Parents taking ILEA to court over school places

Title

Parents taking ILEA to court over school places

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

5 Jan 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:56

Description

Clayre Gribben reports on parents in Tower Hamlets taking the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) to court as several hundred mainly Bangladeshi children are still without any school placement. Aswan Nasser, speaking though an interpreter, talks about how much her daughter wants to go to school and solicitor Elaine Sherratt blames teacher shortages and increasing demand.

Contributors

Clayre Gribben; Aswan Nasser; Elaine Sherratt

Keywords

London; Education; Children (age group); Tower Hamlets; ILEA; Access to education; Educational opportunities; Admission requirements; School size

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