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The sudden and tragic loss of Lou Walsh hit many people within the driver training industry very hard, none ,ore so of course than Lou's husband Blaine. Both Lou and Blaine, togtrher with Laura Morris, had been the architects of a totally new way of approaching driving instructor training and their Go Green course has proved extremely popular.
As in everything, time moves on and so it has proved with Go Green. The team have certainly not rested on what they had already achieved and the whole Go Green programme has received a makeover with several new elements added very recently.
Apart from the full Parts 1,2 and 3 training course there are now clourses available just concentrating on Part 3, a shorter Part3 rescue training course and one for ADIs looking to prepare for their Standards Check. And all of them are available on a monthly subscription as well as the option to pay for a lifetime membership.
Take a look at their website or Facebook page for more information https://www.gogreendrivinginstructortraining.co.uk/

Neil is the author of 'Untwisting the Road to Success'. This book is designed to help you with either your Part 3 test or Standards Check. It is full of extremely helpful advice and supporting videos which you can access via QR codes in the text.
Neil is a great advocate for CPD and, by his own admission, is a 'CPD junkie'. He is a member of the Institute of Master Tutors of Driving (IMTD).
If anyone is interested in the IMTD CPD sessions then please email Neil at cpdevents@imtd.org.uk with the following information: Name, Email address, Postcode, Mobile number.
The sessions are held on the first Sunday morning each month from 10-11. The next one is on April 7th. You can find more general information about the IMTD on their website https://imtd.org.uk/

San Harper is an internationally renowned authority on the subject of mindfulness. It is a great privilege to have her as a guest on the podcast. In this episode we just dip our toes into the ocean of mindfulness. For those of you who find this topic either useful or interesting - hopefully both! - you can take this further as San is the creator of her own website www.thecalmside.com as well as a Facebook group The Guild of Mindful Driver Trainers. She hosts regular online courses and more details can be found on her website. San is also an approved driving instructor (ADI) and so is uniquely placed to impart her knowledge and experience to driving instructors.
There is a wealth of information within the episode. One reference San mentions is 'The Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle which is available in hard copy and as an audio book.
San is a regular contributor to the KIT MAG, a great FREE resource of CPD to the driving instructor community.
Towards the end of the podcast San gives a tip to help with stressful situations S.T.O.P. You can read more about it here and in the links section:
https://www.themuse.com/advice/the-mental-trick-you-can-use-to-get-through-any-stressful-situation

Lee is one part of Knowledgeablee Instructor Training, who with Mick Knowles, is a partner with this award winning training company. You can find out more about their training options at https://www.adikit.co.uk/

In this episode I chat with Stewart Lochrie the founder of Bright Coaching. This is a newly created training company aimed at driving instructors offering the only accredited qualification in coaching in the UK. The course specifically aims at exploring challenging and changing behaviours in drivers and explores driver psychology.
To find out more visit the https://www.brightcoaching.net/ (Bright Coaching) web site.
Bright Coaching works closely with https://www.thehonesttruth.co.uk/ (The Honest Truth) which was a very recent subject of my podcast when I spoke with Olly Tayler. Stewart speaks very stringly about the links between the two and how The Honest Truth complements the work of Bright Coaching.
Stewart is a firm advocate of CPD and has recently completed a quailfication with Dr Lis Dorn who is one the world's leading experts in driver behaviour.
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Carrie passed her Part 3 just two days before we recorded this episode. She talks about her experience of the qualifying process and the pressure of having to go to a third attempt to pass her Part 3 test. She also tells of the reasons why she chose to become a driving instructor and the support materials that were used (Go Green). Modesty forbids me to say who her trainer was but maybe having to go to a third attempt isn't the greatest advert?! Anyway I am sure a lot of people will empathise with Carrie when it comes to the trials and tribulations of the whole qualifying process. I hope you enjoy this episode - if you do please give it a 'like'!
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