How can we help students take greater ownership of their learning? That's exactly what we explore with Paul Cline in the latest episode of The Science of Learning Podcast. If you haven't listened yet, you can catch it here 👇 https://linktr.ee/innerdrive_edu

😴 Students spend hours revising for exams. But how many spend enough time sleeping? Our blog explores why sleep might be one of the most overlooked performance tools available. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/how-sleep-can-help-student-performance/

🎙️ Coming tomorrow on The Science of Learning Podcast We had a great conversation with the wonderful Paul Cline about independent learning and how we can help students become more confident, motivated and self-regulated learners. Here's a little preview of what's to come 👇

Supporting neurodiverse students doesn't always require big changes. Sometimes it's the small, intentional adjustments that have the biggest impact. Read our blog for practical ideas 👇 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/support-neurodiverse-students/

Mind maps can be a brilliant learning tool. But what happens when AI creates them instead of students? Our blog explores the benefits, the drawbacks and what the research suggests. Read more 👇 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ai-and-mind-maps/

Looking for free classroom resources? From Cognitive Load Theory to Metacognition, our collection of posters covers some of education's biggest ideas in a clear and practical way. Browse them here 👇 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/our-posters/

Cold calling isn't a one-size-fits-all strategy. Our blog looks at different ways to use it in the classroom and how each approach can encourage more students to participate. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/cold-calling-types/

Multiple-choice questions or essays? Both have their place, but they don't assess learning in the same way. Our blog explores when each approach works best. ✍️ https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/mcqs-vs-essays/

Some students write pages of notes and still struggle to remember them. Our blog looks at simple ways to make note-taking more effective, so students get more out of the notes they already make. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/improve-your-note-taking/

One of the biggest challenges in teaching? Helping students organise knowledge in a way that actually sticks 👀 Our course explores the role Schema plays in memory, understanding and long-term learning. https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/schema-topic

Retrieval Practice. Spacing. Interleaving. Pre-questions. Lots of evidence-informed study strategies packed into one really practical blog. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/questions-to-improve-study/

Scaffolding. Questioning. Modelling. Challenge. Adaptive teaching connects to all four 👀 https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/adaptive-teaching-topic

Students often prefer revision that feels smooth and comfortable. Unfortunately, that’s not always what helps memory most: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/blocking-or-interleaving/

🎙️ In case you missed it... Our latest episode of The Science of Learning Podcast is out now! Valentina Devid joins us to discuss coaching, professional development and how schools can create a culture of continuous improvement. Listen here 👇 https://linktr.ee/innerdrive_edu

Retrieval Practice and distributed practice are powerful on their own, but they're even more effective when used together. Our blog explores why these two strategies work so well side by side. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/retrieval-and-distributed/

Adaptive teaching is about responding to students' needs while maintaining high expectations for everyone. Explore practical, evidence-informed strategies in our Adaptive Teaching course on the Teacher CPD Academy. https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/adaptive-teaching-topic

Talking isn't just part of learning, it can drive learning. 🗣️ Our Oracy for Learning course explores how purposeful classroom discussion can improve thinking, understanding and participation. https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/oracyforlearning-topic

Homework should do more than fill students' evenings. Our Homework course explores how to set meaningful tasks that support learning both in and out of the classroom. https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/homework-topic

Retrieval Practice helps students remember what they've learned, but it can also improve their Metacognition by showing them what they know and what they still need to work on. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/improving-metacognition-with-retrieval-practice/

A great explanation can make a difficult concept feel simple. Our Explanations course explores practical ways to make explanations clearer, more memorable and easier for students to understand. https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/explanations-topic

Working harder isn't about being busy all the time. It's about making small changes that add up over time. 💡 Discover 9 practical strategies in our latest blog. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ways-to-work-harder/

Literacy isn't just the responsibility of English teachers. Every lesson involves reading, writing, speaking or listening in some way. See how schools can build literacy across the curriculum on the Teacher CPD Academy: https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/literacy-topic

🏅 The Olympics isn't just about winning medals. It's also about creating a shared identity among thousands of athletes from different backgrounds. What might schools learn from that approach? Read more in our latest blog 👇 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/sense-of-belonging-olympic/

A student revising for 5 hours doesn’t automatically mean effective revision 😅 How students study matters just as much as how long they study. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/student-study-habits/

😴 Students spend hours revising for exams. But how many spend enough time sleeping? Our latest blog explores why sleep might be one of the most overlooked performance tools available. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/how-sleep-can-help-student-performance/

A student will often rise to the expectations around them. The question is whether those expectations are being communicated clearly enough. https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/high-expectations/

Exams. Friendships. Social media. Family life. Students today have plenty of reasons to feel stressed. Discover some practical ways schools can help in this blog: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/help-stressed-students/

Questioning. Mini whiteboards. Cold-Calling. Retrieval Practice. Checking for understanding can take many forms 📚 Our CPD course explores what the evidence suggests works best. https://www.teachercpdacademy.com/checking-for-understanding-topic

Humans like to think we make rational decisions 👀 Research suggests we’re influenced by shortcuts and biases far more than we realise: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/9-research-cognitive-biases/

We talk a lot about avoiding cognitive overload… But how do we know when students are actually overloaded? That's the question explored in our blog 👇 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/cognitive-load-in-class/