What INPP does

INPP Ltd (The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) is a UK-incorporated, privately held clinical and research organisation founded in 1975 by Peter Blythe PhD. The company developed and owns the INPP Method — a proprietary screening test and developmental movement programme designed to identify and remediate neuromotor immaturity (NMI), including persistent primitive reflexes that can act as physical barriers to learning, concentration, and emotional self-regulation in children and adolescents. INPP also applies the method clinically to adults presenting with agoraphobia and panic disorder linked to balance and perception factors. The core technology stack is codified in the 2nd-edition Wiley-Blackwell training manual (2024), peer-reviewed publications spanning 1975-2024, and standardised practitioner training curricula.

INPP monetises through a multi-stream model: (1) professional training courses, including a one-year postgraduate practitioner programme leading to Licentiate certification and one-day courses for teachers and clinicians; (2) licensing of standardised training to National Principals in 16+ countries who manage training and Licentiate practitioners in their territories; and (3) book royalties from eight titles authored by former Director Sally Goddard Blythe, sold through Hawthorn Press, Wiley-Blackwell, and Amazon. The school-based programme (adapted in 1996) is positioned as a low-cost intervention requiring only daily 10-15 minute movement sessions, enabling reach into mainstream classrooms regardless of pupil financial status.

The customer base spans parents of children with specific learning difficulties, mainstream and SEN primary schools (with documented pilots across at least nine UK schools), clinicians and health practitioners (paediatricians, occupational therapists, behavioural optometrists), and educational professionals seeking Licentiate certification. INPP reaches customers through its two training portals (INPP.UK for domestic, INPP.CLOUD for international), an annual international conference, peer-reviewed academic publications, and Sally Goddard Blythe's author platform. In 2025, coinciding with its 50th anniversary, INPP transferred day-to-day management and administration of training and clinical standards to an international management group of National Principals, while INPP Ltd retained copyright on all clinical and training materials developed through 2025.

Name

INPP

Legal name

INPP Ltd

Website

https://inpp.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

INPP Ltd is a UK-founded (1975) clinical and research organisation that developed a proprietary screening test and movement programme for identifying and remediating neuromotor immaturity in children and adults, monetising through professional training courses, international licensing to National Principals in 16+ countries, and associated publications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Neurodevelopmental Therapy and Clinical Training Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Assessment & Screening Tools (Developmental, Readiness, Progress Monitoring) (EDACAJAC), Behavioral Support & Intervention Services (PBIS/Behavior Coaching) (EDAJALAH), ABA Assessment & Diagnostic Support (Functional Assessments, VB-MAPP/ABLLS-R) (EDAKAHAE), Executive Function & Learning Coaching (Organization/ADHD Coaching) (EDAJALAI)

Keywords

• Neurodevelopmental screening
• Neuromotor assessment services
• Primitive reflex remediation
• Developmental movement therapy
• Professional training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Practitioner Training Courses: INPP offers a one-year post graduate practitioner training course for professionals wanting to become Licentiates of INPP. The course trains professionals in the INPP method for diagnosing and treating neuromotor immaturity. Revenue is generated through course fees for the structured training programme.
2. One-Day Teacher and Clinician Courses: INPP offers one-day training courses for teachers on the INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme. Course fees are charged for attendance. The training manual is sold separately by the publisher (Wiley) at £68.95 per copy.
3. Licensing to National Principals: INPP licenses standardised training to National Principals in 16+ countries. Each National Principal is responsible for managing training and Licentiates in their territory. Licensing arrangements generate revenue for INPP while allowing local management.
4. Book Sales (Sally Goddard Blythe): Sally Goddard Blythe, Director of INPP, is the author of eight books on child development. Books are sold through publishers including Hawthorn Press, Wiley-Blackwell, and Amazon. Revenue accrues to the author/organisation from book sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

INPP delivers the proprietary INPP Method, comprising a neuromotor screening test battery and a daily developmental movement programme designed to identify and remediate neuromotor immaturity (NMI), persistent primitive reflexes, and physical barriers to learning. Core commercial offerings include the INPP Individual Programme (clinical assessment and remediation), the school-based Screening Test and Developmental Movement Programme, a one-year post-graduate practitioner training course that qualifies graduates as INPP Licentiates, one-day courses for teachers and clinicians, and a portfolio of authored training manuals and clinical books.

Product overview

INPP (The Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology) offers a unified clinical and educational methodology centred on the INPP Method for identifying and addressing neuro-motor immaturity. The portfolio comprises three integrated components: (1) assessment tools including the INPP Screening Test, the INPP Developmental Movement Programme, and the book Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning for school settings; (2) practitioner training through the One-Year Post Graduate Practitioner Course leading to INPP Licentiate status, and one-day courses for teachers and clinicians; and (3) clinical publications including Neuromotor Immaturity in Children and Adults and Movement Your Child's First Language. Training and clinical standards are delivered internationally through a network of National Principals across 16+ countries. In 2025, management transfers to an international management group. The company was founded in 1975 and remains the copyright owner of all clinical and training materials developed to 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• INPP One-Year Post Graduate Practitioner Training Course Comprehensive post-graduate training programme in INPP Theory, Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuromotor Immaturity (NMI), qualifying practitioners to become INPP Licentiates. Targeted at professionals with first-degree qualifications in education, medicine, or psychology. Delivered through INPP.UK (UK) and INPP.CLOUD (international) portals and via National Principals in 16+ countries. Bi-annual CPD days required to maintain Licentiate status.
• One-Day Course for Teachers and Clinicians One-day training course for teachers (Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning) and clinicians (Neuromotor Immaturity in Children and Adults) on using the INPP Developmental Screening Test and School Intervention Programme. Covers signs of movement disorders, neuromotor immaturity, primitive reflexes, and implementation of the daily 10-minute movement programme.
• INPP Screening Test and Developmental Movement Programme School-based neuromotor screening test battery and daily physical movement intervention programme adapted for classroom use, designed for children aged 4 years and above to address neuromotor immaturity that interferes with learning. Trialled in schools in several countries and the subject of peer-reviewed published research.
• INPP Individual Programme Drug-free, non-invasive individual assessment and remediation programme for children and adolescents with specific learning difficulties, under-achievement, and behavioural problems, addressing underlying neuromotor immaturity through physical movement exercises. Also clinically administered for adults with agoraphobia and panic disorder.
• Assessing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning (Training Manual) The primary INPP training manual (2nd edition, 2024) published by Wiley-Blackwell, containing neuromotor screening tests for children aged 4-7 years and 7+ years, the developmental movement programme, and online access to test materials and video samples. Priced at £68.95 per copy.
• Neuromotor Immaturity in Children and Adults (Clinical Screening Test Manual) Clinical screening test manual for clinicians and health practitioners to test for neuromotor immaturity in children and adults, including reproducible score sheets and observation sheets. Used in INPP clinical practice and as a reference for the one-day clinicians' course.
• Movement, Your Child's First Language A movement and music programme designed for daily teacher-supervised play activities for children aged 4-6 years, providing a play-based approach to developing neuromotor skills. Authored by Sally Goddard Blythe.
• INPP Licentiate Status (Professional Certification) Professional qualification for practitioners who have completed required INPP training courses, compulsory CPD days, and adhere to annually renewable Licentiate agreement terms under INPP protocols. Licentiates practise as independent therapists providing INPP assessments and programmes to end clients.
• INPP 50th Anniversary International Conference 2025 (XXVII) Annual international INPP conference (XXVII edition) held 18-19 October 2025 in Chester, UK, featuring world experts in physical development and neurodevelopment. Marks INPP's 50th anniversary year. Subsequent planned conferences include Germany (December 2025), Early Years Wales (January 2026), Haringey London (March 2026), and Bi-national Conference in Salzburg (June 2027).

Quantifiable outcome

• Children who undertook the INPP exercise programme showed a statistically significant greater decrease (improvement) in retained reflexes than children who did not undertake the exercises (Northern Ireland pilot, 672 P2 and P5 children)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Management Group (National Principals)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025In 2025, management and administration of INPP training and clinical standards transferred to an international management group comprising National Principals (licensed trainers) in all countries where INPP is provided. Each National Principal is responsible for management of training and Licentiates in their territory. INPP Ltd retains ownership of copyright on all clinical and training materials developed to 2025.
• Pauline Shannon (INPP UK National Principal)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPauline Shannon serves as INPP UK National Principal, operating from Edinburgh and Biggar in Scotland. She manages INPP training and Licentiates in the United Kingdom territory, working through the INPP.UK portal.
• Sally Goddard Blythe (Director 2000-2025)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSally Goddard Blythe MSc served as Director of INPP from 2000 to 2025. She developed the INPP programme for schools in 1996, led standardisation of training worldwide, authored eight books on child development, and continues to run a limited private practice in North Wales and offer INPP one-day courses for teachers. She is the primary author of INPP research publications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cogmed (Pearson Clinical): Working memory training programme delivered via digital platform, sold through clinician and school channels. Adjacent to INPP in targeting attention, learning, and self-regulation outcomes, but commercialised via proprietary technology rather than movement-based practice.
• Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI): Occupational therapy framework addressing sensory integration and neuromotor development in children, widely adopted in clinical and educational settings. Comparable to INPP in addressing neuromotor immaturity, though delivered primarily through clinical OT channels rather than school screening.
• Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes: Established US-based provider of sensory-cognitive literacy and language instruction with a global centre network and large practitioner training footprint. Serves the same end-customers (children with learning difficulties) as INPP, though via a much larger institutional model.

Direct peers

• Interactive Metronome: Provides neurotiming-based assessment and training used by occupational therapists and educators to address learning, attention, and coordination challenges. Overlaps with INPP in the clinician-training and school-based intervention markets, though delivered via a hardware/software platform.
• National Institute for Learning Development (NILD): Trains educators and therapists in educational therapy techniques targeting students with learning difficulties through structured intervention programmes. Comparable to INPP in delivering licensed, practitioner-level training programmes in remedial learning approaches.
• Rhythmic Movement Training International: Provides training in primitive reflex integration and rhythmic movement exercises for parents, educators, and therapists. Closely overlaps INPP's school screening and developmental movement methodology, particularly in the UK and Northern European markets.
• Masgutova Educational Institute (MNRI): Svetlana Masgutova's MNRI method focuses on primitive reflex integration and neuromotor rehabilitation through movement programmes targeting children and adults with learning and developmental challenges. Directly competes with INPP for schools, parents, and clinician training customers in the same reflex-integration niche.
• Brain Gym International: Offers movement-based learning programmes and licensed instructor training aimed at educators and parents to support children's readiness for learning. Comparable to INPP in targeting schools with low-cost daily movement interventions.

Emerging players

• Davis Dyslexia Association International: Provides facilitator training and a methodology for addressing dyslexia, ADHD, and related learning difficulties through alternative cognitive approaches. Overlaps with INPP in the licensed-facilitator model serving schools, parents, and adults with learning challenges.

Others

• Sally Goddard Blythe Author Platform (books/training materials): Personal brand platform of INPP's former Director, publishing eight books on child development and offering INPP one-day courses. Included to capture the publishing and content-marketing channel that complements INPP Ltd's training and licensing revenue.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC-n4BwgsBZMljfDtjL-YpwA
• Facebookfacebook.com/INPPLtd
• Instagraminstagram.com/sallygoddardblytheinpp
• Xx.com/INPPLtd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inpp-limited

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