Shropshire school appoints new headteacher as it prepares to celebrate 180th year
A Shropshire school which is about to celebrate its 180th anniversary has announced its new headteacher as it looks forward to the next exciting chapter in its history.
The Old Hall School, which becomes Wrekin Prep this September, will welcome Craig Williams to the role in January.
Craig has been Head of the highly successful Abingdon Prep School in Oxfordshire for the past eight years, having taught in a number of the country’s top schools during his career.
After attending Bradfield College as a pupil, he went on to gain his degree in Geography from Oxford University, and has since taught at prep schools in Sussex, Somerset, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire.
Emma Crawford, Chair of Governors at the Wrekin Old Hall Trust, said today she was delighted to announce Craig’s appointment, following an extensive recruitment process.
“Old Hall has continually evolved throughout its 180-year history but has always delivered the very best education for its pupils and will continue to do so as Wrekin Prep,” she said.
“Both the number and quality of candidates reaffirmed that our school is well regarded across the country and we are delighted to be welcoming Craig, who we feel is best equipped to lead our community forward.
“Craig impressed us all with his warmth and his child-centred and hands-on approach to education. He very much shares the values of our family school.”
A keen cricketer, Craig also enjoys teaching sport alongside academic subjects and will be moving to the Wrekin Prep community with his wife Hannah, young son Quinn, and yellow labrador Wicket.
He said: “I am delighted to be joining the Wrekin Prep community as it looks forward to this exciting new chapter which will see efforts continue to build stronger links with Wrekin College.
“The people and pupils I met as part of the interview process could not have been more welcoming and I look forward to more opportunities to visit the school community at other events so I can meet even more Wrekin Prep families ahead of my official start in January.”
Dr Crawford said the vision they had set out for the future of the Trust at the beginning of this academic year and notable achievements at Old Hall including in the development of sport, music and other specialist areas attracted a high calibre of candidates when the search for a new headteacher started to replace current headteacher Mrs Anna Karacan who will leave at the end of this academic year.
