Change at the DfE
At the very end of last term, Lucy Powell was appointed secretary of state for education, as part of new prime minister Andy Burnham’s cabinet annou...
7th Sep 2026
Devon Association of Governance
King’s Birthday Honours Awards
Congratulations to two board members who received awards in the recently announced King’s Birthday Honours.
Cheryl Weyman, CEO of The Academies for Character and Excellence (ACE), a trust of twenty schools in Devon and Somerset was appointed an MBE for services to education.
Peter Burroughs from Yelverton, lately trustee and chair of Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education was appointed an MBE for services to education.