officer, Three Rivers Trust. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Charles Mortimer, TRACY, Lately Head of Education, Institute of Physics. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Christan, UPTON, Headteacher, Tarleton Community Primary School, Preston, Lancashire. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Deborah Ann, WALLS, Lately Chief Executive Officer, Coombe Academy Trust, Surrey. For services to Education
Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Alison, WILSON, Lately Deputy Director, Vulnerable Children Unit, Department for Education. For Public Service
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Syed Samad, ALI, Lately Teacher, Thornhill Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Jill, BAKER, Lately Executive Headteacher, Eastbrook School, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Ursula Jula Hanna, BERNSTEIN (Yvonne Bernstein), Educator, Holocaust Memorial Day Trust. For services to Holocaust Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Mary Elizabeth, DAVIES, Chief Executive Officer, Maiden Erlegh Trust. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Eileen Lilian Mary, DONNELLY, Member, Board of Governors, The Integrated College, Dungannon. For services to Education in Northern Ireland
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Lilly, EBERT, BEM, For services to Holocaust Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Arit, EMINUE, Founder and Director, DiVA Apprenticeships. For services to Further Education in the Creative Industries
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Mary, EVELYN, Director of Postgraduate Programmes, London Contemporary Dance School. For services to Contemporary Dance and to Higher Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Rupert William, EVENETT, Chair of Governing Body, Christ the King Sixth Forms, South London. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Janet Penelope, FORSHAW, Head of Education, Coram Life Education. For services to Education during Covid-19
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Susan Elizabeth, GHULAM, For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Member of the Order of the British Empire, John, GILL, For services to the Arts, to Culture and to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Janice Victoria, GORLACH, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education.
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Anne Patricia, GORNALL, Executive Director, Greater Manchester Learning Provider Network. For services to Further Education and to Skills
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Caroline Mary, GRANT, Lately Headteacher, Billing Brook Academy Trust, Northampton, Northamptonshire. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Marie Joanne, HAMER, Executive Director, Strategy and Impact, Ambition Institute. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, David Philip, HANDLEY, Financial Capability Lead, Future Skills, HSBC UK. For services to Financial Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Beverley Elizabeth, HARDEN, Deputy Chief Allied Health Professions Officer, Health Education England. For services to Healthcare
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Stephanie, HART, End User Compute Lead, Network Rail. For services to the Railway and to Children’s Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Anne, HEASLETT, Lately Principal, Stranmillis University College, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Harry Heinz, HEBER, Volunteer, World Jewish Relief and the Association of Jewish Refugees. For Charitable Services and Holocaust Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Gaèl, HICKS, Chief Executive Officer, Our Lady Of Grace Catholic Academy Trust, London Borough of Newham. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Veronica, HILLIARD, Executive Headteacher, Golborne and Maxilla Children’s Centres, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For services to Early Years Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Robert Allan, HOUSTON (Rab Houston), Emeritus Professor of Modern History, University of St Andrews. For services to Higher Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Marie, HOWLEY, Lately Senior Lecturer, University of Northampton. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Kim Elizabeth, JAMES, Head of School Improvement. Oxfordshire County Council. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Gillian Rosalind, JONES, Lately His Majesty’s Inspector and Deputy Director of Schools and Early Years, Ofsted. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Barry James, KEMPTON, Independent Chair, Oldham Opportunity Area. For services to Education and Social Mobility in Oldham
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Gavin Joseph, KILLEEN, DL, Managing Director, Nuprint Technologies Ltd. For services to Further Education in Northern Ireland
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Margaret Anne, KING, For services to Education and to the community in Cheshire
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Robert, LECKEY, For services to Education in County Down, Northern Ireland
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Catherine, LEE, Professor of Inclusive Education and Leadership and Deputy Dean for Education, Anglia Ruskin University. For services to Equality in Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Christine Joyce, LEWIS, Lately Headteacher, Children’s House Nursery School, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Stuart William, LIDDELL, Pipe Major, Inveraray and District Pipe Band. For services to Piping and Music Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Shaid, MAHMOOD, Chair of Governors, Leeds City College Group. For services to Further Education in Leeds
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Sonja Jayne, McILFATRICK, Dean of the Ulster Doctoral College and Professor of Nursing and Palliative Care, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Public Health
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Teresa Michelle, McLAUGHLIN, Student Engagement and Student Voice Lead, Trafford College Group, Trafford, Greater Manchester. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Sophie Clare, MILLIKEN, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Moja Group. For services to Business and to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Sheila Mary, MORRISON, Lately Governor, Meadow Primary School, Epsom, Surrey. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Paul, NEE, Deputy Director SEND, Westminster Kingsway College, Greater London. For services to Further Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, William, OLIVER, DL, For services to Education, to Business and to Charities in County Londonderry
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Chaim Harry, OLMER, BEM, Educator, Holocaust Educational Trust. For services to Holocaust Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Bhavena, PATEL, Senior Relationship Manager, Institute of Apprenticeships and Technical Education. For services to Further Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Sylvia, PIERCE, Founder and Chair of Governors, Mossbourne Community Academy, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Prashant, PILLAI, Director, Cyber Quarter and Associate Dean, University of Wolverhampton. For services to Cyber Security and to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Heather, PRATT, Chair, Board of Governors, Rossmar Special School, Limavady, County Londonderry. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Rachel Annabelle, RILEY, Campaigner. For services to Holocaust Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Nigel Rhyl, ROBSON, Chair, Western Excellence in Learning and Leadership. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Andrew Peter, SAUNDERS, Lately Chair, Southern Regional College (Further and Higher Education College), County Armagh and County Down. For services to the Further Education Sector in Northern Ireland
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Alison Jennifer, SAUNDERS, Headteacher, Simon Balle All-Through School, Hertford, Hertfordshire. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, June, SIMM, Chair of Governors, Emmaus Church of England and Catholic Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Helen Margaret, SWEETLAND, Emeritus Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, Cardiff University. For services to Patient Care and Medical Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor, Jacqueline, TAYLOR, Lately President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. For services to Medical Education and to Health
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Professor Dr, Simon Benjamin Nicholas, THOMPSON, For services to Clinical Psychology Education and to Healthcare Improvements
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Rama, VENCHARD, Chair of Trustees, STEP Academy Trust. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Lorna Esmé Margery, WALKER, Honorary Senior Lecturer of Medieval History, University of St Andrews. For services to Higher Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Margaret Elizabeth, WILSON, Chair, National Parent Forum. For services to Education in Scotland
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Patricia Ann, WRIGHT, Lately Director of Access and Inclusion, Haringey Learning Partnership, London Borough of Haringey. For services to Education
Member of the Order of the British Empire, Samuel Godfrey, YOUNG, For services to Social Work and to Education
Medals of the Order of the British Empire
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Christopher Paul, ASHWORTH, Estates Manager, Ashton Sixth Form College. For services to Further Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Susan, BALL, Teaching Assistant, St Vincent’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Mill Hill, London Borough of Barnet. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Sarah Anne, BREWIS, Headteacher, Woodborough Church of England Primary School, Pewsey, Wiltshire. For services to Primary Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Michael, BROWN, For services to Holocaust Education and Awareness
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Troyton Bronick Theophilus, BUNBURY, Lately Site Manager, St Michael’s Church of England Primary School, Highgate, London Borough of Haringey. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Hilary Judith, COOPER, Girlguiding Leader, School Governor and Volunteer. For services to Young People and to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Peter Offord, DAVIES, Reading Volunteer, Dean Valley Community Primary School, Bollington, Macclesfield. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Mark Clive, ESCOTT, For services to Education in South West England
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Amanda, FOLEY, Childminder, Amanda’s Childminding. For services to Early Years Education in Lincolnshire
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Charlotte Victoria, FRANCIS, Head of Mathematics, St Catherine’s Catholic School, Bexleyheath, Greater London, Chief Executive Officer, Biankha and Friends, and Chief Executive Officer, Tutall Ltd. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Richard Henry, HANLEY, Music Teacher, Thomas Mills High School, Framlingham, Suffolk. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, John, HAZEL, Teacher, The Association for Latin Teaching. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Shirley Anne, HEARNSHAW, Volunteer, New Whittington Community Primary School, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Shirley, IRLAM, Lunchtime Supervisor, Wistaston Academy, Crewe, Cheshire. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Dr, Julie Ann, LEEMING, Director of Planning, St George’s University of London. For services to Higher Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Anne, LEESE, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, EKC Group. For services to Education and to the community in East Kent
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Hilary Margaret, MARSHALL, Treasurer, Association of Senior Children’s and Educational Librarians. For services to Libraries
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Heather, McKENNA, Childminder, Tyne and Wear. For services to Early Years Education and to the community in Tyne and Wear
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Peter Gordon, NICOL, Chair of Governors, Bury College, Bury, Greater Manchester. For services to Education
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, William David, SARGENT, Support Services Coordinator, The Open University. For services to Higher Education and to Charity
Medal of the Order of the British Empire, Hayley Jane, WHEELER, Global Student Support and Events Coordinator, University of Portsmouth. For services to Higher Education
Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-year-honours-list-2023-cabinet-office
