THE governors at Queen's College, Taunton, have announced the appointment of a new headmaster. Julian Noad, head of Oswestry School, in Shropshire, for the past seven years, will take over from Dr Lorraine Earps “no later than January 2022, hopefully sooner”. Prior to joining Oswestry, he was deputy head at Rydal Penrhos, which, like Queen’s, is a member of the Methodist Independent Schools Trust. He also spent 12 years at Clifton College, Bristol, including six as a housemaster. Married with two children who are both at university, Mr Noad has a lifelong passion for sailing, including yacht racing. He has also enjoyed playing and coaching rugby, football, squash and fives, but has more recently concentrated on cross-country running, coaching as well as running himself.