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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