© NAHT 2010A NAHT publication providing Leadership for LearningPrice: £10.001 Heath Square, Boltro Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1BLTel: 01444 472472 Fax: 01444 472473 E-mail: info@naht.org.ukWebsite: http://www.naht.org.ukThe Secondary Leadership Papers andPrimary Leadership Papers,under theskillful editorship of Hilary Street,have been a hallmark publication ofthe National Association ofHeadteachers for over 10 years now.Hilary has contributed massively tothought in educational leadership overthat time and NAHT have hugelyvalued her work.Now that Hilary has chosen to moveon from her role I have been asked to take responsibility for theseries.As part of our regular discussions on the direction of thepapers Hilary and I had often felt that there was a need to changethe way the series works to create something that could be moreflexible in its coverage of education leadership issues and the manyphases that NAHT supports.The terms 'Primary'and 'Secondary'education have become toolimiting for the series.The new 'Education Leadership'papers seekto explore issues with more breadth where necessary,whilst alsoreserving the right to be phase specific if that becomes appropriate.I hope that you enjoy this first issue on Rights RespectingSchools.I have thoroughly enjoyed working with the Author,Ali Brownlie Bojang,and my colleagues at Unicef - Ed Waller andAlicia Jones.All my thanks go to them for their hard work inputting this paper together for our members.Robert SandersSeries Editorroberts@naht.org.uk