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
Student Perspectives of School with Aliyah and Shivanii
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Susan Pallister
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Season 2
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Episode 3
Susan Pallister catches up with Shivanii Arun and Aliyah Begum, former students of KEHS and currently first-year Oxford University undergraduates. Shivanii and Aliyah discuss the main differences between school and university, the importance of the EPQ, independent learning and co-curricular opportunities, all of which helped them to adapt to academic life at university. This is the first of a number of episodes where Susan talks to former school pupils, who give their own distinct, unique and engaging perspectives of school and education.