Board of Education
This is a statutory body established under the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991.
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:
- School performance and staff development group (meets three times a year)
- Distinctiveness group (meets three times a year)
- Site, Buildings and finance committee (meets six times a year)
- Executive committee (meets three times a year)
DBE Members (From January 2019)
| Name | Status | Committee / Group |
| Mark Allbrook (Chair) | Bishop (or nominated rep) | All (Chair of Board and Executive Committee) |
| The Rt Revd Dr Alan Winton (Bishop of Thetford) | Bishop’s nomination | Exec. |
| Edward Gould | Bishop’s nomination | School perf. & staff dev. |
| Rosalie Monbiot | Elected | SBF (Chair) and Exec. |
| Jennie Vere | Elected | Distinctiveness (Chair) and Exec. |
| J’Anne Robertson | Elected | School perf. & staff dev. (Chair) and Exec |
| The Revd Carol Pritchard | Elected | Distinctiveness |
| The Revd Michael Asquith | Elected | Distinctiveness |
| David Griffith | Elected | School perf. & staff dev. |
| Gerry Palmer | Elected | SBF |
| Mat Tuckwood (Headteacher Whitefriars primary academy) | Co-opted | Distinctiveness |
| Mary Dolan (Executive Headteacher Pilgrim Federation) | Co-opted | School perf. & staff dev. |
| John Crowley (Norfolk Children’s Services) | Co-opted | School perf. & staff dev. |
| Josie Barnett (Horstead Centre Manager) | Co-opted | SBF |