This observational documentary looks at life in a pupil referral unit for school-age girls who are either pregnant or have recently become a mum.
With a crèche where the girls can leave their babies, it is not a typical high school. It is one of a small number of specialist pupil referral units around the UK for schoolgirls who choose not to terminate their pregnancies or for whom termination isn’t an option.
Teachers, specialist midwives and health workers help the students prepare for their labour and motherhood while they also study for SATs and GCSEs. Lessons range from English, maths and cookery to safe sex, birth plans, bottle feeding and baby baths.
This insightful and touching documentary shows the work of the dedicated headmistress and staff and intertwines the girls’ personal stories with their daily life at school, following some of the pupils as they struggle balancing being a teen mum with continuing their education.
This film is part of the Bare Facts initiative from BBC Learning. It aims to provide information, support and advice to parents on how to communicate with their children about love, sex and relationships. The website at bbc.co.uk/barefacts features information and video advice from expert Maria Schopman, who answers the main questions parents have about talking to their children about these subjects. Two other films, Abortion – The Choice and Virgin Memories, also shed light on the difficult decisions people take around sex.
Monday 12 May
9.00-10.00pm BBC TWO
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