How many seasons does Educating Yorkshire have?

Educating Yorkshire has 2 seasons with 16 episodes.

What network is Educating Yorkshire on?

Educating Yorkshire airs on Channel 4.

When did Educating Yorkshire premiere?

Educating Yorkshire premiered on September 5, 2013.

Educating Yorkshire

Name: Educating Yorkshire
Cast: David Clews

Channel 4 Running

2 Seasons · 16 Episodes · Premiered September 5, 2013

Twelve years ago the nation fell in love with the Bafta and Emmy award winning series, Educating Yorkshire. Millions tuned in every week to watch the students and staff of Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury, revealing the unvarnished highs and lows of life in a 21st Century secondary school. Most famously watching Year 11 student Musharaf, with the help of his inspirational English teacher Mr Burton, triumph in miraculous fashion over his stammer. Building on the legacy of Educating Yorkshire, but in a wholly new reinvention of the brand, Thornhill is opening its doors to cameras once more to tell the stories of modern Britain through the eyes of one brilliant school. And there are a lot of new stories to tell. Things have changed in the past decade, for the school and for the country.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

8 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Thu, Sep 5 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

With a student population that is almost exactly half white-British and half British-Asian, Thornhill Academy near Dewsbury offers a fascinating insight into school life in the UK

E02

Episode 2

Thu, Sep 12 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

A clash between the queen bee of the 'cool group' and a member of the quieter crowd presents headmaster Mr Mitchell with difficult decisions about who needs to be dealt with and how

E03

Episode 3

Thu, Sep 19 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Tom is approaching his final year at Thornhill while Robbie-Joe is starting out. Both are bursting with energy and charm, but neither of them is particularly interested in learning.

E04

Episode 4

Thu, Sep 26 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Hadiqa and Safiyyah are unlikely best friends. Safiyyah dreams of becoming an air hostess while Hadiqa wants to be prime minister. But as exams approach, a crisis looms in their friendship.

E05

Episode 5

Thu, Oct 3 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Everything changes in Year 9. It's full of hormonal 13-year-olds and is a critical academic turning point as the students choose their options for GCSE

E06

Episode 6

Thu, Oct 10 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Exams are approaching at Thornhill and it's not just the students that are feeling the pressure. From deputy head Mr Steer to new teachers, everyone is feeling the demands of the targets.

E07

Episode 7

Thu, Oct 17 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Jack loves history but is disruptive, and the school staff are worried that he may become Mr Mitchell's first ever permanent exclusion. Can Jack and his teachers turn around his behaviour?

E08

Episode 8

Thu, Oct 24 2013 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

It's the final months of school and the Year 11 students are preparing for life beyond Thornhill

Season 2

8 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Sun, Aug 31 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Twelve years since the nation fell for Educating Yorkshire, Thornhill returns for a new academic year. Mr Burton's the new Head. But what's making Riley in Year 8 so disruptive?

E02

Episode 2

Sun, Sep 7 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

The pressure of secondary school starts to get real for Year 10 Casey, who is dyslexic, a condition that has left her feeling insecure, self-conscious and different. Staff discuss how AI is affecting the school more widely and how they must adapt to this ever-changing, very modern challenge, and a primary teacher is hired to help students with low literacy.

E03

Episode 3

Sun, Sep 14 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

A year 10 student who plays for a youth rugby team harbours dreams of international professional stardom, but his ambitions are in jeopardy when Mr Burton threatens to call the head coach if his attitude doesn't improve. One of his classmates struggles with anxiety, especially when she falls out with a friend and faces being dropped down a set after a low score in a science test.

E04

Episode 4

Sun, Sep 21 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Year seven's Ismaeel, an enthusiastic ball of energy with his sights set on becoming a student representative for his year, canvasses classmates in the school playground, taking his list to school head Mr Burton who agrees to his real passion project - launching a brand-new chess club. Specialist teacher Mrs Burton is determined to help Lewis in year nine, a star student who was diagnosed with autism at the age of eight, come up with inventive ways to build his confidence - including the new chess club. Assistant Head Mrs Delaney-Hudson is determined not to give up on bright and charming year eight student Jacob who struggles to stay put in lessons.

E05

Episode 5

Sun, Sep 28 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

GCSEs are edging closer, and students Skyler, Olivia and Falak are feeling the pressure. While Maths teacher Mrs Delaney-Hudson is determined to see her pupils succeed, headteacher Mr Burton leads a crackdown on mobile phone use. Year 11 student and prefect Falak is struggling with anxiety as the pressure to achieve high grades starts to feel overwhelming. Plus, a special guest returns to the school.

E06

Episode 6

Sun, Oct 5 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Self-described 'massive nerd' Ismaeel campaigns for a place in student parliament with hopes of getting everyone to love school as much as he does. Newly qualified maths teacher Mr Geary has his work cut out handling the more challenging students and with a national shortage of teachers, the rest of the staff come together to encourage him to find the joy in the job.

E07

Episode 7

Sun, Oct 12 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

The staff deal with the arrival of 191 new Year Seven pupils, including a girl who has lost the sight in one eye, and who faces the daunting prospect of her first reading test. An excitable boy's excessive energy lands him in trouble, but Miss Nurse and Miss Healey suggest that a part in the school play might be a way to channel his enthusiasm.

E08

Episode 8

Sun, Oct 19 2025 7:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

Pressure builds for the year 11 students as the school year draws to a close and ambitious year 10 students Darcie and Alexa go head-to-head in a race to become Head Girl. Mr Burton reflects on the challenges and successes of the academic year.

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David Clews as Narrator

Educating Yorkshire

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