Living with the Brainy Bunch

02: Education | Darren McGarvey: The State We're In

Darren McGarvey sets out to understand why the privately educated dominate Britain's top jobs and uncovers the amazing st...

Episode 1 | Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In?

Documentary series examining how the 11-plus selection test impacts on education. The first episode follows children from Uplan...

Education Reform Act 1944 | Middle Classes...Their Rise And Sprawl

1944 Education Act secondary education for all, selective tripartite system. Cultural capital. Cultural bi...

Episode 1 | No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?

Dr Javid Abdelmoneim takes over a year 3 class to see if, after a term of gender-neutral treatment, he can e...

Episode 3 | Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In?

In the third and final part of this series, students at Erith School and Townley Grammar face their GCSE mocks.

Lessons In Class | Middle Classes...Their Rise And Sprawl

This program compares the country's oldest school, Winchester College, with a local comprehensive to illustrate the...

Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys

John Humphrys examines the reasons behind the stark educational attainment gap between advantaged and disadvantaged pupils, which ha...

The Schools Scandal: Playing The System | Panorama

Demand for places at high-achieving state schools across the UK far outstrips supply, turning the schools admissions proce...

Episode 2 | No More Boys and Girls: Can Our Kids Go Gender Free?

Will Dr Javid Abdelmoneim's gender-neutral mission produce a meaningful change by the end of term?

Profits Before Pupils? The Academies Scandal | Panorama

Reporter Bronagh Munro investigates a businessman whose companies have been paid millions from school budgets and ask...

School Exclusion at Primary | Don't Exclude Me

This short clip shows the pressures on schools to manage challenging behaviour.

The Primary

The Primary captures a term in the life of Welford Primary School, a thriving school with pupils from 17 different ethnic backgrounds. The film follows headmaste...

Ethnicity, Diversity and Education | The Primary

This clip follows a term in one of the most diverse schools in Birmingham, with at least 17 different ethnic backgrounds.

Happy Families? | Are We Having Fun Yet?

Series looking at changing Britain examines how childhood and families have transformed over the last decade. But from the scramble ...

S01E02: Home Sweet Home | Darren McGarvey's Class Wars

Darren examines how social class and where we live impacts our lives in ways that few realise, from our addictions to ...

The Academy Schools Scandal | Panorama

Panorama investigates the scandal surrounding Academy schools.

What's Wrong With Selection? | A Question Of Education

This week, Dr John Rae, headmaster of Westminster School, argues and defends his case for a return to academic selecti...

A Special Programme On Pierre Bourdieu | Thinking Allowed

Pierre Bourdieu: Laurie Taylor presents a special programme exploring his ideas and legacy.

Episode 2 | Don't Exclude Me

Marie Gentles continues her work at Hilton Hall Primary School, helping six-year-old Oscar and nine-year-old Olivia deal with behavioural issues...

01: Cheltenham | My New Best Friend

Four 11-year-old girls leave the familiarity of their prep schools to join Cheltenham Ladies' College.