0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Dockbridge High - a school just like yours,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06a school like any other,
0:00:06 > 0:00:10a place where bright young minds are taught by some of the wisest,
0:00:10 > 0:00:13most respected members of the teaching profession.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Our cameras returned for another year
0:00:16 > 0:00:18to find out what life is really like for the students
0:00:18 > 0:00:21and their teachers at this most ordinary of schools.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Welcome to Class Dismissed.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30BELL RINGS
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Come in.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Form tutor Mrs Mark is thrilled to have stayed with her class
0:00:39 > 0:00:40as they enter Year 9.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Oh, the children are just delighted to have me
0:00:43 > 0:00:45as their form tutor again this year.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Young people love consistency.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I can't believe we've got Mark's mum again this year.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53She's not my mum!
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Billy?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- Yes, miss.- Elliot?- Yes, miss.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01At Dockbridge High, any absent child has a letter sent to their parents,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03even if their parent is a teacher.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05- Jasmine?- Yes, miss.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- Martin?- Present.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Tahj?- Yes, miss. - You missed out Mark, miss.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12Did I? Oh, well, so I have a few notices.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13You wouldn't have left him out
0:01:13 > 0:01:15cos he's not here yet, would you, miss?
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Absolutely not.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19The register doesn't have to be in alphabetical order, does it?
0:01:19 > 0:01:20I can do it however I like.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Especially if it means not giving Mark an absent.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27- So, um... Billy?- Yes, again, miss.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- Um...Nigel?- Who?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32He's new.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37Oh, I see! No Nigel. Well, I'll be writing home to his parents.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Doreen?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Yes, miss.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Oh, thank you, Doreen.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48- Ridiculous. - You've done everyone except Mark.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Have I? - So you'll have to say his name.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Fine. I will.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Mmmmmm...
0:02:00 > 0:02:05mmmmaaaaa....
0:02:05 > 0:02:12aaaaaaaaa...
0:02:12 > 0:02:19..aaaaaarrrrrrk?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Yes, Mum. I mean, miss.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25She's not my mum!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Well done, Marky!
0:02:27 > 0:02:28100% attendance.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Boom! - BELL RINGS
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Year 9 are excited about their first lesson of the day,
0:02:36 > 0:02:40especially as Mrs Hackvinda has promised she can get her hands
0:02:40 > 0:02:42on the latest video game release.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45So, miss, Sharks Versus Dragons, did you get it?
0:02:45 > 0:02:49- What do you think?- Did you stay up all night outside the shop, miss?
0:02:49 > 0:02:50You don't think I'm stupid enough
0:02:50 > 0:02:54to queue all night just to get a game, do you?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56I got Mr Capp to do it for me.
0:02:56 > 0:02:57- ALL:- Yeah!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Yeah, YOLO! What's up, my peeps?
0:03:00 > 0:03:03- Who wants to play?- ALL:- Yeah!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Is that peak or what?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07And game on.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYS
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- Can I have a go?- Shh!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I'll just wait here, then. Let me know when it's my turn, all right?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18HE IMITATES EXPLOSION
0:03:18 > 0:03:20HE SNORES
0:03:20 > 0:03:24So cute when he sleeps, and so much less annoying.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- Miss, miss! Boss alert! - Power off, class!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Mrs Hackvinda, I thought I heard music.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Music?
0:03:37 > 0:03:42No, no, no, Mr Potter. We're studying the theory of computers.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Very well.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45SNORING CONTINUES
0:03:47 > 0:03:50What is Mr Capp doing here...
0:03:50 > 0:03:55- ..asleep?!- He said something about staying up all night doing marking.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Marking! Ah! That's what I like to hear.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Would you return him to his classroom, please, Mr Potter?
0:04:02 > 0:04:05His snoring is distracting us from our study.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Very well. As you were.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18Action stations, class. This game won't play itself.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21VIDEO GAME MUSIC PLAYS
0:04:24 > 0:04:27As Mr Potter returns Mr Capp to his classroom...
0:04:31 > 0:04:35..Mr Christopher is getting ready to share some exciting news.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40So, you probably heard, I've been promoted to head of arts,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- not including actual art. - HE SQUEALS EXCITEDLY
0:04:42 > 0:04:46It's a really big deal and, like, everybody wanted the job.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49But what can I say? I'm a natural born leader.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And tambourine player.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Now, Martin.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58'Ladies and gentlemen,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01'please welcome the new Dockbridge High head of arts,
0:05:01 > 0:05:03'Mr Christopher!'
0:05:09 > 0:05:14Thank you! Thank you! And thank you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18So, guys, I'm sure you've all heard the rumours.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21# Rumour has it! # And I can confirm it's true.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25I, Mr Christopher, have won the public vote
0:05:25 > 0:05:27to become head of arts.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29That's right, music, dance
0:05:29 > 0:05:34and drama are all M-I-N-E.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38- Mine!- But not actual art, sir? - No, Emily, not actual art.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Just the kind of art where it's hard to prove
0:05:40 > 0:05:42if someone's any good or not. Subjective.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46So, I'm going to need an entourage and it can't just be Martin.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Please sign up for an audition slot.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Only those who can harmonise a high C need apply.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You should do it, Anna. She's amazing, sir.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56- Amazing how?- She was in a musical over the summer.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Musical?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01It was only at my local youth theatre, but it was pretty good.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Go on, show him. You're really good.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04- ALL:- Do it!- Go on, Anna.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- I don't know what to sing. - You heard her, she doesn't want to.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09So back to moi...
0:06:09 > 0:06:13- ALL CHANT:- Anna, Anna, Anna...
0:06:13 > 0:06:18# I dreamed a dream in time gone by
0:06:18 > 0:06:21# When hope was high and life was... #
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Detention! - THEY GASP
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Sing without a warm-up?
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I wouldn't be doing my job if I let her get away with that.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35Committed. Now, guys, ooh, I've got a head of department migraine,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37so I need to go to my dressing room.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38No-one follow me.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Martin, follow me.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47BELL RINGS And so to the next lesson.
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Unlike Mr Christopher, Mr Rom teaches actual art.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Mr Rom is very big on the New York art scene,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03but at Dockbridge High, he can't be seen at all.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07THEY GASP
0:07:07 > 0:07:11HE HOWLS
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I call that piece The Wolf Of Wall Street.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19It was purchased by Richard Branson for 100 billion.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Although I'm getting a little tired of living in his living room.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27The first thing that you need to know about art
0:07:27 > 0:07:32is that there is no such thing as art, but that art is everywhere.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35There's no such thing as art, but art is everywhere?
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Precisely. Excellent.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41You should not notice it, but at the same time,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44always be conscious that it's there.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47So, invisible, but visible?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Precisely.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Confused?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Conceptualise.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Today, we are going to draw...
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- ..nothing.- What? - Pick up your pencils.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You have 20 minutes, starting...
0:08:09 > 0:08:11..now.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14What?
0:08:22 > 0:08:25THEY GASP
0:08:25 > 0:08:26Time's up.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Let me see your art.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Exquisite.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Incredible.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40I'm going to have a very exciting year with you all.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Class dismissed.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44BELL RINGS
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Apart from you, Martin.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This is a very pedestrian work.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Stay behind and do it again.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06BELL RINGS
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Break time and the pupils let off some steam
0:09:08 > 0:09:12under the ever watchful eye of the teacher on playground duty.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18As Mr Capp grabs 40 winks... HE SNORES
0:09:18 > 0:09:20..Emily is in the library.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24It's run by Mrs Winston on a mix of fear, intimidation
0:09:24 > 0:09:26and a strict returns policy.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29I make them an offer they can't refuse.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Bring back your library books on time or pay the price.
0:09:33 > 0:09:3520 pence per book.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41So, I'm standing here thinking, "That can't be Emily,"
0:09:41 > 0:09:43cos Emily took out three books
0:09:43 > 0:09:45from the library and hasn't returned them yet!
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Oh, yeah, sorry, I keep forgetting.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I gave you a loan,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52and there was only one condition - don't be overdue.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Also, don't bend the corners, capiche?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59So, doll face, you owe me 20 pence per book.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01And I always collect.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02I'll bring it tomorrow.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Swell.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Cos I would hate to see something
0:10:05 > 0:10:08terrible happen to that bicycle of yours.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Send my best to your ma and pa! She's a good kid.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Who knew that visiting the library would be so intense?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20BELL RINGS
0:10:20 > 0:10:25After lunch, 9B head outside for a lesson in survival techniques
0:10:25 > 0:10:28with Australian teacher Bruce Turnip.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30G'day, kids.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33I'm Mr Turnip, but you can call me Bruce,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36"Bruce-o" or "you flamin' galah".
0:10:36 > 0:10:39This term, you're going to be spending a lot of time outside
0:10:39 > 0:10:42with that big old sun beating down on you.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Oh, I can feel myself sweating already.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46I'm freezing.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Out here, you're at the mercy of the elements.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Not like when you're all safe and indoors.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57But the real killer is a lack of survival juice - water.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- I've got some here, sir. - We need to find some water fast.
0:11:01 > 0:11:06Luckily, I buried a plastic bag out here several days ago.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Let's see if it's gathered any moisture.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11Whoa, it's roasting.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Oh, beaut!
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Now, this might not look like that bottled stuff you get
0:11:18 > 0:11:20when you're all safe and indoors,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23but when you haven't drunk for hours in this heat,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27- it's going to taste divine. - PUPILS GROAN
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Are you sure you don't want some of mine, sir?
0:11:29 > 0:11:31That is bad. Argh!
0:11:33 > 0:11:35That's like licking my old nan's sock,
0:11:35 > 0:11:39but it's going to keep us all alive in this heat.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Right, class, it's over to you.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43THUNDER CLAPS
0:11:43 > 0:11:47I buried 25 plastic bags out here and it's your only chance
0:11:47 > 0:11:49of finding water in this heat.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Uh, sir?- Yes, mate?
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- It's going to rain. - You're hallucinating, skip!
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It must be the dehydration!
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- It's just so roasting hot out here! - RAIN PITTER-PATTERS
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I've never seen such a sweaty man. Have you?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07BELL RINGS
0:12:07 > 0:12:13The last lesson of the day is general studies, with Mr Scholfield.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Hello, and welcome back to General Studies,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19with me, your host, Mr Scholfield.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23General Studies, the subject where literally any topic
0:12:23 > 0:12:25could crop up and often does.
0:12:25 > 0:12:30This term, you'll be working in pairs, but the question is -
0:12:30 > 0:12:33will you be able to find the right partner?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Emily, what are you looking for in a project partner?
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Someone who'll get the work done
0:12:38 > 0:12:40and knows a bit about general studies.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44OK. Well, let's see if we've got the perfect project partner for you.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47And, remember, class - no likey...
0:12:47 > 0:12:49- ALL:- No lighty!
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Oh-ho! It's time to let the general studies textbook
0:12:53 > 0:12:54see the bookshelf!
0:12:54 > 0:12:57CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Hello, my name is Billy,
0:12:59 > 0:13:01and I'm looking to partner you in this term's project.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Some people have already made their decision.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Jasmine, why have you rejected Billy?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09He spilled my drink yesterday and I still haven't forgiven him.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- BOOING AND HISSING - Oh, fair enough!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Billy, this is your last chance
0:13:13 > 0:13:15to convince your remaining classmates
0:13:15 > 0:13:18that you are the project partner for them.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Take it away.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23I love general studies and I can name all the generals
0:13:23 > 0:13:24from both World Wars.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It's not that kind of general studies.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30Oh, it's not looking good, Billy,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33but there's one light left on so you've got a partner after all.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Congratulations.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Tahj, why do you think that Billy would make a good project partner?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42I don't, but he's my mate, so what can I do?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44OK, boys, well done.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47You have won the first project assignment.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52You are going to be filling in this survey with passers-by...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54THEY LAUGH
0:13:54 > 0:13:57..on the tropical island of Fernando!
0:13:57 > 0:14:00CHEERING AND APPLAUSE, MUSIC PLAYS
0:14:08 > 0:14:11It's the end of the school day.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- As Mr Capp finally wakes up... - Where am I?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- ..and gets rehydrated... - Get that down you!
0:14:17 > 0:14:20..Billy and Tahj are on their way to the airport.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21We'll send you a postcard.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Not a bad end to a Tuesday.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29# I come from a land down under
0:14:29 > 0:14:34# Where women glow and men plunder
0:14:34 > 0:14:38# Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
0:14:38 > 0:14:42# You better run, you better take cover... #