Jamie Oliver is bringing together some of Britain’s most inspirational individuals to try to encourage twenty teenagers, who have left school with few qualifications, to give education a second chance.

The results will be shown in a new seven-part documentary series, Jamie’s Dream School, to be shown early next year on Channel 4.

Jamie struggled academically at school, partly because of his dyslexia, leaving at sixteen with just two GCSEs. Two decades on he realises that schools can, and should, be places that change lives. So he wants to see if he can persuade twenty kids like him to stay in education with an intensive and inspirational reintroduction to learning, as well as long-term support for those who decide to go back to college.

The kids, aged from sixteen to eighteen, will be taught a range of subjects by an incredible array of experts in their fields, brought together by Jamie and supervised by an experienced head teacher.

The science teacher is Professor Robert Winston, history is taught by David Starkey, politics by Alastair Campbell, drama by Simon Callow, music by Jazzie B, art by Rolf Harris and sport by Olympic gold-medallist Daley Thompson.