Can I see a pupil’s full history in one place?

Yes. Open a pupil and you get every lesson, every progress note, their test dates and their payment record on one screen.

Does the pupil get access to any of this?

Only their own lessons, through a private portal link. Your notes and the rest of your pupil list stay private to you.

Can I export my pupils?

Yes. Export your pupils, lessons and payments to CSV whenever you want.

Pupils & records

Pupil management for driving instructors

One list of every pupil, each with their full lesson history, progress notes, theory and practical test dates, pricing and payment records attached.

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The details you keep in your head, written down

Who is close to test standard, who still owes for last week, whose theory runs out next month — it is a lot to hold in your head across thirty pupils. Lesson Diary keeps each pupil on record so the answer is one tap away in the driving instructor app.

Pupil profiles

Every pupil in one place with contact details, pricing, packages and their whole lesson history attached.

Progress notes

What you covered and what to work on next, saved against the lesson so nothing gets lost between weeks.

Test dates

Theory and practical test dates on record, so you can see who is booked and who is running out of time.

Payment records

Log who has paid and who owes you against each pupil. Cash, card or bank transfer — the record stays with you.

Watch pupil management in action

One list of every pupil, and one page each for their lessons, progress, test dates and what they owe.

Pupil portal

A private view for every pupil

Every booked lesson gets a private link for that pupil — no account or app needed. They see your contact details, their full lesson history, and can cancel the one they're on straight from the page.

Private by design

Each link works for the one pupil it was generated for, nobody else.
Instant cancellation alerts

You're notified the moment a lesson is cancelled.
You stay in control

Cancelling is all a pupil can do — rescheduling and everything else still goes through you.

Priya cancelled Thu 16:00 Just now · the slot is free again

How pupil records compare

See how Lesson Diary handles pupil records and progress against Total Drive, GoRoadie, DriveSchoolPro, MyDriveTime and Passly.

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Common questions

Can I see a pupil’s full history in one place?: Yes. Open a pupil and you get every lesson, every progress note, their test dates and their payment record on one screen.
Does the pupil get access to any of this?: Only their own lessons, through a private portal link. Your notes and the rest of your pupil list stay private to you.
Can I export my pupils?: Yes. Export your pupils, lessons and payments to CSV whenever you want.