Birthday Honours 2015
Francesca Sulke CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Executive Director
Organisation: Children and Young People
“Executive Director, Children and Young People, Lewisham, London. For services to Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Executive Director, Children and Young People, Lewisham, London. For services to Education.
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Location
West Sussex
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Executive Director
- Region
- West Sussex
“Executive Director, Children and Young People, Lewisham, London. For services to Education.”
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“Executive Director, Children and Young People, Lewisham, London. For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 116 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Director, Children and Young People.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
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Alexander Moinet Poots
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“Chief Executive Officer and Artistic Director, Manchester International Festival. For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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“Chief Executive, British Film Institute. For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Harold Mitchell
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Andrew John Street
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Northamptonshire
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Anthony David Steen
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“Chairman, the Human Trafficking Foundation. For services to Fighting Modern Day Slavery”
Barbara Shirley Hann
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Tyne and Wear
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Carol Burke
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West Midlands
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Carole Ann Oatway
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Glasgow
“Chief Executive, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Charles William Plant
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Kent
“Chair, Solicitors Regulation Authority Board. For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Christina Ann Potter
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Edinburgh
“Principal, Dundee and Angus College. For services to Education.”
Christina Henking Muller Rees
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Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Charles Maxim Hole
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Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
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Clare Elizabeth Matterson
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Clarissa Mary Baldwin
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Councillor David Simmonds
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Councillor Peter Golds
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“Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Local Government.”
David Neill Bull
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“Chief Executive, UNICEF UK. For humanitarian services.”
Diana Owen
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Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive and Trustee, LEAD Academy Trust. For services to Education.”
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Rachael Ross
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Debra Gray
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“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 15 June 2015.
Location (West Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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