How to nominate
Full details of how to nominate someone for an honour, including advice about constructing a strong case can be found from the Directgov website.
Be sure to read the guidance notes carefully and complete the form as fully as possible. Attach at least two good letters of support, giving example of the nominees major achievements.
Highlight how the person has:
- Made a difference to their community or field of work – describe their success, what their achievement has meant to other people
- Improved life chances of people less able to help themselves
- How they overcame obstacles, to the benefit of children, young people, families or their colleagues.
Some examples of nominees considered by this Department are included in this guide:
- headteachers and teachers
- teaching assistants, caretakers, dinner ladies, admin staff
- children's charity workers
- youth club leaders and youth workers
- school governors
- nursery and play school workers
- foster carers and adoptive parents
- leaders from uniformed organisations: Scouts, Guides, Boys and Girls Brigade (not Cadets which are the responsibility of the MOD)
- children's social workers.
What happens next?
Nominations will be considered initially by the Department and possibly go on to be shortlisted for one of the two annual honours lists, although competition for honours is strong.
For more information on the decision-making process, please visit Directgov.
Confidentiality
All nominations are considered in strictest confidence and the candidate should not be informed they have been nominated as it is not fair to raise expectations in the case an award is not made.
Contact details
DfE Honours team
Department for Education
7th floor, Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Telephone: 020 7925 6239
Email: honours.team@education.gsi.gov.uk
