mikeincumbria

Oh and BTW, just following up on the "touching students point" i am not even allowed to help/hold students clothing or helmets!!! The head instructor (the only other instructor) has made it clear that he will not tolerate any contact whatsoever. I got pulled on the training area one day for patting a guy on the shoulder to congratulate him on breaking through the u-turn exercise which he had really struggled with. Head instructor was angry and using terms like assault etc! Only thing i can find from published DVSA materials is that one shouldn't ever need to touch a student and that you must respect and observe their personal space.

Hi Tigs, Thanks so much for taking the time to share your story more fully and there are lots of things in it to unpack!! Also a big thank you to Tinkicker for some great input; it sounds like he is a loss to the training community. I recently trained a lady, during my down-training phase, who was tiny, the loveliest person you could hope to meet but 5'3" and slight of build. She would tire quickly and would mentally tire too, which she attributed to being in her late 50's and never having ridden even a bicycle before. She safely completed her CBT over 5 sessions of about 3 hours each, 1-2-1 with me including her road ride (although i was obviously accompanied by our qualified instructor). While he was not happy that it was taking so long, he only charged her for 1 extra lesson; but i guess that because he didn't pay me while i was down-training this softened the blow to his picket! But even though i have been a scuba diving instructor and worked extensively with people who have physical disability as well as people of all sexes and sizes, i was surprised at how quickly that student would tire. It was a valuable lesson for me. I'm delighted that you found better instruction and can categorically state that the DVSA is currently very focused on training standards and is actively shutting schools down (at a rate of almost 1 per week nationwide) and removing training licenses from many instructors who are not delivering safe training. Once again really appreciate your response.

Good idea Goat, i've seen other people running their CBT/licence journey type messages so there may be an audience to help rather than just seek support myself - i like that idea mate. In a rare act of humility i hadn't thought anyone would be interested in what i was doing

Guys thanks for taking the time to answer. I was trying to keep the post light on detail (about me) and ideally i am looking for other current instructors to chat with. I have instructed for many years on many subjects so the planning and delivery of lessons to people with varying ability and mobility etc is normal to me. It was some of the specifics on current practice, Cardington prep, resources, etc that i was hoping to start discussing. Thanks again though, some great responses

have been going through that goat, thanks

Hi tigs, I'm a new m/c instructor and would be grateful if you would elaborate on "the various things that were said" that made you feel like your instructor had a downer on you. While i may not be able to help you directly perhaps your experience could help others to avoid doing this?

Hi everyone, I'm a newly registered instructor here in the UK and was looking for other instructors that might be interested in sharing experience and perhaps mentoring someone like me?

Thanks Bender, kind of looking to see if there are other UK-based m/c instructors here that i could chat with; i note there are no specific Instructor Threads (that i could find)

Hi just found and joined group, thanks for the add. Also got my confirmation of my CBT instructor numbers today. Looking for advice/guidance.coaching/mentoring from other instructors. Grateful if you guys could point me at the best sub-forums too please. Thanks