School Play

The headteacher’s office of a south London primary school is always busy. But today is results day and the phone won’t stop ringing. Jo, the headteacher of St Barnabas’, knows that the arrival of the school’s SA Ts results puts her job on the line. With the future of the school and its pupils at stake, Jo struggles to maintain order as her staff and superiors demand answers.

Set against the backdrop of an education system in turmoil, Alex MacKeith’s sharp, wry and timely drama asks what it means to be a primary school teacher in contemporary Britain.