The Independent Teacher
'The Independent Teacher' is one of the UK's leading educational podcasts hosted by Susan Pallister who has over 20 years of leadership experience in educational settings. Now working as a writer and coach, in 'The Independent Teacher' podcast Susan has in depth conversations with leading educationalists from schools and universities, as well as with writers, journalists, musicians, business entrepreneurs, sporting professionals and young people.
The Independent Teacher
Training the Next Generation of Physics Teachers with Dan Cottle
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Susan Pallister
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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 training to be a Science teacher at Sheffield Hallam University, Dan taught Physics in many different schools for over 15 years. He is a Chartered Physicist, an Ogden Trust Teacher Fellow and Teacher Network Coordinator for the Institute of Physics. In this episode, Dan talks about his love of Physics, his role in training and recruiting the next generation of physics teachers and a really interesting approach to mentoring early career teachers.