Product reviews for Making The Leap

This book is a must for any senior leader who is considering taking the next step towards becoming a head teacher. Jill's reassuring words of encouragement help you to ask challenging questions of yourself - the mark of a great coach. From the outset, she poses reflections to establish whether headship is right for you and, indeed, whether you are right for headship. Those who decide they are can't help but benefit from her wisdom.

Using a perfect balance of personal experience and findings from her doctoral thesis, as well as the best current academic research, Jill cleverly navigates any potential situations in an informative and authentic manner. Her engaging stories, concrete experiences and rhetorical questions convince you that you are taking a step closer to the best job in the world and that you're not alone in this exciting journey. Recurring themes provide a quietly reaffirming -˜you can do it' mantra, which helps to prevent any self-doubt from creeping in. Jill is skilfully motivating and inspires you to take the plunge. Jill's words have been a joy to read, giving me the confidence to consider not only what my next step will be but also how it will look when the time comes. Most importantly she has given me the insight to make this happen.



Written for busy people, straight to the point, easy to read and impossible to put down, Making the Leap will help any senior leader find the transition to headship a walk in the park!