23/03/2026
I want to shout out about Summer (not the season but this wonderful young lady) she has had the most awful time learning to drive yet every week without fail she turned up and put her absolute all into this journey, and I do mean absolute whole. This young lady could not have done more to learn to drive. She listened to every word, every briefing, every criticism constructively and took it all on the chin. Made huge mistakes, cried out of frustration on mistakes that others would seem simple to do yet Summer struggled. We stopped, let the tears flow and then subside and simply carried on. 100% from both side of the car. Never did Summer not put in 100%, NEVER. When her 6th form changed her rota it left her in a predicament that she could not carry on her driving lessons with me as I don’t work the day she could only do. She panicked about changing instructors. I thought about it and decided to carry on the next 5 months working a day I do not do simply because Summer would struggle changing instructors. I had my reward last Wednesday when she passed 1st time with an amazing 5 minor faults. I cannot convey into words how this made me feel. The connection we had as pupil teacher was amazing, she trusted me fully and I let her go with the reins so to speak. I still cannot put into words how this young lady performed and fought her battles in her head because of anxiety and yet she still came every week. She took a weekend job just to pay for her lesson. Worked all weekend for a 2 hour lesson. Wow. What fantastic ethics she has got. Any future employer will have a star of an employee if they support her right, she will be an amazing employee. And now she has the freedom of driving, the chance to make that employer want to employ her. The chance when she decides to have a family to transport her children to clubs and social events. All because she put in the effort to gain a driving licence even when on a slippery slope on occasions. Summer, I am proud of you and you made me a very happy man last week. 5 minors, 1st time pass. Well done. 👏