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Katharine Birbalsingh

Katharine Birbalsingh

The Backstory • S1, Episode 21

Katharine Birbalsingh

In the final episode of this series Andrew Neil talks to the headteacher and chair of the Social Mobility Commission about education policy, her teaching philosophy and how her own background shapes it.

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