Cardiff pupils replace reading with rapping

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You may have seen the School of Rock ... welcome to the School of Rap.

Pupils at Peter Lea Primary School in Cardiff have been taking part in special arts workshops.

The aim - improve their literacy, improve their confidence, and pick up some new skills too.

Credit: Jonathan Dunn/Peter Lea Primary School

A major project is underway to transform the way creative arts are taught in schools in Wales.

£20 million from the Arts Council of Wales and the Welsh Government is being spent over five years to send artists, musicians and filmmakers into schools.

More than 130 schools are taking part.

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