Home Video & Podcasts My Best Teacher My Best Teacher podcast: Lemn Sissay Back Subscriber-only My Best Teacher podcast: Lemn Sissay The second episode of the My Best Teacher podcast is available now – and is a must-listen for teachers everywhere 22nd January 2021, 6:00am Dan Worth Share My Best Teacher podcast: Lemn Sissay https://www.tes.com/magazine/video-podcasts/my-best-teacher/my-best-teacher-podcast-lemn-sissay Copy Link In the second episode of the My Best Teacher podcast from Tes, we chat to poet and writer Lemn Sissay about: His favourite teacher and why he was so important in his development as a poet. The depth of skill teachers have to nurture pupils and help them flourish. The importance of school while growing up in a care home. Memories of football on cold, hard muddy pitches. Listen below or through your podcast platform of choice via the following links: Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and Google Podcasts. You need a Tes subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Already a subscriber? Log in You need a subscription to read this article Subscribe now to read this article and get other subscriber-only content, including: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more My Best Teacher podcast: Rhys Stephenson Dan Worth • 10th December 2021 My Best Teacher podcast: Tim Vine Dan Worth • 8th January 2021 My Best Teacher podcast: Meera Syal Dan Worth • 5th February 2021 My Best Teacher podcast: Cerys Matthews Dan Worth • 19th February 2021 Recent Most read Most shared Schools minister refuses to rule out trust pay cuts News 17 December 2024 Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: key information for schools News 17 December 2024 6 ways schools can nurture sporting talent Teaching & Learning 17 December 2024 Having 9 GCSE grades ‘reduces reliability’, says MAT CEO News 11 December 2024 Primary maths: 4 lessons from China’s master teachers Teaching & Learning 15 December 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 11 December 2024 Ofsted criticises curriculum ‘barriers’ for SEND pupils in mainstream News 16 December 2024 3 ways live modelling revolutionised my students’ writing Teaching & Learning 16 December 2024 What do headteachers look for in job applicants? Analysis 16 December 2024