The Instructor
Holding a mirror up the the driver training industry, to help driving instructors run better and more profitable businesses as well as improving as instructors.
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How to Make Driving Lessons Fun (opens the original)
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What makes a driving lesson fun, and does fun always mean games and laughter? In this first Monday Night Live, Terry Cook is joined by Tom Stenson to explore how instructors can make lessons more enjoyable, engaging and effective. They discuss the importance of energy , enthusiasm and engagement , as well as how rapport and client-centred learning help us understand what each pupil actually enjoys. The conversation also covers creative lesson ideas, involving pupils in decisions, learning outsid
From the Vault: Was the practice area suitable? (opens the original)
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Why Young Drivers Need More Support (opens the original)
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Sharon Huddleston and Dr Ian Greenwood share the heartbreaking stories behind their campaigns for safer roads. They discuss graduated driving licensing, why inexperience rather than deliberate law-breaking can place young drivers and their passengers at risk, and the continued reluctance of successive governments to act despite decades of evidence. The conversation also explores the wider impact of road death, the importance of language, the support provided by Forget Me Not Families Uniting, an
Are We Using AI Wrong (opens the original)
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AI is everywhere right now, writing posts, creating images, answering questions, and promising to save us time. But is it actually helping… or are we creating a whole new set of problems? In this episode, I’m joined by AI educator Colette Mason to dig into the growing world of “AI slop”, low-quality, inaccurate, AI-generated content that’s flooding social media and beyond. We explore the dangers of blindly trusting AI, from misinformation and privacy concerns to losing our own critical thinking
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