The Education Team - Contact Us

last updated on: 10th Jan 2012

The Leicester Diocesan Board of Education
St Martins House
7 Peacock Lane
Leicester
LE1 5PZ
Telephone: 0116 261  5350
Fax: 0116 261 5351
DIRECTIONS TO ST MARTINS HOUSE AND PARKING (PDF document)

The officers of the Leicester Diocesan Board of Education are:

Canon Mary Lawson
Diocesan Director of Education
In her role, Mary:

• Creates working partnerships within the whole of the Church School family, including clergy and lay, to maintain the overall purpose of securing the Christian dimension of education.
• Develops closer working relationships between the DBE and other diocesan boards, committees and agencies.
• Represents the Diocese in strategic partnerships with the Local Authorities.
• Advises the Bishop on educational matters from General Synod, National Society, Department for Education and Local Authorities.
• Liaises with governors, trustees, Local Authorities, Department for Education, Surveyors, Architects and Contractors to negotiate building programmes.
• Represents the Bishop in the development of Church of England Academies in the Diocese.
  Telephone: 0116 261 5350
  mary.lawson@leccofe.org
   

Mrs Kerry Miller
School Support Officer
In her role, Kerry:
 

• As first point of communication, helps build working partnerships with Church Schools and assists governors and headteachers to fulfil their statutory responsibilities.
• Manages the process of appointing foundation governors.
• Organises appeals for school places and she is responsible for ensuring school admission policies are in line with current legislation.
• Provides advice and administrative support to schools for headteacher recruitment.
  Telephone: 0116 261 5350
   kerry.miller@leccofe.org

Mrs Janet Ingram
RE Adviser for Schools
In her role, Janet:

• Provides advice to schools, parishes and governors on religious education, collective worship and spiritual development
• Delivers in-service training and network meetings around the diocese and to relevant bodies
• Offers support and packages for schools to work at Leicester Cathedral and Launde Abbey.
  Telephone: 0116 261 5355
  janet.ingram@leccofe.org

Mrs Helen Van Roose
School Inspections and Conference/Training Manager
In her role, Helen:

• Manages School Inspections in Diocesan schools which involves training of inspectors, the initial critical read and processing the report. She liaises with the school, the inspector and the National Society.
• Co-ordinates and administrates training and conferences for schools and their representatives.
• Organises the annual Partnership RE Conference on behalf of the Local Authorities and NATRE. Further details of this and other courses are available under Conferences and Training courses
  Telephone: 0116 261 5352
  helen.vanroose@leccofe.org

Mrs Emma Cottis
PA to the Diocesan Director of Education
In her role, Emma:

• Provides administrative support to the Diocesan Director of Education
• Manages the Diocesan Board of Education diary
• Maintains the schools' database
• Supports DBE team
  Telephone: 0116 261 5358
  emma.cottis@stmartinshouse.com

Board of Education
 
Members of the
Leicester Diocesan Board of Education

The Bishop Rt. Revd Tim Stevens

Ex-Officio (2)
• The Ven. David Newman - Archdeacon of Loughborough - Chair of the Board of Education
• The Ven. Richard Atkinson - Archdeacon of Leicester

Diocesan Synod Elected Members

• Revd Philip O’Reilly (synod)
• Revd Haydn Williams (synod)
• Revd Arthur Deegan (synod)
• Mrs Rosemary Benn
• Mr Charles Broadhurst
• Mrs Pearl Cunningham
• Mrs Marian Driver
• Mrs Geraldine Everett
• Dr Richard Harries (synod)
• Mr Gwynne Jones (synod) Vice Chair of the Board of Education
• Mr Douglas Keith (synod)
• Dr Jeff Kirkham
• Miss Elizabeth Wayne (synod)
• Mrs Lita Woolley
• Mrs Diane Wright

Co-opted Members (6)
• Mrs Sue Bracey
• Mr Andrew Marshall
• Mrs Philippa Denney
• Mrs Fiona Parr
• Plus 2 vacancies

Bishops Nominations
(provisionally reserved for Bishop’s Youth Council Members)
• 2 vacancies

Membership of Sub-Committees

PLANNING SCHOOLS PROVISION SUB-COMMITTEE
• Dr Jeff Kirkham (Chair)
• Mr Charles Broadhurst
• Mrs Geraldine Everett
• Dr Richard Harries
• Mr Gwynne Jones
• Revd Haydn Williams
• Revd Richard Curtis

PLANNING SCHOOLS PROVISION SUB-COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES:
1. to oversee the scrutiny of the DBE financial position at regular meeting and to notify the DBE of any difficulties or envisaged problems
2. to annually review, on behalf of the DBE, the Reserves Policy and the Investments policy and carry out regular Risk management Assessment and report its findings to the DBE
3. to oversee the management of non-school trusts and properties
4. maintaining close and influential contact with key national bodies such as the Department for Education and the National Society through the DDE
5. acting as an effective strategic partner and provider with the two Children’s Services Authorities in Leicester and Leicestershire and other statutory agencies through the DDE
6. approving building projects that will enhance learning and teaching in Church schools
7. supporting work on school closures
8. responding to emerging school proposals about academy status or school partnerships/collaborations/federations in partnership and approve where relevant in consultation with relevant parties
9. working in partnership with local academies once they are established
to oversee the scrutiny of the DBE financial position at regular meeting and to notify the DBE of any difficulties or envisaged problems

FULFILLING THE CHURCH'S MISSION SUB-COMMITTEE
• Revd Philip O'Reilly (Chair)
• Mrs Rosemary Benn
• Mrs Marian Driver
• Mr Douglas Keith
• Mr Andrew Marshall
• Mrs Lita Woolley

FULFILLING THE CHURCH'S MISSION SUB-COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES:
1. supporting the Diocese’s vision for children and young people
2. enabling church schools to stand confidently at the heart of the church’s mission to children and families across Leicestershire
3. nurturing mutually supportive links between parishes and schools
4. identifying professional training for clergy and lay workers
5. fostering collaborative activities in parishes and deaneries so that church schools enhance both community cohesion and the broader vision of the church
6. contributing to the support for parish teams
7. working with parishes to identify, nurture, and develop high quality school governors
8. identifying and supporting training for Governors in Schools in our communities
9. Develop and support any FE Chaplaincy work

SUPPORTING CHURCH SCHOOL DISTINCTIVENESS SUB-COMMITTEE
• Mrs Sue Bracey (Chair)
• Mrs Pearl Cunningham
• Revd Arthur Deegan
• Mrs Philippa Denney
• Mrs Fiona Parr
• Miss Elizabeth Wayne
• Mrs Diane Wright

SUPPORTING CHURCH SCHOOL DISTINCTIVENESS SUB-COMMITTEE OBJECTIVES:
1. helping schools to increase the impact upon all pupils of Collective Worship, RE and global, spiritual, moral, social and cultural education
2. helping schools self evaluation for Section 48 inspections
3. supporting Collective Worship in schools
4. contributing to local key local authority SACREs
5. working with parishes and 2 local authorities to identify, appoint, nurture, and develop high quality school leaders (Succession Planning)
6. enhancing through the Partnership Agreement the impact of the Schools Team in equipping and supporting distinctive and inclusive church schools
7. providing a range of training activities for school leaders, staff and governors
8. ensuring all Diocesan Guidance and Policies are kept up to date and in line with current education provision
9. approving the appointment of Foundation Governors to our Church Schools