Product reviews for Leadership with a Moral Purpose

Aimed at primary heads, this book aims to give headteachers the confidence to do those things they know are right because they are right for the children, right for the staff and right for the community and not because they are slave to somebody else's agenda. To this end it has a very powerful and positive message that most should find inspiring.

The term 'inside-out school' is used to describe the ideal school - one driven by a clear moral purpose, as apposed to an 'outside-in school' which is running to keep up with pressures from others outside.

Will Ryan has 33 years of experience of primary education as a teacher, inspector and local authority advisor. Each chapter of the book begins with a story from his own experience. This keeps the tone lighthearted and amusing while at the same time exploring important and relevant issues for primary headteachers. While at times the feet of the book seems slightly gimmicky and occasionally the relevance of examples could be called into question, on the whole Ryan uses clear-to-follow guides that fit with the needs of modern heads on how to improve schools from the inside and lead by example.