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news The scandal of black children sent to 'special' schools In 1960s and 70s Britain, hundreds of black children were labelled as "educationally subnormal", and wrongly sent to schools for pupils who were deemed to have low intelligence. For the first time, some former pupils have spoken about their experiences for a new BBC documentary. In the 1970s, at the age of six, Noel Gordon was sent to what was known at the time as an "educationally subnormal" (ESN) boarding school, 15 miles (24km) from his home. "That school was hell," says Noel. "I spent 10 years there, and when I left at 16, I co...
BBC News By Ashley John-Baptiste image captionNoel Gordon, former ESN student In 1960s and 70s Britain, hundreds of black children were labelled as "educationally subnormal", and wrongly sent to schools for pupils who were deemed to have low intelligence. For the first time, some former pupils have spoken about their experiences for a new BBC documentary. In the 1970s, at the age of six, Noel Gordon was sent to what was known at the time as an "educationally subnormal" (ESN) boarding school, 15 miles (24km) from his home. "That school was hell," says Noel. "I spent 10 years there, and when ...
Anthony Brown: the man who resisted deportation – then fought tirelessly for Windrush survivors Amelia Gentleman © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian In the summer of 1982, Anthony Brown, then 21, was hoping for an acceptance letter for a place to study law in London. He had worked hard for his A-levels in computing, maths and physics at North Trafford College in Manchester and was full of energy and idealism. After his degree, he planned to join the police, to help counter the violent style of policing he had seen in television coverage of the...