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Home | Sociology | Education

Social class, gender and ethnicity

1: Cheltenham | My New Best Friend

1: Cheltenham | My New Best Friend

Age | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'11''

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

2: Education | Darren McGarvey: The State We’re In

2: Education | Darren McGarvey: The State We’re In

Distribution of political participation | BBC Scotland | 2024 | 58'58''

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

2: Scotland | My New Best Friend

2: Scotland | My New Best Friend

Age | BBC Four | 2008 | 59'13''

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

2: Tears And Fears | A Labour Of Love

2: Tears And Fears | A Labour Of Love

Education | BBC Two | 1993 | 39'15''

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

3: London | My New Best Friend

3: London | My New Best Friend

Age | BBC Four | 2008 | 58'30''

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

5: Lessons In Class | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

5: Lessons In Class | The Middle Classes: Their Rise And Sprawl

Education | BBC Two | 2001 | 49'11''

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

A Special Programme On Pierre Bourdieu | Thinking Allowed

A Special Programme On Pierre Bourdieu | Thinking Allowed

Education | BBC Radio 4 | 2016 | 27'27''

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

British Schools, Islamic Rules | Panorama

British Schools, Islamic Rules | Panorama

Acquiring Culture | BBC One | 2010 | 29'07''

Investigation showing that some Muslim children are exposed to extremist preachers and fundamentalist Islamic groups. Also, the par...

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

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

Acquiring Culture | BBC Two | 2001 | 37'57''

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

Episode 1 | Don’t Exclude Me

Episode 1 | Don’t Exclude Me

Age | BBC Two | 2021 | 59'25''

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

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

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

Education | BBC Two | 2017 | 59'18''

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

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

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

Education | BBC Two | 2017 | 59'03''

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

Episode 3 | Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In?

Episode 3 | Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In?

Education | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'40''

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

Ethnicity, Diversity and Education | The Primary

Ethnicity, Diversity and Education | The Primary

Education | BBC Two | 2008 | 19'48''

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

Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In?

Grammar Schools: Who Will Get In?

Education | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'25''

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

Happy Families? | Are We Having Fun Yet?

Happy Families? | Are We Having Fun Yet?

Education | BBC Four | 2007 | 59'06''

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

Last Chance Academy | Panorama

Last Chance Academy | Panorama

Education | BBC One | 2014 | 58'58''

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

Living with the Brainy Bunch

Living with the Brainy Bunch

Education | BBC Two | 2018 | 58'46''

Two struggling GCSE students move in with two of the highest achievers in their year. Can this change in home environment and parental influence...

Profits Before Pupils? The Academies Scandal | Panorama

Profits Before Pupils? The Academies Scandal | Panorama

Education | BBC One | 2018 | 28'47''

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

S1E02: Home Sweet Home | Darren McGarvey’s Class Wars

S1E02: Home Sweet Home | Darren McGarvey’s Class Wars

Changing patterns of the family | BBC Scotland | 2021 | 58'00''

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

School Exclusion at Primary | Don’t Exclude Me

School Exclusion at Primary | Don’t Exclude Me

Age | BBC Two | 2021 | 11'12''

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

The Academy Schools Scandal | Panorama

The Academy Schools Scandal | Panorama

Education | BBC One | 2019 | 29'11''

Panorama investigates the scandal surrounding Academy schools.

The Hunt For Classroom Extremists

The Hunt For Classroom Extremists

Beliefs in Society | BBC One | 2016 | 26'03''

Documentary that examines the truth behind an alleged plot by 'hardline' Muslims to seize control of British schools. With interviews from ...

The Lessons Of Ray Honeyford

The Lessons Of Ray Honeyford

Acquiring Culture | BBC Radio 4 | 2014 | 27'28''

Aasmah Mir revisits the heated dispute surrounding Ray Honeyford, a Bradford head teacher whose outspoken criticisms of multiculturalism caused ...

The Primary

The Primary

Education | BBC Two | 2008 | 59'02''

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...

The Problem With Boys | Analysis

The Problem With Boys | Analysis

Education | BBC Radio 4 | 2019 | 28'06''

By almost any measure of school related performance girls do better than boys. Fewer boys are going to university. Why is this happening and...

The Schools Scandal: Playing The System | Panorama

The Schools Scandal: Playing The System | Panorama

Education | BBC One | 2015 | 28'44''

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

Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys

Unequal Opportunities With John Humphrys

Education | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'52''

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

What Should A Good Secondary School Offer? | Woman’s Hour

What Should A Good Secondary School Offer? | Woman’s Hour

Education | BBC Radio 4 | 2013 | 42'39''

Tell us the difficulties you're facing in deciding what's best for your 11-year-old's education. What should ...

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

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

Education | BBC Two | 1984 | 38'59''

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

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