NINE teachers at a North-East school will be locked in a classroom today at the start of a fundraising challenge.

Children and parents will decide who will be evicted from the room at Yarm School, near Stockton, tomorrow.

Inspired by television's I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out Of Here, the school hopes to raise £4,000 for Teesside charities.

Headteacher Gillian Taylor will be setting a series of mental and physical challenges before the ballots are cast.

"I think the staff are worried about the challenges but they will remain a closely guarded secret," she said

Three teachers will be evicted tomorrow and three on Thursday before the winner is announced on Friday.