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Our staff

We have listed our staff team below, if you don’t know who you wish to get in contact with please use the form below to contact us and we will direct your email to the correct person.

  • Penny Roberts MBE

    Diocesan Director of Education
    City of London, Hackney, Haringey, Surrey, Tower Hamlets, Brent.

  • Jayne Pavlou

    Deputy Director of Education
    (Christian Distinctiveness & Governance)

    SIAMS Manager
    Barnet, Enfield, Harrow.

    020 7932 1171

  • Helen Ridding

    Deputy Director of Education
    (School Improvement)

    Managing Director, GROW Education Partners Ltd
    Camden, Ealing, LHBF, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, LBKC, Richmond, Westminster.

    020 7932 1175

  • Terri Patterson

    People and Culture Director

    020 7932 1172

  • Andrew Garwood-Watkins

    Operations Director

    020 3837 5157

  • Abigail Chand

    Personal Assistant to the Director of Education

    020 3837 5158

  • Jayne Pavlou

    Deputy Director of Education

    (Christian Distinctiveness & Governance)

    SIAMS Manager

    Barnet, Enfield, Harrow.

    020 7932 1171

  • Leanne Gowar

    Governance and Admissions Officer

    020 7932 1159

  • David Coy

    Head of Data Protection

  • John Pearson-Hicks

    Data Protection Officer

  • Claire Mehegan

    Data Protection and Compliance Officer

LDBS governance

The LDBS is a registered charity (number 313000) and a company limited by guarantee (number 00198131).

The functions of the LDBS are established under the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 2021. The governance of the LDBS is set out in a Scheme which was made by the Diocesan Synod in December 2021.

The LDBS Board is chaired by The Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell. Ten or eleven additional trustees are appointed by the Bishop of London on the recommendation of a Nominations Committee. The LDBS Board and Diocesan Synod are represented on the Nominations Committee.

LDBS committees

The board appoints six committees to enable it to discharge its responsibilities in an effective manner: Education, Governance, Operations, Risk and Audit, Nominations, and Standing.

The Education Committee has oversight of the City and Diocese Grant Panel which makes grants to support students in need.

Although LDBS is a separate charity, it is an integral part of the Diocese of London, fulfilling the statutory duties placed on the Diocese in respect of education.

Our trustees

The Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell
Term Expire: Ex Officio

Paula Aitcheson-Walker
Term Expire: 31.12.25

Stephanie Ajayi
Term Expire: 31.12.25

Catherine Allard
Term Expire: 31.12.25

Revd. Matthew Knox
Term Expire: 31.12.27

Carla Munoz Slaughter
Term Expire: 31.12.24

Revd. William Rogers
Term Expire: 31.12.24

Zoe Vickerman
Term Expire: 31.12.24

Revd. Stephen Coleman
Term Expire: 31.12.24

Revd. Richard Collins
Term Expire: 31.12.27

Monica Duncan
Term Expire: 31.12.27

Simon Judge
Term Expire: 31.12.25

Our committees

Education

Trustees

Catherine Allard (Chair)
Revd. Matthew Knox
Zoe Vickerman

Co-opted Members

Alero Abbey
Victor Selvaraj

Governance

Trustees

Revd. Stephen Coleman (Chair)
Paula Aitcheson Walker
Carla Munoz Slaughter

Co-opted Members

Lyn Meadows

Operations

Trustees

The Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell
Stephanie Ajayi (Chair)
Revd. William Rogers

Co-opted Members

Anthony David
Richard Brown
Michael Poulard
Alen Ong

Audit and Risk

Trustees

Simon Judge (Chair)
Monica Duncan

Co-opted Members

Adrian Barrett
Elizabeth Marshall

Nominations

Trustees

Catherine Allard
Stephanie Ajayi
Stephen Coleman
Simon Judge (Chair)

Co-opted Members

Chair of House of Clergy
Chair of House of Laity
(Diocesan Synod)

Standing

Trustees

The Rt Revd Dr Joanne Grenfell
Simon Judge (Chair) ex officio
Catherine Allard ex officio
Stephanie Ajayi ex officio
Revd. Stephen Coleman ex officio

Our address

London Diocesan Board for Schools
Diocesan House
36 Causton Street
London
SW1P 4AU

Our nearest underground station is Pimlico on the Victoria line.