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School That Turned Chinese, The

Synopsis
This BBC documentary series follows five teachers from China as they take over the education of 50 teenagers in a British school. After four weeks, the Chinese and British systems go head to head with the whole year group sitting exams to see which teaching style gets the best results. With day one of the experiment proving a shock to the teenagers and teachers alike, will the harsh regime of long days and strict discipline produce superior students? Or will the clash of two cultures create chaos in the classroom? The series consists of three episodes of 50 minutes each.
Series
The School That Turned Chinese
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2015
Subjects
Education
Keywords
China; teaching methods; teaching programmes; United Kingdom

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£585.00
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
3 x 50 minutes each
Year
2018

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact
Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
Email
BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
Web
https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 20 8433 1009
Address
BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK
Notes
The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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