Standards Check Preparation That Develops Better Instructors, Not Just Better Scores
The DVSA Standards Check is much more than an assessment.
It is an opportunity to reflect on your teaching, strengthen your instructional skills and ensure your lessons genuinely support pupil learning.
Whether you’re preparing for your first Standards Check, looking to improve a previous result, or aiming to progress from Grade B to Grade A performance, support is tailored to your individual needs and circumstances.
✅ Online & In-Car Support Available
✅ Individual Coaching Sessions
✅ Mock Standards Checks
✅ Video and Lesson Analysis
✅ Development Plans Based on the National Standard
A Different Approach to Standards Check Preparation
Too much preparation focuses on ‘performing for the examiner’.
The most successful instructors focus on becoming better at helping people learn.
My coaching approach is centred on:
- The National Standard for Driver and Rider Training
- Client-centred learning
- Professional judgement
- Risk management
- Reflective practice
- The GDE Matrix
The result is not simply improved assessment performance, but stronger, more effective lessons every day.
Areas We Can Explore
Together we can develop:
✅ Lesson planning and structure
✅ Fault analysis
✅ Questioning techniques
✅ Coaching skills
✅ Pupil responsibility and ownership
✅ Risk management
✅ Reflective learning
✅ Self-evaluation skills
✅ Professional decision making
What’s Your Next Step?
Whether you’re preparing for Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, recovering from a failed attempt, or simply looking for a trainer who puts your development first, I’d be delighted to help.
Thank you for my training and sharing your knowledge with myself, I am very grateful for everything you helped me with I now feel I have more structure and knowledge to take to my lessons and teach my pupils.
Rebecca, Holmfirth. September 2025
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