Willoughby School Governors

(as at January 2025)

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.

Governor attendance can be viewed here (PDF download)

Headteacher:

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

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

Mr Nicholas Brown, co-Chair of governors| nbrown@willoughby.notts.sch.uk

Mr David Harris | dharris@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (16/01/23 – 15/07/27)

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; we currently have one vacancy):

Mrs Rebecca Kealy, co-Chair of governors | rkealy@willoughby.notts.sch.uk (12/10/2021 – 11/10/2025)

LA governor (appointed by the Local Authority):

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

Staff governor: Mrs Alice Smith

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)

Mr Sander Tiel (12/10/21 – 31/07/24)

Dr Adrian Bath (11/03/23 – 21/01/25)

Governor meetings

Spring term 2nd – 18.03.25

Summer term 1st – 03.06.25

Summer term 2nd – 01.07.25

Autumn term 2025 – to be agreed

Spring Term 2026 – to be agreed

Summer term 2026 – to be agreed