Children, Young People & Families — New Year Honours List 2025 2025
139 recipients recognised for this theme in this round
Sub-themes
Narrower themes within Children, Young People & Families in the New Year Honours List 2025 2025.
Oliver Winston Wood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Preston, Lancashire
“Lately UK Youth Commissioner. For services to Young People”
Sarah White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Torrington, North Devon
“Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Supershoes. For services to Children and Young People with Paediatric Cancer”
Celia Webster
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder, The Challenge Group and Co-Founder, Wave for Change, London. For services to Children and People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Kenneth White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Torrington, North Devon
“Co-Founder and Trustee, Supershoes. For services to Children and Young People with Paediatric Cancer”
Barbara Spiby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Rugby, Warwickshire
“Manager, Clifton Playgroup, Rugby. For services to Early Years and to Childcare”
Phillip Siddell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
“Co-Owner, Humpty Dumpty Day Nurseries Ltd and Trustee, National Day Nurseries Association, West Midlands. For services to the Early Years, to Childcare and to the Charitable Sector”
Kasim Mohamed Sharifi
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Coventry, Warwickshire
“Foster Carer, Warwickshire County Council. For services to Foster Care”
Steadman Earl Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Coach. For services to Young People and to Sport”
Kamran Ishaq Abdus Samad
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Slough, Berkshire
“Short Breaks Carer, Slough Children First, Berkshire. For services to Children and Young People with SEND”
Aisha Abdus Samad
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Slough, Berkshire
“Short Breaks Carer, Slough Children First, Berkshire. For services to Children and Young People with SEND”
Belinda Louise Rowlands
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Aboyne, Aberdeenshire
“Founder, Manager and Trustee, The Seed Box. For services to Adults and Children with Additional Support Needs”
Stephen Gerrard Rigby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Welshpool, Powys
“Founder, The Children's Chess Club (3Cs). For services to Young People”
Roberta Ruth Quinn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Newtownards, County Down
“Catering Manager, Youth Justice Agency. For services to the Youth Justice System”
Julie Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Prenton, Merseyside
“Foster Carer, Wirral County Council, Wirral, Merseyside. For services to Foster Care”
Kevin Osei
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Founder, Bridging Barriers. For services to Young People”
Ann Osborn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Diss, Norfolk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Rural Coffee Caravan Information Project. For services to Older People and Combatting Loneliness in the communities of Suffolk and Norfolk”
Jacqueline Morgan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Manager, King Square Nursery, London. For services to Early Years and to Families”
Safeena Mohammed
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Coventry, Warwickshire
“Foster Carer, Warwickshire County Council. For services to Foster Care”
Janet Susan Monk
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Carterton, Oxfordshire
“Joint District Commissioner, Chadlington Brownies, Charlbury District. For services to Young People”
Stuart McCOURT
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Cleator Moor, Cumbria
“Commanding Officer, Whitehaven Unit, Sea Cadets. For voluntary service to Young People and to the Environment”
Sandra McCONNELL
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Mental Health and to Young People with Learning Disabilities”
Sally Kate Martiello
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“Manager, Oakley Kindergarten, Bedford. For services to Early Years and to the community in Bedford”
Janet MacGREGOR
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Poole, Dorset
“Owner and Senior Manager, Smithfield House Children's Nursery, City of London. For services to Early Years”
Morag Mackay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer. For services to Children Living with Disabilities”
Glynis Mates
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Childminder Adviser. For services to Early Years”
Mark Long
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Founding Team Member and Producer, Sawston Youth Drama. For services to Musical Theatre for Young People in Cambridgeshire”
Paula Klein
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Young People in Classical Music in Northern Ireland”
Alison Jayne Kay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Broadstone, Dorset
“Musician, Teacher and Trustee, Poole Society for Young Musicians. For services to the Arts and to Young People”
Michael Keogh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Brentwood, Essex
“Director, Springfield Youth Club, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Young People in London”
Jayne Helena Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Mold, Clwyd
“Founder, Amy and Friends. For services to Children with Rare Disorders and their Families”
Roy Heppenstall
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Newton le Willows, Merseyside
“President, Newton-le-Willows Unit, Sea Cadets. For voluntary service to Young People and to Veterans”
Tracey Jane Hemming
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Evesham, Worcestershire
“Director, Freedom Day Centre, Evesham. For services to Young People and Adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
David Richard Healy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
“Lately Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council. For services to Foster Care”
Colleen Patricia Healy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
“Lately Foster Carer, Plymouth City Council. For services to Foster Care”
Simon Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Burntwood, Staffordshire
“Foster Carer, Fostering Solutions, West Midlands. For services to Foster Care”
Conway Keith Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Cowbridge, South Glamorgan
“For services to Young People”
Michelle Hawkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Burntwood, Staffordshire
“Foster Carer, Fostering Solutions, West Midlands. For services to Foster Care”
Ann Harvey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
“Lately Nursery Teacher and Chair of Governors, Bentilee Nursery, Stoke on Trent. For services to Early Years”
Kay Haffenden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
“Chair, Kamelia Kids Day Care and Beach School, Goring by Sea, West Sussex. For services to Early Years”
Jackson Gibbons
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Basketball Academy Director, City of London Academy Southwark. For services to Young People and to Basketball”
Eileen Lorraine Gibson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Nurse, Social Worker and Area Manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Older People with Dementia and Adults with Learning Disabilities in County Antrim”
Janet Elston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Bodmin, Cornwall
“Founder, Triggshire Wind Orchestra and Co-Founder, Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra. For services to Young People and to Music”
Rebecca Daniels
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Community Children's Matron and Chair, UK Community Children's Nursing Network and Lead, Children's Community Nursing Project, Queen's Nursing Institute. For services to Clinically Vulnerable and Complex Children and Young People”
Gail Heather Cramp
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Shepperton, Surrey
“Chair, Sunbury and Walton Unit, Sea Cadets. For voluntary service to Young People”
Paul Norman Cook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Youth Sport in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham”
Julie Charalambous
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Dorking, Surrey
“Lately Proprietor, Westcott House Nursing and Residential Care Home. For services to Older People and to People with Disabilities in Dorking, Surrey”
Michael John Clews
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Maidenhead, Berkshire
“Founder and Leader, The Joystick Club. For services to Young People through the Promotion of Aviation”
Rebecca Lucy Clarke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“Volunteer, National Citizen Service and Board Member, Whizz Kidz, Ambitous About Autism Council and Disabled Children's Partnership Youth Advisory Group. For services to Young People with Disabilities and Autism”