Congratulations to Valentine on passing his test first time in Dorchester today 20/01/25

Valentine said "I first came to Wayne a day after my 17th birthday, with basic driving ability and a small amount of road knowledge. We chatted for a while about my prior experiences and then decided - under a watchful eye - that I would be fine with taking the wheel and embarking on our first session. For the majority of our first lesson I was left to drive the way I saw fit, with Wayne frequently offering crucial advice and guidance, as well as reassurance that I was doing the right thing.

His 10+ years as a driving instructor meant that I could be confident that I was in safe hands; and as a new driver, having an instructor who is as knowledgeable as himself put me massively at ease when confronted with new and difficult situations. Each week I was met with a smile and compliments about my previous drive, helping to put me at easy before I’d even switched on the ignition.

I found that having someone who is not only passionate about their job, but is also a kind and friendly person helped me massively during my whole learning experience. I ended up passing my test 1st go, with 10 hours of lessons with Wayne."

Great result and well deserved from your Driving Instructor Wayne Laurence & all the team here at 2nd2None Driving School

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TRAINING REVIEW

Royston said "I First contacted 2nd2none when I was just interested in becoming a driving instructor, their approach was informative without pressure, I wasn't chased into signing into a franchise or anything like that, which other schools have done from the very first enquiry.

I booked two hours with my local trainer and got to ask him lots of questions about the job whilst he carried out an assessment drive with me.

I then had the opportunity to sit in the back of one of his lessons to get a feel for the job before committing any further. I decided I liked the job and after speaking to several schools I decided to take the plunge with 2nd2none and this was probably the best decision I've ever made.

My trainer Nathan Drewitt has been a rock throughout my training, I took a very indepedant approach to the first two of the three tests but he was still interested in how I was doing, we carried out some limited training for my part 2 test but no time was wasted in the short sessions I booked in, getting my driving upto a better standard.

Once I passed my part 2 Nathan tailored my 40 hours of one to one in car training to suit my learning style, it's this that sold me on the client centred learning that we should be practising as instructors from day one. (yes that's right everything was done face to face and not in group online sessions like other schools!).

The school then sponsored me as an approved trainee driving instructor helping me lease a tuition vehicle through them (this was personal preference I could supply my own suitable car). I began teaching and gaining further experience during my additional 20 hours of training, during this time I was fully supported by the amazing office team, providing me with as many pupils as I felt comfortable with and checking in regularly to ensure everything was going to plan.

These 20 hours were spent by Nathan assessing my teaching ability and style, helping me hone it to better meet clients needs and the criteria set out by the dvsa for the part 3 exam.

I passed after an additional 5 hours of training on my second attempt after missing a pass by just one point the first time.

So in a short space of time 2nd2none and Nathan managed to completely change my career from something technical but not particularly people focused to teaching / coaching, which is not something I ever thought I would be doing.

I also had the pleasure of another amazing ADI Paul Meads sitting in some of my lessons and me sitting in some of his to help me progress, it's the amazing people you meet that help you along the way.

Now I've passed the 3 exams will I be staying with 2nd2none?

Absolutely! I've had some problems on my journey and at one point I thought it was over, Holly one of the owners was 100% there for me as a person and got anything she could do to help done and sorted without fuss to keep me on target. You just don't get that level of support nowadays.

So for as long as 2nd2none keep supporting their instructors and more importantly their learners then I will support them.

Not all franchises are equal, some of them are 2nd2none.