Leading Ahead 2011 – Comenius Network Conference León, Spain – Oct 19‐22, 2011 Ethical Leadership: a prerequisite for School Leadership today or just another leadership construct? Dr Eleftheria Argyropoulou, University of Crete, Greece Introduction The world is amidst a turbulent era which has impacts on all aspects of social life and social systems, including that of education. Turbulence is usually expressed as an economic turmoil buffeting every aspect of life; however, the economic crisis is just the summit of the iceberg; deep inside there is a deficit of culture, values, principles and a consequent [un]ethical decision making. The superficial economic and financial imbalance between developed and undeveloped countries puts forward –once again‐ all the problems that torture the society of the 21 st century: lack of ethos, lack of democratic and equalitarian values, lack of respect for each other. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a solid background of what ethical leadership in education is, as well as to present some cases of common dilemmas school leaders encounter in their daily routine and the possible ways to tackle theses dilemmas ethically. This background is meant to help “Ethical Leadership” workshop participants to meet the theoretical requirements of the workshop. This workshop takes place within the “Leading Ahead 2011” Comenius Network Conference, Léon, Spain and is addressed to school leaders from all represented countries. [N.B.] The Ethical Leadership workshop proposed in the framework of the Léon Conference 2011 is based on “learning by doing”. During the seminar/ workshop attention has been paid on how we could apply the proposed methodology on two given case‐studies. Research Methodology There will be a short literature review based on major masterpieces in the education field. The discussion to follow will explore various aspects of Ethical/ Moral Leadership, as these emerge from the works of R. Starratt, M. Fullan, K. Strike, J. Poliner Shapiro and J. A. Stefkovich, and K. Strike, E. Haller and J. Soltis.