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Statutory Provision: Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991
The Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 requires every diocese to have a Diocesan Board of Education, with the functions assigned to it by the Measure. The Board is responsible to the Diocesan Synod.

Constitution

The Board is constituted in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the schedule to the Measure. The diocesan provision was approved within the statutory framework by the Diocesan Synod at its meeting on 12 October 1991.
Chairman: The Bishop shall be chairman of the Board except that, if he does not desire to be chairman, the Board
after consultation with the Bishop, shall appoint some other person (whether or not a member of the Board) to be
chairman, and the person so appointed shall be an ex officio
member of the diocesan synod.
Bishop's Nominees: Two persons nominated by the Bishop, being suffragans or archdeacons within the Diocese. In
addition, the Bishop may nominate two other persons (whether in Holy Orders or not) to be members of the Board.
Elected by the diocesan synod: 14, of whom:
(i) at least two shall be clerks in Holy Orders, beneficed or licensed in the diocese.
(ii) at least six shall be lay persons, and
(iii) at least six shall be members of the diocesan synod.
Co-opted by the Board: Not less than four or more than eight members of whom:
(i) four members shall be persons with experience of church schools in the diocese, and
(ii) the other members (if any) shall be persons with experience of other areas of work with which the Board is concerned.
Terms of Reference
The functions of the Board shall be:
(a) to promote or assist in the promotion of education in the diocese, being education which is consistent with the faith and practice of the Church of England;
(b) to promote or assist in the promotion of religious education and religious worship in schools in the diocese;
(c) to promote or assist in the promotion of church schools in the diocese and to advise the governors of such schools and trustees of church educational endowments and any other body or person concerned on any matter affecting
church schools in the diocese;
(d) to promote co-operation between the Board and bodies or persons concerned in any respect with education in the diocese;
(e) the functions assigned to the Board by this Measure; and
(f) such other functions not contrary to this Measure as are assigned to the Board by the diocesan synod, other than functions relating to church schools or
church educational endowments.