New Year Honours 2013
“Lately Principal of The BRIT School, Croydon. For services to Education.”
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Lately Principal of The BRIT School, Croydon. For services to Education.
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“Lately Principal of The BRIT School, Croydon. For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
164 Knight Bachelor recipients are from London.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,959 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2013
Bernard Hogan-Howe
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Dorset
“Commissioner, Metropolitan Police. For services to Policing.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
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Lancashire
“Cyclist. For services to Cycling.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
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Cornwall
“Finn Sailor. For services to Sailing.”
Christopher Stone
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West Midlands
“Executive Headteacher, The Arthur Terry and Stockland Green Schools, Birmingham. For services to Education.”
David Hugh Wootton
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Kent
“Lord Mayor of London. For services to Legal Business, Charity and the City of London.”
David John Brailsford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Derbyshire
“Performance Director, British Cycling. For services to Cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
David Whitlock Tanner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Performance Director, British Rowing. For services to Rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Dr Hossein Yassaie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Imagination Technologies Group. For services to Technology and Innovation.”
Hector William Hepburn Sants
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Financial Services Authority. For services to Financial Services and Regulation.”
John Mark Nicholas Leighton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Edinburgh
“Director General, National Galleries of Scotland. For services to Art.”
Kenneth Henry Grange
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Industrial Designer. For services to Design.”
Martin Gregory Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Philanthropist. For charitable services to Education, Science and the Arts.”
Martin James Narey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Ministerial Adviser on Adoption. For services to Vulnerable People.”
Michael Aron Heller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Philanthropist. For charitable services.”
Peter Gerard Hendy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Somerset
“Commissioner, Transport for London. For services to Transport and the community.”
Professor David Neil Payne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hampshire
“Director, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. For services to Photonics Research and Applications.”
Professor George Thomas Berwick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Essex
“Headteacher, Ravens Wood School, Bromley, Kent. For services to Education.”
Professor Hew Francis Anthony Strachan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Lanarkshire
“Chichele Professor of the History of War, All Souls Oxford. For services to the Ministry of Defence.”
Professor Ian David Diamond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Aberdeen
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen. For services to Social Science and Higher Education.”
Professor Keith Burnett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
South Yorkshire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield. For services to Science and Higher Education.”
Professor Simon Charles Wessely
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London, London
“For services to Military Healthcare and to Psychological Medicine.”
Quentin Saxby Blake
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London, London
“Illustrator. For services to Illustration.”
Richard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
West Midlands
“Member of Parliament for Aldridge Brownhill. For public service.”
Robert Stephen O'Brien
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Essex
“Chairman, Barts and London NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare and to the community in London.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,959 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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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 Lynne McTAGGART
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Marjorie Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Clare Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Helen Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Kathleen Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Barbara Celia Sved
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled and Learning Disabled Adults in Harrow and Northwood, Greater London”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Fiona Sarah Winifred McCULLOUGH
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Fiona Jayne 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
“School Cook and Catering Manager, Linden Lodge School, London Borough of Wandsworth. For services to Education”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Alan John Hiatt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cwmbran, Gwent
“Mental Health and Learning Difficulties Volunteer. For services to Ty Siriol and Hafan Deg Wards, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board”
Jamie Paul Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“Lately Deputy Headteacher. For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“Tutor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Berkshire. For services to Further Education”
Lilian Jane Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“Headteacher, Strathdon School and Crathie School, Aberdeenshire. For services to Rural Education”
Caroline Anne Dickinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“Playgroup Leader, St Leonards Pre-School, Exeter. For services to Early Years Education”
Jacqueline Burton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Waterlooville, Hampshire
“Nursery Practitioner and Manager, Children's Learning Centre, Emsworth, Hampshire. For services to Early Years Education”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“Manager, Hulland Community Pre School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. For services to Early Years Education”
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Knight Bachelor · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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