This is a statutory body established under the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021.
The functions of the Diocesan Board of Education include: the promotion of education consistent with the faith and practice of the Church of England; the promotion of religious education and religious worship in schools and academies; the promotion of Church schools and academies in the diocese; and advice to school governors on any matter affecting Church schools and academies.
The Board meets three times a year and has four subgroups / committees:
- Christian Distinctiveness group (meets three times a year)
- School Estates and Capital Funding (meets six times a year)
- Strategic Oversight Committe
DBE Members
Name | Status | Committee / Group |
Mark Allbrook (Chair) | Bishop (or nominated rep) | All (Chair of Strategic Oversight Comm.) |
The Rt Revd Ian Bishop (Bishop of Thetford) | Bishop’s nomination | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Dr Father Harri Williams | Bishop’s nomination | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
Revd Derek McClean | Elected | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
Jennie Vere | Elected | Christian Distinctiveness Group (Chair) |
Teresa Osborne | Elected | School Estates & Capital Fin. Comm (Chair) |
Revd Andrew Whitehead | Elected | School Estates & Capital Fin. Comm |
Caroline Hutton | Elected | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
Emily McMillan (Headteacher Heartwood VC Primary school) | Co-opted | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
Mat Tuckwood (Headteacher Whitefriars primary academy) | Co-opted | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
John Neenan (Headteacher – St Michael’s, Aylsham) | Co-opted | School Estates & Capital Fin. Comm |
John Crowley (Norfolk Children’s Services) | Co-opted | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Jan Pierson | Co-opted | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Vacancy | Co-opted | School Estates & Capital Fin. Comm |