ABSTRACT
Preparation for school leadership has improved immensely over the last few years. Even so, many new leaders would feel inadequate and unprepared to deal with the real-life situation described above. Sex and sexuality are not often mentioned on leadership courses or in the manuals yet although not all leaders will have to confront the above scenario they are likely to be faced with similar complex dilemmas of a sexual nature that demand a quick response. Sometimes the situations would be humorous if they were in other contexts and sometimes as the one above (and others described in the book, one of which ended in manslaughter), they are potentially explosive. The responses of those dealing with these situations will need to take into account changes in social attitudes as well as the situation of the individuals concerned. If lucky, they may be able to draw on previous professional experiences to help clarify reactions, but contexts are often particular and different enough to require new thinking.
