Synopsis
This week, Dr John Rae, headmaster of Westminster School, argues and defends his case for a return to academic selection in the state system.
- Programme: A Question Of Education
- Episode: What's Wrong With Selection?
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1984
- Sociology | What are the patterns and trends of educational inequalities? | Differential educational achievement: The disparity in educational provision around the world, for example between the global North and South.
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