SCORES of children are drawing a line on Teesside - with the help of professionals.

Pupils from five Tees Valley schools are being schooled in the latest drawing techniques by experts from the Royal Academy of Arts.

Creative Partnerships Tees Valley has invited the academy to deliver a week-long series of life drawing workshops to youngsters from the region.

The five schools taking part in the series of workshops are the Holy Trinity C of E Junior School, Stockton, Mount Pleasant Primary School, Darlington, Linthorpe Community Primary School, Middlesbrough, Normanby Primary School, Normanby, and West View Primary School, Hartlepool.