King’s birthday honours list 2023: Near 100 honoured for contributions to education and childcare
Celebrating an MBE, awarded for her services to further education and skills in June 2023 is Jill Eaton, Director, Sporting Futures Training. Since 2011 Jill has worked alongside fellow Director, Jo Poutney, their mission is ‘to deliver high-quality’ apprenticeships and bespoke CPD (continuing professional development) options for schools, academies and multi-academy trusts’.
Following her award, Jill commented;
“I am immensely proud to receive the MBE and would like to recognise and thank all the individuals who have been with me on my journey, from Norton School in Letchworth, through to our team at the Stevenage School Sports Partnership, and now with my current family at Sports Futures Training.
Giving opportunities to young people in particular to aspire and achieve has always been at the heart of everything and to receive this honour for further education and skills gives both me a great sense of achievement and pride.
I just want to say thank you to all those people out there in schools and the community who shared a belief that a home-grown workforce through apprenticeships could succeed and bring immense benefits and value to all involved.”