The Ulster Teachers’ Union (UTU) say parents would be naïve to think problems teachers in England have to tackle stop at the Irish Sea.
The latest television show, Educating the East End, focuses on the 11 to 16 comprehensive Frederick Bremer School in Walthamstow.
UTU general secretary Avril Hall Callaghan says such documentaries seem to have struck a chord with the viewing public.
She says they reveal the kinds of challenges facing teachers on a daily basis.
“In the programmes we see teachers coping with many situations, from facing abusive pupils and parents to pastoral care issues,” she said.
“None of these issues stops at the Irish Sea – you can be assured that what goes on in an east end class is just as likely to happen in its east Belfast counterpart.”
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