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Illuminating Cognitive Science research 💡
Free Teaching & Learning resources, practical staff CPD and student workshops, the Teacher CPD Academy, and more: www.innerdrive.co.uk
Free Teaching & Learning resources, practical staff CPD and student workshops, the Teacher CPD Academy, and more: www.innerdrive.co.uk
Not all praise helps. Learn which types of praise can backfire and how better feedback boosts motivation and learning.
👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ways-you-should-not-praise-your-child/
👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ways-you-should-not-praise-your-child/
January 24, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Not all praise helps. Learn which types of praise can backfire and how better feedback boosts motivation and learning.
👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ways-you-should-not-praise-your-child/
👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/ways-you-should-not-praise-your-child/
Is grading your students actually hurting learning?
We unpack the evidence and rethink what feedback should do.
Read it here ➡️ https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/is-grading-students-bad/
We unpack the evidence and rethink what feedback should do.
Read it here ➡️ https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/is-grading-students-bad/
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Is grading your students actually hurting learning?
We unpack the evidence and rethink what feedback should do.
Read it here ➡️ https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/is-grading-students-bad/
We unpack the evidence and rethink what feedback should do.
Read it here ➡️ https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/is-grading-students-bad/
Self‑control isn’t a limited resource you use up 🔄
This blog breaks down what psychologists now think about delay‑of‑gratification and how it applies to classrooms:
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/marshmallows-and-self-control/
This blog breaks down what psychologists now think about delay‑of‑gratification and how it applies to classrooms:
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/marshmallows-and-self-control/
January 21, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Self‑control isn’t a limited resource you use up 🔄
This blog breaks down what psychologists now think about delay‑of‑gratification and how it applies to classrooms:
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/marshmallows-and-self-control/
This blog breaks down what psychologists now think about delay‑of‑gratification and how it applies to classrooms:
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/marshmallows-and-self-control/
Today we’re digging into the science of literacy 🧠
Spelling. Handwriting. What actually helps learning.
Free webinar later today. Still time to join:
https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
Spelling. Handwriting. What actually helps learning.
Free webinar later today. Still time to join:
https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Today we’re digging into the science of literacy 🧠
Spelling. Handwriting. What actually helps learning.
Free webinar later today. Still time to join:
https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
Spelling. Handwriting. What actually helps learning.
Free webinar later today. Still time to join:
https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
Struggling with spelling and handwriting in your class? 🤔
We’re breaking down Cognitive Science, common pitfalls and practical strategies in a free online session this Wednesday: https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
We’re breaking down Cognitive Science, common pitfalls and practical strategies in a free online session this Wednesday: https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
January 20, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Struggling with spelling and handwriting in your class? 🤔
We’re breaking down Cognitive Science, common pitfalls and practical strategies in a free online session this Wednesday: https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
We’re breaking down Cognitive Science, common pitfalls and practical strategies in a free online session this Wednesday: https://literacy-spelling-handwriting.eventbrite.co.uk/
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This was an interesting read from @innerdrive.bsky.social
www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/photos-...?
Thinking about all those people endlessly taking photos of slides at conference presentations 😉
www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/photos-...?
Thinking about all those people endlessly taking photos of slides at conference presentations 😉
Point-and-Shoot Memories: The influence of taking photos on memory | InnerDrive
Snapping a photo of the board at the end of a lesson feels like a smart thing to do. But do photos actually aid memory – or are they just a crutch?
www.innerdrive.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
This was an interesting read from @innerdrive.bsky.social
www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/photos-...?
Thinking about all those people endlessly taking photos of slides at conference presentations 😉
www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/photos-...?
Thinking about all those people endlessly taking photos of slides at conference presentations 😉
Dual coding pairs words and pictures so students get two ways of encoding the same idea, and that can boost recall and understanding big time. 📊
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/dual-coding-learning-style/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/dual-coding-learning-style/
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Dual coding pairs words and pictures so students get two ways of encoding the same idea, and that can boost recall and understanding big time. 📊
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/dual-coding-learning-style/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/dual-coding-learning-style/
Debriefs improve learning effectiveness by up to 25% 📊Quick, cost-effective, and powerful.
But only if done right. 4 ways to make them work: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/benefit-from-effective-debriefs/
But only if done right. 4 ways to make them work: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/benefit-from-effective-debriefs/
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Debriefs improve learning effectiveness by up to 25% 📊Quick, cost-effective, and powerful.
But only if done right. 4 ways to make them work: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/benefit-from-effective-debriefs/
But only if done right. 4 ways to make them work: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/benefit-from-effective-debriefs/
Want your teaching to actually stick? Start with clear, explicit steps and only fade support when students can confidently apply skills independently.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/using-explicit-instruction/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/using-explicit-instruction/
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Want your teaching to actually stick? Start with clear, explicit steps and only fade support when students can confidently apply skills independently.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/using-explicit-instruction/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/using-explicit-instruction/
99% of students cram. 72% think it works 🤯It doesn't.
Research proves Spacing and Retrieval Practice beat cramming every time. Help your students learn what actually works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/help-students-learn/
Research proves Spacing and Retrieval Practice beat cramming every time. Help your students learn what actually works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/help-students-learn/
January 16, 2026 at 10:26 AM
99% of students cram. 72% think it works 🤯It doesn't.
Research proves Spacing and Retrieval Practice beat cramming every time. Help your students learn what actually works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/help-students-learn/
Research proves Spacing and Retrieval Practice beat cramming every time. Help your students learn what actually works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/help-students-learn/
Deep breathing:
✅ Lowers blood pressure
✅ Decreases heart rate
✅ Increases melatonin
✅ Reduces anxiety
✅ Brings body to physiological rest
Free, instant, scientifically proven 💙 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/taking-a-deep-breath/
✅ Lowers blood pressure
✅ Decreases heart rate
✅ Increases melatonin
✅ Reduces anxiety
✅ Brings body to physiological rest
Free, instant, scientifically proven 💙 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/taking-a-deep-breath/
January 15, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Deep breathing:
✅ Lowers blood pressure
✅ Decreases heart rate
✅ Increases melatonin
✅ Reduces anxiety
✅ Brings body to physiological rest
Free, instant, scientifically proven 💙 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/taking-a-deep-breath/
✅ Lowers blood pressure
✅ Decreases heart rate
✅ Increases melatonin
✅ Reduces anxiety
✅ Brings body to physiological rest
Free, instant, scientifically proven 💙 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/taking-a-deep-breath/
Retrieval practice boosts recall and confidence. Interleaving encourages comparison across content. Together, they help students learn more deeply.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/retrieval-practice-interleaving/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/retrieval-practice-interleaving/
January 14, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Retrieval practice boosts recall and confidence. Interleaving encourages comparison across content. Together, they help students learn more deeply.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/retrieval-practice-interleaving/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/retrieval-practice-interleaving/
Are your classroom systems helping or hindering learning?
Our blog explores how well‑designed structure unlocks effort and builds supportive learning experiences.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/success-structure-and-support/
Our blog explores how well‑designed structure unlocks effort and builds supportive learning experiences.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/success-structure-and-support/
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Are your classroom systems helping or hindering learning?
Our blog explores how well‑designed structure unlocks effort and builds supportive learning experiences.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/success-structure-and-support/
Our blog explores how well‑designed structure unlocks effort and builds supportive learning experiences.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/success-structure-and-support/
Few names have shaped education like John Hattie. We’re delighted he’ll be joining us at our Teaching & Learning Summit this Valentines day.
Get your ticket now: https://ttls2026.eventbrite.co.uk
Get your ticket now: https://ttls2026.eventbrite.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Few names have shaped education like John Hattie. We’re delighted he’ll be joining us at our Teaching & Learning Summit this Valentines day.
Get your ticket now: https://ttls2026.eventbrite.co.uk
Get your ticket now: https://ttls2026.eventbrite.co.uk
Seeing others try harder makes students themselves more likely to put in effort.
Explore the research 👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/effort-being-contagious/
Explore the research 👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/effort-being-contagious/
January 12, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Seeing others try harder makes students themselves more likely to put in effort.
Explore the research 👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/effort-being-contagious/
Explore the research 👉 https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/effort-being-contagious/
Bring evidence-informed strategies to life. Download all our posters for free and use them with students or staff to reinforce key concepts.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/our-posters/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/our-posters/
January 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Bring evidence-informed strategies to life. Download all our posters for free and use them with students or staff to reinforce key concepts.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/our-posters/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/our-posters/
Equip students with study methods that work: structured practice, purposeful review, and retrieval tasks over passive rereading.
Discover how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/maximise-studying-time/
Discover how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/maximise-studying-time/
January 11, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Equip students with study methods that work: structured practice, purposeful review, and retrieval tasks over passive rereading.
Discover how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/maximise-studying-time/
Discover how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/maximise-studying-time/
Want your students to remember more and forget less? Help them space their revision across weeks, not cram into nights.
Learn why spacing works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/the-spacing-effect/
Learn why spacing works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/the-spacing-effect/
January 11, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Want your students to remember more and forget less? Help them space their revision across weeks, not cram into nights.
Learn why spacing works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/the-spacing-effect/
Learn why spacing works: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/the-spacing-effect/
We often celebrate expertise, but it can create blind spots.
Our blog highlights common cognitive biases and how teachers and leaders can respond constructively.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/expertise-and-cognitive-biases/
Our blog highlights common cognitive biases and how teachers and leaders can respond constructively.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/expertise-and-cognitive-biases/
January 10, 2026 at 9:04 AM
We often celebrate expertise, but it can create blind spots.
Our blog highlights common cognitive biases and how teachers and leaders can respond constructively.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/expertise-and-cognitive-biases/
Our blog highlights common cognitive biases and how teachers and leaders can respond constructively.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/expertise-and-cognitive-biases/
What happens when you teach students to believe they can improve AND know how to improve? 🤔
Find out here👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/combine-growth-mindset-with/
Find out here👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/combine-growth-mindset-with/
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
What happens when you teach students to believe they can improve AND know how to improve? 🤔
Find out here👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/combine-growth-mindset-with/
Find out here👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/combine-growth-mindset-with/
Sometimes the most powerful feedback a student hears is: “I’m proud of you.”
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/say-im-proud-of-you/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/say-im-proud-of-you/
January 8, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Sometimes the most powerful feedback a student hears is: “I’m proud of you.”
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/say-im-proud-of-you/
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/say-im-proud-of-you/
Differentiation or adaptive teaching: which actually responds to learner needs in the moment? 🤔
Our blog breaks the difference down.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/differentiation-vs-adaptive-teaching/
Our blog breaks the difference down.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/differentiation-vs-adaptive-teaching/
January 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Differentiation or adaptive teaching: which actually responds to learner needs in the moment? 🤔
Our blog breaks the difference down.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/differentiation-vs-adaptive-teaching/
Our blog breaks the difference down.
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/differentiation-vs-adaptive-teaching/
Q: Does Retrieval Practice replace everything else?
A: No.
It complements good instruction and builds long‑term memory.
Read more 👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/questions-about-retrieval-practice/
A: No.
It complements good instruction and builds long‑term memory.
Read more 👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/questions-about-retrieval-practice/
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Q: Does Retrieval Practice replace everything else?
A: No.
It complements good instruction and builds long‑term memory.
Read more 👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/questions-about-retrieval-practice/
A: No.
It complements good instruction and builds long‑term memory.
Read more 👇
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/questions-about-retrieval-practice/
Burned out teachers = exhausted students 😴
Schools can fix this.
Find out how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/prevent-teacher-burnout/
Schools can fix this.
Find out how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/prevent-teacher-burnout/
January 5, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Burned out teachers = exhausted students 😴
Schools can fix this.
Find out how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/prevent-teacher-burnout/
Schools can fix this.
Find out how: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/prevent-teacher-burnout/
“Out of sight, out of mind” isn’t just a saying, it’s a real way to help students focus. 🙌
From phone‑free time to limiting notifications, do less distraction, more learning: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/guides/mobile-phone-management/
From phone‑free time to limiting notifications, do less distraction, more learning: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/guides/mobile-phone-management/
December 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Out of sight, out of mind” isn’t just a saying, it’s a real way to help students focus. 🙌
From phone‑free time to limiting notifications, do less distraction, more learning: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/guides/mobile-phone-management/
From phone‑free time to limiting notifications, do less distraction, more learning: https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/guides/mobile-phone-management/