
Early years specialist Mine Conkbayir has said being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year Honours brings with it “a moral duty” to “make a positive difference to society”.
The lecturer, author and trainer, who is a doctor of philosophy, has more than two decades of experience in early childhood education and hosts a podcast with her husband, actor Paul Whitehouse, called I’m ADHD! No You’re Not.