Set up of DBE Board
Using the Bristol Diocesan Board of Education Order 1997, which amends the Diocesan
Boards of Education Measure 1991 and referring in particular to Section 2 (2), the make up
of the Bristol Diocesan Board of Education is as follows:
a) The Bishop;
b) Two persons nominated by the Bishop each person so nominated being either a
suffragan bishop or a full-time assistant bishop in the diocese or an archdeacon of an
archdeaconry in the diocese;
c) Such number of members as the diocesan synod may determine, not being less than
fourteen or more than eighteen, shall be elected by the diocesan synod, and of those
members –
(i)
At least five shall be elected in respect of the archdeaconry of Swindon and be
resident in the area of that archdeaconry, and
(ii) At least five shall be elected in respect of the archdeaconry of Bristol and be
resident in the area of that archdeaconry, and
(iii) At least four shall be ministers holding separate cure of souls in a parish or
conventional district within the Diocese, and
(iv) At least six shall be lay persons of whom at least two shall be male and at least
two shall be female.
Provided that, so far as the wording allows, a person may fall within more than one of
the categories (i) to (iv) above and where he does so, he shall count towards the
number of elected members for each category in which he falls.
d) Not less than four or more than eight members co-opted by the Board 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;
And the Bishop may nominate two additional persons (whether in Holy Orders or not)
to be members of the Board.
The Bishop
1) The Right Reverend Mike Hill, Lord Bishop of Bristol
2 nominated by +M, either suffragan or FT asst bishop or archdeacon
1) The Venerable Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury
2) ??
2 additional nominations MAY be made
1) ??
2) ??
Not less than 14 or more than 18 elected members (can count in more than one category)
1) The Reverend Andrew Gubbins
10) The Reverend Barrie Green *note A
2) The Reverend Beth Brown
11) The Reverend Simon Stevenette *B
3) Mrs Kate Davison
12) ??
4) Mr Peter Robottom
13) ??
5) Mr Richard Winn
14) ??
6) Canon Dr Ann Holt OBE
15) ?? ADDITIONAL
7) Mrs Rosemary Thomas
16) ?? ADDITIONAL
8) Mrs Elisabeth Gilpin
17) ?? ADDITIONAL
9) The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle
18) ?? ADDITIONAL
Malmesbury
1) Andrew Gubbins
2) Beth Brown
3) Kate Davison
4) Ann Holt
5) Rosemary Thomas
Bristol
1) Peter Robottom
2) Richard Winn
3) David Hoyle
4) Elisabeth Gilpin
5) Barrie Green *A
Ministers
1) Andrew Gubbins
2) David Hoyle
3) Barrie Green *A
4) Simon Stevenette *B
Lay Persons
1) MALE – Peter Robottom
2) MALE – Richard Winn
3) FEMALE – Kate Davison
4) FEMALE – Ann Holt
5) Elisabeth Gilpin
6) Beth Brown
Co-opted Members – Not less than four or more than eight with experience as follows:
Church School Experience Other relevant experience
1) Mr Sean Quinn
5) Dr Paul Smith
2) Mrs Marilyn Spilsbury
6) ??
3) Mrs Celia Morgan
7) ??
4) ??
8) ??
Table notes:
A – Awaiting Bishop’s Council’s agreement
B – Awaiting a reply following John’s invitation
Notes
1) Recent resignations from DBE
Malmesbury Lay Female – Miss Faye Bertham (05/03/2012)
Malmesbury Lay Female – Mrs Diane Ross-Smith (07/03/2012)
Co-opted member (other experience) – Professor John Visser (02/04/2012)
Bristol Lay Male – Mr Tim Horten-Smith (12/09/2012)