Mr Madden receives an MBE for services to education and children with special educational needs. It is the second award he has received following a BEM in the 2018 New Year Honours list. Mr Madden, who lives in Ballycastle, said was “humbled and highly delighted personally but acknowledge that this award is a tribute to the hard work of colleagues, governors, parents and the wider community who have all contributed to make Roddensvale School such a special school".
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. "Special mention must go to Mrs Heather Stewart (vice principal) who has also been at Roddensvale School for 21 years and with whom we make a great team. "I could also not have fully developed the school, into what it is today, without the tireless support of the chair of governors Mrs Maeve Maxwell and her team of governors.
She has been my rock of support and I have also enjoyed the backing of the entire governor group plus of course the wider school community.” Mr Madden went on to say: “It will be lovely for some of the family to be able to attend the Investiture at the palace in due course. My extended family and friends are delighted too.
"It is very much a communal effort at Roddensvale, there is a very strong pastoral dimension, so everyone plays their part in offering an enriching educational experience for some very deserving children and yo.
