1970s School Trip to Conwy Castle
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What is the setting for the story?

  • A rich neighborhood in London
  • A deprived district of Liverpool (correct)
  • A coastal city in Scotland
  • A small town in North Wales

    • What is the name of the teacher who leads the remedial class?

  • Mrs. Kay (correct)
  • Mrs. Brown
  • Mrs. Johnson
  • Mrs. Smith

    • Why does the headmaster join the trip in the original version?

  • To supervise the students' behavior
  • To take a break from school administration
  • To support Mrs. Kay's liberal values
  • To emphasize his mistrust of Mrs. Kay's liberal values (correct)

    • What do the students do at the roadside cafe?

    <p>Shoplift sweets and snacks</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens at the Colwyn Bay Mountain Zoo?

    <p>The students enjoy the animals and try to steal them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is in charge of supervising the trip in the shorter stage version?

    <p>Mr. Briggs, the authoritarian Deputy Headmaster</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main characteristic of the pupils in the Progress Class?

    <p>They are illiterate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the roadside cafe in the story?

    <p>It's a location where the students take advantage of the storekeepers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the school trip in the story?

    <p>To provide a recreational experience for the students</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the social background of the majority of the students in the story?

    <p>Impoverished and troubled</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of Digga and Reilly in the story?

    <p>They are the class bullies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the destination of the school trip in the story?

    <p>Conwy Castle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    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.

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    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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