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The School That Got Teens Reading

Documentary. Ripley Academy in Lancaster invite actor and comedian Javone Prince to inspire their teenage pupils to engage in reading.

Ripley Academy in Lancaster is the biggest and one of the most successful schools in Lancashire, but despite its outstanding Ofsted report the school can't get its teenage pupils to engage in one of the most important skills imaginable - reading. It's a problem secondary schools and parents are facing across the country. Now Ripley are trying something completely new. They have invited actor and comedian Javone Prince to shake things up a bit - and life in school is about to change. With the help of local lass and reading champion Helen Skelton, Javone's mission is to inspire the school's most reluctant readers to take the plunge and make reading for pleasure a habit for life.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 11 Nov 2016 02:45
BBC Two Scotland

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:19

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Pet Keepers

Credits

Presenter Javone Prince
Presenter Helen Skelton
Presenter Russell Kane
Producer Steph Atkinson
Director Steph Atkinson
Executive Producer Jo Roe

Broadcasts

  • Sat 22 Oct 2016 20:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 29 Oct 2016 00:10
    BBC Two except Wales
  • Fri 11 Nov 2016 01:50
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 11 Nov 2016 02:45
    BBC Two Scotland

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