Driving Trainigs

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVC2ny8VgAprWgfVUonNmEkB3-jyYpVRzJM7lGtUbh_EWzV7AYXxMAid3zlJm1kXQENymZj70sxpZb0hKkwImkgFLNjgp8HGNNisveXDcgAXE9kYOH8CBogvUX3MgLtvKHlgzmEee2oI/s1600/file0001252377714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVC2ny8VgAprWgfVUonNmEkB3-jyYpVRzJM7lGtUbh_EWzV7AYXxMAid3zlJm1kXQENymZj70sxpZb0hKkwImkgFLNjgp8HGNNisveXDcgAXE9kYOH8CBogvUX3MgLtvKHlgzmEee2oI/s1600/file0001252377714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">OFSTED has decided that it will no longer grade individual lessons when it undertakes school assessments.  Instead there will be a �meeting of minds� once lessons have been observed where the inspectors will as a whole, assess where there have been seen to be any causes for concern.  Apparently, this change will include a meeting with the Headteacher to discuss their observations and seek an understanding if the Head agrees with the findings.  If that isn�t quite radical enough for you, then how about the suggestion of scrapping their assessment of �quality of teaching�?  The criticism that their assessment in this regard merely mirrors what the school is attaining in grades, appears to be gaining some traction.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What OFSTED do take into account when they are evaluating the quality of learning over time at any school are the views of parents, staff and pupils.  This is all in stark contrast to how driving instructors are assessed.  An examiner from the DVSA sits in the back seat and observes a 45 minute driving lesson with a pupil (this �pupil� does not need to be a paying pupil or indeed ever to have had any previous lessons with the instructor, in fact the pupil can even be a qualified driver).  Once the driving lesson is completed, the examiner calls the driving instructor into an office where their grade is given to them with a short explanation of why (unlike above, there is no desire here to seek an understanding if the instructor agrees with the findings), and the driving instructor lives and dies in their business with that grade until the next assessment.  That said, the public awareness of driving instructors� grades is minimal compared to their awareness of a schools OFSTED inspection grade.  In 6 years I have never had anyone ever question my grade.  All of us can draw our own conclusions as to why that might be the case.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crucially though, what the assessment most certainly does not take into account are the views of the pupil (or parents as in the case of a 17 year old pupil who is having driving lessons financed by parents).  The examiner will undoubtedly observe the pupil at all times of the �driving lesson� but they do not ask a single question of the pupil, they do not seek clarity of understanding, enjoyment, attainment, confidence, or satisfaction.  Worse than that though, as was demonstrated on my own recent assessment, the examiner is unwilling (and seemingly unable) to differentiate their assessment as appropriate for the �pupil�.  For example, my pupil was a 62 year old retired English teacher.  I was marked down on the assessment criteria of �Did the trainer ensure that the pupil fully understood how the responsibility for risk would be shared?�  My error was that before I drove off from the Test Centre to find a suitable place for my pupil�s driving lesson, despite myself turning and checking that the examiner in the back had put his seat belt on, I did not explain to my 62 year old pupil the importance and necessity of such a check.  The reason I was given for being given a zero mark on this was because I needed to bear in mind that 17 year old pupils will not necessarily be aware of such matters.  So despite never having a single collision (of any kind) in my driving school cars in 6 years of giving driving lessons, I find myself being marked down on the subject of �Risk Management� because I failed to treat my 62 year old pupil like a 17 year old.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Am I bitter?  You bet I am.  In much the same way that I imagine there will be hundreds (if not thousands) of bitter teachers across the UK who were marked down by an inspector on an OFSTED when they were grading individual lessons.  But breathe easy, as from tomorrow (01/09/2014), that will no longer be the case for any teachers in schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Related articles:    <a href="http://news.tes.co.uk/b/ofsted-watch/2014/08/29/ofsted-scraps-grades-for-individual-lessons.aspx">http://news.tes.co.uk/b/ofsted-watch/2014/08/29/ofsted-scraps-grades-for-individual-lessons.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/school-inspection-handbook</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">BIG TOM Driving School   0800 689 4174</span></div>

Assessing "quality of teaching"

OFSTED has decided that it will no longer grade individual lessons when it undertakes school assessments. Instead there will be a �meeting ...

<br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The difference between Executive chauffeured car services and black car services.</b></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> First let's start to educate all clients about differences between executive Chauffeured car services and the so called �limo services� known as Black Cars.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">While the term chauffeur may refer to anybody who drives for a living, it usually implies a highly experienced driver of an elegant passenger vehicle such as a horse drawn carriage, luxury sedan, motor coach  or especially a limousine,those who operate buses or non-passenger vehicles are generally referred to as "drivers". People currently sometimes employ chauffeurs full-time to drive themselves in their own personal vehicles, yet there are also </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"><b>professional services </b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en">offering limousines  driven by chauffeurs.  These professional services can be termed as executive chauffeur car services.</span></span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">An Executive chauffeured car service is something that is very regulated by either a company or corporation. In an executive chauffeured car service company all the vehicles are owned and insured by the company and all chauffeurs work for that company.  This allows said company to exercise control over it�s employees, it�s vehicles and it�s services. An executive chauffeured car service will have new cars; they will be clean and properly maintained both ascetically and mechanically.  Their chauffeurs (chauffeurs not drivers) will be experienced with local drive area, navigational skills, properly and uniformly attired (usually in a dark colored suit) Dispatch and reservations will be consistent, organized and professional. This is how a true executive chauffeured car service is typically operated. Now that we explained professional service, we would like to educate clients about the so called limos, aka Black Cars.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="maincolumn"></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Now a black car service on the other hand is a completely different anima</span>l. Most <span style="font-size: medium;"><u>black car companies don�t own anything</u></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>except</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">for a few phone lines, and all of their work is subcontracted to independent drivers who own and operate their own vehicles. The vehicles these gentlemen drive are not regulated nor checked for compliance or proper insurance, they dress however they like, and they do whatever jobs they choose.  The call center for the black car company will dispatch as traditional cab services, dispatching on basis of whichever car is available and whoever is willing perform whichever trip they desire. Sounds convenient for the driver, but what about the customer who is getting picked up by god knows who, god knows the vehicle condition and god knows if even being picked up at all? These companies will only inform customers about their potential lateness or inability to pickup 20minutes prior to scheduled pickup time.  Most of these companies are unreliable for punctual service,  and quality service. In addition their pricing requires in depth examination. The black car company attracts on the basis of low base rates and estimates,  however final charges require examination. The trips can with be inflated with additional ride charges. These charges are commonly known as unverifiable waiting time charges, questionable stops. service charges and various other forms of charges. The most bizarre  hidden charges are car seats (toddler booster seats), and the meet greet fee.  It makes no sense to charge for booster seats and meet greet since the effort of placing booster seats in a car or  parking car at airport to make contact with customer inside airport terminal is minimal to none. Now that we have defined the major differences between the professional executive car service and black car service, one can choose what fits ones transportation needs.</span></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>The obvious differences between Executive chauffeured Services and Black Cars.</b></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: medium;">                                              Executive Chauffeured Car service</span></em></strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKaTaHu7LYZDP_eSTWYvhJ4oxSkL7-6gZxqiTDm7Slglt-HFmOiq6yhHQhwct1mAvbjbuA6SFMtvlosXR38Sjh0iJSCb_ifwER4XadkNLZRPlLOa9fli4I42oeZC5bwUP4vSph5L2AZV3/s1600/CSL-LIMOUSINE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNKaTaHu7LYZDP_eSTWYvhJ4oxSkL7-6gZxqiTDm7Slglt-HFmOiq6yhHQhwct1mAvbjbuA6SFMtvlosXR38Sjh0iJSCb_ifwER4XadkNLZRPlLOa9fli4I42oeZC5bwUP4vSph5L2AZV3/s1600/CSL-LIMOUSINE.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />?<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj078HYs462yd6v0PuCkYNKJBKsVGC49Sh-LECM_Aq6Khlp-oTsVMW4P4HvDXCKKxNVJzjOrX0saPHdNDytFousgFAG42aYYGP2mjYjAE7mS91oSJ1ItYwP4uLylx92tf_F7FChgjUgYPo7/s1600/chauffeur_transportation_img.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj078HYs462yd6v0PuCkYNKJBKsVGC49Sh-LECM_Aq6Khlp-oTsVMW4P4HvDXCKKxNVJzjOrX0saPHdNDytFousgFAG42aYYGP2mjYjAE7mS91oSJ1ItYwP4uLylx92tf_F7FChgjUgYPo7/s1600/chauffeur_transportation_img.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Punctual ON Time Every Time Experienced uniformed chauffeurs<br />Meticulous vehicles * CSL TRANSPORTATION*</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>BLACK CAR SERVICES</strong></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-kq4O1wjrVJEQTq46U5keob5Ju8gRSZtMO6hG0kMsjgNZ8Rbgugl4KuR2-WBTMDUtLzUR4YDzau6E2vg_NgdS_IR8k1puaLI7P6fvkXuooOi6joT4clP1GuW7QzaWfRLMHTz9yNod67i/s1600/black-car-dispatch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-kq4O1wjrVJEQTq46U5keob5Ju8gRSZtMO6hG0kMsjgNZ8Rbgugl4KuR2-WBTMDUtLzUR4YDzau6E2vg_NgdS_IR8k1puaLI7P6fvkXuooOi6joT4clP1GuW7QzaWfRLMHTz9yNod67i/s1600/black-car-dispatch.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dispatcher messaging to the Independent Contractors</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyODzGhVusqFWNNOTKah9pgExqLsomtv-VxaLVICFDc1nbvzusR51x-tgMqMbp7v5BRgEZYZUWDye4SL2dQ6gApofJr740pIYO13ApqcfWtuIxNPeD1llABDaIoKpXc41Ss3Nuu8vfrxk/s1600/businessman-cell-phone-New-York-street-yellow-cab-600x370.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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The Difference between Executive chauffeured car services and Black Car Services

The difference between Executive chauffeured car services and black car services. First let's start to educate all clients about differ...