St. Helens and District Group of Advanced Motorists Registered Charity Number 1058971 (England & Wales)

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).

Autumn 2025

Thu 28th Aug – Classroom session (Course Introduction / Human Factors)

Sun 31st Aug – WK1 Assessment drive / short demo drive – spoken thought

Sun 7th Sep – WK2 System presentation / Manoeuvring

Sun 14th Sep – WK3 Human Factors / Application of I.P.S.G.A.

Sun 21st Sep – WK4 Core driving skills: Junctions and Roundabouts

Sun 28th Sep – WK5 Rural Driving presentation /demonstration drive

Sun 5th Oct – WK6 Core driving skills: Bends 1 (Application of IPSGA)

Sun 12th Oct – WK7 Core driving skills: Bends 2 (Application of IPSGA)

Sun 19th Oct  – WK8 Core driving skills: Motorways and dual carriageways

Sun 26th Oct – WK9 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 2nd Nov – WK10 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 9th Nov – WK11 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 16th NovWK12 Meet an Examiner / Revision / Observed run of choice

Sun 23rd Nov –  WK13 Mock Test

Sun 30th Nov – WK14 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 7th Dec – WK15 All road types / Consolidation

Winter 2026

Thu 8th Jan – Classroom session (Course Introduction / Human Factors)

Sun 11th Jan – WK1 Assessment drive / short demo drive – spoken thought

Sun 18th Jan – WK2 System presentation / Manoeuvring

Sun 25th Jan – WK3 Human Factors / Application of I.P.S.G.A.

Sun 1st Feb – WK4 Core driving skills: Junctions and Roundabouts

Sun 8th Feb – WK5 Rural Driving presentation /demonstration drive

Sun 15th Feb – WK6 Core driving skills: Bends 1 (Application of IPSGA)

Sun 22nd Feb – WK7 Core driving skills: Bends 2 (Application of IPSGA)

Sun 1st Mar  – WK8 Core driving skills: Motorways and dual carriageways

Sun 8th Mar – WK9 Meet an Examiner / Revision / Observed run of choice

Sun 15th Mar – WK10 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 22nd Mar – WK11 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 29th Mar –  WK12 Mock Test

Sun 12th Apr – WK13 All road types / Consolidation

Sun 19th Apr – WK14 All road types / Consolidation

Spring 2026

Thu 30th Apr – Classroom session (Course Introduction / Human Factors)

Sun 3rd May – WK1 Assessment drive / short demo drive – spoken thought

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