Your One-Stop CPD Shop

"Their flexibility, professionalism, and passion for education make them a trusted partner, and I would encourage other Trusts to explore the many ways Independent Thinking can support your work." 

Bath and Wells MAT, MAT Awards Winner 2025

In these straitened times we thought we'd highlight the many ways a relationship with us can not only ensure you have ongoing access to great CPD delivered by some of the most in-demand speakers in the country, but we can also save you money.

1. Direct access to some of the UK’s top speakers and trainers who genuinely change the way you and your pupils feel about education.
2. A relationship with us means we can save you money compared to one-off events.
3. Over the course of our 30+ years in existence we have always offered a guarantee – either we deliver on what we promised or you pay nothing.
4. Our speakers are great at working with teachers, leaders, middle leaders, students, parents, governors and even in your classrooms, so you get versatility and value for money.
5. We’ve never been about off-the shelf packages and will always work with you to deliver what you want in the way you want it.
6. Your first point of contact will always be Dave Harris, a former-headteacher with many years’ experience in both primary and secondary settings and also an author and speaker in his own right. By working with you to understand your particular context, he will ensure you get exactly the support you need.
7. We don't tie you into a particular programme, contract or service level agreement. You just get what you want as and when you want it.
8. We don’t really do office hours so you can give us a call at almost any time. We’ve taken quite a few bookings on a Sunday night! 
9. The relationships we have with our Associates means that if you let us know your budget, we will do our best to design a package to suit. 
10. While we’re great at INSET days on a range of relevant topics, by building a relationship with you, we can support you with high quality CPD all year round.
11. Many of our speakers are also authors and we can do special deals on their books to really help embed their messages with staff. 
12. Even with the best planning, people can occasionally let you down and many schools turn to us for help, even at the last minute. We can usually find a great speaker for your event, even if it is tomorrow!

To find out more, drop us an email or call Dave Harris on 01267 211432 for a no-obligation chat. [ITL]