You may have noticed that appearing amongst the King’s Birthday Honours List 2024 is none other than our Principal, Julie Richards, for her services to Further Education.
Our feelings are summed up by Chair of the Chesterfield College Group Corporation, Beej Kaczmarczyk, “This is a tremendous accolade for both Julie and the college, and an acknowledgement of her dedication and contribution to Further Education and our college.”
Reacting to the news, Julie explains the OBE is in recognition for the Further Education sector, “I am delighted to receive the OBE in recognition of the incredible impact the Further Education sector has for so many people across the UK, whilst very often it is the forgotten but vital element of our education system. First and foremost it is received on behalf of the incredible people I have the privilege to work with every day at Chesterfield College, who work tirelessly to inspire the future and change the lives for so many young people and adults in our community and who inspire me every day”.