in the valleys

oh yes indeedy - we have in Wales the 3 prime requirements:
1 Well-educated labour force, from a better-than average school system
2 Low levels of alternative employment
3 Atrractive regional dialect

(Can't somehow imagine a Brum accent working quite so well for many people, tho personally I love it!)

Back to school in the UK as a whole, I see our quaintly named ‘public school’ system continues to encourage initiative and independent learning….
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_1642000/1642646.stm

With the Robbie Coltrane connection, maybe JK's next might be Harry Potter and the Magic Trip?