Children and teachers at Perry Court Junior School went back in time to take part in a Victorian-style history lesson.

Bakers Hovis have launched a range of educational materials based around their TV advert, which follows a boy's journey through iconic events in British history, and a new schools education programme was launched at the Hengrove school yesterday.

Children learnt about significant moments in our history, investigating the characters and periods featured in the advert before starting a history project.

Head teacher Jennifer Bailey said: "After the advert first aired, it was a huge talking point among our pupils. With TV being such a popular medium nowadays, it's a fun way of highlighting key historical British moments.

"This is a subject that the kids often find uninspiring, so we're extremely pleased to be using this alternative educational tool here at Perry Court."

Claire Low, marketing manager at Hovis, said: "The Hovis Education Programme gives children the chance to learn about a variety of issues away from the traditional textbook methods."