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ESN

British  

abbreviation

  1. educationally subnormal; formerly used to designate a person of limited intelligence who needs special schooling

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As Prof Gus John considers the long-term impact of ESN schools, his biggest regret is that "a whole generation were dissuaded from dreaming big".

From BBC • May 20, 2021

The author, Grenadan writer and teacher Bernard Coard, taught in an ESN school and had noticed the high number of Caribbean children there.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

But for both Noel and Maisie, the impact from their time at ESN schools remains.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

Maisie feels as if she has spent her life "catching up", ever since leaving the ESN school.

From BBC • May 19, 2021

The SSC/MAC will verify the ESN via 2SCCS.

From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce