Willoughby School Governors

(as at June 2023)

If you wish to discuss anything with the Governing Body, your Parent Governor Representatives will be pleased to hear from you. You will find their email addresses below, along with their terms of office & the committees on which they serve.

Please click for governor meeting dates.

Governor minutes are available on request.

Headteacher:

Mrs Joanne Linnett (Since 01/09/2023, Pupils & Strategic Development and Finance & Personnel committees)

Co-opted governors (appointed by the Governing Body):

Dr Adrian Bath | abath@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (11/03/23 – 10/03/27, Finance & Personnel and Pupils & Strategic Development committees; Training Co-ordinator)

Mr David Harris | dharris@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (16/01/23 – 15/07/27, Pupils & Strategic Development committee)

Mr Bob Allison ballison@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (22/05/2024 – 21/05/2025)

Mrs Charlie Lumby clumby@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (22/05/2024 – 21/05/2025)

Parent governors (appointed by the parents whose children attend the school):

Mr Nicholas Brown| nbrown@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (07/06/2021 – 06/06/2025 Finance & Personnel Committee (Chair))

Mrs Rebecca Kealy, vice chair of governors | rkealy@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (12/10/2021 – 11/10/2025, Pupils & Strategic Development committee – Chair)

Mr Sander Tiel | stiel@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (12/10/21 – 11/10/25, Pupils & Strategic Development and Finance & Personnel committees)

LA governor (appointed by the Local Authority):

Mr Stephen Marshall, Chair of governors | smarshall@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (28/09/22 – 27/09/26)

Staff governor (appointed by staff at the school – currenlty vacant):

Clerk to governors Ms Caspia Baird

Declaration of business interests

No governors have any conflicting business interests or any relatives who are members of staff. Governors are required to declare any interests at the start of all governor meetings and a Register of Business Interest is updated annually in January.

Recently completed terms of office/resignations from Governing Body:

Staff governor: Mrs Rosemary Marshall (09/09/2018 – 31/12/2020)

Co-opted governors: Mrs Caroline Marlow 01/02/21 – 30/04/24), Mrs Denise Howitt (07/10/2015 – 12/05/2021)

Parent governor: Mr Tom Bateson (09/10/2017-11/10/2021)

Mr Owen Devine (17/05/2017 – 16/05/2021)

Mrs Gretta Edley (26/01/20 – 28/07/22)

Mrs Celia Dyson (29/09/21 – 28/09/22)