This documentary series explores life as a student or teacher in a northern secondary school. Each episode introduces the main characters through background interviews and follows them through humorous and emotional scenes at the school. By familiarizing viewers with the setting and characters, the documentary aims to inform audiences of different ages about the realities of education while also entertaining them with relatable and lighthearted moments.

2. About the Show
A warm and humorous exploration of what it's like to grow up or work in a
secondary school in the heart of a diverse northern community.
An observational documentary with two series.

3. Audience Effects
 Emotional for cast and therefore the audience
 Humorous/ light-hearted
 Informative of the realities of teaching
 Relatable- to teenagers, parents,
teachers, etc. Appealing to a range
of ages.

4. Stylistic Features
Features Effect
Narrator introduces programme, whilst
highlights of the series are shown on
screen
Montage entices audience, draws
them in to the humour/emotion
After a short introduction with music
and fast paced clips, the
documentary title is shown on it’s own
with the episode name
Introduces them to the episode
A few external camera shots to show
the setting, then main clip begins.
Usually a voiceover explaining where
they are and what’s happening. Also
informing which characters are
involved in the scene, sometimes a
hashtag.
Allows the audience to become
familiar with the setting of which the
rest of the series is set. The hashtag is
for the audience to become involved
with feedback of the documentary
and creates publicity.

5. Stylistic Features
Features Effects
Voiceover introduces a main character,
then a short background of them is given
through a short interview with that
character. You can hear but do not see
the interviewer. The character’s name
and role is shown on the bottom of the
screen.
Allows the audience to experience who
the main characters are and become
familiarised with them. The type of music
or editing can effect the way the
audience immediately feel about the
character.
The rest of the episode consists of footage
of the characters within the school and
interviews with them. Shows first parts of
scenes then revisits them later in the
episode, usually ends the episode with
something humorous.
The documentary becomes more
observational, the audience become in
touch with the characters as they follow
them through exams etc. which allows
the audience to relate to the characters.
Ending the programme with something
humorous allows it to become
memorable.