Stewart Latcham

Stewart has many years experience within the motor trade industry working as both sales Consultant and Manager. This has provided valuable experience with communication skills, project management and motivation of people. A change in career direction has enabled Stewart to qualify as a Driving Instructor a career that he finds extremely rewarding and enjoyable.

Stewart and his wife Karen established the driving school in 2009. Pupil feedback is very positive as he has the ability to build up an excellent rapport with his pupils, offer support , encouragement and guidance which allows the pupils to relax and develop their necessary driving skills to pass their driving test as soon as possible.

Karen Latcham

Karen  has been teaching and training for over 30 years. As a registered healthcare professional, she has delivered teaching and education to students working within the operating theatre. Karen also worked as a University lecturer for 17 years and part of this role was to develop, implement and teach university degree programmes. Alongside her role as university lecturer, Karen has been a part time driving instructor taking responsibility for the running and management of the driving school alongside her husband Stewart since 2009.

Her experience enables her to teach with a very relaxed style, delivering client centred learning to a diverse range of pupils, giving encouragement and reassurance to her pupils to develop their driving skills and aim to get them through their practical driving test as soon as possible.

Tom Latcham

Tom has had many hours driving experience on both UK and European roads. He has spent several years in the retail business, working as a customer assistant and delivery driver. This has enabled him to develop excellent customer communication and driving skills. Part of his role was to teach new delivery drivers, and this was what made Tom realise that he enjoyed passing on his skills and knowledge to new delivery drivers to become competent in their role as driver.

A change of career has enabled Tom to become a driving Instructor and to join his well-established family business. Tom has a very relaxed, calm approach towards his pupil making them feel at ease.

As a young instructor he relates well with his pupils as they feel comfortable with his dynamic, enthusiastic learning style. Tom receives positive pupil feedback and encourages his pupils to develop their driving skills to pass their driving test as soon as possible.

Dan McCabe

Dan has had many hours driving experience on both UK and European roads.  He has spent several years in the hotel, hospitality and care industry, working one to one with clients to arrange care strategies to enable the transition from hospital to community or nursing care. This has enabled him to develop excellent customer communication skills. Part of his role was to teach new members of staff within the hospitality industry.

A change of career has enabled Dan to become a driving Instructor and to join a well-established family business. Dan has a very relaxed, calm approach towards his pupil making them feel at ease. As a young instructor he relates well with his pupils as they feel comfortable with his dynamic, enthusiastic learning style.

Ysanne Jones

Ysanne has over 20 years working within the equine industry competing to a high level in affiliated dressage. Ysanne has been a dressage instructor for over 15 years which has enabled her to be able to teach at  all levels and adapt her teaching style to meet clients individual needs. During the covid pandemic, Ysanne worked within healthcare to promote independent, quality retirement living within the clients own home.

A change in career has enabled Ysanne to become a driving instructor and join a well established family business, a career that she finds very rewarding.
Ysanne has excellent communication skills is very calm and encouraging  making pupils feel at ease. Her previous teaching experience enables her to give client centred teaching to a diverse range of pupils which enables them to develop their driving skills to pass their driving test.

Mark Harrison

Mark has many years driving experience on both UK and European roads. Mark’s career has been involved with the physical education of children with disabilities, providing circuit training for under 16’s football teams and was qualified in sports coaching and leadership. He was a British amateur weightlifting coach providing one to one personal training classes. He was a bronze medallion lifeguard and first aid trained.

Mark also has extensive experience of marketing and business development with over 26 years working within the building trade running his own successful property maintenance business. Mark’s experience has provided him with excellent customer service and communication skills. Mark has been responsible for passing on his skills and experience to teach junior staff within the building trade.

A change of career has enabled Mark to become a driving Instructor and to join a well-established family business.

Mark has a very relaxed, patient, calm approach towards his pupils making them feel at ease and delivers a client centred approach to learning to drive. Mark’s previous experience as a coach and trainer means he can adapt his teaching for a diverse range of pupils and put the pupil’s individual needs first.

Rob Taylor

Rob has been a driving instructor for over 30 years and has been driver training for emergency services for 21 years. He is also trained in advanced car training, skid correction, pass plus, Hackney carriage testing and speed awareness.

Rob is part of a well-established family run business and his teaching style and experience is passed on to the pupil’s learning needs.

Rob is enthusiastic with excellent communication and instructing skills that enable him to deliver client centred learning in a relaxed manner to a diverse range of pupils. He has the experience to build pupil confidence  and enable the pupil’s to pass their test as soon as possible.

KSL Driving Instructors

Stewart, Karen, Tom, Dan, Ysanne, Mark and Rob are committed to continuous professional development to progress their careers further and allow any newly acquired professional skills to be passed onto their pupils.

All our instructors are Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) cleared. The DBS is an executive agency of the home office and was set up to protect children and vulnerable adults