Mr David Coles M.B.E

KINGS BIRTHDAY HONOURS LIST 2024

FOR SERVICES TO EDUCATION

Congratulations
Mr David Coles M.B.E

After almost 25 years as a governor of Manor Primary and over 8 years as chair of Directors for Manor Multi Academy Trust, looking after more than 3,400 children and 400 staff, across 9 schools and 4 local authorities, David Coles has been awarded an MBE for his services to Education, in the Kings Birthday Honours List 2024.

As a trust, our passion has been and continues to be to provide a great education for all of our children. During our journey as a trust we have transformed five special measures schools to outstanding and good schools, transforming the life chances of thousands of children.

As a proud, local lad from Bilston, Wolverhampton, we are absolutely delighted to share this exciting and fantastic news and so well deserved.

View the full Kings Birthday honours list 2024 here

Unswerving commitment

David Coles has been chair of Governors of Manor Primary for 20+ years and Chair of Manor MAT for 8 years. He had dedicated his time voluntary to our organisation working alongside leaders to transform life chances for thousands of children.

He has been instrumental in driving changes at Manor Primary (3 form entry Primary School in Wolverhampton) into an outstanding school that is now consistently one of the best performing schools nationally and has been for more than a decade, from a below average starting point.

He has chaired Manor MAT Trust, as chair of directors creating a trust that is committed to leading by example and lives by its unswerving commitment to integrity, transparency and excellence. The first two schools to join the trust was East Park and Hill Avenue, both schools were special measures schools and both served communities of very high level s of deprivation. Within one inspection cycle under his leadership of the trust, carefully channeling resources and support into both of these school were judged by OFSTED as outstanding in all areas, transforming the educational life changes of 1000 children across these two schools.

It is his intention that every child who attends a school within our MAT attends a “Great School.” That all pupils are nurtured, inspired and receive the very best education possible and he drives and leads this across our board of Directors.

His goal is to ensure that every member of staff receives the highest quality professional development and tailored support so they can be to be the best they can be and he is relentless in ensuring this happens.

Devoted & driven

His drive, commitment and enthusiasm is inspirational to our board of directors, our heads and leaders across out trust. He creates positive energy and generates enthusiasm within our schools. He has driven individuality and creative thinking. As a result of his leadership, drive and commitment our leaders across our schools enable our children to be inspired, to believe that no mountain is too high to conquer and that nothing is impossible to achieve. He ensures that everyone is highly motivated and engaged by their experience with us, be it a pupil, staff member, parent or a community volunteer, and to enrich their lives through their association with Manor Multi Academy Trust.

His achievements are also significant. He leads 9 primary schools as Chair of Trust/ Governors. He Chairs Manor Teaching Schools which has provided his time voluntarily to lead this organisation that provides extensive school to school support for hundreds of schools nationally.

David has devoted himself to sustained and selfless voluntary service. He has gained and earned great respect from his peers and has become a role model in his field. Leading our trust and teaching school with integrity

He drives core strategic functions of setting the vision for our Trust,