In the short video above, Graham Hooper talks about Unit 3 of the National Driving Syllabus. DVSA National Driving Syllabus, Unit 3: Driving a vehicle in accordance with the Highway Code It can be challenging for ADIs to integrate The Highway Code into their driver training syllabus once a pupil has passed their theory test. However, incorporating and referring to The Highway Code regularly on driving lessons makes it easier for The Highway Code to become embedded into a new driver's learning without it becoming boring and repetitive. As we all know, just reading The Highway Code might be a great cure for insomnia but putting it into practice and helping it be real-life will make the learning more fun and interactive. For this to happen, we ADIs should know it inside out, upside down and all around - it should be the very bedrock of our knowledge and understanding of all principles of driving, from zip-merging to parking regulations.How many of you have read The Highway Code in the last week, month, year or since passing the Part One examination? To learn The Highway Code we must use it and refer to it daily - it should be dog-eared and probably not in a great condition. The other book we should use frequently is Driving - the essential skills, which gives more depth than the rules and regulations in The Highway Code. Have a look at your training resources and ask yourself, do you really know them? Do you use them? Do you need to get some new ones? The DVSA Driving Syllabus Unit 3 is all about The Highway Code and it is essential that driving instructors know how to bring that book to life for the benefit of teaching safe driving for life. Unit 3 is also very useful if you are considering creating your own syllabus or designing a training logbook. If you want to learn more about creating great driving lessons then you may want to consider one of our training courses and, in particular, the Standards Check and Part 3, Route 51 Workshop. We focus on what makes a great lesson and what makes a great trainer. This overall aim of this unit is that the driver should be able to guide and control their vehicle safely and responsibly, taking into account road, traffic and weather conditions. This unit is based on the understanding that driving is a complex task; it involves taking in a large amount of information and responding to it appropriately. To be able to do this a driver must be able to constantly scan the world around them, understand what is happening and identify possible hazards and risks. A key part of being able to manage this complexity is the ability to master basic driving skills, such as steering and coordinating the use of controls, so that the driver does not have to think about doing them. Acquiring these skills will provide a driver with the basic blocks on which they can then build. It is important, therefore, that they work through any factors or issues that are getting in the way of their learning. It is also important that they get as much supervised practice as they reasonably can. Accompanying drivers can play a vital part in this process. Although a learner may not experience towing a trailer or caravan while they are learning they will be able to do so when they pass their test (within the restrictions of the licence category). It is important, therefore, that they understand the principles.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/car-and-small-van-driving-syllabus You can download the syllabus by following this link
www.gov.uk/dvsa/driving-standards Each unit is presented in the following way Unit aim - gives an indication of the areas to be covered and why this is important in the lifelong learning-to-drive process Learning outcomes - provides a brief overview of what the learning outcome will be as a result of studying the unit What you need to be able to do - to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcomes What you need to know and understand - to enable you to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes Supporting documentation The syllabus is based on the ‘National Standard for driving cars and light vans (category B)’, available at www.gov.uk/dvsa/driving-standards. Trainers should also refer to the ‘National standard for driver and rider training’, also available at www.gov.uk/dvsa/driving-standards. Detailed information can also be obtained from the following publications Department for Transport – The Official Highway Code (Revised 2007 edition) (TSO, 2007) ISBN: 9780115528149 (also available as an e-book or mobile phone application) Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency – The Official DVSA Guide to Driving – The Essential Skills (TSO, 2010) ISBN: 9780115531347 Department for Transport – Know Your Traffic Signs (Fifth edition 2007) (TS0, 2007) ISBN: 9780115528552 Unit 1: Preparing a vehicle and its occupants for a journey Unit aim The aim of this unit is that you should be able to come to an informed judgement about whether *you *your passengers *your vehicle are fit to undertake a particular journey act appropriately on the basis of that judgement This unit is based on the understanding that a driver’s physical and emotional state the physical and emotional state of any passengers the roadworthiness of the vehicle traffic, weather and road conditions can all contribute to the cause of crashes. It aims to make sure that you have the knowledge to assess your own fitness, and your passenger’s fitness, and that you can check that your vehicle is safe to drive. The unit will help you understand the issues involved in carrying passengers, loads and animals safely and securely and how to reduce the risks that this can generate. The final learning outcome focuses on the importance of planning a journey before setting off, taking account of road, traffic and weather conditions as well as the driver’s own fitness and that of their passengers. The underlying challenges of this unit are to address the attitudes and misunderstandings that prevent drivers acting on the knowledge and understanding that they have to help you recognise that the factors affecting your fitness to drive can change from day to day and over your driving lifetime. |
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