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When a student makes a mistake.

When a student makes a mistake it is important to ask them if they can explain what has happened and if they understand or explain why it might have gone wrong. This gives them an opportunity to self reflect and picture their understanding of the situation rather than the instructor telling the pupil directly that they are wrong. If mistakes continue to be made and the pupil is failing to make sufficient progress and the usual techniques and processes do not seem to be working,  then it is important to discuss the matter with your pupil. Your discussion should explore other avenues of trying to fix the problem.  You may want to question your student and find out if there are any gray areas that they feel are holding them back and why they think that might be. You should try and relate topics and subjects to other such subjects and topics so that processes can be explained with similarities and cross references. It allows for transferable learning. For example to explain when it is safe
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Short Progressive Steps

Short Progressive Steps If instruction is given to your student who is learning to drive, - in short progressive steps then it is likely to lead to sustained interest from pupils. By using appropriate questioning towards your student then you will begin to establish their attitude, norms and motivation when learning to drive. When the Knowledge of your student increases then your investment as an instructor will begin to decrease. When a pupil makes a mistake it is part of learning therfore you need to give them time to reflect on their mistakes, rather than telling them what they have done wrong. Ask questions, give them time to think. If they find this difficult maybe give them some hinters before the correct answer. The way we as instructor process information about the road ahead needs to be more than one step ahead of the student so that we can stimulate their judgement. Both the instructor and the student interpret what we see hear and feel, but in a different way, A lear
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How To Introduce A New Subject

How To Introduce A New Subject When you are ready to introduce a new subject to your Learner Driver Students, weather it be a new area to focus on or a manoeuvre the  you should start with a verbal explanation. However you should encourage your student to explain their understanding of the subject and involve them more by questioning what they think they should do so that it is less scripted and more discussion. The discussion is then followed by a demonstration, then the student is given an opportunity to check their understanding.  Then they can consolidate this by practicing. This usually takes 3 attempts to get reasonably right. During each attempt we suggest you use questions to stimulate the students thinking - what should you do next? What is happening behind you? What did you forget to do? What must you remember to do? What went wrong? How close are you? Are you in the space? How well did you feel that went? There are lots of questions that you could use and
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Lesson Plans

Driving Lesson Plans There are no specific lesson plans or rules on how a lesson should be structured when it comes to teaching someone to drive. Instead you should tailor your lesson plans around the clients individual needs, thus achieving Client Centred Learning. What is the structure of a Driving Lesson with 4front Driving School? When you teach a course to your students, your training must be individually structured to meet your clients own personal needs and requirements. Here at 4front  Driving School  this means that the lessons are structured differently for each individual student as everyone is different and will work at their own pace.  As lessons progress and your students move forward to the next level, the structure of each lesson is tailored around them - 'the learner'. We never use a one lesson fits all approach. We  change the pace and teaching technique to suite the level of ability, knowledge and skill . As a general guide, the usual lesson
Location: Leicestershire, UK
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Our Aims and Objectives

Our Aims & Objectives As a Driving Instructor @ 4front Driving School At 4front Driving School we understand that each individual will learn in their own individual way and at their own speed. Your student may be someone who likes to be given time to reflect on their learning, so we provide opportunities and resources to help them achieve this such as our  blog , teaching style and focus on client centred learning. We do not want our students to feel pressured to move on to the next step if they do not feel ready. We want to create agreed targets with our students that we set each lesson so that they progress at their own pace. Every individual has their own learning style and therefore we will always try and adapt our teaching approach to suit their requirements, for example they may be someone who likes to read up on the activity before hand so that they come to your lessons prepared. Or they may be the kinesthetic type who likes to try out different methods to find the tec
Location: Leicestershire, UK
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Join Our Franchise

Join our no ties franchise @  4 front Driving School Why not give us a call today to find out about our fantastic offers for existing ADI's, we offer competitive rates, branding and and much more. We are inundated with students wanting to learn. Think about the areas you can cover, what days and times you can offer to teach and we will see what we can offer you. ​ Why not give Simon a call today to discus your position and find out if our services will  suit your needs. ​ Call Simon on  07905657229 ​ We are an expanding family run local driving school based in Loughborough, Leicestershire. We are here to help you grow. ​
Location: Leicestershire, UK
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Earn While You Learn PDI

Earn While You Learn with 4front Driving School Once you have successfully completed  part 2 then we can undergo the relevant training for part 3. When we think you are ready you can apply for a pink PDI badge which will allow you to teach whilst getting paid with real students that we can provide for you. At 4front Driving School we won't charge any franchise fee until you are have completed part 3. Some of this paid teaching will involve us observing your teaching so that you can develop the right skills to pass part 3 and therefore there will be a payment involved which can be offset from the paying student. You will be required to take 40 hours of Part 3 training before you will be entitled to apply for a trainee licence.  We can offer more training if you need it or request it. Want to know more? Call Simon on 07905657229 or email  4frontdrivingschool@gmail.com Visit our website at www.4frontdrivingschool.co.uk
Location: Leicestershire, UK
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