0:00:04 > 0:00:07Each September, half a million children begin the most
0:00:07 > 0:00:09important year of school so far...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- ..Year 7.- Boom!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20CBBC have rigged this secondary school with loads of cameras
0:00:20 > 0:00:22so you can see exactly what happens...
0:00:24 > 0:00:27..as 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 > 0:00:41But what they learn here, will stay with them forever.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Hello there, I'm Mr Thoburn and I'm a science teacher here.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51If you've ever wondered what secondary school is like,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54here's your chance to find out. This is Our School!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56HE BURPS
0:00:56 > 0:00:58How can you do that?
0:01:04 > 0:01:09This time, we're meeting Jessica and Jamie.
0:01:09 > 0:01:16Two big personalities trying to settle into life at Our School.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- These are like the best things in the world.- I know.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Despite not knowing anyone here,
0:01:22 > 0:01:26within days, Jessica's already making friends.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Jess is probably the chattiest.
0:01:30 > 0:01:36She's loud, Jessica, she is loud.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39But she's nice. She's nice, Jess, she's not nasty or anything.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44P-E-R-F-E-C-T, perfect.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47I thought she'd be all quiet for the first week,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50because, like, it's the first week, you don't want to get detention
0:01:50 > 0:01:55or anything, but she's as loud as! She shouts and stuff.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Yay!
0:01:57 > 0:02:01She makes me laugh when I'm upset and she's always there to
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- care for everyone. - Who wants an ice cream parlour?- Me!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07She's that type of person who's humorous and can make friends
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- just like that.- And you won't, like, shy away from anybody.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Cos you'll be like, "Oh, she's funny, I should laugh at the jokes."
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Do you want to go walkies, girl?
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Outside school, Jessica has a really busy life.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27I think that I'm more responsible than other 11-year-olds.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32I walk the dog, cook my tea, normally.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35One, two, three...
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I have a little brother, Joe, he's almost three
0:02:38 > 0:02:44and I change Joe's nappies. I have to wipe his bum!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Well, my favourite hobbies are, like, football.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53But I don't want to get too carried away,
0:02:53 > 0:02:56so I look like a tomboy.
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Know what I mean? So... Football, I love tag rugby.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04And most of all dancing, I love dancing so much.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Going to a new school, it's a bit scary
0:03:10 > 0:03:14because popular is just like, loads of people want to be your friend,
0:03:14 > 0:03:18but fitting in is more important, because you want to fit in with
0:03:18 > 0:03:22the teachers, friends, who you're going to sit next to in class.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Talk together, work as a team.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26But I'm not sure about being popular.
0:03:28 > 0:03:33I think my new school friends would think of me like...
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Really like a best friend, a close friend
0:03:36 > 0:03:41because I'm really cheeky, funny, friendly and they'd like it.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Get your sticker sheets out, so I can give you your...
0:03:51 > 0:03:54your "I can do electricity, me" sticker.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58'But being so friendly and chatty, means Jessica sometimes finds it
0:03:58 > 0:04:00'hard to focus in class.'
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Electrical current, very good.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05If you have... Oi!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07'And she soon catches my eye.'
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Rule number one, when I'm talking, you're not, OK?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Right, so we're going to do about electricity today.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Someone's took my folder. That's mine.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Hello there.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21'Time to have a little word.'
0:04:21 > 0:04:24That's all right, Jess...Jess is going to get one anyway.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Yay. Thanks, Sir.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31You're welcome, you did the work, you're just a little bit too chatty.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35So do you think...? Hey, do you think...? It's all right!
0:04:35 > 0:04:38Look, I understand. I was, you know...
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- She's a girl.- No, that's got nothing to do with it,
0:04:40 > 0:04:45I just want you to try a little bit harder next time just to think...
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Oi, look at me. Look, you're not in trouble, right?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I just want you to try a little bit harder next time, just to try
0:04:51 > 0:04:55and think about, "If I open my gob and talk about this,
0:04:55 > 0:04:57"will Thoburn blow his top?"
0:04:57 > 0:04:59All I want to do is... You're a lovely girl
0:04:59 > 0:05:02and I just want you to do well, OK?
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Right, but don't make us angry at you
0:05:03 > 0:05:06because I hate getting angry. Hate it, hate it, hate it.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08You're welcome. There you go.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Thank you, Sir.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Mr Thoburn thinks I'm lovely.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I think everybody's nice, this is a lovely, lovely class.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Even him?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Even him. Give me your sticker sheet.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Mr Thoburn, he's like really nice
0:05:23 > 0:05:26and normally he does shout a little bit because he's sick of people.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Shhhh. Write them down!
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Like talking in lessons, and when he says I'm a little chit-chat,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I don't really care, because it's true.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38'Let's hope you can calm down a bit, Jess.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41'Oh, and I only shout when I really have to.'
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Right! Quiet, please.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47- HE SPEAKS LIKE YODA:- Learning science, we are.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49LAUGHTER
0:05:51 > 0:05:54I'd like you to open your planners and I'd like you to
0:05:54 > 0:05:56write your homework in, and you need to get it checked by Miss
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- or me.- Is this homework?- Yes, it is.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01When Jamie started at Our School, he went in to what
0:06:01 > 0:06:03we call the Progress Group
0:06:03 > 0:06:07for Year 7's who need more support with their lessons.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Lots of the Progress Group are only here until they're ready
0:06:12 > 0:06:17to move back into the main school, but Jamie sees it differently.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21The Progress Group is where I think, um, thick people go,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22and not that very smart.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28I felt that I was not that smart, and that I was quite thick,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30that's why I was in it.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Right, nice easy one then.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36Because Jamie finds some subjects hard, like English and Maths,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38he can get frustrated and misbehave.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I think the hardest thing is the maths.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44When I'm doing my work,
0:06:44 > 0:06:49I can get a bit funny and start messing about.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You've got something on your chest.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55'Some people laugh and some people don't.'
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- Oh, I'm sorry, who's in charge here? - Me.- Me.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01- You.- Right.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05Jamie's determined to move out of the Progress Group and in
0:07:05 > 0:07:10to the main school, but to do that, he'll have to improve his behaviour.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13'I think with Jamie, in terms of moving out of the Progress Group,'
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I think his attitude would need to change,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17because if he moves into mainstream classes with this
0:07:17 > 0:07:20attitude, he'll get into a massive amount of trouble and he'll start
0:07:20 > 0:07:23to fall behind again and we don't want that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27One thing that all new Year 7's have to deal with,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30whether they like it or not, is homework.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35In Geography, Mrs O'Boyle had asked 7AG to complete a task at home.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It's great to see people's homework looking really good there.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41I'll be really looking forward to looking at that homework,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43seeing what your thoughts and ideas...
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Jessica has coming into class empty-handed.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48It's usually an interesting experience marking
0:07:48 > 0:07:52the first lot of homework. OK? I'm looking forward to that. What's up?
0:07:52 > 0:07:53I haven't done it.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56I'll speak to you at the end of the lesson.
0:07:56 > 0:07:57'I was so annoyed.'
0:07:57 > 0:08:02'It's hard to do homework, and you don't know when it has to be in'
0:08:02 > 0:08:05because you can't be bothered looking in your planner.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08'I should have got let off the hook because that was the first time
0:08:08 > 0:08:12'I've forgotten my homework, but I don't think she was very impressed.'
0:08:12 > 0:08:18I think you might be right, Jess, and Mrs O'Boyle hasn't finished yet.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23Jess, I expect to see you tomorrow at lunch time, right?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Come and see me at 12.20. If you've got your book with you,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28and your homework is done, right,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31then it will be a fairly short detention.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- If not, you'll be with me for lunch time.- All right.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Make sure it's done on time, please.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39So, Jess already has a detention.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Meanwhile, in maths...
0:08:44 > 0:08:47HE SINGS
0:08:47 > 0:08:49..Jamie's finding it hard to concentrate.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Do I use a weak or a strong?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Can I just remind you, you've got homework which is due to be handed
0:08:57 > 0:08:58in to me tomorrow?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Is that the one about the famous magician?- Mathematician.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Not magicians.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06When Mr Waterson's not looking, things kick off.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08All right, OK.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10When he turns round, we stop.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- Do you know what? - Don't actually touch him.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18If you have done anything behind my back...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- It wasn't that bad, actually. - What was it?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22He just punched me in the face. Yeah, you went, "Boom!"
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- No, you went like that and I went... - Lads...
0:09:26 > 0:09:28When he steps out of the room...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Stop hitting me with a pencil!
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Duh, duh, duh!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33..Jamie sees another chance to mess about.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41Jamie is, erm, well, he's funny, in all sorts of ways.
0:09:41 > 0:09:46He's, erm, a bit cheeky, a bit, you know, like silly.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53I've knuckled down in a couple of classes but some of them
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I just can't do, so I just give up.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58My dad's PC Plump.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Mr Waterson has had enough.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Right. Right, lads, in all seriousness,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I need you to separate, you're being silly on that back table.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Right, can you split up, please?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11There's loads of tables round this room.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I'm waiting for people to do some work, you're being a bit silly.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Can we have one more chance?
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Unfortunately, even being moved doesn't stop Jamie.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23- Oliver!- Er! - I was giving his rubber back!
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Right, stop it.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31That was a pass. Catch it next time.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- There will be next time. - I'm sure.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46In detention at lunch time, there was like a whole load of us.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47I got told off for making comments.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Milina was told off for her attitude.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53And Kyran was told off for provoking us.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I haven't got one yet, so, touch wood.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59With homework, like, yeah, they give you detentions.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04"Bring it to me the next day before nine o'clock
0:11:04 > 0:11:07"and you're off the hook, but if you don't, you're in detention."
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Some teachers are just, "Right, that's it,
0:11:10 > 0:11:13"I don't... You haven't brought it in so you've got a detention."
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You get a detention and you will die.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Well, yeah, but then I will annoy my mum a lot.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20My parents are quite strict about getting detention
0:11:20 > 0:11:21and all that stuff.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- Some people just Tipp-Ex it out of their planner.- Yeah.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26And you're just, like, "It's going to go on your report!"
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- What you going to do, Tipp-Ex that out, as well?- Yeah.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32No, I did have to stay in one break time, though, cos I didn't...
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Apparently, I didn't do the appropriate amount of work
0:11:36 > 0:11:39for English class in half an hour, but my mind was blank!
0:11:42 > 0:11:45After not handing her Geography homework in
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and having some serious attitude, Jessica's come to meet Mrs O'Boyle
0:11:49 > 0:11:50for her breaktime detention.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- I've got my homework. Finished it all.- OK, let's have a look.
0:11:59 > 0:12:03Right, when I asked for your homework, what was your response?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Can you remember? - Yes, but I didn't have enough time.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Right. Why do you think that's not a good enough excuse?
0:12:19 > 0:12:23- I don't know, really. - When you said to me, "I was busy,"
0:12:23 > 0:12:27what kind of message do you think I got from that?
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Probably "I don't believe her, really, she's just making an excuse
0:12:31 > 0:12:32"so she can't do her homework."
0:12:32 > 0:12:36- If you were me, is that what you'd be thinking?- Yes.- "I was too busy."
0:12:36 > 0:12:39It comes across like to me that, "I had other priorities and this
0:12:39 > 0:12:43- "isn't important." Do you see what I'm saying?- Yeah.- Yeah? OK.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47It should be important, so when you're speaking to a teacher,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50make sure you get your homework done on time, first of all.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53But think about the message you're giving about yourself, all right?
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Yeah? Can I have a promise that next time it'll be done on time?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- Yeah, promise.- Absolutely fantastic. Thank you, well done.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Put your chair under and off you go.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03That's a lesson learned for Jess...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05..maybe.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07"He looked shabby and his manners were coarse,
0:13:07 > 0:13:09"he seemed to be used to being obeyed."
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Meanwhile, Jamie's quickly getting a reputation as,
0:13:13 > 0:13:14well, a bit of a pain.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15Yeah, Mamma.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18He's desperate to leave the Progress Group
0:13:18 > 0:13:20and move into the main school,
0:13:20 > 0:13:22but his behaviour is getting worse by the day.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25When I walk, I'm going to...
0:13:25 > 0:13:30He's very good at being able to shy away from what he needs to do.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34He has all the tricks, um, which I used to use,
0:13:34 > 0:13:35which is why I know about them.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- Looks like a little ball now. - Put it down.
0:13:41 > 0:13:42OK, here we go.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46In every class I've done, in every lesson so far, I've got told
0:13:46 > 0:13:49off more than once, and I'm trying to not get told off in at least one
0:13:49 > 0:13:52lesson, but it's not working.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Reports of Jamie's shenanigans have reached
0:13:56 > 0:14:00the Head of the Progress Group, Mrs Pack, and she's not happy.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05Unfortunately, some students, in particular,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09I feel, are maybe letting this group down a little bit.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12And I don't know whether that's because they don't feel that they
0:14:12 > 0:14:17should be in here, are better than everybody else,
0:14:17 > 0:14:22or really just generally are quite rude.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I think she might be talking about you, Jamie.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29OK, right, now let's get on with some learning, because this is what
0:14:29 > 0:14:31it's all about, right?
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Thank you, Sir.- Thank you.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36But will Miss Pack's words of warning
0:14:36 > 0:14:37make any difference to Jamie?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46It's lunch time. Jessica and classmate Libby
0:14:46 > 0:14:49have been called names by an older boy,
0:14:49 > 0:14:55and they've decided to report him to Year 7 Manager, Mr Livercy.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56Do you two want to grab a seat?
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I'm going to go and bring another chair in.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Do you want to grab that one? - Oh, I've shut the door.
0:15:01 > 0:15:02That's all right.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03But because the boy said sorry,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Libby's not sure they should take things further.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Jess, you need to say that it doesn't matter anymore,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13because you can't make this go, because he's already apologised.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Even though he said sorry, he still said it in the first place.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18He needs to... Even though he's apologised to me,
0:15:18 > 0:15:20he still said it to me and upset me,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22so he needs to be sorted out, really.
0:15:22 > 0:15:28Right, sorry, girls. OK, so who had the problem? Just you?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Well, no.- Or both of you? - It was both of us.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34It was both of us, but he aimed the bad language to Jess,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37if you get me, and he said, "Oh, leave me alone, you lesbian."
0:15:37 > 0:15:43- Right.- And so then I said, "Oh, well, why did you say that?"
0:15:43 > 0:15:44And then Jess said...
0:15:44 > 0:15:46And, if I got some photographs, would you recognise him?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- Maybe, yeah.- Yeah, I think so.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Right, OK, just bear with me. - All right.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56The girls are upset because the word "lesbian" was used.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58A lesbian is a girl or woman who is gay.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02You can have a quick squizz through.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04Libby did say that I should forget about it,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07but that's not the point. He took the mick, saying that I'm ugly
0:16:07 > 0:16:10and all that, so I would say, even though he's apologised,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13he's only apologising so he can get out of trouble.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Who cares if I was a lesbian?
0:16:16 > 0:16:20It wouldn't interfere with my life, I wouldn't be upset about it.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24He seemed, like, genuinely sorry. I think it's because...
0:16:24 > 0:16:26You know, like, he's an older boy,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29and I think he didn't think before he said what he said.
0:16:29 > 0:16:32No problem. It's still not right, that's fine.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36All right? OK.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Mr Livercy found him and sorted stuff out,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43so it's all better now.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45As Year 7 are about to find out,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48using "lesbian" or "gay" as an insult
0:16:48 > 0:16:51is a serious kind of bullying.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55The school have invited Sean Delenty,
0:16:55 > 0:16:58a Deputy Head from another school to talk to Year 7
0:16:58 > 0:17:02about what happened to him when he was their age.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06That's me. I'll tell you something about myself there.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09I already know that I'm different,
0:17:09 > 0:17:16and as I get older, I understand that that feeling is that I'm gay.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20And I kind of always knew that.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24When I got to secondary school, I started to be bullied,
0:17:24 > 0:17:25right from the first day.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28And during my time at secondary school,
0:17:28 > 0:17:32I was spat on, laughed at, punched, kicked, hit,
0:17:32 > 0:17:35pushed and I was told that I would go to hell.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38All of that by the time I'm your age.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42How do you think that might affect somebody?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45A young person. How do you think that might affect them?
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's so upsetting.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53- Especially getting punched, kicked. - Spat on.- There's no need for it.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56There's nothing really wrong with being gay.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59If I'm being honest, it's just your life, you live it and...
0:17:59 > 0:18:04It's just like judging someone for who they are, cos, like,
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I mean, I've had... I've been... People have been racist to me
0:18:06 > 0:18:09a few times, as well, and, like, I know how it feels.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14I could come to you every day and just call you gay, "You're gay."
0:18:14 > 0:18:16Every day and that would be homophobic.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19Say if... Say if someone, like, does something.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23- If he's gay, that's him. - That's how you have to respect it.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Exactly, that's his choice.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28If I saw one of my friends getting bullied then I would
0:18:28 > 0:18:30join in and just tell them to go away
0:18:30 > 0:18:32and help my friend and stuff.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35'I didn't think that homophobic bullying'
0:18:35 > 0:18:37could have such a big effect on people,
0:18:37 > 0:18:39and even on people who aren't gay.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41It's like...
0:18:41 > 0:18:43It's like some kids making fun of you, which is not right,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46they shouldn't be making fun of you.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50The assembly has really got the Year 7's thinking
0:18:50 > 0:18:54and the discussion carries on in tutor time.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Just think, has anyone ever discriminated against you?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03So, has anybody ever said anything against you?
0:19:03 > 0:19:06So just have a think.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09I've been called a racist name.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Somebody's called you a racist name? Right.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15- And it made me feel bad. - It made you feel bad, OK. Harry?
0:19:17 > 0:19:22They keep coming up to me and saying, "Why do you talk like that?"
0:19:22 > 0:19:26Right. Hands up if you've had somebody call you a bad name?
0:19:28 > 0:19:34Right, so... So everybody in this room has had somebody call them
0:19:34 > 0:19:36a derogatory term, OK?
0:19:37 > 0:19:43I want us to sign a petition, to promise that we will never
0:19:43 > 0:19:47use that term, "gay", in a derogatory sense.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51'If you get name called, that's a sign of bullying.'
0:19:51 > 0:19:55I would just go and see your Deputy or your Head Teacher, tell them
0:19:55 > 0:19:58what's happening, stuff like that and then maybe you could sort
0:19:58 > 0:20:00it out and be friends or something.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10After Mrs Pack's telling off,
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Jamie seems to be making more of an effort.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17He's even improving in maths.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19That's why I was so incredibly impressed with that.
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Yours was interesting, actually, because your first one was 25%
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- and that second one, it's jumped massively to 45%.- How come?
0:20:30 > 0:20:35I went to 22% to 45, that's mint!
0:20:35 > 0:20:37We seem to have seen a lot of progress with Jamie.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Yeah, he's still cheeky...
0:20:39 > 0:20:42# It's raining men, hallelujah! #
0:20:42 > 0:20:46..but we are, are channelling that in a really positive way.
0:20:46 > 0:20:51I hate all chocolate, but I like potatoes.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54If I've made a good impression with any of the teachers...
0:20:54 > 0:20:57As many as you can find. That's it, Jamie.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59..I think that's good because I've done, like,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02good work for one teacher and then I just have to do
0:21:02 > 0:21:04a bit more for the other teachers.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06Jamie didn't want to be in the Progress Group
0:21:06 > 0:21:08when he came to our school...
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Miss, I'm finished. - Wow! Speedy!
0:21:11 > 0:21:13..but now he's joining in with the class,
0:21:13 > 0:21:16and he's started helping other students, too.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Good, well done.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27Thanks, Jamie, there, for helping out.
0:21:27 > 0:21:31I'm really, really, pleased with what we've seen from Jamie.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Jamie's going to tell me something else about the story so far.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Erm...
0:21:36 > 0:21:39They only took the scroll, but they didn't take the coins
0:21:39 > 0:21:41- from the sea chest.- Well done.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47Hi, guys. Hiya.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Oh, no, not history again!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Oh, let's not come in with a negative attitude, please,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55or you can go back out.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Whilst Jamie's doing better in his lessons,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Jessica's still getting herself into trouble.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04It seems she just can't keep a lid on it.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Jess, stand up.- Oh, I'm sorry!
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Shhhh! We're wasting time!
0:22:13 > 0:22:18Who wants to lose breaktime tomorrow? Jess, do you want to?
0:22:18 > 0:22:19No!
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It's actually really, really hard,
0:22:23 > 0:22:26because you've got other people who shout out.
0:22:26 > 0:22:29That's not fair!
0:22:29 > 0:22:31But when I shout out, cos I shout out louder,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34then that's when the trouble starts with the teachers.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Sir, that wasn't... It was...
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Jess, I'm thinking from now on, I'm not going to let you
0:22:40 > 0:22:42- sit in that group. - No, come on!
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- You're getting too excited. - No, it's Nathan.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46And you're not listening when I ask you to.
0:22:46 > 0:22:50It's Nathan, he said something incredibly rude!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54You can keep standing up for the rest of the lesson.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Awww! That isn't fair.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Fed up with Jess' behaviour,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Mr Glendenning has called her in at breaktime.
0:23:04 > 0:23:05Right, take a seat.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09I'm not in trouble, am I? I've done nothing wrong, sir.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Right, why do you think you're here?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15- I don't have a clue.- Have a think.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Have a good think about why you might be here.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Still don't have a clue, don't know, at all.
0:23:23 > 0:23:29Right, OK, so what have I spoken to you about in the past?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Laughing and messing around in the classroom.- Um-hm.
0:23:33 > 0:23:39We've already had this chat last week, and you promised that you
0:23:39 > 0:23:44were going to start to settle down in lessons, not keep shouting.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I mean, I'm having to ask you to stand up in every single lesson,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51aren't I? Because you keep talking, yeah?
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- Now, do you think that is acceptable?- No, sir.- No?
0:23:55 > 0:23:59- I'm just really happy and I don't know why.- No...
0:23:59 > 0:24:01I mean, the whole time, like, wild in the playground.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04I'm really happy that you're really happy,
0:24:04 > 0:24:06I'm really glad that you're settling in.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08You're a great personality in the class,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11you're always coming up with great ideas, but you need to
0:24:11 > 0:24:17kind of channel your enthusiasm and focus that enthusiasm to the lesson.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Now I know you're capable, I know you can do it.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So, what are we going to do?
0:24:25 > 0:24:29- Erm, start afresh.- Right. - Settle down.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32So we'll start afresh, we'll wipe the slate clean,
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- so, hi, my name's Mr Glendenning. - Hi, I'm Jessica.- Hi, Jess.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39So, keep your enthusiasm,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- just focus it on what you're going to be doing, OK?- Yeah.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45- Promise?- Promise. - Promise, promise?
0:24:45 > 0:24:46This time I will promise, promise.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49This time you'll promise, promise, that's what I like to hear.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52I pinky promised him that I wouldn't talk in lessons
0:24:52 > 0:24:53and I would concentrate hard.
0:24:53 > 0:24:59- Right? Right. Enjoy the rest of your break.- Thank you.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02'It's like so hard for me to shut my mouth.'
0:25:02 > 0:25:06And I just don't know how to do it, how I'll be silent,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08how to be quiet, I just don't know.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13- I want you to show your enthusiasm, just focus it, OK?- Right.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Today is Jamie's birthday.
0:25:20 > 0:25:26- A Where's Wally card, from Chris and Michael.- Nice.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27Along with all the cards and the presents,
0:25:27 > 0:25:29there's a letter from school.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34"Jamie has progressed well in the Progress Group.
0:25:34 > 0:25:40"He's showing a confident, positive attitude and an ability to succeed.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45"We would like to start the process of integrating
0:25:45 > 0:25:51- "Jamie into all of his mainstream lessons."- Well done.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Great news.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55'I think I'm being moved out of the group because I've done,'
0:25:55 > 0:25:58like, knuckled down a lot more than I did before,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00because I used to mess about and talk.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Yes!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05So, Jamie got his wish.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11He's out of the Progress Group, and in to the main school.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Year 7!
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Right, and remember the only person who can talk with their hand up
0:26:17 > 0:26:18is me, cos I'm the teacher, OK?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21He's come a long way from the days when he thought
0:26:21 > 0:26:22he just wasn't clever enough.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25'I think I've proved that I'm smarter than I was.'
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Cos I thought I was thick and not good.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Jamie! Go on, tell us.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I think it's the owl, now, because it has feathers.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37Well done, you're picking out some clues, so it could be a bird.
0:26:37 > 0:26:41I feel like I'm a lot more grown-up than I was before.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43He still has his moments, though.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Fin, watch this. Fin, Fin, Fin.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54And it looks like Jess is finally taking Mr Glendenning's advice.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57She's trying harder in class...
0:26:57 > 0:26:59You'll never guess what, sir.
0:26:59 > 0:27:01- What's that?- Ta-da!
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Wow!
0:27:02 > 0:27:04..and getting her homework in on time.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05Fantastic!
0:27:09 > 0:27:14I'm, like, loud, I'm very, very loud in this school,
0:27:14 > 0:27:15but you need to, like,
0:27:15 > 0:27:19focus on your work and stop laughing around in class.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23I think, like, I like the school and it's giving me
0:27:23 > 0:27:25a good future, really.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Next time on Our School,
0:27:28 > 0:27:31competition is fierce for a spot on the school football team.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34Battling it out for a place are Nathan...
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I always like to win.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40On a scale of one to ten, how much I like football,
0:27:40 > 0:27:41definite ten.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43..and Alex.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45If it's against people that are better than me,
0:27:45 > 0:27:49I'll still be competitive and I'll want to win everything that I do.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Do you want to be my special friend? - No, thanks.- OK.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58I'm not sure if you're actually allowed to spray in the classroom.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06Please. Do it for the camera.
0:28:07 > 0:28:12Jess! Give me my mascara.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17No-one takes that and gets away with it.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19Hello, my friends. Today, I am on TV. Yay!