LANDMARKS COLLEGE
Landmarks is a thriving, Independent Specialist College for people with learning difficulties and disabilities. Based in Eckington, but operating across five sites throughout the East Midlands and South Yorkshire.
If you would like to join any of the sessions, please ask me or email elizabethwalker@landmarks.ac.uk
LEARNERS IN ROTHERHAM
Rotherham
Today at Landmarks, a class of 10 learners signed up and enjoyed their session about learning to drive a manual car and around driver safety in particular.
The learners engaged and asked many questions, some around learning to drive with disabilities such as Asperger’s Syndrome and Dyspraxia.
We talked about what key aspects of safe driving entails, such as good vision, concentration, judgement among many others. One of the learners put their hand up and said “Confidence”. Exactly!
The learners engaged in the flashcard road sign game and was very good at interpreting what they meant, understanding that triangular signs are warnings and circular signs mean we must obey, everyone was happy winning them all chocolates.
They especially enjoyed having a go in the driver seat, turning the car on, engaging the clutch and shifting gears, turning on the hazard lights, using the windscreen wipers and pipping the horn at the end.
A few were very keen to find out more about starting driving lessons also!
Great work team, until next time.
LEARNERS AT THE ARCHER
The Archer
Today a group of eager learners at The Archer enjoyed the session about learning to drive and all that it entails.
They asked questions and talked about the different costs involved in learning to drive, buying and maintaining cars, tax, insurance, MOT/servicing. We discussed the differences between fuel, hybrid and electric cars and their importance to the environment.
The learners got very competitive around the road signs flashcard game challenge and they knew a lot of theory. Well done guys!
They all had their 20-meter number plate eyesight check test and enjoyed opening my car, jumping in the driver seat, learning what foot was responsible for what pedal and they tested out the windscreen washer fluid and lights, pipping the horn to signal for the next learner to have a go.
They had really good knowledge about under the bonnet and learned about the different reservoirs such as the coolant, oil and hydraulic braking fluid and their management.
Overall the team did extremely well, with a couple of learners asking about them starting driving lessons.
See you guys soon.
LITTLEMOOR’S LEARNERS
Eckington
Littlemoor’s learners at Eckington today listened and engaged with my Learning To Drive Workshop.
This was an informative and interactive hands-on session both in the classroom and in the car.
Learners asked questions about driving lessons, what’s involved around theory and practical tests.
They learned some key basics around car maintenance - with a Show and Tell of “what’s under the bonnet”.
They all enjoyed having a go at turning the ignition on, pressing the different pedals and buttons, but most of all they loved pipping the horn!
They all enjoyed the Flashcard Road Sign Challenge, sharing and making sense of what they meant and winning chocolates at the end was just a bonus!
I hear the session is all they have been talking about this afternoon.
I look forward to the further sessions at other sites.
Great work guys!
