Board of Education

The Responsibilities of the Board of Education

1. To consider and determine broad matters of policy and strategy arising from the Board's responsibilities stated in the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 and other charges allocated by the Diocesan Synod, including the current initiative 'Going for Growth!'
2. To advise the Bishop, the Synod and the Diocese on relevant education matters.
3. To approve the annual budget.
4. In observation of its incorporated company status, to hold an annual general meeting to receive the annual accounts of the Board and of the Barchester Fund and to appoint auditors.
5. To approve the annual report to Synod.
6. To receive for ratification the minutes of the Executive Committee, Barchester Committee and Schools Committee, and to receive for information the minutes of the Dovedale House Management Committee.
7. To elect chairs and members to its committees.
8. To delegate authority to its committees.

Membership of the Board of Education

Ex Officio
The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill (Bishop of Lichfield)

Chair of the Board
Mrs Elaine Townsend

Nominated by the Bishop of Lichfield
The Ven. Chris Liley (Archdeacon of Lichfield)
The Ven. Godfrey Stone (Archdeacon of Stoke upon Trent)
Vacancy
Vacancy

Elected by Diocesan Synod 
The Revd James Graham
The Revd Prebendary Michael Metcalf
The Revd Prebendary Michael Newman
Mrs Jane Butcher
Mr Andrew Charles
Mr John Clark
Mr Albert Griffin
Mr John Harp
Miss Helen McKay
Ms Gillian Pearce
Mr Cyril Randles
Mr John Rowe
Mr Nick Rutter

Co-opted by the Board
The Revd Canon Brendan Clover
Mrs Linda Hack
Mr Tim Moule
Mr Michael Revell
Mr David Swift