Wolves Foundation: Community Captain 'humbled' by Foundation award
“She is so much more than your average headteacher.” Just one of the many descriptions given to Louisa Craig by those who know her best, and even then, that doesn’t really do her justice.
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Louisa, or Miss Craig to the staff and students at Our Lady & St Chad Catholic Academy in Fallings Park, is a Wolves season ticket holder whose enthusiasm and passion for sport and wanting to help young people make the very most out of their talents, is infectious.
“Everything about Louisa is completely student focused and about the impact which can be delivered to the students,” says Paul Taylor, Assistant Principal at OLSC.
“Whether that is supporting them with difficulties they may have in their lives, or investing in high quality sport and PE, everything is in place for them to enjoy the best possible outcomes; whether when leaving Year11 or Year 13, or working with the transition from primary schools.
“She is absolutely relentless in her pursuit of ensuring that students get to where they are destined to be and achieve their very, very best.”
As Chair of the PE and Schools Sport Physical Activity group for the city, Louisa also works with all schools across Wolverhampton, from nursery level right through to secondary.
And the extent of that impact and her selfless personality makes her the perfect recipient of this year’s Community Captain award, presented by Wolves Foundation as part of the Premier League’s More Than A Game campaign which has been highlighted over the first two weeks of February.
“Teachers have a huge responsibility and so many have such a positive impact on their pupils,” said Karl Henry, former Wolves captain and now Foundation ambassador who made the surprise presentation.
“Seeing all the staff and children here when I arrived, and how excited they all were for Miss Craig, there is clearly a very strong sense of community and pride in what the school is doing.
“Miss Craig is at the forefront of that, to have spent 27 years here is incredible and she is hugely appreciated and respected.
“She is clearly doing a brilliant job and has had such a massive impact on young people in the community for so many years.”
Wolves Foundation run several projects at OLSC including the Premier League Inspires programme, and post-16 Football & Education Academy, whilst Louisa has also organised additional sessions to support staff wellbeing.
“I am speechless, probably for the first time in my life,” she reflected, after receiving the award.
“I feel really fortunate that we have such an amazing partnership with Wolves Foundation, and the work that they deliver across the city is really inspiring.
“I am a really humble person who prefers to do things for other people, but to be named the Community Captain makes me feel very honoured and privileged.”
