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“Unprecedented times” and “the new normal” two phrases which have become cliched but understood by all. Whether we have been furloughed, working from home or self-isolating all our daily routines have changed. For some, this is a welcomed change, for others it is both confusing and anxiety-inducing. Many have had time to reflect on [...]

Working from home used to mean having a day to catch up in the garden or get that back bedroom decorated! For some though it was what it said on the tin and time to complete projects or work without interruption from work colleagues. Oh, how wistful for those interruptions have some of us [...]

The new normal in teaching? We have all had to make changes recently, most enforced and some to enable some form of normality in business. As a business that relies on face to face contact with our clients, we have had to adapt and look at new ways of giving them some means of [...]

A big thank you to Garry from Staffordshire, who is one of our DCPC clients, for this excellent feedback... "I felt that the online sessions were very informative and gave all information in an easy to understand format. Steve presented the sessions in a friendly and inclusive way, inviting all participants to take part [...]

Times they are a changing and at TLCT they are no different. All face to face delivery has been postponed and where possible sessions are now delivered online. How long will this be for? Who knows, but we are resilient and like the rest of the world we are making the best of what [...]

Not easy for many of us regardless of what we do for a living at the moment, however, many fail to recognise the signs of poor mental health or, we do recognise the signs and choose to ignore them. It is a fact that listening to someone can have a hugely positive effect on [...]

Useful websites for use with Mental Health and Mental Health First Aid sessions: Health & Safety Executive (HSE): www.hse.gov.uk Skills for Health: www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Mind: www.mind.org.uk/ Mental Health Foundation: www.mentalhealth.org.uk NICE: www.nice.org.uk/search?q=mental+health Samaritans: www.samaritans.org/ Rethink mental illness: www.rethink.org/services-groups/service-types/advice-and-helplines Anxiety UK: www.anxietyuk.org.uk Citizen advice: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ MindEd: www.minded.org.uk/ Mental Health UK: www.mentalhealth-uk.org/ Bipolar UK: www.bipolaruk.org.uk Calm: www.thecalmzone.net [...]

Why should I attend this course? We always design our Driver CPC sessions to be informative, engaging and up to date and this session is no exception. Our industry is packed full of rules, regulations and laws, all of which could land you in trouble if they are not adhered to so, let’s have [...]

Having just seen some really worrying posts on a Facebook site for commercial vehicle drivers I felt I had to look further into how social media can affect our performance at work however, not long into my first lines I heard of the tragic passing of Caroline Flack, a well known TV presenter and [...]