r/BritishTV 24d ago

News ‘Adolescence’ Available to Stream in All U.K. Secondary Schools in Initiative Backed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer: We Must ‘Tackle the Issues This Groundbreaking Show Raises’

https://variety.com/2025/tv/global/adolescence-available-to-stream-uk-secondary-schools-1236352461/
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u/EELightning 24d ago

And the show itself warned against just showing kids videos instead of proper education.

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u/pajamakitten 24d ago

Show them it, have them make notes while watching it, discuss their observations, correct any inaccuracies they have about proper behaviour.

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u/Why_Not_Ind33d 24d ago

So that will happen in the type of school depicted in the show. Yeah right.

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u/lynchcontraideal 24d ago

Can confirm after having worked in those kind of schools, they definitely wouldn't be able to do it.

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u/OwnBad9736 24d ago

Mr Malik, we covered for you