An Australian model of successful school leadership: Moving from success to sustainability

Abstract

Purpose This paper seeks to demonstrate how the principal was instrumental in turning around an underperforming school by using a leadership style that modelled appropriate behaviour, and which was consultative, conciliatory, inspirational and empathetic, through having a clearly articulated wholechildfocused educational philosophy, by building relationships and developing staff, and through displaying a range of appropriate personal qualities such as integrity, high energy, sensitivity, enthusiasm, and persistence. Design/methodology/approach This was a multipleperspective, observational case study that included individual and group interviews with the principal, staff, parents and stude..