Illuminating cognitive science research through evidence-informed CPD & student workshops. "Teaching & Learning Illuminated" out now đź“š
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May 3
Planning CPD can feel like:
Where do we start?
What do we focus on?
What comes next?
This toolkit gives you a clear starting point and structure 🗂️ innerdrive.co.uk/cpd-plannin…
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A lot of goal setting advice sounds motivational… until students actually try to apply it.
Our blog focuses on what the research says actually works when it comes to setting effective goals 🎯
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We love Retrieval Practice – it's one of the most effective ways of improving long-term retention, after all. But how does it help young students who are learning to read? youtu.be/5uNNQqpX6F0?si=QeIh…
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Exam season can massively increase feelings of pressure, self-doubt and perfectionism for students đź“š
This is a really timely CPD course for schools supporting student confidence and wellbeing right now.
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What actually improves spelling?
❌ endless copying
❌ vague corrections
❌ “just practise more”
Our course explores strategies that are far more effective and evidence-informed đź‘€
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Jun 13
Exam season is still in full swing… and for many students, so is the pressure.
Perfectionism, fear of failure and harsh self-criticism can spike massively at this time of year.
Schools are already booking this workshop for the new school year, worth getting enquiries in early if student wellbeing is a current priority. innerdrive.co.uk/workshops/m…
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Jun 13
Handwriting still matters more than many people think ✍️
From memory and note-taking to written fluency and cognitive load, there’s some really interesting research behind it.
Our CPD topic breaks it down in a practical, classroom-focused way:
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Jun 13
Reading unlocks the whole curriculum!
To listen to the full episode of The Science of Learning podcast click here!
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Jun 13
One of the biggest revision mistakes students make?
Confusing familiarity with learning.
Our new blog explores why interleaving can feel harder while often producing stronger long-term memory.
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Jun 12
🎨 Ask 10 teachers what creativity is and you'll probably get 10 different answers.
Which makes teaching it pretty difficult.
Our Creativity CPD course explores what the research actually says.
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Jun 12
Spelling is one of those things students use in almost every lesson.
That's why getting it right can have such a big impact.
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Jun 12
🚨 More information ≠more learning.
It's one of the most important lessons Cognitive Load Theory teaches us.
Our workshop explores what this means for lesson design, explanations and classroom practice.
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Jun 12
A student will often rise to the expectations around them.
The question is whether those expectations are being communicated clearly enough.
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Jun 12
🎙️ Education research moves fast.
The Science of Learning Podcast helps you keep up without having to read hundreds of studies.
Start listening here 👇
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Jun 11
⏳ 10 minutes until we begin.
From recurring inspection themes to practical next steps for schools, we'll be sharing what we learned from analysing 400 Ofsted reports.
See you there 👇
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Jun 11
📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Education Minister Paul Givan has announced that post primary schools across Northern Ireland will continue to have access to the innovative online Teacher CPD Academy for the 2026/27 academic year.
This professional learning platform, provided in partnership with @Inner_Drive, delivered high-impact, evidence-informed professional development to over 10,000 post-primary teachers during 2025/26, logging more than 45,000 hours of recorded use.
🔗 Find out more: education-ni.gov.uk/news/giv…
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Jun 11
In an age of laptops and tablets, does handwriting still matter? 🤔
Our Handwriting CPD course explores what the evidence says.
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Jun 11
⏰ Just one hour to go.
We'll soon be revealing the four recurring themes we found across Ofsted reports where Achievement was identified as a weakness.
Still time to join us 👇
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Jun 11
Exams can be challenging enough without anxiety making them even harder.Â
See how teachers can help students manage test anxiety on the Teacher CPD Academy:
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Jun 11
What's the key to tackling the attainment gap?
To listen to the full episode of The Science of Learning podcast click here!
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#ScienceOfLearning #EducationPodcast #CognitiveScience #TeacherTips #Podcast
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Jun 11
AI is becoming a bigger part of school life every month.
That's why more schools are looking at how to prepare staff for what's next.
Take a look at our Using AI in Education workshop.
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