Presenter Elizabeth Alker chats about the challenges facing education in the UK The Co-operative College's Principal and CEO, Cilla Ross, and poet and performer David Scott AKA ARGH KiD. The episode also features an interview with the Principal of Leeds Co-op Academy, Jonny Mitchell – who also featured in TV series 'Educating Yorkshire' – and students from the school. A transcript of the episode is available here: https://www.uk.coop/resources/more-than-a-shop

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Special thanks to:

• The Co-operative College: www.co-op.ac.uk
• ARGH KiD: www.arghkid.com
• Leeds Co-op Academy: leeds.coopacademies.co.uk

More Than a Shop is a collaboration between Co‑operatives UK, The Co‑op, Co‑op News, The Co-operative College and The Co‑operative Heritage Trust.

The series is presented by Elizabeth Alker. It is produced by Geoff Bird on behalf of Sparklab Productions.

Please note: The More Than a Shop series was recorded before the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.