Peter is a global 'thought doer' in education with over 30 years of educational leadership in both State and independent schools. As principal he led the transformation that saw the community grow from 286 to 1150 young people and to Templestowe College being recognised as one of the most innovative schools in the world.Peter co-founded Future Schools, a network of over 100 innovative schools in Australia and 15 schools globally. He is a highly sought-afterconsultant in the area of school transformation and has a global voice in education with his TEDX talk being viewed over 330,000 times.

Introduction 1

Chapter One My educational story 9

Chapter Two The beginning 23

Chapter Three An audit of the school's strengths 39

Chapter Four Creative marketing strategies 55

Chapter Five 'Whose education is this?' 81

Chapter Six Getting staff on board 111

Chapter Seven A more flexible structure 121

Chapter Eight Creating a positive learning environment 137

Chapter Nine Business matters 153

Chapter Ten The Phoenix rises 163