Brendan Tapping, HMC Associate Member, awarded an OBE

HMC Associate Member and CEO of the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust, Brendan Tapping has been awarded an OBE for services to Education in the New Year’s Honours List.

Smiling man wearing glasses, a dark suit jacket, and a blue tie, standing indoors near a potted plant with a light green wall and skylight in the background.

The richly-deserved award is recognition for a career in education that spans more than three decades, having started his first teaching post in 1991, and now working with HMC as an integral part of the Moonshot partnership.

Brendan said:

“I feel very humble about it. I would like to thank Sarah, my wife, and my family, as well as all colleagues past and present. Ultimately, they have contributed to the work that we’ve done together in education in the North East, so I feel that it’s recognition, not just of me, but of the people who I’ve worked with as well.”

Read more from Brendan on the Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust website here, and see the full 2026 New Year’s Honours list here.