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Schoolchildren on maths by Indian call centre

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A school in North London has taken outsourcing to a new level by using call centre staff in India to help teach its pupils mathematics.

Ashmount Primary School uses maths graduates based in the Punjab to provide one-on-one tuition via a computer, with the student speaking to their teacher over a headset.

Here some of the school's pupils give their views on the new way of teaching.

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