VIDEO: Olly visits Kirkby primary school to hear pupils read

Kirkby school children sit down with Olly Murs, the reading dog to tell him their favourite stories.
By Isabel Dunmore
Published 16th Dec 2013, 10:38 BST
Pets as Therapy visits Abbey Hill Primary School with their dog 'Olly Murs' to help the children gain confidence with their reading.Pets as Therapy visits Abbey Hill Primary School with their dog 'Olly Murs' to help the children gain confidence with their reading.
Pets as Therapy visits Abbey Hill Primary School with their dog 'Olly Murs' to help the children gain confidence with their reading.

Abbey Hill Primary and Nursery School pupils have a visit from Olly once a week as part of a new programme by charity Pets as Therapy called Read 2 Dogs.

The programme hopes to boost childrens’ reading skills and give them more confidence to read.

See Olly in action in the video with his owner Alison Clarke.