Educating Yorkshire
TV Show · Documentary

This documentary takes viewers inside the doors of Thornhill Community Academy near Dewsbury, highlighting what happens in the secondary school. Through highlighting the diverse institution, almost exactly half White British and half British-Asian, `Educating Yorkshire' provides an insight into modern school life in the UK as it follows head teacher Jonny Mitchell, who tries to build upon recent improvements in exam results among the school's students. The programme also explores the universal themes of teenage life and the student-teacher relationships that are important in a young person's formative years.

2013 · 47m
Starring David Clews
Director David Brindley

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Series 1 Episode 1
    A documentary series exploring life at a Yorkshire school. Thornhill Academy is a school with big ambitions, and life there is changing fast. This episode follows new Head Teacher Mr Mitchell on his mission to improve the school's fortunes. He's 18 months into his first ever headship and wants to revolutionise the school's ethos, results and reputation.
    47 min
  • EPISODE 2
    Series 1 Episode 2
    Groups, cliques, tribes; call them what you like, they have always been at the centre of school life. This programme follows the fallout from a chance clash between the queen bee of the `cool group' and a member of the quieter crowd.
    46 min
  • EPISODE 3
    Series 1 Episode 3
    Focusing on two strikingly similar boys: one nearing his final year and another starting out at secondary school. Both are exploding with energy and charm but, to their teachers' frustration, neither of them is particularly interested in learning.
    47 min
  • EPISODE 4
    Series 1 Episode 4
    Hadiqa and Safiyyah are unlikely best friends. Safiyyah dreams of becoming an air hostess, while gifted student Hadiqa has her sights set on becoming prime minister. As exams approach, a crisis looms in their friendship.
    46 min
  • EPISODE 5
    Series 1 Episode 5
    Everything changes for those in Year 9. It's full of hormonal 13-year-olds and is a critical academic turning point as the students choose their options for GCSE.
    47 min
  • EPISODE 6
    Series 1 Episode 6
    Exams are approaching at Thornhill and it's not just the students that are feeling the pressure. From highly experienced deputy head Mr Steer to newly qualified teachers, everyone is feeling the demands of the school's ever increasing targets.
    47 min

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Cast & Crew

  • D‌C
    David Clews
    Narrator
  • David Brindley
    Director
  • David Brindley
    Producer
  • D‌C
    David Clews
    Producer
  • A‌M
    Andrew MacKenzie
    Producer

About

Educating Yorkshire

Documentary

This documentary takes viewers inside the doors of Thornhill Community Academy near Dewsbury, highlighting what happens in the secondary school. Through highlighting the diverse institution, almost exactly half White British and half British-Asian, `Educating Yorkshire' provides an insight into modern school life in the UK as it follows head teacher Jonny Mitchell, who tries to build upon recent improvements in exam results among the school's students. The programme also explores the universal themes of teenage life and the student-teacher relationships that are important in a young person's formative years.

Information

Studio
Channel 4
Released
2013

Languages

Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom)

Accessibility

Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.
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