Karen Brooks, a full-time mother of eight, nervously awaits the verdict on whether she and partner Steve will be prosecuted for their children playing truant.
Meanwhile, 15-year-old Dale is a persistent truant who is months away from taking his GCSEs. His mother is single and has three other children. After weeks of arguments over his alleged unruly behaviour, his mum finally decides she's had enough and forces Dale to move out, leaving him officially homeless.
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