SUSSEX DRIVING INSTRUCTOR
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The Practical Test of your Ability to Teach

The aim of this test is to assess the quality of the instruction you give and your ability to communicate at an appropriate level with your pupils whilst the car is moving. During the test which is in two parts, each lasting about half an hour you will be asked to demonstrate your knowledge and ability by giving practical driving tuition to the examiner.

The examiner will first take the role of a pupil who is a beginner, or one with limited driving experience, and he will expect you to introduce him to a particular aspect of driving which he has not experienced previously.

He will then, for the second part of the test, take on the role of a pupil who is about test standard or one who needs some form of driving development.

The examiner will fully explain each role to you at the beginning of each stage.

Part three is a practical test undertaken in a moving car during which you will be expected to teach and identify errors about to be/being made by the examiner while the car is moving at normal speeds.

Do not therefore be lulled into accepting a training course that suggests the majority of study for this test is best covered in a classroom environment rather than being ‘squeezed into a car’.

It is almost impossible to be ideally prepared for the test unless you spend the majority of time developing the required skills, on a 1:1 basis in a moving car.

If you have any reservations about this advice please do not hesitate to contact us and discuss it with us further before you make your decision with whom to train.