Progress every lesson

Jake is the latest addition to the YES! family as a Driving Instructor in Christchurch and the surrounding areas.  Jake conducts his lessons in a calm and personable way, with a bit of humour involved to keep things relaxed. This is a necessity when creating a suitable learning environment.
He aims to go at the pupil’s speed (metaphorically speaking) where they feel comfortable, whilst introducing appropriate challenges to ensure they feel like they’ve made steps forward by the end of each lesson.

Jake wouldn’t ever want his clients to suffer in silence and would hope everyone knows they’re in a non-judgemental, supportive environment where they’re free to express concerns or worries and expect reassurance and empathy.

Beautiful Dorset

Jake has lived in and is now enthusiastic about being a Driving Instructor in Christchurch, for around five years now. He knows the area well and regards Dorset as utterly unique and beautiful. The only way to enjoy it is on some wheels and he loves helping his students achieve the ability to get around on their own! He often asks where they will drive first when they pass. He used to expect answers like Durdle Dor or Lulworth Cove, but now he’s now more accustomed to being told a McDonald’s drive-through! Either can be included in lessons.

Jake loves music and spends his spare time in a modest home studio making the walls rumble. He enjoys writing techno, house, drum and bass and more experimental ambient stuff.

His family have two cats, Louis is old and Montague is a new addition and a fully crazy kitten.

Jake also spends a considerable amount of time cooking as he is the best chef in the house. He is always attempting new dishes, generally with success!
His secret pleasure is a penchant for waterparks. The two current favourites are Aquaboulevard in Paris and Watercity in Crete, he has designs on visiting Siam Park in Spain at some point in the future. You can’t beat a good flume!

One step at a time

Jayson’s decision to become a Driving Instructor in Ferndown was easy after spending the best part of 20 years as a paramedic and paramedic officer. As a result of witnessing the first-hand consequences of what can happen on the roads, Jayson has a passion for road safety.  He also has a real passion for seeing other people progress in life.

Everything in your time not mine – Driving Instructor in Ferndown

Jayson has a natural persona of calmness in the car, stating that laughter and enjoyment are a must. He prides himself in getting the best out of people by creating an atmosphere conducive to easy and relaxed learning. Jayson believes that it is the pupil who should control the pace of the learning and he can encourage the learner to make progress without pushing them beyond their comfort zone. All learners will see that learning is taking place and will leave the car with a relaxed sense of achievement.

Composure – Stay Safe – Make Good Decisions is Jayson’s recipe for success.

Away from the car, being Welsh, he loves rugby; He is an ardent supporter of Bath Rugby which is one of his favourite places to visit. Walking the dog and caravanning with Tracy, his partner, is how Jayson likes to relax throughout the year. Jayson believes in a family-first approach above everything else in life.

He lives in Ferndown with Tracy and his stepsons and also has 2 grown children of his own Kerrie and Liam.  These are his world outside of being a Driving Instructor in Ferndown.

Jayson will cover Bournemouth, Ferndown, Wimborne and most of the surrounding areas.  Being newly qualified, Jayson brings the most up-to-date instructional and coaching skills to the car. He is very excited to be with YES! Driving School.

Sense of freedom

A big part of becoming a Driving Instructor in Wimborne is the fact that Paul can remember the feeling of passing his driving test. He remembers the sense of freedom and independence that this provided him with. Since that time, he has always loved driving, whether for business or pleasure and he also recognises the career opportunities that achieving a test pass can offer students.

Having passed the Approved Driving Instructors Parts 1 and 2, this enabled him to undertake driver instructor training with Pete, YES! Driving School’s Director of Training. A key part of training is working with students under a trainee licence, whilst also continuing his own instructor training.  Having passed the ADI Part 3 (Test of Instructional Ability), he is now an Approved Driving Instructor in Wimborne and feels privileged to be working in this sector.

Helping a student to develop a core driving skill, from basic clutch work to judgement when crossing traffic or ultimately achieving a test pass is immensely rewarding. Paul takes pride in the fact that his driver training is client centred and tailored to individual student needs. He uses coaching skills which he had experience with in a former career in the health service. The role requires both an understanding of a student’s practical driving skills but, more importantly, how students are feeling emotionally and how this can impact on them and whether they are driving safely.

Life before

Originally from Poole, Paul worked as a certified accountant and an operational manager in commercial firms and the health sector in Dorset and Wiltshire. Through this career, meeting people and building successful working relationships were integral to these jobs. This included being a trustee in a charity organisation that provided training and development for health workers in the Southwest.

Malgorzata (Margaret) originally comes from Poland. In 2004 she came with her friend to Bournemouth for a short holiday. She fell in love with Dorset and decided to stay for little longer. 15 years later she’s still here and after 2 years of working as a female driving instructor in Bournemouth with a different company, she found the way to join the YES! Driving School family. After meeting with Ruedi and Pete, she believes that YES! Driving School is professional and very friendly.

Margaret qualified as a driving instructor in 2017.  After working for many years in hotel industry where she was leading people at work and dealing with lots of issues, Margaret built a great understanding of how different and unique individuals are.

Becoming a female driving instructor in Bournemouth and helping people achieving goals has quickly become a passion for Margaret. She believes that by working together as a team with her pupils, they can build confidence, rationalise fears, and create an understanding of road safety.  Margaret enjoys teaching life skills and making the lessons as much enjoyable as possible.

Patience is the key

Margaret believes that patience is the key. Pupils need to manage their expectations and not put too much pressure on themselves. She achieves this by putting a sprinkling of fun into every lesson.

Teaching has become Margaret’s new passion in life and the only reason stopping her spending 7 days a week on the road is her two beautiful children. She loves to spend time playing with them, cycling, swimming and exploring new places. However, as a good mother she also makes sure that homework is done before the fun time.

This pleasure of teaching, like nothing before, brings joy and satisfaction to Margaret’s life; she doesn’t think that she will ever get bored. She has developed a hunger to get some more experience in different areas of driving.

Margaret loves to drive around looking for new challenges on the road so will always find you some new driving routes appropriate to you level of experience and ability.

Margaret is a professional, compassionate and diligent individual, so if you are looking for a hard working, funny and efficient instructor ask for Margaret.

Jeff has been an ADI since 2009. He started out part-time until he realised that he had a real flair for instruction.  Jeff then left his job in insurance and became a full-time, professional and patient instructor in Bournemouth. He decided to join YES! Driving School because of the good reputation the company has and the high expectations they require from their instructors.

Patient, Professional who loves to laugh

Jeff always enjoys driving and the challenges it can bring, which is why he enjoys sharing his skills. He understands the worries and concerns of some new drivers. He empathises with a pupil who has anxieties and low confidence for example. Jeff likes to make lessons fun and relaxed to build confidence with his pupils. If a pupil has a particular learning style or requirement, Jeff is willing to go the extra mile to ensure that these are met.  Jeff comes across as a patient and professional personality who also loves to laugh.  His main aim is to produce safe drivers who are prepared for life on the road.

During his free time he likes spending time walking his NINE dogs, relaxing with a film, as well as sports and socialising.

Chris has always been a fan of all things motoring, passing his own Learner Test at the earliest opportunity.  He took his first Advanced Driving Test, assessed by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), in 1996 and achieved a Gold Award, the highest standard awarded. He has maintained that same Gold Standard through 5 retests since

Enthusiasm for Driving Skills

Chris decided to pass his enthusiasm for driving skills and road safety across to others and so started his driving instructor career in 2017.  He undertook training with diligence and passed all the qualifying tests comfortably at the first attempt.  Chris’s teaching style matches his character which is calm and relaxed with a few laughs thrown in for good measure.  He has a great talent in building confidence in his pupils and explaining things in really simple terms.

Chris has been working as a sheet metal worker since 1997, bending metal into all shapes and sizes for various foundries and quarries.  He has even been bending engine mounting plates to go onto the Airbus’s A330 and A340 since 1999. Chris also holds a counterbalance forklift license.

Away from anything motoring, Chris is also a keen photographer and bellringer and has been ringing for over 30 years. He also teaches the art of Bell Ringing.

Alan joined YES! Driving School in November 2010, following a period of several years as an independent driving instructor.  He had worked with two other driving schools in recent years. Alan moved from Banbury in 2005 and now lives in Bearwood with his wife and son.  He now enjoys his passion as a driving instructor in Bearwood and surrounding areas.

Adult training has been a large part of Alans working life. He worked for many years for British Telecom as an installations engineer. Training and assisting adult trainee technicians accounted for much of Alan’s time with BT. Before leaving BT, Alan passed a selection board for the post of Training Officer at the BT training school at Bletchley Park, but the school was closed down before he could take up his post.

Moving into financial services as an insurance agent for a large British insurance company, Alan quickly moved up the rankings to Financial Consultant /Sales Manager. Training new trainee Financial Advisors to competent advisor status was a substantial part of Alan’s role.

A calming nature

Following a final career move into driver training, it is clear that Alan has become a popular and successful instructor.  He enjoys a consistently high pass rate and many testimonials left on our web site. Alan also receives a constant flow of recommendations. Alan has a style of teaching which is relaxed and calm, and he specialises in very nervous pupils. He has a great sense of humour, which will help your learning experience to be as stress free as possible.

You will love your driving lessons with Alan.

Donna is originally from Lewes and moved away to support her husband whilst he was serving in the forces. After living in Oxfordshire and Germany, Donna and her family have been settled in Newhaven since 2007.  Her passion is now as a driving instructor in Newhaven and the surrounding areas, providing manual lessons to pupils of all standards.  She thrives on seeing people grow in confidence behind the wheel and uses a calm and compassionate manner to achieve this.

Special Educational Needs

Donna has always enjoyed driving and the freedom which this gives her.  She now relishes the challenge of new, nervous drivers of all ages and enjoys bringing the best out of them. Donna is able to understand how the pupil and work out their individual learning styles.  This is due to her previous experience of working with special educational needs, including Dyslexia, Asperger and ADHD.

Through her personable instructional manner and knowledge she is keen to help students pass first time and become the best driver they can be.  She especially enjoys driving on the continent as she has spent 8 years living in Germany. Her ambition has always been to combine her experience within children’s education and her enthusiasm for driving.