All the people in Worcestershire named in King's Birthday Honours list

SEVERAL people from Worcestershire have been named in the King’s Birthday Honours list.

The University of Worcester’s Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor has been recognised with an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours, one of many honours received by people inn Worcestershire.

Ann Jordan, who began her career as a primary school teacher before joining the University of Worcester as a teacher educator, has been recognised for outstanding services to the education of children and teachers.

HONOUR: Ann Jordan, the University of Worcester’s Provost, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours. (Image: University of Worcester)

“I was both surprised and delighted to have been given this award,” she said. “I have thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of my career, working with so many children, students and professional colleagues over so many years.’’

Ann’s entire career has been devoted to ensuring that children, including those from socially deprived backgrounds, enjoy a first-class education.

Having spent her early career in primary schools in various leadership roles in the North and in the West Midlands, she joined the University of Worcester in 1995 as a teacher trainer working with both primary undergraduate and post graduate trainees.

Ann led the Primary Partnership for a number of years working with over 400 schools before going on to become the Deputy Head and then Head of the University’s Institute of Education. In recent years she became University Provost and Deputy Vice Chancellor.

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Under her guidance the Institute of Education developed and flourished, and this provided the foundations which led to the University’s teacher education being judged to be outstanding by Ofsted in 2023. The Ofsted report opened: “Trainees benefit from an exceptional learning experience at the University of Worcester. This experience instils in them a deep-rooted commitment to making a difference to the lives of the children and young adults in the communities they serve.”

Former Chair of Governors Barbara Hughes, who has lived in Evesham since 2021, has been being awarded an OBE.

The former chair of governors at Solihull College & University Centre has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition of her outstanding services to Further Education.

Barbara has made an exceptional and sustained contribution to the Further Education (FE) sector over a distinguished 40-year career, demonstrating the highest standards of public service, leadership and innovation.

Her career has spanned several influential roles, including Her Majesty’s Inspector for Ofsted, the Adult Learning Inspectorate and the Training Standards Council.

She led more than 200 inspections, driving improvement and championing best practice across the sector. She also played a pivotal role in Ministry of Defence inspections, helping to safeguard quality and duty of care across Armed Forces recruit training.

Her work culminated in the landmark ‘Safer Training’ report, presented to the Parliamentary Defence Select Committee.

In addition, Barbara contributed to international inspection reform, working in Yemen at the request of the British Council.

Barbara Hughes OBE said “I am truly humbled and honoured to receive an OBE. It has been a privilege to work in Further Education and to support an organisation that is so committed to transforming lives through learning.”