Mike Robinson, Prior's
Court's Chief Executive,
was awarded an OBE
in the 2022 New Year's
Honours List.
This award is in recognition of
his services to children and
young people with autism
and acknowledges all the
work done at Prior's Court.
Mike, who lives in Somerset,
joined Prior's Court in July
2015. In his time at the helm
Prior's Court has:
l achieved multiple "good" or
"outstanding" ratings in Ofsted
and CQC inspections,
l launched a bespoke 'big data'
platform, Prior Insight, with the
potential for transforming how autism is
understood as a condition,
l written, recorded and published an "anthem for
autism" - Let Me Shine - which was then re-recorded
at the iconic Abbey Road Studios,
accompanied with an awardwinning
documentary,
l opened a ground-breaking
commercial bakery, Bread &
Beyond,
l opened four new
award-winning residential
homes, The Seasons,
l welcomed our 200th
student.
In addition to these, Mike's
leadership has led Prior's
Court through extremely
challenging periods for
the organisation, including
responding to the Covid-19
pandemic and our tragic minibus
incident in 2018.
Mike said: "I am incredibly honoured to receive
this award. I do so on behalf of all the amazing
people at Prior's Court, who work tirelessly to
transform the lives of young people impacted by
complex autism."
Prior's Court Foundation, Hermitage, Thatcham, Berkshire RG18 9NU
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New Year's Honour for Mike
A huge thank you to our friends at the
Hungerford branch of Newbury Building
Society for their recent donation.
The branch of the organisation has long been a
passionate and enthusiastic supporter of our work,
with their staff opting to choose Prior's Court as its
charity partner for the year in 2021.
This led to a total of £2,210.55 being raised.
Karen White, our Head of Fundraising, said: "We
are extremely grateful to Newbury Building Society
Hungerford Branch for this generous donation,
which will be used to help transform the garden in
one of our homes for young people with complex
autism.
"The Covid-19 lockdowns have highlighted the
importance of maximising our outdoor areas, and
so the revamped garden will create a space that
provides safe access to the outdoors all year round
and much needed sensory and play equipment.
"Jane and the Hungerford team have done a
fantastic job by raising much needed funds, and
we hope they will be able to spend some time
volunteering with us again soon."
Building society branch funds revamped garden
Karen White, our Head of Fundraising with Jane Bosher
from the Hungerford branch of Newbury Building Society