Course dates
The Course Introduction sessions are from 8pm to 9.30pm at the Ibis Hotel, Haydock.
All other meetings are from 10am to 12 noon at the at the World of Glass or the St. Helens Community Fire Station (weeks 2, 5 and 9).
Sun 3rd May – WK1 Course Introduction / Assessment drive / demo drive
Sun 10th May – WK2 System presentation / Manoeuvring
Sun 17th May – WK3 Human Factors / Application of I.P.S.G.A.
Sun 24th May – WK4 Core driving skills: Junctions and Roundabouts
Sun 31st May – WK5 Rural Driving presentation /demonstration drive
Sun 7th Jun – WK6 Core driving skills: Bends 1 (Application of IPSGA)
Sun 14th Jun – WK7 Core driving skills: Bends 2 (Application of IPSGA)
Sun 21st Jun – WK8 Core driving skills: Motorways and dual carriageways
Sun 28th Jun – WK9 Meet an Examiner / Revision / Observed run of choice
Sun 5th Jul – WK10 All road types / Consolidation
Sun 12nd Jul – WK11 All road types / Consolidation
Sun 19th Jul – WK12 Mock Test
Sun 26th Jul – WK13 All road types / Consolidation
Sun 2nd Aug – WK14 All road types / Consolidation
Autumn 2026
Thu 27th Aug – Classroom session (Course Introduction / Human Factors)
Sun 30th Aug – WK1 Assessment drive / short demo drive – spoken thought
Sun 6th Sep – WK2 System presentation / Manoeuvring
Sun 13th Sep – WK3 Human Factors / Application of I.P.S.G.A.
Sun 20th Sep – WK4 Core driving skills: Junctions and Roundabouts
Sun 27th Sep – WK5 Rural Driving presentation /demonstration drive
Sun 4th Oct – WK6 Core driving skills: Bends 1 (Application of IPSGA)
Sun 11th Oct – WK7 Core driving skills: Bends 2 (Application of IPSGA)
Sun 18th Oct – WK8 Core driving skills: Motorways and dual carriageways
Sun 25th Oct – WK9 Meet an Examiner / Revision / Observed run of choice
Sun 1st Nov – WK10 All road types / Consolidation
Sun 15th Nov – WK11 All road types / Consolidation
Sun 22nd Nov – WK12 Mock Test
Sun 29th Nov – WK13 All road types / Consolidation
Sun 6th Dec – WK14 All road types / Consolidation