Racism persists but life chances better thanks to those who exposed ESN scandal, says film-maker
Film-maker Steve McQueen says racism which resulted in a disproportionate number of black pupils being sent to schools for the so-called “educationally subnormal (ESN)” in the 1960s and 70s continues to disadvantage black pupils in England today.
McQueen is the executive producer behind a new documentary to be broadcast on BBC1 next week, which describes the devastating impact of now defunct ESN schools on those who were sent there as children and tells the story of how black parents, educators and activists exposed the scandal.
