12 Questions
What is the setting for the story?
A deprived district of Liverpool
What is the name of the teacher who leads the remedial class?
Mrs. Kay
Why does the headmaster join the trip in the original version?
To emphasize his mistrust of Mrs. Kay's liberal values
What do the students do at the roadside cafe?
Shoplift sweets and snacks
What happens at the Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo?
The students enjoy the animals and try to steal them
Who is in charge of supervising the trip in the shorter stage version?
Mr. Briggs, the authoritarian Deputy Headmaster
What is the main characteristic of the pupils in the Progress Class?
They are illiterate
What is the significance of the roadside cafe in the story?
It's a location where the students take advantage of the storekeepers
What is the purpose of the school trip in the story?
To provide a recreational experience for the students
What is the social background of the majority of the students in the story?
Impoverished and troubled
What is the role of Digga and Reilly in the story?
They are the class bullies
What is the destination of the school trip in the story?
Conwy Castle
Study Notes
The Film Setting
- The film is set in a Liverpool secondary school in the 1970s.
- The school is located in a deprived district of the city.
- Most pupils are from impoverished and troubled families.
The Progress Class
- Mrs. Kay teaches a remedial class for illiterate children, called the "Progress Class".
- The class consists of students who are struggling with literacy.
The Coach Trip
- The entire Progress Class, including Digga and Reilly, are taken on a coach trip to Conwy Castle in North Wales.
- In the original version, Mr. Briggs, the headmaster, joins the trip as an extra member of staff to monitor Mrs. Kay's liberal values.
- In the shorter stage version, the Headteacher commissions Mr. Briggs, the authoritarian Deputy Headmaster, to supervise the trip.
Incidents on the Trip
- The coach stops at a roadside cafe with a snack shop, where the students shoplift sweets and snacks without the teachers' knowledge.
- The coach makes a second stop at Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo, where the students enjoy the animals and try to steal some of them.
- The zoo attendant discovers the attempted theft and makes the students return the animals before the coach leaves.
The Film Setting
- The film is set in a Liverpool secondary school in the 1970s.
- The school is located in a deprived district of the city.
- Most pupils are from impoverished and troubled families.
The Progress Class
- Mrs. Kay teaches a remedial class for illiterate children, called the "Progress Class".
- The class consists of students who are struggling with literacy.
The Coach Trip
- The entire Progress Class, including Digga and Reilly, are taken on a coach trip to Conwy Castle in North Wales.
- In the original version, Mr. Briggs, the headmaster, joins the trip as an extra member of staff to monitor Mrs. Kay's liberal values.
- In the shorter stage version, the Headteacher commissions Mr. Briggs, the authoritarian Deputy Headmaster, to supervise the trip.
Incidents on the Trip
- The coach stops at a roadside cafe with a snack shop, where the students shoplift sweets and snacks without the teachers' knowledge.
- The coach makes a second stop at Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo, where the students enjoy the animals and try to steal some of them.
- The zoo attendant discovers the attempted theft and makes the students return the animals before the coach leaves.
A Liverpool secondary school takes a trip to Conwy Castle in North Wales. The school is in a deprived district with impoverished students, and the trip includes a remedial class for illiterate children.
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