Multi-academy trust chief executives, headteachers and governors are among those appointed from the schools sector in the King’s Birthday Honours list, announced tonight.
Among the prominent names in education to be honoured this year are Mark Ducker, former chief executive officer of STEP Academy Trust, and Simon Lebus, who was the interim chief regulator at Ofqual. They have both been appointed CBE for services to education.
Rev Canon Nigel Mark Genders, chief education officer at the Church of England, and Judith Ragan, trustee at The Queensmill Trust,
Rev Canon Genders said he was “honoured and delighted” to receive the award.
He added: “As chief education officer, I have sought to catalyse and lead a movement which seeks the formation of children for the transformation of the world, and I am privileged to see the difference the national and diocesan teams, teachers and leaders and all of our wonderful schools, colleges and universities are making in this regard.”
There are a number of school trust chief executives and senior leaders who have been honoured tonight.
Here is the list of honours recipients from the schools sector in England.
Schools sector recipients in the King’s Birthday Honours list Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Mark David Ducker OBE, lately chief executive officer, STEP Academy Trust, Thornton Heath, London Borough of Croydon. For services to Education. (Bath, Somerset)
Rev Canon Nigel Mark Genders, chief education officer, Church of England. For services to Education. (Sandwich, Kent)
Simon David Lebus, interim chief regulator, Ofqual. For services to Educational Assessment. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
Judith Ragan OBE, trustee, The Queensmill Trust. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs. (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
John Raymond Camp, chief executive officer, The Compass Partnership of Schools, Royal Borough of Greenwich and Essex. For services to Education. (London)
Lisa Anne Crausby, executive director, Star Academies, Blackburn, Lancashire. For services to Education. (Brampton, Cumbria)
Simon McLean Flowers, executive principal, Carr Manor Community School, Leeds, and Chief Executive Officer, Leeds Learning Alliance. For services to Education. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Tina Harvey, executive headteacher, Perseid School, London Borough of Merton. For services to Special Education. (London)
Rebecca Joanne Hickey, assistant director, Harris Federation and Principal, Harris Academy Beckenham, London Borough of Bromley. For services to Education. (London)
Georgina Gay Hood, founder and principal, Paint Pots Montessori Schools Ltd. For services to Early Years Education and to the community in London. (London)
Stephen Glyn Hughes, chief executive officer, Education Impact Academy Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands)
Georgina Alison May Masters. Assistant Director, HISP Multi-Academy Trust, Eastleigh, Hampshire. For services to Education. (Horsham, West Sussex)
Alan Keith Meyrick, deputy director, Teaching Regulation Agency. For services to Education. (Shrewsbury, Shropshire)
Graham Quinn, chief executive officer, New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, Oldham, Greater Manchester. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. (Bury, Greater Manchester)
Jennifer Naomi Spencer-Plews, chief executive officer, Northern Star Academies Trust, Yorkshire. For services to Education. (Skipton, North Yorkshire)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Andrew Baker. Class Teacher, King’s College Junior School, Wimbledon; Founder of Obera Schools’ Project, Kenya. For services to Education and to the Community in Obera, Kenya.
William Barnes, governor, St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. For services to Education and to the community in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Nicholas John Blackburn, chief executive officer, Lingfield Education Trust, Darlington, County Durham. For services to Education. (Darlington, County Durham)
Margaret Mary Bull, governor, Mandeville School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. For services to Education. (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire)
Gillian Karen Carver, headteacher, St Ann’s School, Hanwell, London Borough of Ealing. For services to Education. (London)
Caroline Evans, headteacher, Parks Primary School, Leicester. For services to Education. (Leicester, Leicestershire)
Lynne Haines, headteacher, Greenvale School, London Borough of Lewisham. For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs. (London
Kathryn Ann Harper-Quinn, headteacher, Hounslow Heath Infant and Nursery School, London Borough of Hounslow. For services to Education. (Faringdon, Oxfordshire)
Mary Rosaleen Harrison, headteacher, St Francis Catholic Primary School, Morley, Leeds. For services to Education. (Leeds, West Yorkshire)
Inna Hryhorovych. Head Teacher, St Mary’s Ukrainian School, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. For services to Education and to the Ukrainian Community in the UK. (Amersham, Buckinghamshire)
Dr John Lea Ivens, executive headteacher, Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital School, London Borough of Southwark. For services to Education. (London)
Ellen Dorothy Kemp. Member, Boleyn Trust. For services to Education in the London Borough of Newham. (London)
Frances Emma Lane, chief executive officer, Northwick Park Trust, Canvey Island. For services to Education in Essex. (Leigh-on-Sea, Essex)
Hearl Roger Lenton. Chair of Trustees, Wellspring Academy Trust, Barnsley, West Yorkshire. For services to Education. (Wakefield, West Yorkshire)
David Thomas Lowbridge-Ellis, director of school improvement, Matrix Academy Trust, Walsall, West Midlands. For services to Education. (Wednesbury, West Midlands)
Rizwana Mahmood-Ahmed, headteacher, Carlton Junior and Infants School, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. For services to Education. (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire)
Barry Joseph Nolan, chair of trustees, Eden Academy Trust. For services to Education. (London)
Glenda Stephanie Spencer, chair, Trinity School, Dagenham, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. For services to Children with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs. (London)
Katharine Jane Turnpenney, chief executive officer, Children First Academy Trust, Edmonton, London Borough of Enfield. For services to Education. (London)
Katherine Wooder, executive headteacher, The Bridges Federation, London Borough of Southwark. For services to Education. (London)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Julia Clarke, lately deputy headteacher, Prince of Wales Primary School, London Borough of Enfield. For services to Education. (London)
Andrew Michael Green, physical education teacher, New College Pontefract, West Yorkshire. For services to Sport and to Education. (Wakefield, West Yorkshire)
