Driving ability
Develop your own driving to the consistent standard expected of somebody preparing to teach others.
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MEET MARCUS
Driving instructor training from someone who still teaches.
Marcus Astle is a DVSA ORDIT-registered driving instructor trainer providing practical, one-to-one support for ADI Part 2, Part 3 and Standards Check preparation.
MARCUS AT A GLANCE
2015
Qualified as an ADI
21
Age when Marcus qualified
ORDIT
DVSA-registered instructor trainer
1:1
Personal instructor training
FROM ADI TO TRAINER
Qualified at 21. Still learning today.
Marcus qualified as an Approved Driving Instructor in 2015 at the age of just 21, making him one of the youngest ADIs in the UK at the time.
Since then, he has developed from teaching learner drivers into training the next generation of driving instructors. Marcus went on to complete the ORDIT assessment and become a DVSA ORDIT-registered instructor trainer.
He continues to attend instructor-training seminars and professional development events to keep his knowledge of ADI Part 3, Standards Checks and modern driver training up to date.
REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
Marcus still teaches learner drivers too.
Instructor training is not Marcus's only contact with driving lessons. He continues to teach learner drivers within the family-run driving school.
That matters because Part 3 and Standards Check training are about what happens in real lessons with real pupils. Marcus remains directly involved in the same situations the instructors he trains will face themselves.
Current teaching experience
Marcus continues to work with learner drivers rather than
moving completely away from everyday instruction.
Ongoing development
Regular training and seminars help keep his approach aligned
with current instructor-training practice.
Instructor training
Marcus works with PDIs and qualified ADIs on Part 2, Part 3
and Standards Check development.
A FAMILY DRIVING SCHOOL
Driving instruction runs in the family.
Marcus works within the family-run Andrew's Driving School, alongside his dad, Andrew.
Andrew has been an Approved Driving Instructor for around 20 years, giving the business a long-standing background in learner driver and instructor training.
Today, Andrew's Driving School remains the main home for the complete instructor-training programme, while Instructor Instructor gives Marcus a dedicated place to provide independent training and detailed ADI guidance.
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TRAINING WITH MARCUS
Support through the important stages.
Training is built around where you are now rather than forcing every trainee through exactly the same programme.
Instructional ability
Learn how the 17 competencies translate into safe, effective teaching with real pupils.
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Review and develop your everyday teaching before your Standards Check or after an unsuccessful result.
Standards Check guidance →
MARCUS'S APPROACH
Understand why, not just what to say.
Good instructor training should help you understand what is happening in a lesson rather than teach you a collection of phrases for test day.
Marcus focuses on helping instructors recognise what their pupil needs, manage risk appropriately and choose teaching strategies that genuinely help learning happen.
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WHAT TO EXPECT
1
Honest assessment
Start with where your driving or teaching actually is now.
2
Clear feedback
Understand why something needs improving, not simply that it was wrong.
3
Practical development
Work on skills you can use with real pupils, not just during a test.
4
Continued support
Training can continue as you progress through the different stages of qualification.
TRAINING RESULTS
See some of the people Marcus has trained.
From Part 2 development through to successful Part 3 results, Marcus has helped instructors at different stages of their qualification.
The Recent Successes page includes trainees who have completed Part 3 and moved on to their careers as qualified driving instructors.
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TRAIN WITH MARCUS
Start with a conversation.
Whether you're considering becoming an instructor, preparing for Part 2 or Part 3, or already qualified and facing a Standards Check, talk to Marcus about where you are now.