Channel 4 is developing a follow-up to Educating Essex and looking for a UK state secondary school to feature.

Educating Essex, which was made by Twofour Broadcast and shown in September 2011, was critically acclaimed and achieved an average audience of 2.4m viewers.

Filmed using 65 fixed cameras at Passmores Academy in Harlow, the 7-part series was praised for highlighting the challenges faced by the teaching profession as well as delivering an even-handed portrayal of young people.

Mark Raphael, Channel 4 commissioning editor for documentaries, says: “I was incredibly proud of Educating Essex. It made a real connection with younger viewers, and received huge acclaim. It was also gratifying to see the positive reaction from the teaching profession. We’;re funding a development to follow on from the first series and want to find another school.”

David Clews, executive producer at Twofour Broadcast, added: “We would like to find a school to work in partnership with us to produce a new collection of warm, honest and important documentary programmes. In the same way as the first series, we don’;t want to shy away from the challenges that teacher’;s face, nor avoid the awkward parts of growing up, but ultimately our aim is that these will be optimistic films which explore the human relationships that lie at the heart of school life.”

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