Aspirations and Expectations

Opportunities

Nadia talks about mainstream.

The Eleven Plus

Here Belinda describes her anxieties about the Eleven Plus exam.

Put Down

Here John describes the low aspirations people had of him throughout his life.

Climbing Scafell

Here Roger remembers being denied the opportunity of a family trip.

Do Something Easy

Here Samantha describes people having low expectations of her.

Low Expectations

Here David talks about the expectations within his school and society.

Homework

Here Miro talks about the influence his parents had on his school’s expectations.

Makeup

Here Christine talks about the low expectations she experienced on her Secretarial Course

No Encouragement

Here Clenton talks about the low expectations his teachers had for him and his classmates.

Low Assumptions

Here Jamie describes attitudes about achievement within his school.

Limited Teaching

Here Paul describes finding a higher standard of teaching when visiting the mainstream school.

B for Backward

Here Sue describes how the classes were arranged into categories in her school.