Standard Check Test

A DVSA-appointed examiner will sit in the back of your driving lesson.

The examiner will watch and listen to you carry out a standard driving lesson, ensuring you have structured and conducted it according to the pupil’s specific needs and levels. The examiner will also be looking for competence in various aspects of your teaching techniques.

The only purpose of the SCT is to ensure that an acceptable standard of instruction is being maintained. This should be no more or less than you would typically do for any other lesson. You don’t have to bring your ‘star’ pupil for the test. Don’t. The objective of the test is to assess your ability to instruct – not your pupil’s ability to drive. The lesson must be tailored to the pupil’s level, whether partly trained or experienced. Teaching must take place. Many instructors take up their star pupil for a check test, teach them something they already know, not what they need to know, and then continuously ask questions on non-related matters. Questions are often not even asked, and the pupil is told what to do without real interaction.

Inevitably, the instructor gets a low grade.

With as little as a 2-hour lesson, we can ensure that we’ll give you the best advice on conducting the lesson for your chosen pupil and guide you in the right direction to ensure you get the Grade ‘A’ you deserve.

To establish what grade you are, you must take this test.

You will be graded on your performance at the end of the test. The marking structure is:

• Grade A (85% or over) – an overall high standard of instruction
• Grade B (60% or over) – a sufficient level of competence

Fail (less than 60%) – an unsatisfactory performance.