By legal requirement - like all dioceses - Ely has a Diocesan Board of Education (DBE), served by a Diocesan Director of Education (DDE) who is appointed by the Bishop, and supported by a small expert team of Officers. In the case of Ely, the DDE is also Group CEO of the Diocese of Ely Education Trust (DEET), an umbrella charitable trust for education provision (including DEMAT) across the Diocese.