Department for Education
December 31
10:00
2014
Almost 100 people working in education and childrens services are recognised today (30 December 2014) for their service to education, children and families in the 2015 New Year Honours list. Six of those awarded received knighthoods or damehoods, while 19 have been given the British Empire Medal.
Chris Wormald, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Education, said:
Congratulations to everyone on the New Year Honours list working in education and childrens services. Their endeavours are making a positive difference to children and families every day and they should take pride in their achievements.
Those honoured today include teachers, foster parents and headteachers from across England.
Award | Nominee title | Forename | Surname | Short citation |
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Knight | Sir | Theodore | Agnew | For services to education |
Damehood | Dame | Kate | Dethridge | Principal of Churchend Primary School, Reading, and National Leader of Education. For services to education |
Damehood | Dame | Oremi | Evans | Headteacher of The Brookfield School, Herefordshire. For services to education |
Knight | Professor Sir | Julian | Le Grand | Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to social science and public service |
Damehood | Dame | Esther | Rantzen | For services to children and older people through ChildLine and The Silver Line |
Knight | Sir | John | Townsley | Executive Principal of The Gorse Academy Trust, Leeds. For services to education |
CBE | Ms | Virginia | Beardshaw | Chief Executive of I CAN childrens charity. For services to children with special needs and disabilities |
CBE | Mrs | Catherine Marie | Garside | Headteacher of St Ambrose Barlow Roman Catholic High School, Swinton, Salford. For services to education |
CBE | Ms | Uma | Mehta | Chief Community Services Lawyer of London Borough of Islington. For services to children |
CBE | Mr | Tim | Oates | Group Director of Assessment Research and Development at Cambridge Assessment. For services to education |
CBE | Ms | Amanda | Phillips | Executive Principal of Paradigm Trust, Tower Hamlets, London. For services to education |
CBE | Mrs | Judith | Salter | Headteacher of Glenwood Special School, Essex. For services to education |
CBE | Professor | Caroline | Whalley | Founder of The Elliot Foundation, and Trustee of Support and Help in Education (SHINE). For services to education |
OBE | Mr | (Gulfaraz) Gugsy | Ahmed | Headteacher of Parkinson Lane Primary School, Halifax. For services to education |
OBE | Mrs | Lorraine | Allen | Principal of Whitley Academy, Coventry. For services to education |
OBE | Ms | Stephanie | Brivio | Assistant Director of Child Protection, Safeguarding Group, Department for Education. For services to child protection and to the community in the Medway |
OBE | Professor | Margaret | Brown | For services to mathematics education and to governance of schools in south London |
OBE | Mr | Adam | Chedburn | Headteacher of Whitley Bay High School, Tyne and Wear. For services to education |
OBE | Dr | Lesley | Curtis | Headteacher of Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, Liverpool. For services to education |
OBE | Mr | Peter | Dahlstrom | Headteacher of Hope Special School, Wigan. For services to education |
OBE | Mrs | Lynn | Greenwold | Chief Executive Officerof the Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties. For services to children with special educational needs |
OBE | Mr | Ian | Hart | Department for Education Liaison Officer of the National Network for Children in Employment and Entertainment. For services to children |
OBE | Mr | David | Hudson JP | Executive Headteacher of Wickersley School and Sports College, Rawmarsh Community School and Clifton Community School, Rotherham. For services to education |
OBE | Mrs | Joan | Hunt | Honorary Professor at Cardiff Law School. For services to children |
OBE | Mr | Nicholas | Hurn | Executive Headteacher of Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead and of St Robert of Newminster School, Sunderland. For services to education |
OBE | Mrs | Patricia | Jones | Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Bristol exia Centre. For services to education |
OBE | Mr | Richard | Millington | Executive Principal of Chepping View Primary School, Buckinghamshire. For services to education |
OBE | Mr | John | Morris | Headteacher of Ardleigh Green Junior School, Havering. For services to education |
OBE | Ms | Julie | Morrow | Head of Appletree and Stoneygate Nursery Schools and Childrens Centres, Lancashire. For services to children and families |
OBE | Mr | Graham | Mungeam | Non-executive Chairman of Oasis Community Learning. For services to children and families |
OBE | Mr | Michael | Pears | Assistant Director of Academies Group, IFD, Department for Education. For services to education and to the community in Hounslow |
OBE | Ms | Jenny | Preece | Bill Principal and Manager, Childcare, Special Educational Needs and Childrens Strategy, Department for Education. For services to children |
OBE | Ms | Maura | Regan | Principal of Carmel College and Chief Executive of the Carmel Education Trust. For services to education |