Product reviews for Leadership with a Moral Purpose

I really enjoyed reading Will Ryan`s book. I was somewhat surprised though that the book was aimed at `primary heads - aspiring, newly-appointed, or those who think `there must be something more than this!` ` as I felt that the whole book is very appropriate for heads of all sectors, including heads of special schools.

I felt the content to be extremely topical, especially the section on `A Professional Learning Community`. The book was light hearted but at the same time focused on what really happens within the school situation.
As a headteacher of a large special school, my passion is for vulnerable children to be taught in settings that are appropriate to need, with a curriculum catering for their individuality and of course their needs.
The story of Thomas (chapter 7) made me realise how many `Thomas`s` the school picks up, and with a good dose of TLC manages to turn the child around despite the most difficult of home circumstances. This is always leading with `heart and soul` and in thinking about what best suits that particular child.

The book focuses on what is important in a child`s school life and on what makes a good school. The book is certainly written by a man who has `walked the walk`.

Headteachers reading the book, like myself, can relate to the practical experiences that are faced every day in our leadership roles. Heads do have the confidence to do what they know is right for the children, right for the staff and the wider community of the school; sometimes they just need the courage to put this moral purpose into practice.

Will Ryan`s book would, I feel, encourage heads to gather their courage and to create schools for the 21st Century.