When I was a child in the late 1950s and early 1960s there were no holidays abroad because my parents were too poor. They also placed no value on education and actually held me back in ways I never forgave. My father blocked me going to Paris when the school offered me a bursary because he saw it as "charity" and it would give me "unrealistic ideas above my class".
When I was 15 and taking my GCEs my much loved teacher for English became ill with cancer and never returned. We had a series of supply teachers. My friend and I revised together and I can honestly say that we passed the exams by our own efforts.
If children are bright and motivated they will overcome obstacles like being kept out of school for a few days.
Washing bio gel or quid in the drum
Good Morning Thursday 25th April 2024
Gary Glitter programme Tuesday
To think that London, or anywhere else for that matter, does not belong to any one demographic