Birthday Honours 2026
Stephen Thurston Munby
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive • National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services
Knight Bachelor · 2026
“For services to Education.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
“for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services.”
Timeline
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services.
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Topics
London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Stephen Thurston MUNBY C.B.E.
Visiting Professor, University College London
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2010
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
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In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2010- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services
- Region
- Greater Manchester
“for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Visiting Professor
- Region
- Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
2 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Cumbria.
What organisation were they with?
Visiting Professor.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2026
Alastair King
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Pensions Reform, to the Promotion of International Business and Voluntary and Charitable Service.”
Andrew Mitchell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Carlos Frenk
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Astrophysics and Cosmology.”
Christopher Mullin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Alnwick, Northumberland
“For Political and Public Service.”
David Gauke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
“For services to the Justice System.”
David Sproxton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Animation Industry, the Creative Industries and to Charity.”
Glen Burley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Gregory Hands
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Patrick Vernon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Racial Equality.”
Peter Lord
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Animation Industry, the Creative Industries and to Charity.”
Richard Macrory
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“The Office for Environmental Protection. For services to Environmental Law.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
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.”
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.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152800. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 31 December 2009.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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