10th October 2022

Thinking like a learner

In this blog, owner of the franchise, Tom Ingram looks at the need to think like a learner. When you are training to be a driving […]
7th October 2022

How do you know that you are creating safe drivers?

There is a degree of freedom when it comes to how a pupil learns to drive in the UK. There is nothing stopping a learner from […]
4th October 2022

How likely is it that your pupil will pass their driving test?

There are a lot of mistaken ideas about chance or probability. This blog is going to raise the thorny issue of the chances of one of […]
3rd October 2022

The key to discovering effective learning

The induction training that we provide to all newcomers sets the way for future driving training on BIG TOM courses. We strongly believe that it is […]
2nd October 2022

Raising standards

One of the reasons why becoming a driving instructor can appear so daunting to some is the variety of the qualification process. There is plenty of […]
1st October 2022

Knowing what good actually looks like

When you are considering a new career as a driving instructor, it can appear quite bewildering when you look at which way to go for your […]
25th September 2022

Providing value to customers

The BIG TOM Driving Success Programme © has three key elements to it that have been formulated from the experience of providing driving training to a […]
21st September 2022

Summer 2022 review

As we move into the Autumn, the owner of our franchise, Tom Ingram gives an update of the latest driving training industry news. “Welcome to everyone […]
13th June 2022

Excessive digital interactivity

We live in an age where having the latest news, message or notification streamed directly through to our phone is becoming not just the norm, but […]
10th June 2022

You can’t heal what you can’t feel

The school bell goes off, two short rings signifies lunch break is ending in five. How many years have you been listening to that bell? In […]
25th October 2023

Huge increase in standards check recalls

The percentage of driving instructors who are being recalled for Standards Checks has leaped since the start of the TIP initiative where the regulator is monitoring […]
6th September 2023

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2 Ep 5 UK Road Safety Data 2023

    Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2  Ep 5 UK Road Safety Data 2023   In this episode I am going to pick out […]
5th September 2023

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2 Ep 4 Bread and butter work

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2  Ep 4 Bread and butter work  How happy is your average driving instructor these days? If you consider how […]
2nd September 2023

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2 Ep 3 The End Goal

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt2  Ep 3 The end goal    When we consider what the end goal is in a training programme, we can […]