27th November 2025

Transferring the responsibility for learning

The following is a snippet, from the induction training programme for BIG TOM franchise driving instructors. You cannot make someone learn. It’s a fact. It might […]
25th November 2025

DVSA CEO Finally Resigns

There will be many driving instructors across the country who will be thinking that the resignation of DVSA CEO Loveday Ryder has been a long time […]
13th November 2025

Achieving goals

This blog is going to concentrate on how we help our pupils to achieve their goals.  The three competencies in the GDE matrix are:  Knowledge and […]
20th October 2025

Modelling behaviour

Modelling behaviour is a key tool in a training environment and one that a Trainer should be making available to aid learning, whether it be for […]
19th October 2025

Instructor styles and pupil needs

A value of the BIG TOM franchise is its desire to accommodate and align to customers’ needs. When applying that value to the subject of delivery […]
18th October 2025

Agreeing objectives with pupils

One of the more challenging situations that can develop within the working relationship of driving instructor and pupil is when they have differing ideas of what […]
18th October 2025

Brand recognition

A powerful advantage of purchasing a BIG TOM franchise is the brand recognition that has been created since 2009. Customers quite rightly want to see evidence […]
18th June 2025
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A steady hand

A trustworthy franchise option A reassuring aspect of the BIG TOM Franchise is that it is based on a business model that has been successfully performing […]
19th January 2025

The deepest loneliness imaginable

Being a driving instructor can be a very lonely way to make a living. Beyond speaking with our pupils on driving lessons, we can go hours […]
17th January 2025

Painful improvement

We don’t as a rule like to share with learners that the path they take is likely to be painful, effortful, filled with errors, and likely […]
18th June 2025
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A steady hand

A trustworthy franchise option A reassuring aspect of the BIG TOM Franchise is that it is based on a business model that has been successfully performing […]
5th September 2017
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No fixed franchise fee

You only pay as you earn “The advantage of the BIG TOM Franchise model is that franchisees are not required to pay a franchise fee if […]