THE LEARNING JOURNEY
As part of your learning journey Driving Ambition will cover a comprehensive range of learning objectives to give each pupil confidence in gaining the skills necessary to uphold the principles of safe driving for life. More so it follows the principles of pupil centred learning giving each pupil the opportunity to decide which of the following topics they would like to work on at each & every lesson. Together with the Instructor they can reflect on their performance in assessing their performance and what skills, if necessary, they can further improve on centred around each topic. It is vital that you as a learner driver understands & accepts the benefits of taking a more active role in your learning where you take more control with the support of your instructor. The following link provides further details on this active learning approach so that you will know what to expect for each driving lesson. A further link for your parents too.
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The following comprehensive list covers a multitude of skills, road types & situations that I believe is necessary to be covered not only to get you to the standards of the UK Driving Test but also to ensure that you have many years of safe & confident driving ahead of you.
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Before each lesson ask yourself what areas you would like to cover and how would you rate your current driving standards to the following scoring criteria.
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Introduced topic / finding it difficult 1
Practiced with talk through 2
Practiced with prompts 3
Achieved on own 4
Independent driving 5
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Before driving off
Cockpit drill
Engine start
Starting off
Moving off & stopping
Moving off at an angle
Learning the Controls of the Car
Use of gas
Use of footbrake
Use of clutch
Use of handbrake
Use of gears (moving up)
Use of gears (moving down)
Steering
Use of signals (when,which type & timing)
Junctions
Left turn
Right turn
Right turn on bend
T junctions
Open T junctions
Closed T Junctions
Unmarked & Stop Junctions
Emerging busy T Junctions
One way streets
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Y Junctions
Crossroads
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Roundabouts
Main Roundabouts
Mini Roundabouts
Multi-lane Roundabouts
Busy Roundabouts... reading safe gaps
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Manoeuvres
Hill start up
Emergency stop
Reversing in a straight line
Pull up on right hand side
Turn in road (not on current driving test)
Front bay parking
Reverse bay parking
The Reverse Park (Parallel Park)
Navigation
Sat Nav Driving
Independant Driving
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Basic skills
Use of mirrors
Road position
Passing parked vehicles and clearance
Meeting traffic
Pedestrian crossings
Traffic lights
Traffic lanes
Use of speed & making progress
Safe separation gaps
Advanced Skills
Observation
Awareness of other road users
Anticipation
Defensive driving
Practical driving test preparation
Test route preparation
Mock Tests
Show me / Tell Me questons incl. ancilliary controls
Faster roads
Country Lanes
National speed limit roads
Dual carriageways
Overtaking
Motorways (optional)
After a Test Pass (optional)
Confidence to Drive on Busy Motorways
Advanced Driving Skills
Familiarisation with your own car
Insurance Advice