Sleep, Stress & Safety: Understanding Sleep for Driving Instructors

Why better sleep matters for you, your wellbeing and your learners. 

Sleep affects far more than how tired you feel. For driving instructors, being rested can influence alertness, concentration, decision-making, safety, mental wellbeing and how effectively you support your learners. 

This practical Zoom workshop explores why we need sleep, why so many people struggle with it and what can interfere with getting a good night’s sleep. 

We’ll look at: 

• Why we need sleep and why sleep problems are so common 

• Why heat can interfere with sleep and the effects of overheating 

• How light affects sleep 

• How to quiet a racing mind 

• Why you may wake up needing the toilet at 3am 

• How the way you sleep can cause you to wake 

• How to get to sleep and stay asleep 

• Chemicals that can interfere with sleep 

• How food can affect sleep 

• Why when you eat can matter 

• Why what you eat can affect your sleep 

Why Attend? 

As a driving instructor, you spend much of your working day responsible for someone else’s learning and safety. Being alert, focused and mentally well matters – not just for you, but for the learners sitting beside you. 

This workshop will help you understand some of the factors that may be affecting your sleep and explore practical ways to improve your understanding of sleep. 

Better sleep can support: 

• Mental wellbeing 

• Alertness and concentration 

• Safe decision-making 

• Energy throughout the working day 

• Being at your best for your learners 

Whether you regularly struggle with sleep or simply want to understand it better, this workshop provides useful information you can take away and apply to your own routine. 

A practical workshop for instructors who want to understand sleep, look after their wellbeing and be at their best for their learners.