Would you pay £25 per student to raise reading ages by an average of 43 months in only six weeks? Here’s how one school is achieving huge impact on a budget.

“If we are to achieve things never before accomplished, we must employ methods never before attempted.” - Sir Francis Bacon

There has been a wealth of studies examining what shapes the perfect leader. One of the traits of authentic leadership is the consideration of soft as well as hard data, but are decisions based on non-quantitative data possible in the current funding climate? Since Sound Training was established in 2011, we have worked with hundreds of schools with the same goal - to raise literacy levels and achievement across the curriculum. The school leaders and teachers we work with may have lots in common, but one thing that stands out is innovative leadership.