0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Dockbridge High. A school just like yours.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07For two years, our cameras have followed day-to-day life here.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09There have been highs, and lows...
0:00:09 > 0:00:10HE SNEEZES
0:00:10 > 0:00:14We return for another year to find out how these talented teachers
0:00:14 > 0:00:18continue to excite and inspire a generation of young,
0:00:18 > 0:00:21eager minds at this most ordinary of schools.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23THEY YELP
0:00:23 > 0:00:25This is Class Dismissed.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:00:32 > 0:00:36It's early morning, and before the school comes to life...
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Gas valve, check.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40..site manager Dave and his assistant Kev are completing
0:00:40 > 0:00:42their rigorous morning checks.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Control circuit, check.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Are you ticking these off, Kev?
0:00:48 > 0:00:52- Kev?- Oh, er, er, check.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55Why are you flailing about like a newborn giraffe?
0:00:55 > 0:00:59- I'm practising my dancercise. - You what?- I'm getting healthy, Dave.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02I'm doing dancercise. You should give it a go.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05- I don't think so, Kevin! - Go on, Dave, go on.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09SALSA MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Oh, that's it, Dave. You're a natural.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15METAL CLANKS
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Oh, oh! - ALARM RINGS
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Your dancercise has knacked the boiler, Kev!
0:01:19 > 0:01:23- It was an accident.- You do know what this means?- Not really, no.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26It means...the school will get colder
0:01:26 > 0:01:29and we have no way of heating it up.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33As the pupils arrive,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Year 10 have got more than the boiler to be worried about.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Their first lesson is Maths with Mrs Hushman.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Ugh, Maths!
0:01:41 > 0:01:44I can't believe I'm about to say this, but I'm dreading it.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46I was so fed up with Mrs Hushman shouting last week,
0:01:46 > 0:01:49that I took myself to isolation, for some quiet.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I've been saying this for years. Maths is rubbish.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55Maybe you need to listen to me a bit more often.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Nah, I don't think so.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05What do you mean, I'm shouting? I'm not shouting. You're shouting!
0:02:07 > 0:02:11Can I PLEASE have some quiet in here?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Good.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Do you know what I will not stand for in this class?
0:02:19 > 0:02:25I not stand for test papers written in BLUE INK!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Do you hear me, young lady?
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Do you know how many of you used blue ink, child?
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Er...no.- None!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Not one of you.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38Well done!
0:02:38 > 0:02:40BELL RINGS
0:02:43 > 0:02:47In Art, Mr Rom has perfected the art of blending in.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55Greetings, students.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58In today's session, we will be studying...
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- ..still life. - Finally, some proper art!
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I can do some shading with those pencils that I got for my birthday.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06I want you to draw...
0:03:09 > 0:03:10..this.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Conceptualise the vision of a bowl of fruit.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Do not be afraid to allow your...
0:03:19 > 0:03:21..subconscious to fill in the blanks.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Go. - METRONOME TICKS
0:03:32 > 0:03:34WOOD SMASHES
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Time's up.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Let me see the...fruits of your labours.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Exquisite.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Majestic pineapples, Martin.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Er, they're grapes, sir.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50That's certainly one interpretation.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54You have all produced sublime creations.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Class dismissed.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Except for you, Emily.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02You appear to have added shading to your fruit bowl.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Yes, sir, I got these pencils for my birth...
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Detention for being so pedestrian.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Break time, and back in the boiler room, site manager Dave
0:04:21 > 0:04:25and his assistant Kev are hard at work trying to keep the school
0:04:25 > 0:04:28at the optimum temperature for learning, as set by Ofsted.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Ah! That's it.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33We can't fix it.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The whole school will get slightly cold,
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and we have no way of heating it up.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40Wait...
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Kevin, listen to me.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47I'm going down the hardware store, see if I can find a spare part.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50While I'm away, not a word of this to anyone.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53No-one needs to know this was our fault.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Bye, Dave.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01BELL RINGS
0:05:01 > 0:05:04While some students are starting to feel the cold,
0:05:04 > 0:05:09over in the isolation room, nothing is going to dampen Tammy's spirits.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- Happy...birthday?- You remembered!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Oh, and you got me a present!- Hey!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Birthdays are, like, totally my favourite days.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25I've spent my last 14, 20...
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Loads, I've spent loads of my birthdays in here.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Like, a kajillion! I've been in here since 1989.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- That's sad.- It's for my own good.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37- Because I talk too much, don't I, Miss?- Silence!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39- SHE GIGGLES - She's hilarious.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- Let's play Truth Or Dare. You go first.- Truth.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50Who is your most favouritest person in the whole wide world?
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I don't know. Probably my mum.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Or you?- Course it is, silly!
0:05:59 > 0:06:02And you're my favourite.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I'm going to a karaoke party tonight.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09She hasn't even got a machine. She just makes me hum the tune.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13BELL RINGS General studies next,
0:06:13 > 0:06:17and Mr Schofield likes to bring a bit of showbiz to the lesson.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22Hello, and welcome to General Studies, with me,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25your host and teacher, Mr Schofield.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29General Studies, the subject where literally any topic could crop up.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- And...- Often does!
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- Ha-ha! And now, in today's lesson... - KNOCKING
0:06:36 > 0:06:38I'm sorry, sir, I've just come from PE.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41I think I left my pencil case in here in my last lesson.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43- It's red and round...- Oh!
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- We have your pencil case, Molly! - CANNED LAUGHTER
0:06:47 > 0:06:49The question is, do you have what it takes
0:06:49 > 0:06:52to defeat the course and get it back?
0:06:52 > 0:06:57- The course?- Welcome to Ninja General Studier, UK!
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Is this really necessary?
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Do you want your pencil case or not?
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- Yes, but...- Go!
0:07:08 > 0:07:12First up, she has to negotiate the set texts.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15- Absolutely textbook from Molly there.- Oh!
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Oh, the pile of coats is never easy.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21But she's making it look "sleevesy".
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Oh, she's up on the table!
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Wow, what a technique.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29She's got the agility of a 12-year-old.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- And there it is! - THEY CHEER
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Molly, you've done it. How do you feel?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Like that wasn't necessary.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39Ho-ho! And thanks for joining us.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43We'll see you next time. You best be off. You're late for PE.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47CHEERING
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Smile and wave, Michael. - BELL RINGS
0:07:51 > 0:07:53With the boiler still not fixed,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57the cold corridors are about to become hot news in Media Studies,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00with professional news presenter Naga Munchetty.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04THEME MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:09 > 0:08:10In today's headlines...
0:08:10 > 0:08:12GONG RINGS
0:08:12 > 0:08:15Tahj, I need the cards.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16I'm really sorry.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Would never happen on BBC Breakfast. - Get rid of him!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22- In today's main story... - GONG RINGS
0:08:22 > 0:08:25..it has appeared that the school boiler has been damaged.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29To find out more, we can go live now to Lydia Pry.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Lydia? Lydia?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Naga. The scene here is one of chaos.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41I'm here with an eyewitness.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Oh, I was showing my best mate Dave how to do dancercise
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and he knacked the boiler.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48He cannae dancercise, can Dave.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51So, are you saying that it could get so cold,
0:08:51 > 0:08:54that health and safety standards will be compromised?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Well, I don't know about that.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58So, are you saying that you don't really care
0:08:58 > 0:09:00what happens to be school?
0:09:00 > 0:09:01I wouldn't say that.
0:09:01 > 0:09:06- So, are you saying that you're willing to go down for this?- No.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09So, there we have it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12With the boiler situation spiralling out of control
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and no-one willing to take responsibility for it,
0:09:15 > 0:09:17it's clear to see..
0:09:17 > 0:09:19..we're all doomed!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- Back to you, Naga. - Lydia, thank you.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Well, the boiler crisis is worsening
0:09:24 > 0:09:27and panic is spreading across the school.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30This is Naga Munchetty signing off. Good night.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Great show, Miss.- The boiler never breaks on BBC Breakfast.- Sorry.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41BELL RINGS
0:09:43 > 0:09:45To avoid having to close the school,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49Mr Potter is prepared to do anything he can to keep pupils warm.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Even if it means forcing them to wear clothes from lost property.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57I'm perfectly warm. What are these, by the way?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Veruca socks. Used veruca socks, probably.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04BELL RINGS
0:10:04 > 0:10:07But as news about the boiler spreads around the school,
0:10:07 > 0:10:09some people are panicking more than others.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14How long have we got left?
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Er...35 minutes, sir. - Not of the lesson.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I mean, before we all freeze forever
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and the Prime Minister commissions a statue of me.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I want it eight foot high and covered in diamonds.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29And I want a crowd of people sobbing at its feet, day and night.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Martin, I told you to start me a fire.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40Ugh! Not with my Guyliner. Remember! Come here.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- You never know...- Know...
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- BOTH:- ..when you might need Guyliner.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Especially in a crisis.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Oh, what does it matter anyway?!
0:10:54 > 0:10:58I can literally feel my talent shutting down. Look.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Barely fabulous.- Sir?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05If you're cold, we could burn this massive pile of photos.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08My head shots!?
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Why don't you just burn an original Shakespeare manuscript?
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Ugh!- Don't worry, sir, I'm sure the heating will come on soon.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17That's it, of course!
0:11:17 > 0:11:19We've got all the heat we need right here.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I can entertain us warm!
0:11:21 > 0:11:25And everyone use your freezing breath as stage mist. Martin!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29ELECTRO PLAYS
0:11:34 > 0:11:36It's a little bit colder than usual today,
0:11:36 > 0:11:38but we're not being dramatic about it.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39BELL RINGS
0:11:40 > 0:11:43It's lunchtime, and without the boiler working,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46hot food of any kind is off the menu.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47OK, lads.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51So, the oven's down, the microwave's conked out and the fryer ain't on.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- Where do you think you're going, lads?- To the vending machine.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Well, not so fast.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I'd still got plenty on offer, for the right price. Know what I mean?
0:11:59 > 0:12:04- No, not really.- What have you got? - I can offer you this.
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Finest stuff, this.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12- A frozen sausage?- That ain't a frozen sausage. It's a...
0:12:12 > 0:12:14..beef lollipop.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- A beef lollipop! - Sure, top-notch, that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19I'll try anything.
0:12:19 > 0:12:20What about you? You want one of these?
0:12:20 > 0:12:23It's...cod ice cream.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25BELL RINGS
0:12:25 > 0:12:27With no-one fed and temperatures dropping...
0:12:27 > 0:12:29The coldest day in my life, you know.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33By the end of lunchtime, everyone has lost their patience.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Will you be letting everyone leave early?- No.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- My nails are very brittle. Let us leave or I'm walking!- No!
0:12:39 > 0:12:41How cold do you think it's going to get?
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Are you prepared to lose your job over this?
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Fine, everyone can go home until the boiler is fixed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- OK! - THEY CHEER
0:12:52 > 0:12:56- Out!- And so, to everyone's delight, the day ends early.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59But there's one person it means more to than anyone.
0:12:59 > 0:13:04# Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to... #
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- Mr Potter said everyone can go! - He can't mean me, though.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09He said everyone, come on!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18I haven't been outside since 1989.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21I've never seen so many people.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24You're my favourite!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27No, you're my favourite.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29# I want to break free
0:13:31 > 0:13:34# I want to break free
0:13:36 > 0:13:39# I want to break free from your lies
0:13:39 > 0:13:41# You're so self-satisfied
0:13:41 > 0:13:44# I don't need you
0:13:44 > 0:13:47# I've got to break free... #