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The 2016 New Year Honours list, published on Thursday 31 December 2015, recognises 107 people for their service to education and childrens services. The list includes headteachers and classroom teachers, school governors, foster carers, childrens social workers, and people working in adoption and in early years settings.

Chris Wormald, Department for Education Permanent Secretary, said:

Congratulations to everyone who has been recognised in the New Year Honours List. They have made an outstanding contribution to education and childrens services. Their hard work and dedication is helping to improve the lives of children and young people and raising educational standards across the country, so that every child and young person can fulfil their potential.

If you know someone working in education or childrens services who deserves an honour please contact us at:

Honours.team@education.gsi.gov.uk

Award	Titleand name	Short citation
Knight	SirCliveCowdery	Philanthropist and founder, Resolution Foundation. For services to children and social mobility.
Damehood	DameSusanJowett	Chief Executive, The Spencer Academies Trust; Executive Principal, George Spencer Academy, Nottingham. For services to education.
Knight	SirSteveLancashire	Founder and CEO, REAch2; Executive Headteacher, Hillyfield Primary Academy, London Borough of Waltham Forest. For services to education.
Damehood	DameGlenysStacey	Chief Regulator and Chief Executive, Ofqual. For services to education.
CBE	MsSueBaldwin	Director, Academies and Maintained Schools Group, Department for Education. For services to education.
CBE	MrsRhonaBarnfield	Chief Executive Officer, The Howard Partnership Trust; Executive Head, Howard of Effingham School and Thomas Knyvett College, Surrey. For services to education.
CBE	MrRoyBlatchford	Director, National Education Trust. For services to education.
CBE	ProfessorBarryCarpenter	International Professor of Learning Disabilities. For services to special educational needs.
CBE	MrDavidLane	Lately Vice-President, Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years. For services to childcare and social work.
CBE	ProfessorJuliaSelwyn	Professor and Director, Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies, Bristol University. For services to adoption and childrens social care.
CBE	MrHughThornbery	Chief Executive, Adoption UK. For services to children and families.
OBE	MsEugenie Adams	Headteacher, Baskerville Special and Residential School, Birmingham. For services to special educational needs and disabilities.
OBE	MrJohn Ayres	Principal, Eden Multi-Academy Trust, Middlesex. For services to education
OBE	MrDavidBartram	Assistant headteacher, Lampton School, Hounslow, London. For services to special educational needs and disabilities.
OBE	MrsJulianaBeattie	Founder, The Art Room. For services to education.
OBE	MrsJudithBennett	Lately Director, National Governors Association; Vice-Chair of Governors, Chalgrove Community Primary School, Oxfordshire. For services to education.
OBE	MsEvelynne Berger	Primary Director, Harris Foundation; Lead advisor, London Challenge, Department for Education HM Inspector of Schools. For services to education.
OBE	MrJohn Cameron	Head of Helplines, Child Protection Operations, NSPCC helpline. For services to child protection.
OBE	DrNicholas Capstick	Chief Executive Officer, White Horse Federation. For services to education.
OBE	MrsLynn Chesterman	Trustee and lately Chief Executive, Grandparents Plus. For services to children and families.
OBE	MrNeilClephan	Headteacher, Roundhay School, Leeds. For services to education.
OBE	MsElaineColquhoun	Executive Principal, Whitefield Academy Trust, Walthamstow, London. For services to education.
OBE	MrRobin Douglas	Chair of Trustees, The Who Cares? Trust, London. For services to children and young people.
OBE	DrHelen Jones	Headteacher, Beacon Hill School and Business and Enterprise College, Tyne and Wear. For services to children with special educational needs and disabilities.
OBE	MsBernadetteKnill	Lately Headteacher, Priory Woods Special School, Middlesbrough. For services to children with special educational needs.
OBE	MrsMaureenMartin	Headteacher, Coloma Convent Girls School, Croydon. For services to education.
OBE	MrsPaulineMonaghan	Chief Executive, The Rise Trust, Chippenham. For services to children and families.
OBE	DrPatriciaMucavele	Head of Nutrition, Childrens Food Trust. For services to children and families
OBE	MrsLynne Pepper	Headteacher, Herringthorpe Infants School, Rotherham, and Enterprise Champion. For services to education.
OBE	MrsSuePettigrew	Director, St Michaels Fellowship, London. For services to children and families.
OBE	MrsJanetRees	Co-founder, Foster Care Associates; Non-executive Director, Core Assets Group. For services to children and families.
OBE	ProfessorRonRitchie	Chair of Board, Cabot Learning Federation Academies Trust; lately Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England. For services to education.
OBE	MrsGillianRobinson	Executive headteacher, Castle Hill School, Huddersfield. Services to children with special educational needs and disabilities.
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