Your learning journey
A clear route from enrolment to award
Follow each stop in order. Your learner area keeps your units, evidence, feedback and progress together.
Stop 1
Enrol and get oriented
Meet your tutor, enter the learner area and plan your study.
Stop 2
Module One: Understanding How Learning Happens
Unit 1
Stop 3
Module Two: Memory, Attention and Cognitive Load
Unit 2
Stop 4
Module Three: Building and Connecting Knowledge
Unit 3
Stop 5
Module Four: Practice, Retrieval and Long-Term Retention
Unit 4
Stop 6
Module Five: Feedback, Motivation and Metacognition
Unit 5
Stop 7
Module Six: Applying the Science of Learning
Unit 6
Stop 8
Complete your practical evidence and tutor review
Put your knowledge into practice and submit the required evidence.
Stop 9
Qualification achieved
Your achievement is quality assured and certificated by WorkplaceHero.
Every completed stop moves you closer to a recognised, portable achievement.
Course overview
What is this qualification?
The Science of Learning draws on cognitive science, psychology and education research to explain how people take in, hold on to and use knowledge and skills - and what we unintentionally do that makes learning harder.
This masterclass translates the research into practice: memory and attention, spacing and interleaving, worked examples, feedback and the myths worth letting go of. It is designed for educators who want their teaching decisions grounded in evidence rather than habit.
Upcoming start dates
Entry requirements
Please check you meet these before applying.
- Minimum age: 16+
- Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course.
Why study with us
Counts towards your CPD
You receive a WorkplaceHero CPD certificate with the hours stated, ready for your CPD log.
Written for FE, skills and the workplace
Examples come from real further education, training and workplace settings, not generic theory.
Practical, not abstract
Every idea comes with something you can try in your next session.
Built for busy people
Short, focused and designed to fit around a working week.
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What you'll study
What you leave with
Certificate
The Science of Learning
Level 3 - WorkplaceHero
- Issued once you pass all required units
- Logged in your free WorkplaceHero CPD record
- 6 units of evidenced learning
Where this takes you
Talk to us about where this qualification can take you.
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It takes a couple of minutes, and you can ask us anything first.
The Science of Learning
Participants will explore how people acquire, retain and apply knowledge and skills, drawing on evidence from cognitive science, psychology and educational research. The masterclass examines the roles of attention, working memory, long-term memory, prior knowledge, cognitive load, retrieval, practice and feedback.
The course translates research into practical strategies that can be used immediately across classroom, workplace and online learning environments. Participants will learn how to improve explanations, sequence learning effectively, reduce unnecessary cognitive overload and help learners retain and apply knowledge with greater confidence.
Ideal for teachers, trainers, assessors, learning support practitioners, curriculum leaders and quality professionals, this masterclass supports evidence-informed decision-making without prescribing a single teaching method.
Modules You Will Study
- Understanding how learning happens
- Memory, attention and cognitive load
- Building and connecting knowledge
- Practice, retrieval and long-term retention
- Feedback, motivation and metacognition
- Applying the science of learning
Assessment
- Short knowledge check
- Review of an existing lesson, resource or learning activity
- Practical improvement activity
- Personal implementation plan
Duration: Approximately 2–3 hours
Certificate: A WorkplaceHero CPD Certificate will be issued upon successful completion.
Paying for your course
Ways to pay, answered
Purchase seats on behalf of your organisation
One payment, then assign seats to your staff by email or shareable link. Volume discount applied automatically.
Studying yourself? £99.00 including VAT.
Pick your intake and pay in the booking box above. You do not need an account first.
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Not sure this is the right course?
Tell us where you're up to and we'll send the full course guide - fees, start dates, entry requirements and how you'll be assessed - then follow up personally. No account needed, and no obligation to apply.
Prefer email? Write to hello@workplacehero.co.uk and we'll reply the same working day. Training a team? We run bespoke cohorts with invoicing and group pricing - talk to our team.