It does not seem that long ago when the idea of the hero head was all over the media. Remember Lenny Henry as the headteacher who turned around a struggling school in the BBC’s Hope and Glory? It is exactly 20 years since that show was first broadcast and in that time there has been a transformation in our attitudes to, and understanding of, school leadership.
The idea of a school being turned around through the actions of the lone, transformational figurehead like Lenny Henry’s inspiring character Ian George has long had its day.
The evidence has been building for a long time showing that this sort of leadership does not deliver long-term school improvement. Leaders instead need to become enablers who help their teams to step up and play a key leadership role.
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