Educating Cardiff
Documentary following staff and students at a Cardiff secondary school.
Educating Cardiff is the fourth series in the Channel 4 documentary series Educating. Its eight episodes were shown from late August to mid-October 2015. The programme follows earlier series like the BAFTA-winning Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire, and Educating the East End. It was filmed at Willows High School in Cardiff, Wales, and documents daily life in a modern school. The series focuses on Head Teacher Joy Ballard and her staff as they work to improve the school, aiming to change it from one of Cardiff’s lowest-performing schools into a source of pride.
Quick Facts
- Series number
- 4
- Episodes
- 8
- Network
- Channel 4
- First aired
- 25 August 2015
- Last aired
- 13 October 2015
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Background
The follow-up to Educating the East End was announced by Channel 4 on 9 December 2014. Producers had looked to schools in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for the new series before settling on Willows High School in Cardiff. Executive producer David Clews revealed 'you can really feel the charm and character of the place as soon as you walk through the gates and start talking to the students'. Joy Ballard initially declined TwoFour's invitation before changing her mind a month later. In preparation for the programme she took advice from Jonny Mitchell, head of Thornhill Community Academy in Educating Yorkshire. The first six weeks of production saw the documentary makers observing the school and 'picking up stories'. Filming began in October and lasted until Christmas.
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