0:00:03 > 0:00:07Each September, half a million children begin the most
0:00:07 > 0:00:09important year of school so far.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Year 7.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Boom!
0:00:15 > 0:00:19CBBC have rigged this secondary school with loads of cameras...
0:00:19 > 0:00:23so you can see exactly what happens...
0:00:23 > 0:00:27as they make new friends and get into trouble.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31If you wish to find out how strict I can be,
0:00:31 > 0:00:33then break the rules I set down.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36I'm not spotting make-up there, am I?
0:00:36 > 0:00:38But what they learn here
0:00:38 > 0:00:41will stay with them for ever.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Hello there, I'm Mr Thoburn and I'm a science teacher here.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51'If you've ever wondered what secondary school is like,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54'here's your chance to find out. This is Our School.'
0:00:54 > 0:00:56HE BELCHES
0:00:56 > 0:00:57How can you do that?!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00BELL RINGS
0:01:06 > 0:01:10THEY LAUGH
0:01:10 > 0:01:12- 64.- 64.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13THEY CHANT: No repeats
0:01:13 > 0:01:15or hesitation.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18I'll start, OK...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20It's July and the end of term.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25CHEERING AND WHOOPING
0:01:26 > 0:01:30For Year 6, their days at primary school are coming to an end.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35What are you looking forward to about secondary school?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37No, yeah, the food actually.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41It's an exciting time, with all the fun of leavers' proms...
0:01:44 > 0:01:46That dries really quickly!
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Smile!
0:01:47 > 0:01:48From dressing up...
0:01:53 > 0:01:55..to driving round in stretch limos.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05It's a chance to celebrate with classmates
0:02:05 > 0:02:06you've known since Reception.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Whoo!
0:02:12 > 0:02:13- ALL:- Whoo!
0:02:13 > 0:02:14SHUTTER CLICKS
0:02:16 > 0:02:20And for this lot, a dance-off between the boys and the girls.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23MUSIC: "Gangnam Style" by Psi
0:02:36 > 0:02:39BELL RINGS
0:02:47 > 0:02:51There are also lots of farewell assemblies.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53# School bell rings as a new day is coming
0:02:53 > 0:02:56# We're wide awake but the teacher's still yawning... #
0:03:01 > 0:03:02In ten years' time, I'd like to be
0:03:02 > 0:03:05a kind and caring young man with lots of friends.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07I think I want to be a microbiologist.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10I want to be a vet.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14In ten years' time, I want to be in university, doing a maths degree.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18A stunt double because I love taking risks.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22I love science, so I would like to be a scientist.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25In ten years' time, I'd like to be a sports trainer
0:03:25 > 0:03:27to help others improve their skills.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I want to be a singer, because I love music.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35Without a doubt, I'd like to be a full-on professional motor biker.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38In ten years' time, I'd like to be in game design
0:03:38 > 0:03:41making really fun games and hope to have a top hit.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45The end of Year 6 can also be a sad time,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48a chance to look back at the last seven years.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51# Another summer time has come
0:03:51 > 0:03:54# Those endless days just filled with fun... #
0:03:54 > 0:03:59The more I think about it, the more I get upset about leaving.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03So it does feel kind of strange,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06knowing that you're not going to come here ever again.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08# And so it's
0:04:08 > 0:04:12# Goodbye, my friend It's not the end... #
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Say goodbye to old friends and teachers.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20The most thing I'd miss about the school would probably be
0:04:20 > 0:04:23the fact that we're all a big family.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And when I move over to secondary,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29I won't know anyone except my friends who come from this school.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31# When we find being grown up
0:04:31 > 0:04:38# Isn't all that it's cracked up to be. #
0:04:38 > 0:04:41APPLAUSE
0:04:44 > 0:04:47The next few months will mean big changes,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49so what's worrying Year 6?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53You leave primary school being top dog,
0:04:53 > 0:04:58and then you go down to being the youngest in secondary school.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06I think I'll feel really scared, quite self-conscious
0:05:06 > 0:05:10and worry a bit, cos I won't be with my friends.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14After the long summer holidays, these Year 6s will be arriving
0:05:14 > 0:05:16in brand-new surroundings.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23I hope that my new teachers think that I'm going to work
0:05:23 > 0:05:26really hard, cos I will,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and I hope they like me!
0:05:31 > 0:05:36Some will be heading here, to Conyers School near Middlesbrough.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40You've just walked around there, sorted it out
0:05:40 > 0:05:44until you've suddenly come and seen me - as if by magic, it's all fine.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50That's Mr Skerry AKA Mr Scary. More about him later.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Conyers is really big, it's really busy and it's where 221
0:05:57 > 0:06:01brand-new Year 7s will be spending the next five years of their lives.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05It's got 80 classrooms,
0:06:05 > 0:06:10two canteens, two gyms, six tennis courts and a football pitch.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I'm worried on the first day that I might go wrong in the school,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22cos it's a really big school.
0:06:23 > 0:06:27At my old school, I could find my way around it,
0:06:27 > 0:06:32on my first day, but at Conyers, I'm just going to be lost.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39I have no idea where my, like, form class is.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42For now, the school is empty.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Our new Year 7s have got the summer holidays
0:06:47 > 0:06:48to hang out and have fun.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Hold that on, please. Come here!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55You are a rock star!
0:06:56 > 0:06:57Got it.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59SHUTTER CLICKS
0:07:03 > 0:07:05But while they enjoy themselves,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08something unusual is happening back at the school.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14We are letting CBBC rig the place with loads of cameras...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17..in the classrooms...
0:07:18 > 0:07:19..the corridors...
0:07:21 > 0:07:23..and the playground.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Next term, they will be recording everything that happens,
0:07:32 > 0:07:38so you can see just what goes on when Year 6 becomes Year 7.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46It's going to be very strange being filmed, because normally,
0:07:46 > 0:07:49it's just you, getting on with
0:07:49 > 0:07:52your school day with your friends. But with the cameras,
0:07:52 > 0:07:57it could mean that the entire country could be watching you.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02I'll have to stay on top when I'm getting filmed
0:08:02 > 0:08:05because I can't do anything wrong,
0:08:05 > 0:08:10because it'll be embarrassing.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12I don't want the cameras seeing me eating
0:08:12 > 0:08:13because I'm a very messy eater.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17We'll be getting to know Year 7 pretty well,
0:08:17 > 0:08:22watching as they make lots of new friends.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24I hope that my new classmates will see me
0:08:24 > 0:08:28as a funny person who wants to make new friends.
0:08:28 > 0:08:33It would be important to make friends,
0:08:33 > 0:08:37so you've got someone to back you up when times get hard.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Don't laugh, but I've kind of forgot how to make friends!
0:08:41 > 0:08:44You just go up to someone and you just say,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47"Hi, my name is Delight, nice to meet you."
0:08:47 > 0:08:50So, let's meet some of our new Year 7s.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53This is Libby.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58She was one of the stars of her end of Year 6 talent show.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02It's me, Louis Spence!
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Everything's fabulous in Louis Spence's world
0:09:05 > 0:09:07because I can do anything you ask me to do.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11You know, for example, from Pineapple Dance Studios. Whoo!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16At primary school, she had lots of friends.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Could I just have a cookies-and-cream
0:09:19 > 0:09:22in a single chocolate cone as well, please?
0:09:22 > 0:09:26What's worrying her is that none of her old friends will be in her
0:09:26 > 0:09:28new tutor group.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32It's quite scary and quite worrying because they might...
0:09:32 > 0:09:34they might leave you out,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37but I think anybody would worry about
0:09:37 > 0:09:41if you're leaving your friends behind.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44With CBBC cameras everywhere,
0:09:44 > 0:09:48we'll see just how Libby gets on as she starts Year 7.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52SHE SNIFFLES
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I've only just made friends with these girls.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56And they're lovely girls in our class.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Are we going to be confident and go in?
0:09:58 > 0:09:59Yeah, have my blotches gone?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02You have no blotches on that lovely face at all.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05We'll catch all the ups and downs of her first few weeks.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- Oh, no, I can't. - Swap your work with somebody.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Who do you like in the class?
0:10:11 > 0:10:16To fit in, it's quite important, cos you've got to make new friends.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Do you want my number?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20My sandwiches got squished.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Eugh, what sandwich - is that banana?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Will she find the new friends she's looking for?
0:10:25 > 0:10:30The best thing that could happen to me at Conyers would be more friends.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Some will be coming into Year 7 with their friends from primary.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Take Harry and Owen.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50We've been friends since Year 1
0:10:50 > 0:10:54in our primary school, where...
0:10:54 > 0:11:01Where I couldn't fasten my shoe and he came to help me.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Doing things like tying his shoelaces
0:11:03 > 0:11:06are harder for Harry than for some.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09I have cerebral palsy
0:11:09 > 0:11:15that affects me walking and talking.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18It hasn't affected their friendship,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21but will things change in Year 7?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I think my life will change dramatically because I'll get
0:11:24 > 0:11:27to meet new people, see what they're like and learn a lot more.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32You get to meet other people.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Those CBBC cameras will let us
0:11:36 > 0:11:39see what changing schools means for Harry and Owen.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Just stick with me.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Every time, we're getting steak pie when it's on.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Oi!
0:11:51 > 0:11:57Well, I reckon that we should try and make some more friends.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Until we get there, it's going to be like...what?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It's like 50-50, are they going to be...? Are they going to be like,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07"Well, you two are best friends,"
0:12:07 > 0:12:09or is it going to be like, "You two are best friends -
0:12:09 > 0:12:12"stop being best friends cos it's just spoiling our friendship"?
0:12:12 > 0:12:17We'll find out what happens when they meet new classmate Iman.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Konnichiwa!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Konnichiwa!
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Will their double act become a triple whammy?
0:12:25 > 0:12:29THEY GIGGLE
0:12:31 > 0:12:33We'll also get to know some of the teachers.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Led by the head, Mrs Spellman.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45She's in training, getting ready to welcome a brand-new set of Year 7s.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Sometimes, you'll find that very quiet, unassuming children
0:12:50 > 0:12:53in primary school absolutely blossom
0:12:53 > 0:12:57and think, "Actually, I don't want to be that person any more.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59"I actually want to get involved
0:12:59 > 0:13:03"and I didn't ever do that at primary school and nobody expected me to."
0:13:03 > 0:13:05So sometimes the very quiet personalities
0:13:05 > 0:13:06are actually those who shine.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08It is the chance to make a fresh start.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12With cameras all over the school,
0:13:12 > 0:13:14even our busy headteacher can't hide.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17How is everyone?
0:13:19 > 0:13:21Everyone got their sweatshirts?
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Just take them off because it's warm, that's fine.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27It's lovely to see all these student leader badges, absolutely lovely.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33Then, there is the assistant head, Mr Scary... Er, Skerry.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36I can't imagine how he got that nickname, "Mr Scary".
0:13:40 > 0:13:42But maybe our cameras will show why.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Where's your jumper? Sorry? Where's your bag?
0:13:46 > 0:13:48The younger ones will always say Mr Scary
0:13:48 > 0:13:52because that's what that's what they see me as doing...
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Is our skirt long enough? - Sorry.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55..shouting at people...
0:13:55 > 0:13:57How do you test if it's long enough?
0:13:57 > 0:14:01..and telling them to sort their uniform out.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Hands down by your side.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06As long as it's lower than your fingertips, that's fine.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09There are lots of new teachers to meet and one thing that's
0:14:09 > 0:14:14bothering our Year 6s is how strict they're going to be.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19I've seen the head teacher and the deputy head teacher
0:14:19 > 0:14:20and they look quite nice.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23I know that they will be strict if something bad happens
0:14:23 > 0:14:28because all secondary school teachers have strict inside them.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33My worst nightmare would be having really strict teachers.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36I'm going to try to be on my best behaviour...
0:14:36 > 0:14:38until I know what they're like.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41If they're a nice teacher, then I'll act up a bit.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45If they're like not a nice teacher, I'm staying well-behaved.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52For some Year 6s, secondary school is a chance to put
0:14:52 > 0:14:57primary school problems behind them and make a fresh start...like Ewan.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Ewan was often in trouble at primary school.
0:15:03 > 0:15:07When I was getting frustrated at school, I used to feel like
0:15:07 > 0:15:11I wanted to get out cos I felt like I was... I felt like I was
0:15:11 > 0:15:17trapped and when I walked out of school I felt loads better.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Will starting Year 7 be a chance for him to change his ways?
0:15:25 > 0:15:29It's really important for me to make new friends
0:15:29 > 0:15:32cos then they don't know what I was like in primary.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36CBBC cameras will capture the action
0:15:36 > 0:15:40when Ewan lands in hot water in his first few weeks.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Wait, where do you think you're going?
0:15:48 > 0:15:50When I say we do not talk, what don't we do?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Don't talk.- Don't talk.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56I'll give the school a try, but if it...
0:15:56 > 0:16:00Like, I'm not too sure how it's going to work out.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- You are sorry, aren't you? - Yeah.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05I don't want to see you back up here again. OK?
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Will Ewan find something to help him stay in school?
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Good, jog up to there, Ewan. Good, Ewan, you start now.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Jog, forward, pass. Good, Ewan, that's lovely.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Ewan will be joined in Year 7 by motorbike-mad Kyran.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Kyran has loads of energy.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Whether it's putting the finishing touches
0:16:31 > 0:16:32to his cardboard motorbike...
0:16:36 > 0:16:39..or getting stuck into his leavers' assembly.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43It's Tuesday, that means it's our turn in the goals today!
0:16:43 > 0:16:45But Year 7 is just a summer holiday away.
0:16:46 > 0:16:53I would prefer playing out or riding my bike
0:16:53 > 0:16:55or going on my motorbike than school.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Will Kyran be able to concentrate
0:16:59 > 0:17:00when he gets to secondary school?
0:17:00 > 0:17:02Leprechaun!
0:17:02 > 0:17:04HE GROWLS
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Whoo-whoo!
0:17:07 > 0:17:11- Right, can you two settle down, please?- OK!
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- I can't stand quietness. - I love it, so let's be quiet.
0:17:15 > 0:17:22When I get told off, it's either for whispering,
0:17:22 > 0:17:24like, chatting
0:17:24 > 0:17:26while the teacher's talking,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29or sometimes I daydream...
0:17:29 > 0:17:31MOTORBIKE ENGINE ROARS
0:17:31 > 0:17:32..about motorbikes.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38We'll be watching as Kyran faces up to the challenges
0:17:38 > 0:17:40of starting Year 7.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I should be a student leader because I really
0:17:43 > 0:17:45wasn't part of anything at primary.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Er, I'm good at listening to people's ideas,
0:17:47 > 0:17:50and I'm responsible, and I can...
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I can follow the instructions that a teacher gives me.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Is that everything? OK, brilliant. Well done, Kyran.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Yo!- Jolly good show!
0:18:01 > 0:18:02KYRAN CACKLES
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's not just the Year 7s who will be new to the school.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11There are some fresh faces amongst the teachers as well.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15We'll meet Miss Gibbons.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18We're all in the same position, which is brilliant.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23They're new, I'm new. So, yeah, I think we're all in it together now.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Out of school, Miss Gibbons is a talented gymnast,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29but will she be able to keep her balance in the classroom?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34From September, she's going to be the form tutor for 7CG...
0:18:36 > 0:18:40..and we'll be able to watch them all get to know each other.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42KIDS SHOUT OVER EACH OTHER
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Why do you all have to shout at me?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Right, then, let's be quiet, please!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Erm!
0:18:50 > 0:18:54As a brand-new teacher and they're brand-new students...
0:18:54 > 0:18:57So, yeah, it'll be good to go right through school with them.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Brilliant, OK, Year 7, have a lovely day. Work hard, make me proud.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Then there's Mr Glendenning.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09He's new as well.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12This is my first real teaching experience.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15I'm sure I'm sharing the same sort of emotions
0:19:15 > 0:19:18and feelings as all of the new Year 7s -
0:19:18 > 0:19:21a bit of excitement, a bit of nervousness,
0:19:21 > 0:19:23probably a lot of sleepless nights.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26As a volunteer lifeboat crewman, he's used to a bit of drama.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Man overboard!
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Ho-ho-ho!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42So looking after form 7AG should be
0:19:42 > 0:19:45plain sailing, right?
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Just like all the new children coming into class, the Year 7s,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52they've got themselves nice new smart uniforms like myself.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Bought a new shirt, a new tie, new suit, new pair of shoes.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Kitted out with a brand-new pencil case as well,
0:19:58 > 0:20:00always got to be prepared.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Those CBBC cameras will capture his first few weeks
0:20:07 > 0:20:09with his new tutor group.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15I want you to think about ten years in the future.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20I want you to think about where you're going to be
0:20:20 > 0:20:22and I don't mean which country or which city.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26I want you to think about what your dreams and aspirations are.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30It's the job of Mr Glendenning and Miss Gibbons to make sure
0:20:30 > 0:20:35our new Year 7s feel welcome and happy - oh, and don't get lost.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40We're going to line up and follow me all this way, OK?
0:20:40 > 0:20:42So they can get on with the important business
0:20:42 > 0:20:44of learning all that new stuff.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I think secondary school is going to be nerve-racking
0:20:47 > 0:20:50but also very fun. And it will hold a lot of new opportunities,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53but will be very different to my primary school.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57I'm going to be with totally new people
0:20:57 > 0:21:01and a different environment with different teachers
0:21:01 > 0:21:04and different subjects and things to learn,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06so that's going to be a very big change in my life.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11As well as new friends and teachers, Year 7 means new experiences.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16I'm quite excited because there's new things to do.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18This is Ben.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21He's looking forward to secondary school.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- UNCERTAINLY:- I think.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I'm a very nervous person, but I like to try lots of
0:21:26 > 0:21:29things to see if I can stop being a nervous person.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Ben lives with his parents and younger brother and sister.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36He's got some high hopes for the future.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41I've always wanted to be a pilot...
0:21:42 > 0:21:45..but then I'd have to get round my fear of heights.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54What better place than Year 7 to try some new experiences?
0:21:54 > 0:21:58My hands are high, my feet are low and this is how I bungalow!
0:21:58 > 0:21:59LAUGHTER
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- ALL:- His hands are high, his feet are low
0:22:01 > 0:22:03and this is how he bungalows!
0:22:03 > 0:22:06Will music be where Ben finds himself?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I think I'll be good at a trumpet or a saxophone
0:22:09 > 0:22:12cos I can hold my breath for quite a long time,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14and I can just talk for ages.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Give me two or three short notes on that note.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23I'm quite nervous about going, but if anything, I'm excited.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29All those CBBC cameras will even catch him having lunch.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Look, I can cut it. I can cut it!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Needn't have worried about your table manners, Ben.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40So will he find something that really hits the spot?
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Some just can't wait to move from Year 6 to Year 7
0:22:53 > 0:22:55and really spread their wings.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58# Hello, world I'm a wild girl
0:22:58 > 0:23:01# I'm your ch-ch-ch-cherry bomb... #
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Delight came to this country from Zimbabwe five years ago.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Zimbabwe is where I was born.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17I don't think anyone can really ever forget where they're from.
0:23:17 > 0:23:18I like this one.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Yeah, this is when I graduated from nursery, isn't it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23It's what made me me.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I think that without being from Zimbabwe,
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I wouldn't appreciate everything that I have.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32We'll see Delight as she joins Year 7 and tries to
0:23:32 > 0:23:33make her mum proud.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37I'm going to try as hard as I can
0:23:37 > 0:23:40so I can achieve what I want, cos my mum works so hard to get me here.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44I should just... The best way I could repay her
0:23:44 > 0:23:46is by doing my very best.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52# Listen to the voice I hear.... #
0:23:52 > 0:23:54When I came to this country, I was pretty shy.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57But then after a while, when I knew what to say and I knew
0:23:57 > 0:24:02I'd stand up for myself, I kind of grew a lot more confident.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06# Je m'appelle, je m'appelle Delight, monsieur, what's on?!
0:24:06 > 0:24:08# J'ai onze ans, j'ai onze ans
0:24:08 > 0:24:10# Salut, salut! #
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Education is important because you need it for your life.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17You need to know certain stuff if you want to get somewhere.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21So you've met a few of our new Year 7s,
0:24:21 > 0:24:23but that's just the beginning.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Over the next few weeks we'll be giving you
0:24:25 > 0:24:29an access-all-areas pass to see what really goes on in our school.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Ah, yes, "our school", you see,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I work here too.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35I'm Mr Thoburn.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39So the gas goes on and you quickly introduce it, like that.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Don't spend all day with your hand in the flame,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44and certainly, right, don't stand over it to light it!
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Don't go, "Oh, what's that?" Then light it there.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47LAUGHTER
0:24:47 > 0:24:51'I'm looking forward to sharing in some of that Year 7 excitement.'
0:24:51 > 0:24:53You can start. Remember, I want everybody to have a go
0:24:53 > 0:24:56at lighting them, turning them up, switching them off.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57PUPIL GASPS
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- He's the funniest Geordie ever. - He's the best Geordie ever!
0:25:06 > 0:25:08So here we are.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10It may be quiet and empty now,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12but tomorrow morning the bell will ring
0:25:12 > 0:25:13to kick off a new term and those
0:25:13 > 0:25:17221 Year 7 students will start their new lives at secondary school.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29There's no going back - Year 7 starts tomorrow.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31You going to wear that skirt, are you?
0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Yeah?- How weird are these?
0:25:36 > 0:25:39I'll look like a right numpty in red socks.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41LAUGHING: Yeah, but everybody will have them on.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Is it starting to hit home that you're going to big school?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- I don't really want to go. - Aww, you have to, though.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Do you want to go back to your other school?- Yeah.- Do you?!
0:25:53 > 0:25:56It's just a bit...a bit of a change, isn't it, really?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58But you'll be absolutely fine.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I feel a bit better now I've got everything put away...
0:26:11 > 0:26:15..but I'm still quite nervous for tomorrow. I'm nervous about THIS.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18I mean, I can barely find my way around a normal calculator,
0:26:18 > 0:26:21never mind a scientific calculator.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Come on, then, let's have a look.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Like it? - Wow.- Oh, that looks good.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32That's very good. Turn around.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Good, very nice. Excited?- Yep.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Good, excellent.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41It feels like I'm all ready for big school
0:26:41 > 0:26:45and it makes me feel I've been welcomed to Conyers already.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02I really do hope that my mum won't embarrass me when I get
0:27:02 > 0:27:07to the school tomorrow because she is one for embarrassing you.
0:27:07 > 0:27:12As soon as I get out the car she'll probably try to hug me or kiss me.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19Right...light off and lots and lots of nice dreams, OK?
0:27:19 > 0:27:21OK, night-night.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Aww, sweet dreams.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Next time on Our School...
0:27:28 > 0:27:30we'll meet science guru Adam...
0:27:30 > 0:27:33This has been the best lesson ever. Yay!
0:27:33 > 0:27:35..Libby gets emotional...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- I didn't like it. - You didn't like it?
0:27:37 > 0:27:40..and, oh, dear, Alex gets himself into trouble.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44- Any idea what I want to speak to you about?- Is it good or bad?- Bad.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47And I'm going to ask you some questions about girls.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Ohh... Boring!
0:27:50 > 0:27:52THEY LAUGH BREATHLESSLY
0:27:53 > 0:27:56For some reason my ears are just, like, really floppy.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00- Not as much as this. - You can't do that, can you?
0:28:01 > 0:28:06- No, actually bend it round each other and go...- Ugh, yeah!
0:28:06 > 0:28:09One, two, three - go! No, no, I'll count to four, remember.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- BOTH:- Oh, yeah!