About this book
This book provides practical and realistic approaches to helping students develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to become successful independent learners. Drawing on educational research and classroom experience, it offers strategies that can be used immediately by teachers, tutors, and school leaders.
Inside, you will discover:
- Why independent learning matters and the impact it can have on student outcomes.
- The research behind effective learning, memory, and revision.
- The role of metacognition in helping students plan, monitor and evaluate their learning.
- How to teach students effective study habits and revision routines.
- Practical guidance on four powerful revision strategies – flash cards, self-quizzing, mind maps, and brain dumps.
- Strategies for managing distractions, procrastination, and motivation.
- Whole-school approaches to embedding a culture of independent learning.
Coming soon…
Coming 18th February, 2027
About the Author
Katie Holmes is an Assistant Headteacher, leading Personal Development and Home Learning at Beckfoot School, Bingley, West Yorkshire.
What is the Teacher CPD Academy book series?
In short, it’s a series of books written by leading education experts, co-edited by InnerDrive’s Edward Watson and Bradley Busch, and published by Routledge. In this ever-expanding series, educators can discover the many applications of Cognitive Science to Teaching & Learning.
Where does the Academy bit come in? Well, each book will also be accompanied by its own interactive training module on InnerDrive’s Teacher CPD Academy online platform!
Each book offers a deep dive into its own focal area, through a lens of Cognitive Science alongside supporting classroom examples and graphics.
Lead Psychologist at InnerDrive, Bradley Busch says “we are very proud to be able to platform brilliant researchers, teachers and senior leaders as part of this series. They are going to cover areas of topics that matter to classroom teachers and how they can apply Cognitive Science research in new and innovative ways.”
Upcoming in the Teacher CPD Academy book series…
- Independent Learners – Developing Fearless, Knowledgeable, Metacognitive students – by Katie Holmes
- Wicked Leadership – by Dr Neil Gilbride
- Primary Teaching Routines – by Ben Cooper
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More from InnerDrive & Routledge
It’s a real pleasure to collaborate with Routledge on this series, after a brilliant time working with them on our last two books, The Science of Learning and Teaching & Learning Illuminated.
“Their commitment to helping develop evidence-informed teaching and producing high-quality books makes Routledge an ideal publisher for InnerDrive to partner with.” – Edward Watson, founder of InnerDrive