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Recipients recognised in the New Year Honours 2018 list have all been chosen for their outstanding contributions to society, in particular their work to give every child, whatever their background, the opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Some of the inspiring stories include a couple who have fostered more than 50 children over the last thirty years, a headteacher who turned her school around and developed a specialist autism unit, and teachers who have worked tirelessly to transform struggling schools in their communities.
The list of award recipients recognises the achievements of a wide range of people who have contributed in an outstanding way to putting education at the heart of social mobility, raising schools standards and teaching.
Jonathan Slater, Department for Education Permanent Secretary:
I want to congratulate each and every person who has been recognised in the New Year Honours list. The hard work and dedication of the award recipients is helping to improve educational standards and to createopportunities for every young person. They are also essential in unlocking the talent in every community across the country. This is something we should all aspire to.
If you know someone working in education or childrens services or making a significant impact in advancing equality for women and the LGB&T community who deserves an honour, please contact us at: Honours.team@education.gov.uk.
Companion of Honour
Knight (Kt)/Dame (DBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| Kt | Timothy David Melville-Ross | Chair, Higher Education Funding Council for England. For services to Higher Education. |
| Kt | Alan John Tuckett | Professor of Education, University of Wolverhampton. For services to Education, particularly Adult Learning. |
| Kt | Alan Thorpe Richard Wood | Lately Corporate Director, Children and Young Peoples Services, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Childrens Social Care and Education. |
| DBE | Janet Patricia Beer | Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool. For services to Higher Education and Equality. |
| DBE | Christine Ryan | Lately Chief Inspector, Independent Schools Inspectorate. For services to Education. |
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| CB | Howard Orme | Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Department for Education. For public services, especially to Finance and Building Delivery Capability. |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| CBE | Joy Carter | Vice-Chancellor, University of Winchester. For services to Higher Education. |
| CBE | Judith Doyle | Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Gateshead College. For services to Education and Skills in the North East. |
| CBE | David Robert Earnshaw | Chair, Outwood Grange Academies Trust. For services to Education. |
| CBE | Paul Gregg | Professor of Economic and Social Policy, University of Bath. For services to Children and Social Mobility. |
| CBE | Dave Christopher Hill | Executive Director for Social Care and Education, Essex County Council. For services to Childrens Social Care. |
| CBE | David Robert Meller | Founder, Meller Educational Trust and Chair, National Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network. For services to Education. |
| CBE | Lindsey Janet Whiterod | Chief Executive, South Tyneside College. For services to Education and the community in South Tyneside. |
| CBE | Nick Gerard Peter Whitfield | Chief Executive, Achieving for Children and Childrens Services and lately Commissioner, Sunderland and Reading. For services to Children. |
| CBE | Ngaire Tui Woods | Dean, Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. For services to Higher Education and Public Policy. |
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
| Award | Name | Short citation |
|---|---|---|
| OBE | Christine Abbott | Chief Executive Officer, The Education Alliance and Executive Principal, South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College, Melton. For services to Education. |
| OBE | James Arthur | Professor of Education and Civic Engagement, University of Birmingham. For services to Education. |
| OBE | Clive Behagg | Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of Chichester. For services to Higher Education and Economic Regeneration. |
| OBE | Pamela Birch | Executive Principal, Hambleton Primary Academy and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Fylde Coast Academy Trust. For services to Education. |
| OBE | Karen Bryan | Lately Pro Vice-Chancellor, Regional Engagement and Dean, Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University. For services to Higher Education. |
| OBE | Zoe Elizabeth Carr | Chief Executive Officer, WISE Academies Multi Academy Trust. For services to Education. |
| OBE | Katharine Elizabeth Carruthers | Director, UCL Institute of Education, Confucius Institute for Schools. For services to Education. |
| OBE | Catherine Jane Clarke | Lately Headteacher, Kings Oak Primary School, New Malden. For services to Education. |
| OBE | Lynn Codling | Executive Headteacher, Portswood Primary and St Marys CE Primary School. For services to Education. |
| OBE | Stephen Melville Criddle | Principal, South Devon College, Paignton. For services to Education. |
| OBE | David Deane | Headteacher, St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School, National Leader for Education and Ofsted Inspector. For services to Primary Education. |
| OBE | David Docherty | Chief Executive, National Centre for Universities and Business. For services to Higher Education and Business. |
| OBE | Oliver James Entwistle | Lately Chair, Civil Service Rainbow Alliance. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in
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