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The ERA Video Streaming Platform | Sociology | Education

The role of education in society

The Grammar School: A Secret History

The Grammar School: A Secret History

Education | BBC Four | 2012 | 58'56''

This part looks at the golden age of the grammar schools in the 1950s and 60s and their sudden demise. With contributions from Michael W...

Episode 4 | Class Action

Episode 4 | Class Action

Education | Channel 4 | 1992 | 25'47''

Class action investigates the current crisis in the classroom, from pre-school through to continuing education, and examines controversial claims th...

Episode 3 | Class Action

Episode 3 | Class Action

Education | Channel 4 | 1992 | 26'20''

Class action investigates the current crisis in the classroom, from pre-school through to continuing education, and examines controversial claims th...

Episode 5 | Class Action

Episode 5 | Class Action

Education | Channel 4 | 1992 | 26'41''

Class action investigates the current crisis in the classroom, from pre-school through to continuing education, and examines controversial claims th...

Episode 2 | Class Action

Episode 2 | Class Action

Education | Channel 4 | 1992 | 25'21''

Class action investigates the current crisis in the classroom, from pre-school through to continuing education, and examines controversial claims th...

Episode 6 | Class Action

Episode 6 | Class Action

Education | Channel 4 | 1992 | 24'31''

Class action investigates the current crisis in the classroom, from pre-school through to continuing education, and examines controversial claims th...

Class Action

Class Action

Education | Channel 4 | 1992 | 26'21''

Class action investigates the current crisis in the classroom, from pre-school through to continuing education, and examines controversial claims that standards...

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...

Episode 1 | School

Episode 1 | School

Education | BBC Two | 2018 | 57'50''

Documentary series following pupils, teachers, parents and school leaders across an academic year. Budget cuts and student anxiety are amongst the challen...

Episode 2 | The Grammar School: A Secret History

Episode 2 | The Grammar School: A Secret History

Education | BBC Four | 2012 | 58'38''

This part looks at the golden age of the grammar schools in the 1950s and 60s and their sudden demise. With contributions fr...

Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis | File on 4

Learning to survive: The School Fighting the Cost of Living Crisis | File on 4

Education | BBC Radio 4 | 2023 | 36'39''

The story of one primary school doing more than most to make sure children are fed, warm and h...

Episode 8 | Back in Time for School

Episode 8 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Our class return for one final adventure. Reflecting on the past 100 years, they venture beyond, into a future filled with virtual classr...

Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

Episode 7 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'04''

The pupils and teachers arrive in their final time-travelling decade, the 1990s, ready to embrace girl power, Brit pop, Oasis and Blur, M...

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

Episode 6 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 59'01''

The class embrace the new world of the 1980s. With robots, early computers and synths, the kids get to grips with Britain's new high-tech...

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

Episode 5 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'44''

The class enters the experimental 1970s. They rewrite the rule book and learn weird and wonderful lessons as the free spirit of the era c...

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

Episode 4 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'58''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. In the swinging 60s, the class experience bricklaying, typing, cooking and eve...

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

Episode 3 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'36''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the 40s and 50s - deportment, debate and even dancing are on ...

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

Episode 2 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'40''

Pupils and teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure. The class enters the interwar years. They learn bizarre new languages, test th...

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Episode 1 | Back in Time for School

Age and stratification | BBC Two | 2019 | 58'41''

Fifteen pupils and three teachers embark on a time-travelling adventure to discover how much life at school has changed. The class start ...

2: The Best Years Of My Life | Almost Grown

2: The Best Years Of My Life | Almost Grown

Age and social inequality | BBC Two | 1990 | 39'35''

The teens are often years of extreme emotion. Daily life at school and home can be boring, but the teens can also be great. Do we...

4: Children | The British Family

4: Children | The British Family

Education | BBC Two | 2010 | 58'37''

Kirsty Young looks at how children have come to dominate family life in the last decade and reveals just how far we have come from the 'seen...

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