A modern school needs a modern leadership style. Dr Gill Eatough, Principal at the HLC, a brand new extended community school in Telford, firmly believes in extended leadership for schools. No longer should one headteacher carry the burden. She has built a system with vice principals and assistant vice principals, each with specific respsonsibilities for running the school. Leading the Way charts how Gill has to soldier on alone helping to design the HLC before her vice principals come on board to lighten the load. Meanwhile the assistant vice principals have to run two closing schools for a difficult year before joining the leadership team at the HLC.

Video Series: Future School
Release Date 2005