About this podcast
Holding a mirror up the the driver training industry, to help driving instructors run better and more profitable businesses as well as improving as instructors.
I talk with a variety of experts, leaders, innovators and game changers to harness their knowledge and see how we can apply that to our business. If you share the same passion for personal and professional development as me and my guests, then this podcast can help you make the changes you need to become a better instructor and business owner.
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Here you can find weekly bonus shows, excluive discounts to CPD and all the show are early and ad free. The perfect place to start or enhance your CPD as a driving instructor.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 279 episodes
- Do Driving Instructors Really Matter? · 1 h 20 minThis Halloween, Lee Jowett, Mick Knowles, Stewart Lochrie and Tom Stenson join me for a frank discussion about driving instruction and what it means to call ourselves a…
- Ask Terry: Are We Preparing PDIs for the Job? - with Stefan Solomenca · 54 minWhat should PDI training prepare you for beyond passing Part 3? In this session, Stefan Solomenca takes over the interviewer’s chair to question Terry about the quality of…
- The Ultimate PDI Podcast · 2 h 3 minThinking about becoming a driving instructor? Or already working your way through the PDI process? In this special episode, Terry is joined by Emma Cottington and Tom Stenson for…
- How to Make Driving Lessons Fun · 52 minWhat makes a driving lesson fun, and does fun always mean games and laughter? In this first Monday Night Live, Terry Cook is joined by Tom Stenson to explore how instructors can…
- Why Young Drivers Need More Support · 1 h 19 minSharon Huddleston and Dr Ian Greenwood share the heartbreaking stories behind their campaigns for safer roads. They discuss graduated driving licensing, why inexperience rather…
- Are We Using AI Wrong · 1 h 6 minAI is everywhere right now, writing posts, creating images, answering questions, and promising to save us time. But is it actually helping… or are we creating a whole new set of…
- Solving the Problem... · 1 h 22 minWhat happens when you take five specific problems from the driver training world and try to solve each one in just 15 minutes? In this episode, five mystery guests bring five…
- From the Vault: The Instructor Podcast Extravaganza · 5 h 56 minTravel back to 2021 for a remastered edition of The Instructor Podcast Extravaganza: six hours of live conversations with six brilliant guests. Terry is joined by San Harper…
- The Shameless Plug: Why You Should Be at the IPP Summit · 9 minSign up here This episode is exactly what it says on the tin — a shameless plug. Terry explains why he’s launching the first-ever IPP Summit on Sunday, 2nd August, what makes it…
- The State of the Industry: Bots, Regulations, and DVSA · 1 h 16 minTerry is joined by Peter Harvey, vice chair of the Motor Schools Association GB, to discuss the current state of the driving instructor industry. They unpack a massive list of…
- From the Vault: How Driving Instructors Impact Road Safety · 1 h 37 minDonate to Brake In this special "From the Vault" episode, originally recorded in 2024 and newly remastered for 2026, Terry Cook sits down with Stewart Lochrie of Bright Coaching…
- Six 4 Sixty #9: Mastering Mindset and the 'I Don't Know' Pupil · 50 minSix top trainers. Six questions. Sixty seconds each. This Six 4 Sixty brings together a powerful panel to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing driving instructors right…
- From the Vault: Mastering the GROW Model with The Coaching Crowd · 54 minThis From the Vault episode features Joe Wheatley and Zoe Hawkins from The Coaching Crowd, exploring the transformative shift from traditional instruction to a coaching-led…
- 5 Years, 1,000 Hours: 5 Truths for Growth-Minded Driving Instructors · 23 minFive years ago, Terry Cook started with a microphone and a question. Today, after 250+ podcast hours and 1,000+ hours of private "brain-picking" with world-class experts, he’s…
- Protect Young Drivers: Why Passing Isn't Enough · 52 minIn this episode, Terry is joined by Rebecca Morris from Protect Young Drivers to explore one of the biggest challenges on our roads: young driver risk. Rebecca shares how Protect…
- From the Vault: Simon Hartley on Passion, Purpose and Mental Toughness · 56 minIn this archive episode from 2021, Terry speaks with performance psychologist Simon Hartley about mindset, motivation, and what it really takes to perform at your best. Drawing…
- Women in the Driver Training Industry: A Conversation for International Women’s Day · 1 h 17 minTo mark International Women’s Day 2026, this special episode of The Instructor Podcast is hosted by Emma Fonnaland, who brings together Kate Monk, Diana Todd and Emma Cottington…
- The Instructor Boardroom · 2 h 4 minThe very first Instructor Boardroom brings together a panel of familiar voices from across the industry to tackle the big questions facing driving instructors today. Terry Cook…
- Six 4 Sixty #8: Road Safety Justice League · 1 h 6 minIn this latest Six 4 Sixty, Terry’s joined by a proper Road Safety Justice League — six heavy-hitters from across the sector, for a fast-paced, insight-packed roundtable on…
