{"id":33893,"date":"2022-01-07T16:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/?p=33893"},"modified":"2022-01-07T16:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T16:34:03","slug":"former-sparsholt-college-group-principal-honoured-with-obe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/college\/news\/former-sparsholt-college-group-principal-honoured-with-obe\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sparsholt College Group Principal honoured with OBE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Former\u00a0Chief Executive and Principal of\u00a0Sparsholt College,\u00a0Tim Jackson, has\u00a0been\u00a0honoured with an OBE to start the new year!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With Tim\u2019s career spanning\u00a022 years as Principal and Chief Executive of Sparsholt College Group, 34 years at Sparsholt College and 38 in Further Education in total,\u00a0the news of an OBE honour is a fantastic\u00a0recognition of his dedication to improving the lives of\u00a0countless\u00a0students\u00a0through his time in\u00a0education.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tim has received many plaudits for his dedication and innovation in land-based education and was presented by Winchester City Council with the Millennium Egg in 2013 in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the economy of the Winchester District and\u00a0was\u00a0presented with the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award at the Hampshire Education Awards 2019.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Commenting on this recognition, Tim said: \u201cI am delighted to receive this honour. Further education colleges like Sparsholt and Andover are so important to the 16-19 phase, especially in the transition to a professional working life and to degree level university study such as at University Centre Sparsholt.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cHowever, FE colleges are also pivotal to much professional learning for those in their careers to ensure they are up to date and ahead of the curve in securing promotion or new positions. I have been privileged to have been immersed in this FE world and continue to do so through working for the Department for Education and serving as a college governor.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Alongside his career at Sparsholt College Group, Tim is also the founding Chairman and a previous Board member of Landex (Land Based Colleges and Universities Aspiring to Excellence), the Chairman of the Hampshire Principals\u2019 Group and a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Societies and past President of the New Forest Show. Tim has also been a Board member of the EM3 LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Current CEO and Principal of Sparsholt College Group, Julie Milburn, has congratulated Tim this honour, stating \u201cThe staff, students and governors of Sparsholt College Group are delighted that Tim\u2019s dedication to both this college and the wider Further Education sector has been acknowledged in this way, a very worthy recipient of such an honour\u201d. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0Chief Executive and Principal of\u00a0Sparsholt College,\u00a0Tim Jackson, has\u00a0been\u00a0honoured with an OBE to start &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sparsholt.ac.uk\/college\/news\/former-sparsholt-college-group-principal-honoured-with-obe\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":33895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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