Series offering an insight into the often fraught process of selecting a child's secondary school

Image for The Big School Lottery

Last on

The First Day

3/3 This edition follows six of the children on their first day at their new schools.

Wed 27 Oct 2010 03:35 BBC One except HD

See all previous episodes for The Big School Lottery

  • School Season

    School Season

    This programme is part of School Season on BBC Two, a collection of programmes focusing on education, our schools and the tough choices parents have to make.

    Go to the School Season website

  • BBC TV blog

    BBC TV blog

    Head over to the BBC TV blog to read a post from Julie Newbold, chief of school admissions and appeals process at Birmingham City Council, about how they make the hard choices for your children.

    Read Julie's post at the BBC TV blog

  • BBC Parents blog

    BBC Parents blog

    Head over to the BBC Parents blog to read a post from Lesley Wilson, a parent featured in The Big School Lottery, about her experience of taking part in the show.

    Read Lesley's post at the BBC Parents blog

Buzz about this programme

On Blogs

Links are found automatically and then selected for relevancy.

Find out more or report a problem.

See all buzz for The Big School Lottery

More …

BBC © 2012 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.