Synopsis
When 12-year-old Kingsley is transferred to a special-needs school, a group of West Indian women uncover an unofficial segregation policy preventing many black children from receiving the education they deserve.
- Programme: Small Axe
- Episode: 05: Education
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2020
- PSHE
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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