I received the email below and thought of course we can help especially as there is pizza involved, so I looked the school up and they look like they do a great job in the community. You can find their website here.

'My name is Kayla and I volunteer with an after school education program for a very special group of kids. I came across your website http://www.drivinginstructortrainingcourse.co.uk/links.html while discussing all kinds of safety issues. I am teaching the kids that safety is important in our lives in order to protect ourselves and others and that safety issues surround us in everything that we do! I asked the class to come up with all the things that they could think of where safety would be important.
They came up with everything from crossing the street to traffic safety. One of my students, Bernard, surprised me when he talked about safety while driving! I asked him to do some searches online and bring an example to class the next time we met. He brought in this example about texting and driving I am so proud of him going above and beyond the lesson in finding it!
https://www.dandalaw.com/new-york-city-distracted-driving-accident-lawyer-texting-driving-statistics/
I want to try to reinforce his creativity and the whole class as well with something unique and fun, so I suggested that we share this with you! Would you please add a link to the article for them on your page? They would be so proud to see that you did, even if it's only for a little while. I also don't think it hurt that I promised the whole group a pizza day if you did! Please let me know if you’d be willing so I can share the exciting news with them!
Thank you in advance!'

​I hope this will make the kids day but also raise road safety issues inn our community's.

We recently wrote a blog about Role Play and how it has been misunderstood. If you are considering becoming an ORDIT registered trainer - or are already one and are due another inspection - then you may want to consider some of the following points when demonstrating your skills to an examiner.

• The role play must be able to simulate the learning outcomes of the PDI/ADI. Therefore, it is essential that the goals are agreed and satisfy the needs of the client - you must demonstrate this to your examiner and use the role play to meet the learning outcomes.
• Consideration should be given to how your client learns best - a simple question 'how do you learn best' or 'what is the best way for you to learn how to do this' works well because you can then tailor your role play to the client.
• It is essential that you know your subject material - the examiner will not be impressed if you are demonstrating the six point check moving away from the side of the road - there is no mention of the six point check in ‘Driving - the essential skills’.
• You must behave in a professional manner at all times and so, if you are role-playing someone with an inappropriate attitude, it is essential that you define when you are in and out of role.
• Once you have briefed your client on the purpose of the role play, it is a good idea that you ask them to repeat back to you what is going to happen – it is easy to have a misunderstanding from the outset when you are creating a word picture.
• You must decide how to communicate while in role while maintaining the word picture throughout. A good way to do this while in role is simply to ask questions that draws the PDI attention to your behaviour if they don't seem to be aware, such as 'is this the right speed' 'am I in the correct position' 'is this the right gear'.
• It is essential that the beginning and end of the role play is clearly defined in the word picture. Remember, that both you and/or the trainee can end the role play if the learning outcomes are not being met. You should agree before moving off how long (5 mins) or how many attempts (4 junctions) you are going to stay in role for. Short repeatable routes really help manage role play effectively.
• The skill of role play lies in you maintaining your role while scanning and planning for the environment as well as being aware of what your client is doing because you will need to give feedback on their performance and remember what they were doing at a specific moment in time. This is one of the main reasons for not staying in role for too long - no one is going to remember specific situations well enough.
• Verbalising your faults is an effective way of managing risk so that no faults are committed that are illegal or endanger other road users; and it is an excellent tool for portraying poor attitudes or personality types. This type of verbalisation helps to stop the PDI being overloaded and helps you maintain safe practices while in role. You may also have situations that arise in role that you can use to your advantage in helping them achieve their learning outcome, you can use verbalisation to draw the PDI's attention to whatever is happening outside for example 'I am not sure what that red car on the right is doing
• Your fault simulation should match the PDI’s level of ability and you should again consider whether your role play meeting the learning outcomes - this is possibly the most essential thing that you need to keep in your head during role play - is this activity meeting the learning outcomes?
• You then have to consider how you will react when your PDI gives correct information / instruction / feedback and how you will demonstrate improvement so that they know they are on the right track.
• Feedback is the key to development when using role play. You need to remember the details of the exercise while you were in role so you can give accurate and supportive feedback when out of role – this ensures the PDI develops useful skills. Remember that your PDI will copy your style and that you should be able to both elicit feedback and give positive feedback in a structured format.

If you want to develop these skills in role play then our Train the Trainer courses are an effective platform to either learn these skills or hone them. If you feel your role play and understanding of how to deliver a great lesson are up to scratch; and you have the skills that make a great trainer but are unsure of some aspects of ORDIT, then our ORDIT course would be the right course for you. You may want to consider both courses.
You can find all the details of the Train the Trainer and ORDIT courses by following this link .

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Become a Driving Instructor with TCIT or you could become one of our many trainers using TCIT. TCIT is Tri-Coaching Instructor Training.

It is essential that we learn from our mistakes and endeavour to keep things in perspective if we fail. We need to understand that we all make errors and that is perfectly normal. Practice can help reduce those mistakes and observed practice can be essential as we can become blind to seeing our own errors.
We sometimes need another pair of eyes to identify our mistakes and although we do get this from the DVSA in the form of a Standards Check, it is only one lesson every 3-5 years and we are performing under pressure.

Inviting another person with knowledge and expertise to examine our own training can help us avoid getting so focused on one thing we miss the bleeding obvious. Nobody likes to get things wrong but if or when you do, be nice to yourself everyone will make mistakes.
You can however help to protect yourself from making unconscious mistakes when it matters most. With that in mind, we can all benefit from having a trusted trainer/guide/coach/mentor.

You may well already be in touch with one or more of our Tri-Coaching Trainers. They are expert in the field of CPD. They can watch you in action and be an honest, reliable source of feedback.
The trainers at Tri-Coaching Partnership have all undergone an extensive CPD program and are all practicing ADIs. They are not only really nice people, they have all 'walked the walk' too.

Just know that you do not have to be alone.
If you don't already have a trainer and you are interested in finding one you can trust to guide you with your own personal development, then please contact us at Tri-Coaching Partnership.We can put you in contact with one of our trainers for a chat that just maybe be the best conversation that you will have as a driving instructor.
The Standards Check comes round once every four years but your professional development is ongoing. Our best advice is, don't do it alone, get some help and advice and let someone who can help you with your training. Too many gamble by just waiting until the SC examiner makes their decision and that may or may not be the judgement you want to hear.
See below for some products that will help you with your CPD and Standards Check success
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ADI Train the Trainer courses
One to One sessions.
Route 51 is your route to 51 out of 51 on your Standards Check and consists of a personal workbook, delivered to your home address, alongside online pre-recorded webinars that break down and demystify the Standards Check.
Route 51 - Pass your Standards Check costs £75 (including VAT) and can be paid either:

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Follow this link to read more and purchase Route 51 or give us a call on 0800 058 8009 to buy over the phone.
P.S. We also have Route 51 - Premium Pass your Part Three, which includes two half-day on-road training sessions with one of our Tri-Coaching Trainers. Follow this link for more information.

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