Synopsis
A look at the often fraught process of selecting a child's secondary school. On national offer day, cameras capture the families' reactions as they hear the verdict.
- Programme: The Big School Lottery
- Episode: 02: The Decision
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2010
- Sociology | Schooling
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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