Educating Yorkshire to return to Channel 4
The fly-on-the-wall documentary series will look at how a school in Dewsbury has changed over the last 10 years
Educating Yorkshire is returning to Channel 4 next year, looking at how Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury has changed over the past 10 years.
The first series was watched by millions of viewers, with its most famous scene showing English teacher Mr Burton helping year 11 student Musharaf overcome his stammer.
In the new series, Mr Burton has taken over from Mr Mitchell as headteacher, with a new team of staff.
The programme is part of a collection which started with Educating Essex in 2011, and most recently focused on Harrop Fold School for Educating Greater Manchester in 2020.
Mr Burton said he was "excited" to welcome the cameras back into the school for a number of months.
He said: "The national challenges the profession faces are well publicised, and at Thornhill I'm really proud of how our staff and students work together to thrive through those.
"Our values - work hard and be nice - are at the centre of all we do. I have no doubt that viewers will see those come to life in our brilliant community."
Storylines will show how teachers deal with challenges such as mobile phones in the classroom, the national school attendance crisis, and issues such as teenage anxiety and exam pressure.
It will also show the pressures on school bosses amid a teacher recruitment crisis which sees nearly a third leaving the job within five years.
Rita Daniels, Channel 4 commissioning editor, said: "Telling the complex story of young people in Britain in 2025 is crucial for Channel 4, and what better way to do so than through this iconic, much-loved school.
"It will be fantastic to see Mr Burton in charge, and I look forward to watching him seize the reins with full gusto.
"Much has changed for British teenagers since we were last at Thornhill Academy.
"It will be fascinating to see how practices have developed and adapted since the burgeoning impact of social media, the Covid epidemic and the intense pressure to deliver good results."