Underplayed Gems

Undercover Teacher

Undercover Teacher poster
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A journalist poses as a substitute teacher to secretly record misbehavior in British secondary schools. The film documents what she finds in the classroom.

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What happens

Undercover Teacher is a 2005 documentary in the Dispatches series for Channel 4, in which Alex Dolan, a journalist and science teacher, went undercover for six months as a supply teacher in British schools. Undercover Teacher was intended to expose the poor behaviour of children in some areas of the secondary education system by secretly filming classes. Dolan was suspended from teaching for one year by the General Teaching Council because she 'breached students' trust'. The decision has received criticism from both teachers and commentators. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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