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MATTHEW BURTON on the return of the fly-on-the-wall series

- HANNAH DAVES

EDUCATING YORKSHIRE NEW SUNDAY. 8PM. C4 FACTUAL

Back in 2013, C4's Educating Yorkshire brought the ups and downs of school life at Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury to our screens. Viewers were especially moved by the story of Year 11 student Musharaf, who famously overcame his stammer with the help of dedicated English teacher Mr Burton.

More than a decade on, cameras return to the secondary Inspirational Musharaf in the c school once again to capture all the goings-on as teachers and students face fresh challenges from rising teenage anxiety to the huge impact of social media and Matthew Burton is now Thornhill's head teacher! The eight episodes also show other members of Matthew's staff, including deputy head Zoe Ali, who's regularly seen conducting searches for contraband items, and newly qualified maths teacher Josh Geary, who has his work cut out with some of the more tricky students.

Here, Matthew, 42, tells TV Times more about what's in store this term...