What We Do
InnerDrive are the teaching and learning company that bridges the gap between cognitive science and the classroom. We work with schools and colleges across the world to deliver evidence-informed training and resources that transform teaching and drive better pupil outcomes.
We are the “Google Translate” for cognitive science – taking complex research and turning it into classroom-ready strategies and tools that teachers can use from day one. Everything we deliver, from our CPD workshops to the Teacher CPD Academy, is designed to illuminate, inform and inspire. We start with the why, so staff genuinely want to change – and then we show them how.
What sets us apart? We don’t do boring. Our training is bespoke, interactive, and built around the realities of a teacher’s day. We care deeply about every school we work with, treating each engagement as if our reputation depends on it – because it does.
Schools and colleges choose InnerDrive when they’re tired of a one-size-fits-all approach that wastes time and fails to stick. We create a consistent, school-wide culture of great teaching, saving you time, delivering real change and leaving your staff energised and equipped to perform at their best.
Teacher CPD Academy
Flexible, high-quality, evidence-informed training at your fingertips.
The Teacher CPD Academy offers high-quality training at your convenience. It is designed to help CPD coordinators craft their own high-impact programmes. Here are just a few of its key features…
Topic Areas
20+ topic areas cover an ever-growing range of Cognitive Science focii, including Metacognition, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction, Retrieval Practice and Cognitive Load Theory. As well as interactive, flexible courses, your staff learn from world-renowned experts such as Dylan Wiliam, John Hattie and John Dunlosky.
Teaching Unpacked with Doug Lemov
Imagine professional development that bridges the gap between research and real-world practice, equipping teachers with practical tools to improve outcomes for every student. Well, that’s Teaching Unpacked, our collaboration with Doug Lemov! With a blend of classroom demonstrations, expert analysis and evidence-informed insights, Teaching Unpacked ensures your CPD sessions are engaging, practical, and impactful.
For more college-specific insights, we headed to the supportive learning environment of Coleg Cambria, where we recorded real-life examples of Cold-Calling, Retrieval Practice, modelling and more. College Unpacked includes step-by-step commentary, explaining how the techniques and strategies work, why they are effective, and how to use them in your own teaching.
The Cognitive Science Network
The Cognitive Science Network brings together schools and colleges from around the world to learn from expert-led masterclasses and active discussion. The aim? To help you be at the forefront of cognitive science in education
The CPD Suite with Jade Pearce
Designed by us, delivered by you, the The CPD Suite is a ready-to-use professional development toolkit of nine expertly crafted, editable training materials. We want to save you time leading your in-house professional development, without compromising on quality or impact. Which means each CPD Suite sessions has everything you need to run a brilliant evidence-informed training day: editable PowerPoint slides, printable and digitally editable teacher handouts and additional resources to expand staff learning!
Lesson Materials
Frustrated with the amount of time it takes to create quality resources for PSHE and tutor time? You’ll find ready-made resources to use in the classroom, directly with your students. Help them develop effective learning skills, positive mindsets, well-being strategies and more.
There’s so much to see and do on the Teacher CPD Academy, and the best way to experience it all is firsthand. Get in touch to set up a demo for your school.
Evidence-Informed Education Workshops
Teacher CPD Workshops
Our Teacher CPD Workshops illuminate, inform and inspire, translating Cognitive Science research into effective teaching strategies. But we don’t tell you how to teach – we explain research findings, suggest best practices and help spark conversations among your staff.
Our workshops cover a range of topics, including the Science of Learning, Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and much more. Take a look at the full lineup here. Our training isn’t one-size-fits-all: we are bespoke, happy to help you choose your perfect combination of topics so that your staff gain the skills and experience they most need.
Our training isn’t one-size-fits-all: we are bespoke, happy to help you choose your perfect combination of topics so that your staff gain the skills and experience they most need.
Student Workshops
Our Student Workshops motivate and equip students to learn better, helping them to become motivated, independent learners. The goal is for them to not just survive but thrive through the challenges of academic life, fostering skills and habits to last them a lifetime.
But don’t just picture your students sat in a room, blank-eyed as we talk through a presentation. We fill our workshops with experiments and interactive elements, to help them engage with and apply what they’ve learnt.
Find the perfect workshop for your students in our workshop catalogue.
Teaching & Learning Events & Resources
Here are some of the other ways we’re sharing evidence-informed education with the world…
The Teaching & Learning Summit
Our annual Teaching & Learning Summit in partnership with Eton College! This jam-packed conference is a perfect opportunity to learn from leading experts about how they would improve education, in just 22 minutes.
Our books
Our best-selling books have been a mainstay of CPD libraries around the world, including the beautiful Teaching & Learning Illuminated: The Big Ideas, Illustrated. By making complex research accessible and easily understandable, our books help educators, students and even parents/guardians to benefit from Cognitive Science research.
The Teacher CPD Academy book series offers a deep dive in key areas that matter to teachers, all through a lens of cognitive science. Titles include The Homework Conundrum by Jovita Castelino, Do I Have Your Attention? By Blake Harvard, The Scaffolding Effect by Alex Fairlamb and Rachel Ball, and our very own Evidence-Informed Wisdom…
Free Blogs, Infographics & Resources
In our mission to make Cognitive Science research accessible to all, we offer a wide range of free resources, with new releases weekly. Whether you’re getting started with evidence-informed education or fancy taking a deeper dive, explore our huge selection of blogs, infographics, guide pages and much more.
The Science of Learning podcast
The Science of Learning podcast covers the latest and greatest studies. Hosted by InnerDrive’s Bradley Busch, each episode will uncover key principles around teaching & learning and discuss the implications and opportunities of how to weave this into your day-to-day practice.
Each episode sees a guest discuss the key studies around different areas of cognitive science. We’ll uncover what the research really says and dive deep into what it may look like in action.
What Sets InnerDrive Apart
Our clients have consistently rated our training an average of 4.8 stars out of 5, and many clients book us year after year. See who we have worked with here and read on to discover what some of them have said about us.
Our Team
InnerDrive is led by Edward Watson and Bradley Busch. Supporting them is a team of experts, psychologists, senior leaders, teachers, creatives and admin wizards (plus an office dog). All of our coaches are fully DBS-checked, highly trained and are low maintenance. To find out more about the people who make up InnerDrive, head to our Who We Are page.
We’re always looking for more passionate people to join our close-knit team. If you think InnerDrive might be the place for you to make a difference, check out our Careers page.
