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
Sharing Best Practice in Teaching with Dr Martin Leigh
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Susan Pallister
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Season 3
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Episode 31
In this episode, Director of Music and author, Dr Martin Leigh talks about his new book, Becoming an Outstanding Music Teacher. We discuss how Martin's love of music developed, what attracted him to the teaching profession, the role of music in schools, developing independent thinkers, allowing students to fail, and why sharing best practice is so important in the teaching profession.