Education Board
Education Board
Each Church of England diocese is required by law (under the Diocesan Education Board Measure) to set up a Board of Education whose function is to look after the interests of its Church schools. Diocesan Boards of Education work with Head Teachers, governors, Local Authorities and the Department for Education to uphold and enrich the distinctive contribution of Church schools to the state education system.
The work of the Newcastle Diocesan Education Board covers a wide range of areas: representing the diocese on a variety of committees and statutory bodies; liaising with Local Authority and other officers; supporting schools by providing help and in-service training on a wide range of issues including RE and school worship, and by supporting and training governors. The Board aims to facilitate the working together of governors, teachers, parents, church and other partners to ensure that the quality of education offered to the children in our Church schools is the best it can be.
Board Members 2011-14
Chair
Revd Margaret Hobrough
Elected by Diocesan Synod
Revd George Curry
Revd Martin Lee
Revd Michael Vine
Mr Roger Lowans
Mr Bill Teasdale
Vacancy
Elected by Bishop's Council
Revd Philip Cunningham
Revd Sue Joyner
Revd Jane Wood
Mrs Julie Robson (Vice Chair)
Mr David Scott
Mrs Gillian Surtees
Bishop's Nomination
Revd Canon Jim Robertson
Officers in attendance
Mr Jeremy Fitt (Interim Director of Education)
Mr Brian Hedley (Assistant Director of Education)
Mr Mike Davison (Assistant Director of Education)
Mrs Eileen Bell (Bursar)
Mrs Colleen Miller (Clerk to the Board)
Diocesan Education Board (DEB) and Every Child Matters (ECM)
The work of the DEB and Church schools is relevant to all six Diocesan priorities. Those that focus on children and young people are directly relevant to the ECM agenda. To read about the DEB's work and the ECM outcomes framework, click here.