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Society is changing rapidly and this give schools a new role to play. This will at the same time give school leadership an important position, but how are school leaders to play their role? If this is possible to specify more precisely it ought also to be easier to know what type of skills are demanded. The purpose of this paper is from both perspectives of organisation theory and pedagogy to discuss some possibilities and problems and to organise and carry out relevant in-service training of school leaders. The following questions will be raised:

• What are important parts of school leadership and what skills may be relevant for school leaders?
• What content of knowledge do school leaders require and how should in-service training be organised?
• What prerequisites are needed for co-operating about in-service training of school leaders on a national as well as on an international level?