A STOURBRIDGE teacher has told of her pride at representing her school and the Black Country on national TV after she and two pupils appeared on BBC One show The Bidding Room.

Kate Hunter, head of design and technology faculty at Pedmore High School, and students Joe Hobbis and Phoebe Ballard featured in an episode that aired on March 21.

As part of the show, they met with antique dealers and bidders as they took on the challenge of taking two industrial items to auction -

Stourbridge News: A chess set mould and hitching post mould which a team from Pedmore High School took to auction on BBC One's The Bidding Room A chess set mould and hitching post mould which a team from Pedmore High School took to auction on BBC One's The Bidding Room (Image: BBC)

The Pedmore team were also delighted to meet the host – BAFTA winning British actor Nigel Havers (Coronation Street) when they filmed the show at Edinburgh’s Leith Theatre in May 2022.

Mrs Hunter said "We are immensely proud to have represented Pedmore High School on national TV.

Stourbridge News: Kate Hunter - head of design and technology faculty at Pedmore High School, centre, with students Phoebe Ballard, left, and Joe Hobbis, right, on The Bidding Room on BBC One Kate Hunter - head of design and technology faculty at Pedmore High School, centre, with students Phoebe Ballard, left, and Joe Hobbis, right, on The Bidding Room on BBC One (Image: BBC)

“I was invited to appear on the show so I asked if I could bring along two students to showcase the talent and entrepreneurial spirit of our amazing students at Pedmore.

“It really was an adventure! Since filming the episode two years ago, both Joe and Phoebe have successfully competed in and won the Young Enterprise Black Country Final Competition."

The school features in episode six of series five of The Bidding Room which can be watched on BBC iPlayer.