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 |
Caroline Hutton (Chair) | Bishop (or nominated rep) | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
The Rt Revd Ian Bishop (Bishop of Thetford) | Bishop’s nomination | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Vacancy | Bishop’s nomination | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Revd Derek McClean | Elected | School Estates and Capital Finance Comm. |
Revd Andrew Whitehead | Elected | School Estates and Capital Finance Comm. |
Jan Pierson | Elected | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
Revd Coryn Stanforth | Elected | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
Revd Carl Melville | Elected | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
John Neenan | Co-opted | School Estates and Capital Finance Comm. |
Mat Tuckwood | Co-opted | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Nicola Rowland | Co-opted | Christian Distinctiveness Group |
James Wilson (Norfolk County Council) | Co-opted | Strategic Oversight Comm. |
Teresa Osborne | Co-opted | School Estates and Capital Finance Comm. (Chair) |
Weiwei Cossey | Co-opted | Christian Distinctiveness Group |