In our first foray into the frontline of public service, we're honoured to chat to Pran Patel, Physics Teacher and Assistant Principal in a London secondary school. Pran is a passionate educator dedicated to serving students.

We talk about the impact of increasing workload and reporting placed on teachers, and why the schools funding crisis in the U.K. needs to be addressed urgently. We discuss how politics is an intrinsic part of empowering young people towards making positive change, and why teaching is the best job in the world.

Pran also shares his experiences of mental health, and why being aware of our own unconscious bias is so important in building an inclusive society. We get Pran's thoughts on the latest teaching fads, and why the TV show Teachers is nothing like real life! For everyone who's ever been to school - this episode is for you.