Anna Hassan
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Dame Anna Hassan, DBE
, is a British
educator. She is Consultant Head at Daubeney Primary School and a former Executive Head of Millfields Community School (Hilsea Street, Hackney, London
).
, where she initially went into a family business (ice-cream parlours) before eventually taking up her calling as a teacher. A Roman Catholic, she has been married to Nevzat Hassan, a Turkish Cypriot Muslim, since 1971.
.
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
United Kingdom
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educator. She is Consultant Head at Daubeney Primary School and a former Executive Head of Millfields Community School (Hilsea Street, Hackney, London
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
).
Millfields
Hassan was credited with turning the Millfields Community School, one of London's worst-performing schools, around academically, although it took a dozen years.Family
Born to Italian parents, Anna Patricia Lucy Fusco was raised in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, where she initially went into a family business (ice-cream parlours) before eventually taking up her calling as a teacher. A Roman Catholic, she has been married to Nevzat Hassan, a Turkish Cypriot Muslim, since 1971.
Honours
For her service to education, Anna Hassan was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireOrder 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...
.