1st October 2024

An imbalance of effort

When driving instructor and pupil are working effectively, there is a shared commitment to achieving goals and both parties are engaged in the process. What sometimes […]
30th September 2024

Do I need to know about coaching?

The short answer is “no”.  But now for the longer answer. You can either tell a learner what to do in driving training (this is what […]
29th September 2024

ADI NJC & Intelligent Instructor National Conference & Expo 24

The driving instructor association ADI NJC and Intelligent Instructor joined forces to present a conference at Newark Showground on 29/09/2024 with reportedly over 1200 driving instructors […]
9th June 2024

Act now to benefit sooner

One of the toughest decisions to make as a business owner is changing your original plan. This is true in all businesses and equally so with […]
8th June 2024

Responding to emergency vehicles

Our driving training programmes have the breadth and depth of the National Standards and Syllabus. Within Unit 4: Drive safely and efficiently, of the Syllabus, is […]
8th June 2024

Carefully guiding customers

Being a responsible training provider sometimes involves guiding a potential customer to make an informed decision that may not necessarily equate to a “sale” because the […]
29th May 2024

Premium driving training

When customers are willing to purchase a driving training programme from BIG TOM, months in advance, of a value that exceeds £2000 then they are investing […]
7th January 2024

Accurately identifying why driving mistakes happen

“Was the pupil encouraged to analyse problems and take responsibility for their learning?” One of the skills of an effective driving instructor that is not assessed […]
5th January 2024

Marketing done for you

The PDI is now an ADI! Exciting times! But what next? How to market your new business?    What many do is start off with a […]
4th January 2024

A Helping Hand for PDIs

Welcome, my name is Tom Ingram, I am the owner of the BIG TOM Driving School Franchise. I have created here a 20 minute audio clip […]
13th January 2025

Start at the beginning

When it comes to helping customers; whether it be people wanting to become a driving instructor, a better driving instructor or indeed, a pupil wanting to […]
12th January 2025

Focus on the doing

The BIG TOM Driving School has been established since 2009. We have worked to help customers achieve their driving goals for a long time, and we […]
7th January 2025

What it means to be competent

Any driving instructor who has been in their career a while, will agree that a dangerous combination is: supreme confidence + incompetence This does not make […]
11th December 2024

Support from a mentor

One of the challenges of being a sole-trader, self-employed driving instructor, is that you are aware of being alone. The latest DVSA survey of driving instructors […]