Professor George Berwick, Headteacher, Ravens Wood School, Bromley.Christopher Stone, Executive Headteacher, The Arthur Terry and Stockland Green Schools, Birmingham.Helen Hyde, Headmistress, Watford Grammar School for Girls.Vicki Paterson, Executive Headteacher of Brindishe Green School, Brindishe Lee School and Lee Manor School, Lewisham.Joan McVittie, Headteacher, Woodside High School, Haringey.Sally Coates, Principal, Burlington Danes Academy, Hammersmith.The Education Committee has recognised 31 headteachers in total, including knighthoods and damehoods for the following 7 headteachers: Robert Rogers, Clerk and Chief Executive, House of Commons.Richard Shepherd, MP for Aldridge Brownhill.The awards recommended by the Parliamentary and Political Services Committee, chaired by Lord Spicer, include knighthoods for: Dr Christine Braddock, Principal and Chief Executive, Birmingham Metropolitan College.Professor Carol Robinson, Professor of Physical Chemistry, University of Oxford.

Nancy Hallett, Chief Executive, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Senior women at DBE in this list include: 5% of the successful candidates come from ethnic minority communitiesĪmong the well known names being honoured there is a knighthood for the illustrator, Quentin Blake a knighthood for the industrial designer, Kenneth Grange a CBE for the artist, Tracey Emin a CBE for Arlene Philips for services to dance and to charity a CBE for singer and songwriter, Kate Bush an OBE for the actor, Ewan McGregor and an MBE for the former Surrey cricketer, Mark Ramprakash.there are 572 successful women candidates in the list, representing 47% of the total women candidates include 13 dames, 40 CBEs and 2 CBs.72% of the recipients are people who have undertaken outstanding work in their communities either in a voluntary or paid capacity.1,068 candidates have been selected at BEM, MBE and OBE level, 286 at BEM, 535 at MBE and 247 at OBE.In total 1,223 people have been recommended to The Queen for an award: a CBE for Dr Terry Bramall, a philanthropist who has established his own charitable trust with a gross donation of £96 million.a knighthood for Martin Smith, a philanthropist of extremely wide reach in education, science and the arts.a knighthood for Michael Heller, an extremely generous philanthropist whose gifts have straddled educational research and humanitarian causes.In particular, the recommendations include: Philanthropy has once again been a prominent theme among recipients. Mandy Painter who has shown incredible determination to raise funds for The Starlight Children’s Foundation which brightens the lives of seriously ill children.Alan Kilpatrick and Ian Dickson, who jointly established the Friends of the Beatson Charity, to provide amenity and comfort to patients and their relatives attending the Beatson West of Scotland’s Cancer Centre.Robert Clinton who has dedicated himself to the Veterans Aid charity which looks after homeless ex-service personnel.In total, 72% of awards in the New Year’s Honours List are for people who are actively engaged in charitable or voluntary work within their local community. The re-introduction of the British Empire Medal (BEM) has continued to provide the opportunity to recognise an even greater number of people playing their part to create a Big Society. a CBE for Deborah Jevans, Director of Sport, LOCOG.a CBE for Neale Coleman, Director of London 2012 for the Greater London Authority.a KBE for Paul Deighton, Chief Executive Officer, LOCOG.a GBE (Knight Grand Cross) for Sir Keith Mills, Deputy Chair, LOCOG.a Companion of Honour (CH) for Lord Coe, Chair, LOCOG.Meritorious candidates will appear in the main honours list, both at New Year and in the next round at Birthday 2013. We will also be recognising those people who have contributed to the 2012 Games in a non-sporting capacity. a knighthood for David Tanner, Performance Director, British Rowing.Īmongst those receiving CBEs are Mo Farah, Victoria Pendleton, David Weir, Jessica Ennis and Katherine Grainger.a knighthood for David Brailsford, Performance Director, British Cycling.a knighthood for Ben Ainslie, the most decorated sailor in Olympic history, having won gold medals at 4 consecutive Games.a knighthood for the cyclist Bradley Wiggins, Olympic gold medallist and winner of the Tour de France.

a DBE for Sarah Storey, cyclist, who won 4 gold medals at London 2012, bringing her Paralympic gold medal total to 11.

The recommendations for this Special List include: We are also publishing at New Year 2013 a Special Honours List to recognise our Olympians, Paralympians, and the most successful coaches, following Team GB’s unprecedented success at the London 2012 Games. Looking for the latest Honours recipients? See the 2014 New Year Honours list.

Knighthood list