New Year Honours 2016
Helen Jones OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Headteacher
“For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr Helen Mary JONES
Headteacher, Beacon Hill School and Business and Enterprise College, Tyne and Wear
For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Tyne and Wear
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New Year Honours 2016- Role at the time
- Headteacher
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- Tyne and Wear
“For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 19% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Headteacher.
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.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454193. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Tyne and Wear) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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