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Educating …

Educating …

Educating … is a British documentary television programme produced by Twofour for Channel 4 that has run since 2011. It uses a fly on the wall format to show the everyday lives of the staff and students of various secondary schools around the UK; interspersed with interviews of those involved and featuring narration from the director and interviewer, David Clews.

Filmed on location at schools in Harlow, Dewsbury, Walthamstow, Cardiff and Salford respectively, there have been seven series to date: Educating Essex (2011), Educating Yorkshire (2013), Educating the East End (2014), Educating Cardiff (2015), Educating Greater Manchester 1 & 2 (2017 and 2020) and Educating Yorkshire 2 (2025).

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StatusReturning Series
Original NameEducating …
First Air DateSeptember 22, 2011
Last Air DateNovember 17, 2020
Seasons7
Episodes44
Episode Runtime 45min
LanguageEnglish, Welsh
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesTwofour
NetworksChannel 4
S07E01

Yorkshire Episode 1

Documentary following life at a secondary school in West Yorkshire. English teacher Mr Burton is now in charge, taking up the first headteacher position of his career. A new pupil recently diagnosed with Tourette's must learn to navigate secondary school life, while assistant head Mrs Delaney-Hudson investigates a case of disruptive behaviour.

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