Terri White: Finding Britain's Ghost Children

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Terri White: Finding Britain’s Ghost Children

Journalist Terri White investigates why so many children are missing from the classroom.

School saved journalist Terri White. Now she wants to know why so many children are missing from the classroom.

Terri White made it to the top of her profession in journalism, editing magazines in London and New York. Two things helped her through a very difficult upbringing in Chesterfield; her Nanna and school.

The classroom was a place where Terri could press pause on the violence and chaos at home. A place to be fed and looked after, where she could learn. When Terri hears that an increasing number of children haven't returned to school since the pandemic, she fears that the lifeline for kids like her may be gone.

In this five part series, Terri White revisits her own past and meets people working at the highest level of education and child welfare, to find out why some children in England are out of school more often than they're in, and what can be done to get them back into the classroom.

If you have been affected by any of the the subjects covered in this series you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Terri White: Finding Britain's Ghost Children: Episode 1: A child like Arthur

Episode 1: A child like Arthur

BBC Radio 5 Live - Terri White: Finding Britain's Ghost Children, Episode 1: A child like Arthur

Terri reveals her motivation for this investigation.

Terri meets the primary school teacher who helped her as a child, and reveals her motivation for this investigation - the murder of 6 year old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.

Terri travels to Chesterfield to meet the primary school teacher who helped her as a child, and reveals her motivation for this investigation - the murder of 6 year old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.

WARNING: This episode contains references to child abuse and sexual and physical violence.

If you have been affected by any of the the subjects covered in this series you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

Presenter: Terri White
Senior producers: Sophie Donnelly and Dan Maudsley
Sound design: Cameron Ward
Series Editor: Anna Stewart

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