How to drive around country road bends

James Smart from Boston has just completed the BIG TOM weekend intensive driving course. This blog emphasises the importance of the thoroughness of training he received. Whilst James was practising the use of “limit points” to judge the severity of a...

BIG TOM Admin Q&A

Tara (seen here) runs BIG TOM Admin, and knows all there is to know about how BIG TOM intensive courses work for customers.  Here in this blog she gives answers to some of the more common questions that customers ask her: “Do I have to come to your...

Distance travelled for 1 second at 30 miles per hour

Stanley was the star student at this morning’s road safety talk at Bourne Grammar School.  Here are his workings out to discover how far a car will travel for 1 second at 30 miles per hour.  Students were asked by Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) how long...

Assisting Others Learning to Drive

Tom Ingram (Owner) of BIG TOM Driving School has created a YouTube channel for people learning to drive that has developed into a haven of authentic, constructive Q&A for any learners which is why this educational (not entertainment) channel has over 1000...

Personalised Learning

No-one but you knows how you best like to learn Henry on his BIG TOM 5 Day Intensive Driving Course at Peterborough is really embracing all the good learning techniques being provided to him by the BIG TOM resources.  This photo is a graphic example of what an...

Jess can drive to Peterborough Regional College

Jessica Buckley (seen here) passed her driving test at Peterborough this morning on her first attempt. Tom Ingram, her driving instructor with BIG TOM said: “Big congratulations to Jess on a lovely pass with just 3 minors.  She finished her BIG TOM Intensive...

BIG TOM Gift Tokens

Here at BIG TOM providing value to customers is a big deal.  We REALLY pay attention to it!  Feedback from customers is important and comes in a variety of methods.  But as we have discovered over the years, receiving feedback is not the clever bit, ACTING on it is...

Four practical tips for learning to drive

Book your BIG TOM 5 Day Intensive Driving Course 0800 689 4174 This video offers you 4 practical tips for learning to drive.  The content here will be beneficial because it is practical advice that has been collected after helping dozens of pupils pass their driving...

Hope as a motivation in learning

In this blog from Tom Ingram (Owner of BIG TOM Driving School) he discusses the importance of driving instructor – pupil working relationships that nurture hope. The effectiveness of a learning environment comes down to the level of engagement with the pupil.  If...