Educating Essex

For those that haven't seen it, it was a fly-on-the-wall Channel 4 documentary on a school in Essex.

I find it amazing that they were allowed to broadcast it as some of the content is real life uncensored bullying.

But I can't recommend it enough to anyone that hasn't seen it.

https://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3DQxUShvUA_Vo

Thought I'd bump this in light of the follow-up, Educating Yorkshire airing tonight.

I've Virgin+ed it can't wait to see it.

Did anybody watch it?

You don't need to watch it if you saw the Essex version (which was great tv). It is exactly the same format with a virtually identical cast speaking in Yorkshire rather than Essex accents. The other major problem is that they are obviously trying to make the head a replacement for the charismatic deputy head in the Essex version but he's not as interesting. And some of the kids are obviously very aware of the fact they are being filmed and clearly want to be the centre of attention.

I got halfway through and then gave up on it.

Did anybody watch it last night?

God it was typical.

Slag harasses quiet lad. Quiet lad lashes out at slag. Slag, aided by bellends that just wanna jump her bones, kick quiet lad's head in. Teachers get involved. The verdict...quiet lad needs anger management.
Later in the show, the same lad is in shit for retaliating to another bully as opposed to reporting it to a teacher.

Brilliant. Just about sums up every school in this country with "zero tolerance" towards bullying.

Once again, I'm amazed in fairness that Channel 4 is going ahead with making national villains out of children.