Class is a defining factor in British culture, especially evident when looked through with the micro lens of schooling. School is compulsory in jersey from ages 5-16 and is a shared experience for all jersey citizens however the experience itself is often completely different and varies depending on class and financial status which seems unfair when considering how our education sets us up for later life, whether we are a success or a failure. There is a dramatic difference in the top schools and the bottom which we would like to study through photography and film. In the UK the best universities and schools are mostly only available to the most high-class pupils with the only exceptions for the academically gifted who push through class creating elitist segregation through education that continue to later life. We wish to bring to light this issue by photographing different types of students and schools.

We were inspired by photography and art surrounding the segregation and the civil rights movement particularly Norman Rockwell’s are depicting Ruby Bridges first day at an interracial school. Although we are not tackling race as the social issue for our in depth project, there is an interesting comparison in the way that we segregate people based on social class.