Anita Bath, former headteacher of Sacred Heart High School in Fenham, and now Chief Executive of the Bishop Bewick Educational Trust has been awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours for services to education. Anita began her role as CEO of the Trust in 2019 which now brings together 39 Catholic schools across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland including our own Sacred Heart Primary school and Sacred Heart High school in Fenham.

photo credit: Hexham & Newcastle Diocese website

I am deeply honoured and so happy to receive an OBE in the New Year’s Honours. This recognition is not something I ever expected, and I accept it on behalf of the many dedicated colleagues I have worked alongside throughout my career.”

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