Publisher's Synopsis
We put our faith in Britain's educators to teach our children the Three R's. But what if they could teach us as well? Jonathan opens up about life as a teacher, and in the process teaches some important lessons about leadership for everyone. From a knife flying across the classroom to outstanding inspection results, Jonathan has helped turn around four major schools from inadequate to being excellent in all areas. He certainly doesn't pull any punches. Jonathan has encountered brilliant students, incompetent governors and mad headteachers. Join him as he talks about undercover operations in schools, mafia gangs, false accusations, and the excitement of working with young people in some of the most difficult, as well as some of the most prestigious schools in the world. Through it all, there are leadership lessons for everyone, taken from the place everyone has experience of: their high school. Jonathan's vision and leadership transformed the college into a centre of excellence. He instilled a positive ethos that filters down through the college - Director of Studies 'an exceptional motivator…..who leads by example - University Officer He doubled the size of the college and embedded a culture leading to success The success of our colleges and happiness of the students is very much a result of Jonathan's outstanding work - Managing Director …never self-promoting but always enabling the best in people … an inspirational and committed teacher - Former Head Boy His energy and patience have been fundamental in transforming the staff into a cohesive team where we are all able to play to our strengths - Head of House Jonathan successfully highlights the many challenges faced by those willing to teach - FACT (Facing Allegations in Contexts of Trust)
