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How to manage driving pupils in ADI Admin

Use pupil records to keep learner driver contact details, licence information, secondary contacts and progress organised in one place.

This guide explains how the feature works inside ADI Admin, the diary and admin app for independent UK driving instructors.

Basic steps

  1. 1

    Open the Pupils page from the main app navigation.

  2. 2

    Add a new pupil with their name, phone number, optional email address and licence information.

  3. 3

    Choose Manual or Automatic where applicable so ADI Admin can use the correct lesson pricing for that pupil.

  4. 4

    Add an optional secondary contact with their name, relationship and phone number. This can be useful for a parent, guardian, partner, carer or another contact.

  5. 5

    Use the pupil card to quickly Call, Text or Email the pupil when those contact details are available.

  6. 6

    Open Edit Pupil to call or text a saved secondary contact.

  7. 7

    Open pupil progress to record how confident the pupil is with different driving skills.

  8. 8

    Mark pupils inactive when they are no longer taking lessons, without deleting their history.

Useful for

  • Keeping learner driver contact details organised
  • Saving a secondary contact where useful
  • Calling, texting or emailing pupils quickly
  • Using the correct Manual or Automatic lesson pricing
  • Checking licence expiry information
  • Tracking pupil progress across driving skills

Managing pupils in the app

These screens show how pupil records work, from saving contact details to updating driving progress.

Screenshots use demo data only. Names, addresses, lesson details, test details and receipts shown are examples, not real customer records.

View your pupils

See active pupils, search your list and quickly open pupil actions.

Add pupil details

Save contact, licence, gearbox and optional secondary-contact details.

Check summary

See how many skills have been started, marked independent or reached reflection level.

Update skill ratings

Rate each driving skill as the pupil develops during their training.