Driving Test Nerves Pro Workshop

Fri Sep 19 2025 at 09:00 am to 05:00 pm UTC+01:00

Ystradgynlais Rugby | Pontardawe

Valley School of Motoring
Publisher/HostValley School of Motoring
Driving Test Nerves Pro Workshop
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Diane Hall and Chris Allsopp are back with their Driving Test Nerves Pro Workshop. Sharing unique techniques to help your pupils with driving anxiety and test nerves. This workshop gives you a unique insight into your pupils’ minds; why they behave the way they do, and strategies to deal with even the most challenging students… ensuring you become the ‘go to’ Instructor!
Tickets: £150 (incl. lunch & refreshments)
Location: Ystradgynlais Rugby Club, Swansea
*Please select Swansea on the ticket link.
Upon booking you will receive a pre event email. All Instructors who attend a workshop will be invited to join our weekly Zoom meetings.
During these sessions, we offer help and advice from dealing with stress and anxiety (for you as well as your pupils!) through to Life Skills, and answer any questions you may have, or, you can just pop along for a chat.

Approximate Agenda:
09.15 Registration & refreshments
09.45 Housekeeping, Introduction & Workshop Objectives
10.00 What do you want to get out of today?
- Yours & your pupils’ issues to be resolved
Are you the B.E.S.T. that you can be?
- Understanding the ‘Panic Cycle’
How our brains work:
- Do you act on emotion rather than logic?
- Anticipatory Anxiety/Phobic Self-Talk
What’s the problem with language?
The ABC Technique:
- Don’t become a hostage to your emotions.
12.30 Well-earned lunch!
13.15 Using the ABC technique.
Thought Field Therapy
- Eliminating nerves, anxiety & frustration
- Combatting Part 2/3/SC and Driving Test Nerves
- Oh, and stopping your pupils muddling up left and right!
Understanding ‘Snowflake Syndrome’
- Why is this derogatory term so often used to describe learners?
- Is there an increase in apathy? Or, is it much deeper than this?
15:30 Brain pick me up, AKA Coffee!
15.45 The ‘C’ of the ABC Technique:
- Specific Breathwork Exercises to control nerves and anxiety
16:15 Real Pupils: Real Issues: Putting it all together
- Your plan of action
- Resources to help you achieve this
- Driving Test Nerves Specialist Registration
Q & A Session
17.00 Finish.
Tickets: £150 (incl. lunch & refreshments)
Location: Ystradgynlais Rugby Club, Swansea
Organised by Hugh Davies, Valley School of Motoring.
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