The Opportunity class

United Kingdom, 1970

Film
Please note

Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item.

A nursery class where handicapped and normal children mix in equal numbers, and where a support program for mothers of the handicapped is arranged. The progress of the children is followed from the nursery to later stages of their education. The attitudes of parents, nursery staff and the children’s later teachers are also explored.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

director

Richard Jones

production company

Royal College of Art (Great Britain). Dept. of Film and Television

Duration

00:21:57:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1970

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/71195--the-opportunity-class/ |title=The Opportunity class |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=19 June 2025 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}