Driving Instructor Training

This morning, one of my children walked in front of a car... O is 6yrs old and always walks to school with me. Since he was 3, it's become a habit that every time we approach a road that we want to cross, we wait at the kerbside and look both ways to see if it's safe to cross. I let O do all the work and make the decision and ask him questions to facilitate the process and check the decision is right This process has been working great! It's a basic teaching process known as coaching where there's an initial assumption that O doesn't want to get hurt as he crosses the road and questions are used to check that this assumption is correct (it was) before prompting him further with questions that get HIM to suggest what actions are needed to ensure it is safe before crossing. As "his teacher" in this case, I only add information where he doesn't seem to know it himself (and in spite of his young age, I don't assume he doesn't know it - I...

You can't just decide to be a Driving Instructor one morning, go out and buy a rooftop box, get your car fitted with dual controls and then go out there teaching people to drive. For many, very good reasons, Driving Instruction is a regulated and licensed profession, and you must first go through a searching three part qualification process. Before you attempt any exams, the very first step is to apply to join the register of Approved Driving Instructors through the gov.uk website and part of this involves an enhanced DBS check - what used to be known as a criminal records check. Once this is completed, you will receive your PRN number , which is a reference number that will identify you for as long as you are associated with the register of Approved Driving Instructors. The Part 1 test of subject knowledge Once you have a PRN number and have been accepted to apply to join the register, you are entitled to book and take the first exam, which is a 100 question long theo...