How Did I End Up Responsible for All This: A Real Leadership Book (Not the Inspirational Kind) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798279196913)

Leadership in schools isn't polished. It isn't heroic. And it definitely isn't what the job adverts make it sound like.

How Did I End Up Responsible for All This? is an honest look at what leadership in education actually feels like - the unexpected responsibilities, the small wins, the uncomfortable conversations, and the moments that follow you home for no logical reason.

This isn't a guidebook full of buzzwords or quick fixes. It's a collection of real experiences from the front line of school leadership:

• the behaviour you never saw coming

• the staff dynamics nobody trains you for

• the daft situations you end up dealing with

• and the weight that lands on you when real life collides with the job

Some stories are funny. Some are heavy. Most sit somewhere in the middle - the place where leadership actually happens.

If you've ever found yourself wondering why the role feels so chaotic, or why you're exhausted by things that don't show up on any job description, this book will reassure you that you're not alone.

It won't tell you how to be the perfect leader.
It will show you what the job really looks like.

And sometimes, that's what we need more.