The Independent Teacher Podcast

In this episode of ‘The Independent Teacher’ podcast, trainee teacher Zara Binji talks with real enthusiasm about her training year,  what she has found most enjoyable, as well as the…

Dan Cottle is a Lecturer in Secondary Education (Physics) and Director of Secondary Initial Teacher Education at the University of Birmingham.  After reading Physics at the University of Birmingham and…

In our 20th episode of the second series of ‘The Independent Teacher’ podcast, we talk to Lauren Elliott, the co-founder of a great music school for young children-Music Monsters. Lauren…

Former Hull Grammar School student, Danny Levy reflects on the role of his education, and his teachers, in helping him to achieve success. Danny has worked in senior leadership roles…

In this episode, Antonia Spinks,  Co-CEO and Director of Education at Pioneer  Education Trust, talks about the importance of flexible working for all teachers and its crucial role in retaining…

Robin Hardman, Head of Politics at a school in south-west London and author of ‘The Writing Game’, talks about his lifelong passion for improving his own students’ writing skills. Robin…

Sarah Garrington, international speaker and Head of Resilience at a leading law firm, discusses the importance of resilience in education and the problems of perfectionism in students. We touch on…

In this episode, we talk to Judith Fenn, Executive Director of IStip. We chat with Judith about her own career, her leadership of IStip, the ‘Early Career Teacher’ programme,  some…

Dan Locke-Wheaton, Principal of Aston University Engineering Academy, talks about the importance of engineering in the curriculum and provides an insight into the groundbreaking work he has pioneered at the…