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Drive Coach – helping you support your teen driver

Drive Coach is a workshop designed for parents and carers.  The importance of parents and their role in keeping their teens safe throughout the many stages of learning to drive is well documented. However, they are not often given all the tools for the job. Research shows that the way parents engage with their teens through the learn-to-drive journey can have a significant impact when it comes to creating safer drivers who take less risks. RSE, through the Drive Coach program aims to equip parents and carers with the tools they need and support them on this very important journey.

This practical workshop which updates parents on latest research and road safety approaches, outlines some of the conversations and strategies our facilitators share with their teens at RYDA and gives them an opportunity to ask questions and get advice from the experts.

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Upcoming 2025 Events

Australia

  • 18 June 2025 – Central Coast, Meeting Room 3, The Erina Centre – BOOK HERE

 

New Zealand

 

 

  • 21 May – Napier, McLean Park – BOOK HERE
  • 26 May – Dunedin, Cooke Howlison Toyota – BOOK HERE
  • 12 June – Rotorua, Rotorua Race Club – BOOK HERE
  • 19 June – Hamilton, Ebbett Toyota – BOOK HERE

 

Past 2025 Events

Australia

  • 1 April 2025 – Bundorra VIC, Parade College
  • 5 May 2025 – Wagga Wagga NSW, Wagga Wagga Show Ground
  • 12 May 2025 – Bega NSW, Sapphire Coast Kart Club
  • 13 May 2025 – Portland VIC, St John’s Lutheran Primary School

New Zealand

  • 24 February 2025 – Blenheim, Marlborough Boys’ College
  • 4 March 2025 – Porirua, Te Rauparaha Arena
  • 11 March 2025 – Nelson, Bowater Toyota
  • 12 March 2025 – Whangārei, Northland Rugby Union
  • 12 March 2025 – New Plymouth, New Plymouth Raceway
  • 13 March 2025 – Whanganui, Whanganui Jockey Club
  • 19 March – Cromwell, Cromwell College
  • 26 March – North Shore, Takapuna Cricket Club
  • 26 March – Masterton, REAP House
  • 30 April – Oamaru, Athletic Marist Rugby Club
  • 8 May – Ashburton, Hotel Ashburton
  • 8 May – Pukekohe, Pukekohe Netball Courts
  • 12 May – Invercargill, Ascot Park Hotel
  • 12 May – Lower Hutt, Ricoh Sports Centre
  • 14 May – Upper Hutt, Te Kupenga o Rongomai Maidstone Sports Hub

If you would like to request a session or find out more, contact info@rse.org.au (in Australia) or info@rse.org.nz (in New Zealand)

My daughter went to the course at Homebush yesterday and was very impressed. The training was just great – all the limits we have put on her, and the way we’ve taught her to drive, all came into play and she could see the reasons for our ‘control’…I did hours of commentary drives with her, which has shown her where and what to look for. In the past she’s bucked us about our refusal to let her get in the car with other p platers, now she says there’s no way she would. Job done! Great job, thank you, the impact on the girls was huge.

Parent
Tara Anglican School for Girls, NSW