Name: Educating Greater Manchester
Released: 2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Drew Povey

Available on Channel 4

A warm and honest exploration of life at Harrop Fold secondary school in Salford, Greater Manchester, a school at the heart of a changing community, dealing every day with everything that that throws at them.

Documentary · 2017 · 47 min

Starring Drew Povey

Director Warren Smith , Clare Cameron

EPISODE 1

Series 1 Episode 1

The pupils at Harrop Fold are comparing Trump's hairstyle with Hitler's, writing rude words on the back of a delivery van, and adjusting to an influx of students from a range of foreign countries.

47 min · 31 Aug 2017
EPISODE 2

Series 1 Episode 2

Teenage angst is laid bare as Educating focuses on Harrop Fold School's student development team. Their job is to handle every imaginable problem a teenager can throw at them, and they do it with unending patience.

47 min · 7 Sept 2017
EPISODE 3

Series 1 Episode 3

Year 11 mocks season begins at Harrop Fold and there are tears, tantrums and refusals to sit the exams. Budget cuts and a new exam system are causing teachers sleepless nights.

46 min · 14 Sept 2017
EPISODE 4

Series 1 Episode 4

Fourteen-year-old Vincent is often on the school behaviour team's books. Mr Povey tries a leftfield tactic with him: giving him a chance to join the straight-laced Student Council.

47 min · 21 Sept 2017
EPISODE 5

Series 1 Episode 5

There's election fever as the search for Harrop Fold school's first ever Head Girl and Head Boy begins. An unexpected candidate throws his hat into the ring at the last minute.

46 min · 28 Sept 2017
EPISODE 6

Series 1 Episode 6

The teachers grapple with the effects of social media at the school, from Snapchat revolutions to FaceTime disputes and name-calling on social media.

46 min · 5 Oct 2017