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...

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 1 | Don't Exclude Me

With school exclusions at their highest in a decade, behavioural expert Marie Gentles visits Milton Hall Primary School in Southend to help the ...

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 ...

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?

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 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.

The Academy Schools Scandal | Panorama

Panorama investigates the scandal surrounding Academy schools.

Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys

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

02: Tears And Fears | A Labour of Love

This program looks at discipline, class rules and the different rules for boys and girls.

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 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.

Last Chance Academy | Panorama

The story of one school's groundbreaking battle to save problem pupils from the scrap heap and bring exam success.

School Exclusion at Primary | Don't Exclude Me

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

01: Cheltenham | My New Best Friend

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

02: Scotland | My New Best Friend

Four girls leave tiny primary schools on Scotland islands to start secondary school on the mainland.

03: London | My New Best Friend

Four London kids make the transition from their familiar primary schools to an inner-city secondary school.

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...