Someone once said to me that one of the truest tests of your impact as a leader is demonstrated when you are not in school and everything runs smoothly.
It took me a while to appreciate these words and my initial reaction was to think that if this is true then surely that demonstrates that my role has become redundant.
Like most school leaders (I hope) I feel a real sense of guilt when I am not in school. My health record is pretty good (touch wood) and I can count the number of times I’ve phoned sick in the last five years on one hand.
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