Gareth Malone's Extraordinary School for Boys - Episode 1 of 3

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Uploaded by on Apr 6, 2011

In an ambitious new series, Gareth Malone teaches in a primary school for one term. His mission is to re-engage boys who don't like school and who, like many across Britain, lag behind their female peers. His method is to bring risk, competition and adventure back to the classroom. Known for his previous successes as a choirmaster in The Choir, Gareth treats the school classroom as a new challenge.
In the first episode Gareth joins the staff at a primary in Essex, an ordinary school where, like thousands of others across Britain, there's a gap between girls' and boys' achievement in speaking, reading and writing.
Gareth decides that before the boys can learn anything, they need to be excited about school. So his pupils spend the school day outdoors, climbing trees, building their own outdoor classroom, and playing rough and tumble competitive games.
Gareth succeeds in getting the boys excited about being in school, but can he actually get them to learn? His initial challenge is to try and improve their speaking skills, which he attempts by staging a boys versus girls debate competition. Will the boys rise to the challenge?

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  • has there ever been a more perfect man than gareth malone?..........xx

  • Thanks so much for uploading. I LOVE these series!

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  • "yes, you are a MASTER DEBATER"

  • THANK YOU so much for uploading these - I missed it when it was on and didn't download it from iPlayer in time so I thought the only chance I had was if they decided to repeat it - so far they haven't - so THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

  • 01:27 nice shorts, Garra :) n'aww he's so cute ;) x

  • Oooh, sometimes girls are so annoying. Really. So sensible, so...arrghh.

  • I love ALL of Gareth's programs. Can you upload The Choir? :D

  • connor is so adorable!!

  • When teaching he says "No" quite often to kids giving suggestions. Especially with the superlative thing, then all the class laughs at the kid. Great idea on the commentary though.

  • I go To This School ;).

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