Britain's first City
Technology College has opened in Solihull. It's a new type of school financed by the Government and industry, with a strong bias towards teaching science and technology from the age of 11. The theorists hold that youngsters leaving will have a better chance of understanding work in a high-tech future, but critics say it will be elitist and attract bright children away from state schools.
The College meets some of the parents, teachers, politicians and children caught up in the controversy of the City Technology College.
Producer JOHN MCLEOD