Madeline Held MBE (1944, in Corbridge, Northumberland – 2020, in London) was a British academic in the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, London South Bank University. She had been the Director of the LLU+ (formerly the London Language and Literacy Unit). The unit ran the largest professional development centre in the UK, undertaking capacity building for teacher training in further, higher and community education. Awards and honours Held was awarded an MBE for services to Adult Basic Skills in the 2006 New Year Honours List. References External links Obituary posted by Learning Unlimited 21 April 2020 1944 births 2020 deaths British educational theorists Academics of London South Bank University Members of the Order of the British Empire