| Description | Tracks 1 - 13: Actuality with a married couple in Birmingham (the Gayles) originally from Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, and Charles Parker. Mr Gayle describes the educational system in Jamaica. The couple discuss their own experiences in the educational system in state schools in Jamaica, with reference to religious education provision. They speak about their children, who were born in Britain. They talk about how they had only planned to stay in Britain for 5 years, but have stayed for longer and why this happened. They discuss the impact of having dual nationalities on their children. Mr Gayle talks about his children being able to understand patois and the Black Country dialect. He talks about different regional West Indian accents and rhythms of speech. The couple talk about how their children have fit in to mainly white schools. Mr Gayle speaks about black parents' need to assert themselves as having a right to have a say in their children's education.
Total: 32.55 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0875180 |