Mr Bicen meets his teacher... 20 years later

This video was filmed in September 2025 with Dr Matt James - the best teacher I've ever met, and a true inspiration for me and my teaching. Thank you again to Dr James for letting me interview him. One thing not mentioned in the video - after the interview, I asked if we could share some specific maths teaching tips. When I said things like 'oh I teach X topic in this particular way, it's really great and students learn so well with it' - every single time Dr James said... 'yes, Seb, that's exactly how I teach it... I wonder where you got that from?' 0:00 Intro 0:51 First memories of Dr James' classroom 2:28 How did you know you wanted to become a teacher? 3:17 Dr James' memories of Mr Bicen 5:48 What makes a good maths teacher? 10:05 What makes a good maths student? 11:50 Quick fire round 13:12 Advice for A-Level students 13:54 Outro