Placement studies are a part of teacher training where student teachers can be given the opportunity to develop their leadership skills. In a case study placement teachers were asked about their opinion as to what possibilities student teachers actually have to develop their leadership ability. The results show that student teachers in many cases were perceived to be unsure in their leadership role in the classroom. Since leadership also involves tacit knowledge, the student teachers have to practice and get responses from their placement teachers. This requires skills that have to be developed in co-operation between university teachers and placement teachers in a way other than what is usual today.