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21st Dec 2025

In Conversation With... Lee Jowett - Part One: Evolution

In this in-person conversation, Terry sits down with Lee Jowett to explore what really shapes a driving instructor, beyond passing tests, ticking boxes, and collecting certificates.

Lee discusses his journey into the industry, why he never set out to be a trainer, and how discovering coaching fundamentally changed both his teaching approach and his personal identity. From early mentorship under Claire Wilmot, through formal coaching education and psychology-led training, to co-founding KIT (Knowledgeablee Instructor Training), this episode is a deep dive into development, reflection, and doing the work properly.

Expect to hear:

  1. Why experience only matters if you actually learn from it
  2. How qualifications can be powerful, or completely pointless, depending on what you do with them
  3. The responsibility instructors carry within the wider Safe System

There’s also honest discussion about the future of instructor training, the limits of current qualification routes, and why real change can’t come from test-focused teaching alone.

This episode is reflective, challenging, and unapologetically grown-up.

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The Instructor
Talking to leaders, innovators and experts from inside and outside the driving instructor industry
Holding a mirror up the the driver training industry, to help driving instructors run better and more profitable businesses as well as improving as instructors.

I talk with a variety of experts, leaders, innovators and game changers to harness their knowledge and see how we can apply that to our business. If you share the same passion for personal and professional development as me and my guests, then this podcast can help you make the changes you need to become a better instructor and business owner.

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Terry Cook

A driving instructor for 6 years and a podcaster for 6 months!