Patricia Morgan-Webb
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Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb, DBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

 is a British educator and academic. She was the head of Clarendon College
Clarendon College
Clarendon College may refer to:* Clarendon College , a religious school in Clarendon parish, Jamaica* Clarendon College , a two-year college in Clarendon, Texas, USA* ncn Clarendon, part of New College Nottingham...

 (1991-98), and New College (1998-2003), both in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

.

New College, Nottingham was established by merging four smaller colleges. The school achieved two successful national inspections, in 1996 and 2001 respectively, under Morgan-Webb's leadership. The College was awarded, among other awards, the Queen's Anniversary Award for FHE in 2002.

Morgan-Webb served as a member of the UK Qualifications and Curriculum Authority for 5 years (1997-2002). She was a Board member of the East Midlands Regional Economic Development Agency (1998-2004) and the Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...

 Learning and Skills Council.

Honours/Awards

She was awarded a Damehood for "services to Further Education" in the 2000 Honours List.

She has been Special Professor at the University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham is a public research university based in Nottingham, United Kingdom, with further campuses in Ningbo, China and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...

 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate at the Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...

 in 2004 and was made an Honorary Fellow of City and Guilds in 2003.

Currently

She is a specialist advisor to the House of Commons Select Committee for Education and Skills. After retiring from New College in December 2003, she established an educational consulting firm known as The Morgan Webb Education Ltd.

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