Responding to a challenge posed by state and independent school leaders, Ian
Wigston put together a team of experienced leaders from business, the public
sector and the military to enable nearly a hundred women to explore their potential
for school leadership.
The Magic in the Space Between explores how mentoring, in tandem with a variety
of innovative community projects undertaken by the women, provided a platform
for each of them to develop a range of skills which saw more than a quarter
achieve promotion within two years.
As well as telling the stories of individual success, frequently challenging their own
assumptions, the book includes contributions from former Schools Minister David
Laws, actor Juliet Stevenson and Commodore Mel Robinson, one of the most senior
women in the Navy.
The book concludes with proposals to address the continuing problem of building a
pipeline of future women’s leadership in education.
