The document discusses a television series that focuses on the daily lives and challenges of teachers. It highlights one student's journey to overcome his stutter which educated many viewers. While schools often face negative portrayals, this series showed how hardworking teachers are. It also discusses how the show has helped some of the people featured by getting them off benefits and into new opportunities and careers.

2. • The series focuses on teachers and the situations they have to deal with
on a day to day bases. It shows how stressful and tiring the job appears,
however it also shows the huge benefits of being a teacher.
• Musharaf Asghar, a 16 year old from the school, was the highlight of the
series for many viewers. His battle with his stutter led to many touching
moments throughout the series. He won over the hearts of nation as he
over came his stutter in front of millions of viewers.
• Schools often get a bad reputation in the media, however this proves
otherwise as it suggests how hardworking the teachers are.
• The series educated many people on the effects of living with a stutter.
Many viewers were so intrigued learning about the condition, Channel 4
commissioned a spin-off show called "Stammer School: Musharaf Finds His
Voice“.

3. • Since Benefit Street aired at the start of 2014, White Dee has come off
state support due to ‘work in public eye’. This is an example of how the
show has helped people to come off benefits.
• Another example is Fungi who moved to wales to get off drugs and drink,
after filming for the TV series. He is now an adrenaline junkie who is
preparing to do a charity skydive.
• Dee has become a household name after she’s made numerous TV
appearances, such as shows like This Morning, The Big Benefits Row: Live
and the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother.
• Fraser Nelson, editor of The Spectator, suggested the programme had
highlighted a area of the public who have been forgotten by the
politicians. "These people are people who otherwise don’t have a voice.
They don’t vote, so for many years they have just not mattered“. This goes
on to suggest that the TV show has encouraged the topic of the benefit
system to be addressed. It also Educates the public on the benefit system
and how people are abusing the system.
• White Dee has been paid £100,000 for her recent appearance on CBB.
However she will not be leaving benefit street, despite the large amount
she will receive. “She is definitely going to stay where she is. Her children
love it there and she has lots of friends. She has no plans to move.”.
However this is chance she wouldn’t of been offered otherwise.