Contrary to what many in the education field believe, fearless and strong leadership is not about cracking the whip and holding people to account with overbearing judgement. Rather, leadership should be assessed by the extent to which someone is brave enough to do things differently, to embrace change and to empower others to take a stake in, and improve, the environment in which they operate.
This is not an easy task of course, particularly in the education context. When I became headteacher at Hamford Primary Academy in Walton-on-the-Naze, part of the Academies Enterprise Trust, like many other coastal schools in the UK it had performed poorly for 30 years.
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