. I don’t think that it’s something that we should just sort of lay down and accept.

I mean, I was never a principal who’s a doormat. And all my time – touch wood I suppose – I’ve never been physically set upon by any parent, and woe betide any parent that tried it on because I’d bring the full force of the law to weigh on them, and I’d do that for my staff as well.

But, you know, at the end of the day I think you’ve got to take a position, you’ve got to be seen, you’ve got to have a profile, you’ve got to have visibility, you’ve got to share that with your staff, you’ve got to have them supporting it.