The School-O-Vision Song Contest

Overview

This is the School-O-Vision Song Contest – not only a spectacular musical event, but also an entertaining insight into the characters that make primary school so special!

With a grand fanfare, we are introduced to the show’s popular host, Graham Norty, who quickly demonstrates that his reputation as a catty commentator is well-deserved! We also meet his co-hosts, the glamorous Nell Points and, with a translator in tow, the slightly shy Bjӧrn Yisturdy. With some hilarious banter, together they introduce a series of acts representing the varied groups from our school community, all keen to win the prestigious School-O-Vision crown! However, before the contest starts, we welcome the legendary group, RABBLE, who stormed to victory fifty years ago in the first ever School-O-Vision, with their song, ‘What A School’. Despite now being in their sixties, they give an energetic rendition to open the show!

Before they perform their songs, as is the tradition with School-O-Vision, we get an introductory peek at the competing groups in their daily lives. First up, we witness the PTA at their meeting to plan the summer fete. With so much to organise, you’d imagine all members’ minds would be on the job in hand…if only! As the group ‘Parent Power’, they then hit the stage to perform their song, ‘Join The PTA’, a joyful celebration of the art of fund-raising! 

Next we meet the backbone of every school – the premises officers! In a behind-the-scenes glimpse of them at work, we learn that the lost property bin can be an Aladdin’s cave of riches! As the group ‘The Mop Tops’ they give us their song, ‘Cleanin’ Up’, a cheeky tune that explains their unique approach to ‘recycling’!

What do teachers do when the bell rings at the end of each day? Planning? Marking? Not this lot…they like to party! With the staffroom transformed into a nightclub, complete with a funky DJ and confiscated refreshments, they dance the night away! But who has been using the photocopier inappropriately?! As the group ‘Hot Coffee’ they perform a classic disco song, ‘Boom! Boom! Boom! (We’re Rockin’ the Staffroom)’ and boogie like there’s no tomorrow! 

We are then honoured to spend some time in the company of those culinary kings and queens, those heroes behind the hatch…the kitchen staff. With OFSTED in school and ‘French Day’ in full swing, can they create a menu to impress? And can they keep a new foul-mouthed member of the team out of earshot! As the group ‘Haute Cuisine’ they perform a banging euro remix of a traditional folk song, ‘Chips And Beans’.  

The smallest members of the school community are next on stage. We join some five-year-olds during carpet-time with their patient teacher, Miss Tilly, who is trying to instil in them the values of tidiness and cleanliness, both environmental and personal! The sights, sounds and smells of KS1 are then put under the spotlight as ‘Tiny T & The Chaos Crew’, straight outta reception, storm the stage with their hip-hop anthem, ‘Total Chaos’.  

The final act of the evening represents the Yr 6 leavers. We join them in the park, discussing the move to ‘big’ school and the pitfalls to be aware of whilst trying on their new uniforms! As the group ‘The BeLeavers’, they are the last to perform, leading us in their song, ‘Moving On’.

With all performances completed, it’s time to find a winner. After a summary of the acts who have graced the stage, it’s over to the audience to decide. Which song has lifted spirits the highest, is most worthy of the School-O-Vision title and is deserving of an encore? Encouraged to clap and cheer for their favourite, your audience will crown a champion and, following sentimental farewells, the evening will finish as it started…with the sound of joyful singing!