Retired headmaster of Lurgan College Trevor Robinson receives OBE in New Year's Honours

Mr Robinson, who just retired as headmaster in June last year, received the honour for services to education.

A native of Newmills, Co Tyrone where he attended the local primary school, Mr Robinson transferred to The Royal School, Dungannon in 1973. He went on to read Modern Languages at The Queen’s University of Belfast where he also completed his Post-Graduate Certificate of Education (with Commendation).

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While at Queen’s he spent a year as an English language assistant in a secondary school in Madrid where he developed a deep love of teaching.

Mr Robinson began his teaching career in Grosvenor High (Grammar) School in 1986, completing his Master of Education degree in Educational Management in 1991. Two years later he was appointed as Head of French in Banbridge Academy; he soon became Head of Modern Languages and joined the Senior Leadership Team before being promoted to the post of Vice-Principal in 2000.

He was awarded the Post-Graduate Qualification in Headship (NI) in 2001. In 2005 he was appointed as Headmaster of Lurgan College where he went on to spend the remainder of his teaching career for 17 years.

Under his headship at Lurgan College, a 14-19 selective grammar which forms part of the Craigavon Two Tier System (also known as the Dickson Plan), the school thrived both inside and outside the classroom. The school population grew significantly, and the College regularly featured at the top of school league tables, producing outstanding results at both GCSE and A Level.