Barry Day

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Sir Barry Stuart Day OBE (born 12 June 1953) was the chief executive of the Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust (GDFT). He was formerly headteacher of the Greenwood Dale School.

Day was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2007 Birthday Honours[http://www.dfes.gov.uk/honours/birthday2007.shtml "Queen's Birthday 2007 Honours List"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023055910/http://www.dfes.gov.uk/honours/birthday2007.shtml |date=October 23, 2007 }}, Department for Children, Schools and Families, 16 June 2007 and knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to education.{{London Gazette |issue=60895 |date=14 June 2014 |page=b2 |supp=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/319881/Birthday_Honours_2014_List.pdf|format=PDF|page=2|title=Birthday Honours List 2014|website=Gov.uk|access-date=8 March 2022}} He was appointed one of the National College for School Leadership's National Leaders of Education in October 2007.[http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/15215 "Minister of State welcomes NCSL’s newest leaders of education"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710174026/http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/15215 |date=July 10, 2011 }}, eGov Monitor, 18 October 2007

In 2008, Day received an honorary degree of Doctor of Education from Nottingham Trent University in recognition of his work to raise the aspirations and attainment of young people in the city of Nottingham, reflecting not only his success in transforming the Greenwood Dale School in Nottingham, but also his broader influence in raising educational standards nationally.