ABSTRACT
Michael Williams has been Assistant Principal at a Church of England middle school in Redditch, Worcestershire, for the past four years. In this chapter, he writes about how he, as an experienced school leader, believes in values-led leadership. This is understanding the role you play in the community and what your community needs from you. It can be in a speech in an assembly and it can be in the classroom. Values-led leadership is aspiring to embody more than just "tolerance and respect": it is celebrating. By being a successful, "out" teacher, you are showing young people that they are OK. You are giving them hope.
