A brush with a British music star helped encourage some Lincolnshire pupils to reach for the stars.

Students at St George's Academy in Sleaford visited the set of rapper Kano's latest music video to put their skills to the test.

All the children are studying for an advanced diploma in Society, Health and Development, a programme being supported by Kano, who was born Kane Robinson.

The pupils did a risk assessment of the set and ran through call sheets with people involved in making the video.

A teacher at St George's Academy Karen Squire said: "It was great that our students were able to get involved in a project like this and I know they learnt a lot from the experience."

The advert, which was first broadcast on Monday, January 11, follows the making of Kano's track More Than One Way and is aimed at showing youngsters the training options open to them.

Diploma pupil Carl Blackman, 17, said: "I really enjoyed working with Kano and seeing how a music video is made.

"I was also surprised with how much work went into the health and safety precautions on set."

Kano chose to get involved in the campaign to inspire young people and get them to aim high.

He said: "It was great to work with the group from Lincolnshire on this project.

"It's a really important campaign because there are too many kids who don't think they can make it to the top.

"They give up before they've even started and that's wrong.

"I want kids to know there are different ways of succeeding. There are lots of other education routes and everyone needs to know what their options are so they can make the best choice for themselves."