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 […]
4th July 2023

BIG TOM Franchise Overview

Click HERE to view our Franchise Presentation – 04/07/2023
3rd July 2023

Driving instructor competence

In this blog we discuss the manner in which a driving instructor’s competence changes with the passing of time and what factors affect the change and […]
22nd June 2023

Transparent Communication

How does a driving instructor avoid customer dissatisfaction?  One of the most important aspects of providing a service is transparency in communications. Customers want to know what […]
20th June 2023

The Daily Workload

The daily workload for a BIG TOM franchisee looks and feels entirely different to that of a driving instructor who only provides pay as you go […]
15th June 2023

What really counts is not always counted

The BIG TOM Driving School Franchise has systems in place to capture customers’ feelings about their experience with us. But of course, not everything that is […]
12th June 2023

Purposeful questions

You are a recently qualified driving instructor, providing driving training on the subject of the “Emergency Stop”. You feel comfortable knowing the subject well. But you […]
8th June 2023

Trainee driving instructor question

In this blog, the franchise owner, Tom Ingram, gives some insight into his vision of how the BIG TOM driving training programme assists customers.    “I […]
26th May 2023

Median average UK salary

According to the ONS, the median average salary in the UK is £33,000. One of the primary causes of dissatisfaction among UK driving instructors is failing to […]
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 […]