Coventry school children are to star in a new national series for Channel 4 Schools Programme – and get the chance to improve on their sporting skills at the same time.

Foleshill C of E school are taking part in "Top Team" – a short series of programmes aimed at 7 – 11 year olds, aimed at promoting physical activity showing how much fun sport can be, and helping children overcome their fears.

The Top Team themselves are a fictional group of children in year 6 and are played by actors. The rest of the cast is made up of children from Foleshill C of E school, who will also be sharing the limelight with a host of well-known faces from the world of sport.

Filming was arranged with the help of Ken Adamson – the City Council’s Advisory Teacher for PE, who supports PE and sports in schools. The script for the series has been written by well-known writer Chris Lillicrap.

Councillor George Duggins, Chair of the City Council’s Education and Cultural Affairs PCC says;

"The films will be great fun for the children to take part in, as well as an important teaching tool to promote sport. We do a lot of work in Coventry to encourage children to enjoy sport, and it’s good to know that a local school is taking an active in promoting sport nationally."

And headteacher Mr David Stanier is pleased that the school is taking part,

"This is great for the school and we are happy to be included in such an exciting project."