David Farnor | On 03, Jun 2020

Stars including Geri Horner, Matthew Morrison, Marcus Rashford, Gary Lineker, Tim Peake, Ricky Wilson, Heston Blumenthal and Kelis will deliver lessons in lockdown as part of CBBC’s new series, Celebrity Supply Teachers.

A host of famous faces will deliver fun-filled lessons to children being homeschooling in the 20-part intiative, which begins on Monday 8th June. Each celebrity will bring a passion for their subject and an insight from their own experiences including Geri Horner with tips on creative writing, Marcus Rashford teaching PE, Gary Lineker teaching Spanish, Tim Peake discussing the science of space rockets, Matthew Morrison on musical theatre, and Kelis sharing her cookery tips.

The series, made by BBC Children’s In-House Productions, will broadcast on CBBC and is loosely based around the primary curriculum, covering topics ranging from science to English, maths to history and cookery to dance. The series kicks off with former Spice Girl and author Geri Horner, who offers up her very own tips on creating a great story. She covers themes such as character, setting and plot. She shows viewers around her farm and the animals that she sometimes takes inspiration from.

Geri says: “I absolutely love writing – it’s a passion, so sharing the power of words on CBBC was a lot of fun. Together we can transport ourselves and create exciting magical stories.”

Astronaut Tim Peake will offer a lesson on space, with tips for surviving in space including how to eat, drink and go to the toilet. Then, from his back garden, he will demonstrate the science behind space rockets using household materials to create his own rocket and rocket launcher.

Manchester United and England star, Marcus Rashford, is well known for his exploits on the pitch but how does he prepare for them? Marcus will explain how to prepare your body for sport including stretches and warm up drills.

Stars of Emmerdale and off-screen married couple, Jeff Hordley and Zoe Henry, will share their love of gardening, while Heston Blumenthal will explain the difference between taste and flavour and show us how to make the ultimate strawberry sundae.

Heston says: “It was certainly a very different way of filming but it was a lot of fun being CBBC’s Celebrity Supply Teacher for a day. There are so many exciting and delicious things to learn in the kitchen and it all starts with finding out how our senses work together to create flavour so this was the theme of my lesson. I chose to make a strawberry ice cream sundae which I hope inspires the younger viewers and their families to get cooking and begin a deeper relationship with their food.”

Later in the series Match Of The Day presenter and former England football captain, Gary Lineker, introduces CBBC viewers to the Spanish language. Gary, who became fluent in Spanish during his days as a player for FC Barcelona, teaches how to count from one to ten – while playing keepie uppie in his garden – before moving on to other useful words and phrases.

Gary says: “I am delighted to be involved with CBBC’s Celebrity Supply Teacher series. Learning Spanish when I moved to Barcelona in 1986 was good fun. It helped me then and ever since. Enjoy the experience. It’s exciting!”

Also in the series singer Kelis, who trained to be a chef at a top school in Paris, shares some of her own personal tips for cookery. Ricky Wilson, lead singer of the Kaiser Chiefs and former art teacher, shows viewers how they can improve their painting and drawing with the use of colours, Dame Darcey Bussell demonstrates traditional African dance moves, Martin Bashir gives a masterclass on his hero, Dr Martin Luther King, and how he was inspired to go into journalism, and Ed Balls teaches about two of his favourite English monarchs, Alfred the Great and Queen Elizabeth I.

Here’s the full timetable:

Monday 8 June
Geri Horner: English

Tuesday 9 June
Tim Peake: Science

Wednesday 10 June
Marcus Rashford: PE

Thursday 11 June
Jeff & Zoe: Gardening

Friday 12 June
Heston Blumenthal: Food Science

Monday 15 June
Gary Lineker: Spanish

Tuesday 16 June
Tez Ilyas: Science

Wednesday 17 June
Nikki Lilly: IT

Thursday 18 June
Ricky Wilson: Art

Friday 19 June
Kelis: Cookery

Monday 22 June
Darcey Bussell: Dance

Tuesday 23 June
Katie Piper: Wellbeing

Wednesday 24 June
Mark Labbett: Maths

Thursday 25 June
Isabel Clifton: Drama

Friday 26 June
Ed Balls: History

Monday 29 June
Matthew Morrison: Musical Theatre

Tuesday 30 June
Ellie Simmonds: Geography

Wednesday 1 July
Martin Bashir: History

Thursday 2 July
Rachel & Maisie: British Sign Language

Friday 3 July
End of Term Review

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