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To think Educating Yorkshire is a really bad idea?

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GetStuffezd · 20/08/2013 14:06

So, here's the trailer.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8NQGPVv1wDU
It's basically showing the workings of a Yorkshire secondary school from day to day, going into classes and following certain teachers and pupils - from what I can gather anyway.
Is it just me who thinks it's a really bad idea? For parents, I can't imagine film crews in classes, encouraging children to "perform" is a popular idea. And as a teacher I would rather die than have my lessons disrupted with all that hassle. Maybe I'm being miserable but the whole thing seems a crazy idea to me, and possibly a massive ego trip on the part of the new Head.

Plus that teacher with the beard and messy hair irritated me after about 0.6 seconds.

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RoastedCouchPotatoes · 20/08/2013 14:10

I thought you were going to say that kids from Yorkshire didn't deserve to go to school Hmm

I agree btw, I think it must be quite awkward for the teachers and chikdren.

ilovesooty · 20/08/2013 14:10

The HT felt it would be beneficial and the article I read indicated that the pupils found it a positive experience. You can't compell anyone to be on TV if they don't want to.
I'll reserve judgment until I've seen it.

ilovesooty · 20/08/2013 14:11

Very few pupils chose to opt out.

PrincessFlirtyPants · 20/08/2013 14:12

They have done this previously in a show called 'Educating Essex'

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GetStuffezd · 20/08/2013 14:13

Well why would the pupils opt out? Chance to be on telly, get yourself noticed! I agree about reserving judgement though and I will give it a go.

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GetStuffezd · 20/08/2013 14:13

Really, Princess? I must have missed that one!

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BuskersCat · 20/08/2013 14:15

I also thought it was going to be about not teaching children who lived in yorkshire, gave myself a wedgie for no reason!

Loved the series Educating Essex.

noblegiraffe · 20/08/2013 14:16

Educating Essex was brilliant. And a real eye opener for many who don't understand the problems faced by your average bog-standard comp. I'll definitely be watching this one!

WhyIRayLiotta · 20/08/2013 14:17

The girl with the eyebrows at the end absolutely cracked me up! So funny! Grin

adds nothing to serious debate as you were.

Sirzy · 20/08/2013 14:18

Educating Essex was very good. I think it's good to show people some of the day to day challenges in schools

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GetStuffezd · 20/08/2013 14:21

Oops, sorry for the ambiguous title Grin
It's interesting hearing other views but I just couldn't imagine taking part myself. Even the most hardworking classes must surely be distracted by the presence of cameras and crew? It would drive me insane.

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JogOnKitty · 20/08/2013 14:24

Another here who thinks Educating Essex was good and hoping the Yorkshire one will be the same. I used to live very near to the school that is featured and it was a underachieving school with a reputation for bad behaviour. I hope this programme shows the huge progress that has been made by staff and pupils.

tabulahrasa · 20/08/2013 14:24

Educating Essex was good - very nicely done I thought, a pretty fair representation of school life without exploiting anybody.

Sirzy · 20/08/2013 14:29

A lot of educating Essex was hidden cameras rather than camera and crew I think

mrsjay · 20/08/2013 14:30

the girl who is in eastenders was in educating essex I loved it I am really nosey though will be good to see what teenagers get up to at school

mrsjay · 20/08/2013 14:31

LOLA sorry i forgot the characters name

mrsjay · 20/08/2013 14:31

It is hidden camera like cctv isn't it ?

tabulahrasa · 20/08/2013 14:33

Even if there's someone in the corner with a camera...they soon forget they're there.

We used to work in pairs filming each other for assessments at uni and even in a strange environment with a stranger teaching them, they forgot it was there after a few minutes.

Though you always got a few minutes of preening at the camera at the start of every session, lol.

maja00 · 20/08/2013 14:34

I enjoyed Educating Essex.

I assume they are filmed with fixed/hidden cameras like 24 Hours in A&E rather than an actual film crew getting in the way.

Justforlaughs · 20/08/2013 14:38

Educating Essex was great, I didn't know that there was a new series starting. I'll be watching it.
I also laughed at the thread title, Grin

clarinetV2 · 20/08/2013 14:39

There seem to have been quite a few of these across the years. I remember one done in the 80s in a comprehensive in Corby. Don't remember much about it though. And didn't they do one called 'Head on the block' about a guy who took up the leadership of a failing school in Islington or somewhere? There must be lots of people like mrsjay who are nosey about what teenagers get up to in school!

WillyandTig · 20/08/2013 15:15

The girl who played Lola wasn't on it was she? Isn't she too old?

Anyway, I'm looking forward to this new series. I always find it interesting to see how the teachers deal with different situations although I'm sure its very edited!

DidoTheDodo · 20/08/2013 15:30

Anyone know which school it is?

floatyflo · 20/08/2013 16:39

Lola actress was on Jamie Olivers dream school, not the Essex one :)

mrsjay · 20/08/2013 16:46

oh was she tbh I didnt recognise her but the dds told me she was on the essex one Blush

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