Is Lesson Diary an ADI diary app?

Yes. It is a diary and business app built for UK driving instructors, with lessons, pupils, DVSA progress and bookings in one place.

Yes. Anyone teaching pupils can run their diary, pupil records and progress notes in Lesson Diary, whether fully qualified or on a trainee licence.

Is there an iPhone and Android app?

Yes. The full diary works in any browser and in the native iPhone and Android apps (Android on request).

Can you move my existing diary across?

Yes. Send us an export, a spreadsheet or photos of a paper diary and we load your pupils and lessons for you, free.

ADI & PDI diary

The ADI diary for qualified instructors and PDIs

Whether you are a fully qualified ADI or a PDI teaching your first pupils, Lesson Diary keeps your lessons, pupils and progress notes in one diary, on your phone and on the web.

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Replace the paper ADI diary

A paper diary cannot warn you about a clash, remind a pupil, or remember what you covered last Tuesday. Lesson Diary does, and it is built for UK instructors, with progress tracked against the DVSA syllabus. Moving over is easy: we load your old diary for you. For the full scheduling features, see the driving instructor diary.

A diary that runs the week

One-off and recurring lessons, working hours, time off and clash warnings, in your pocket.

Pupil progress against the DVSA syllabus

Record what you covered each lesson and see who is close to test standard.

Every pupil on record

Contact details, lesson history, test dates and what they owe, all one tap away.

Automatic reminders

Pupils are reminded before each lesson, so fewer slots go to waste.

We move your old diary for you

Send an export from another app, a spreadsheet or photos of your paper diary. We load it within one working day, free.

See the diary in action

Your week, your pupils and your payments on one screen, on the web and in the apps.

Inside zone · auto-accepted Outside zone · auto-blocked

Stop driving across town for one lesson

Draw your coverage area on a map. Online bookings outside it get blocked automatically — every lesson stays close enough to be worth the drive.

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00

Pupil lesson · 9:00 – 10:00

Empty · 1 hr gap

Pupil lesson · 11 – 11:40

£30 left on the table today

See the gaps before they cost you

A free hour between two lessons is lost income. We flag it on your diary so you can fill it — or bin it and go home early.

Explore every feature

Each part of Lesson Diary, in depth — or see all features.

Online booking A booking page in your own colours that pupils use themselves. Learner reviews Learners are asked for a review at an appropriate time. The reviews show on your booking page. Route tracking Record the drive for each lesson and show the pupil the map. Lesson reminders Automatic reminders before every lesson, so fewer pupils forget. Payment tracking See who has paid and who owes you, without a spreadsheet. Lesson gaps Turn any free slot into a lesson. Send it to your pupils and the first to book gets it. Money & tax Income, expenses and profit — sorted for Making Tax Digital. Pupil management Every pupil, their lesson history and what they owe, in one list. Pupil progress tracking Track each pupil against the DVSA syllabus, lesson by lesson. Offline mode Teach anywhere. Everything syncs the moment you're back. Mock tests DL25-style mock tests, marked the way the DVSA marks them. Standards check tracker Know where you stand against the four DVSA triggers. Coverage areas Draw your area on a map. Outside it, pupils cannot book.

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Common questions

Is Lesson Diary an ADI diary app?: Yes. It is a diary and business app built for UK driving instructors, with lessons, pupils, DVSA progress and bookings in one place.
Can a PDI use it?: Yes. Anyone teaching pupils can run their diary, pupil records and progress notes in Lesson Diary, whether fully qualified or on a trainee licence.
Is there an iPhone and Android app?: Yes. The full diary works in any browser and in the native iPhone and Android apps (Android on request).
Can you move my existing diary across?: Yes. Send us an export, a spreadsheet or photos of a paper diary and we load your pupils and lessons for you, free.

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