12th November 2023

Tailored driving training programmes

The ultimate question when one considers how to learn to drive, is does the pupil want training to be short sessions and weekly, or longer sessions […]
8th November 2023

Only pay when you earn

One of the major advantages of the BIG TOM Franchise over other driving school franchises is that with us, you only pay when you earn. Read […]
30th October 2023

See Tom giving driving training

If you are considering becoming a driving instructor but don’t really know what to expect, then this blog is for you. The owner of the franchise, […]
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 […]
28th August 2023

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt2 Ep 2 How we learn

  Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2: Ep 2 How we learn    You might say that the importance of how people learn is equally […]
5th August 2023

Reflections of a driving instructor Pt 2 Ep 1 The Dream

Reflections of a driving instructor part 2 Ep 1 The Dream    The dream is to run your own driving school business. The subject may have […]
1st August 2023

Reflections of a driving instructor Part 2 Introduction

  Reflections of a driving instructor – Part 2    Introduction    A very warm welcome to readers or if you prefer, audio listeners, for this […]
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 […]