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The Diocesan Board of Education
Strategic Plan 2018
Director's Letters
Board Structure
RDBE guidance for Deanery Synods for nominations of representatives to serve on the DBE
Diocesan Office
National Society Reports
Church Schools of the Future Review
DBE of the Future Report
RE Review - Making a Difference?
Working Together - The Future of Rural CofE Schools
Deeply Christian, Serving the Common Good
Consultation on proposals to re-constitute the DBE
Diocesan Board of Education for the Future
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