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Willingham Primary School

Members of Governing Body

For a list of Governors who have served within the past 12 months and their dates of office please click here.  

Governing Body Membership as September 2025

Composition = 18 Governors: Headteacher = 1, Staff = 1, LA = 1, Parent = 4, Co-opted = 7, Vacancy = 4

Full Governing Board

 

Name

Type

End Date

Link Roles

1

Mona Paalanen

Headteacher

n/a

n/a

2

Jo Aldhouse

Staff

Oct 2025

n/a

3

Angela Walker

Co-opted

May 2027

n/a

4

Emily Lloyd

Co-opted

April 2028

Honeypot & EYFS

5

Cherie Davies

Parent

Jan 2029

TBC

6

Anne-Marie Garrett

Co-opted

Jan 2029

TBC

7

Vacancy

Parent    

8

Louise Johnston

Co-opted

Nov 2027

Finance / SFVS & Spot Checks

9

Sophie Cunningham

Co-opted

July 2029 TBC

10

Helen McCarthy

Parent

Jan 2026

Wellbeing

11

Matt Unwin-Riches

Co-opted

Jan 2026

SEND

12

Vacancy

Co-opted

   

13

Chris Shaw
chair@willingham.cambs.sch.uk 

LA 

Oct 2026

Compliance, Skills Audit, Data Analysis, Governor Development

14

Vacancy

Co-opted    

15

Lara Feather

Co-opted

Mar 27

Behaviour

16

Yvona Duncan

Parent

July 28

TBA

17

Annabel Targett

Parent

May 27

Assessment

18

Vacancy

Co-opted

   

 

Finance & Premises

Curriculum

Personnel

Non-staff:

Louise Johnston (Chair)

Yvona Duncan

Sophie Cunningham

 

Non-Staff:

Lara Feather

Cherise Davies

Annabel Targett

Emily Lloyd

Anne-Marie Garrett

Non-Staff

Helen McCarthy(Chair)

Chris Shaw

Matt Unwin-Riches

 

Staff:

Mona Paalanen

Jo Aldhouse

Staff:

Mona Paalanen

Angela Walker

 

Staff:

Mona Paalanen

Jo Aldhouse