New Year Honours 2012
Mel Ainscow of Education CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• University of Manchester
“For services to Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2012
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- University of Manchester
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
University of Manchester.
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 New Year Honours 2012
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Andrew Sentence
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“For services to the Economy.”
Andrew William Brown
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Cornwall
“Lately Director-General of the Advertising Association. For services to the Advertising Industry.”
Anthony Charles Burton
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London
“Chair of the Board of the Royal Court Theatre. For services to Theatre.”
Catherine Elizabeth Bell
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Down
“Deputy Secretary, Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Charles Giles Clarke
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Somerset
“Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket.”
Charles William Holroyd
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Cheshire
“Philanthropist. For services to Young People and to the community in the North West.”
Clive Vivian Leopold James
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London
“Author, Poet and Broadcaster. For services to Literature and the Media.”
David Anthony Hirst Shaw
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late Royal Regiment of Artillery
David Charles Richmond
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David John Hall
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London
“Chairman, Financial Services Compensation Scheme. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
David Jonathan Flint
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Oxfordshire
“Chief Executive, Oxford Instruments. For services to Business and Science.”
Denise Coates
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Cheshire
“Founder and Chief Executive bet365. For services to the community and Business.”
Dr Andrew Burnett
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London
“Deputy Director, British Museum. For services to the British Museum and Numismatics.”
Dr Andrew Oliver Tyler
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Wiltshire
“Lately Chief Operating Officer, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence.”
Dr Andrew Sentance
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Essex
“Economist. For services to the Economy.”
Dr Bryan Jackson
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Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing, the East Midlands Region and the East Midlands Regional Development Agency.”
Dr Dannie Abse
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London
“Poet and Playwright. For services to Poetry and Literature.”
Dr Eileen Vizard
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London
“Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. For services to Children and Young People.”
Dr Gillian Greer
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New Zealand
“Lately Director General, International Planned Parenthood Federation. For services to International Health and Women's Rights.”
Dr Neslyn Eugénie Watson-druée
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London
“Lately Chair, NHS Kingston. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Paul Zollinger-read
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Essex
“Lately Chief Executive, NHS Cambridgeshire. For services to the NHS.”
Dr Robert Frederick Mulder
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London
“For services to Philanthropy.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
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London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
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