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 ‘Labour has no clear vision for improving education’ Analysis 4 January 2025 Final round of trust growth funding falls £18m short of requests News 3 January 2025 Inside the school leading a ‘revolution in youth justice’ Analysis 3 January 2025 What works to get children reading for pleasure Teaching & Learning 2 January 2025 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 11 December 2024 Why I quit SLT to become a classroom teacher again Analysis 29 December 2024 What works to get children reading for pleasure Teaching & Learning 2 January 2025 Why I quit SLT to become a classroom teacher again Analysis 29 December 2024 Rise in pupils needing severe mental health crisis support News 2 January 2025