0:00:02 > 0:00:04SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- NARRATOR:- Each September, half a million children begin the most
0:00:07 > 0:00:09important year of school so far.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14Year Seven.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20CBBC have rigged this secondary school with loads of cameras
0:00:20 > 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 > 0:00:32If you wish to find out how strict I can be, then break the rules
0:00:32 > 0:00:35- I set down.- I'm not spotting make-up there, am I?
0:00:35 > 0:00:37But what they learn here...
0:00:37 > 0:00:39CHILDREN SING LOUDLY
0:00:39 > 0:00:41..will stay with them forever.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Hello there. I'm Mr Thorburn 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 > 0:00:53here's your chance to find out.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55This is our school.
0:00:55 > 0:00:56HE BURPS
0:00:56 > 0:00:57How can you do that?
0:01:03 > 0:01:08Conyers School in Stockton-on-Tees where 221 new Year Sevens
0:01:08 > 0:01:11will be spending the next five years of their lives.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16This time we're meeting Nathan and Alex,
0:01:16 > 0:01:20two lads starting Year Seven with big hopes for sporting
0:01:20 > 0:01:22glory at Our School.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25CROWD CHEERS
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Right, guys, listen in.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32I want you to think what you really, really want to be in the future.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34It's tutor time and the Year Sevens
0:01:34 > 0:01:36are talking about their dreams and ambitions.
0:01:36 > 0:01:41So it's a little bit like a game of charades without a single word.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Sh-sh-sh.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Sing it.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- BOY:- I want to be in game design. I'm going to make some games
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and then I'm going to be on the IT end of it.
0:01:53 > 0:02:00I want to be an actress or a head teacher or a secondary school teacher
0:02:00 > 0:02:01or a singer.
0:02:03 > 0:02:04Football player.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- ALEX:- Probably be...
0:02:08 > 0:02:14..in the army or something where you're saving...
0:02:14 > 0:02:16..you're risking your life for other people.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Nathan, sit nice and quiet. Come on, then.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Like most boys in this school...- No shouting out.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27..I want to be a footballer more than anything in the world.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30I just want to play football for the rest of my life.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Iman.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37When I grow up, I would like to be an architect or an engineer...
0:02:37 > 0:02:39..engineer.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- A scientist?- A pirate.- A pirate?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46THEY LAUGH
0:02:46 > 0:02:47I want to do lots of things.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50I want to be a model, I want to be a children's writer,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53I want to be an artist, I want to be...
0:02:53 > 0:02:57I want to be a singer, I want to be a dancer, I want to be an actor.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Yeah, it's all out there.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02- NARRATOR:- Wow. That is quite a list, Delight.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Someone else in Year Seven
0:03:06 > 0:03:10with confidence by the bucketload is Alex.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15HE SINGS
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Do you want to be my special friend? - No, thanks.- OK.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22# Oompa loompa doopity doo... #
0:03:22 > 0:03:26Coke, Cherryade, Irn-Bru...
0:03:26 > 0:03:33Wee. Sorry, urine. I'm scientific now, aren't I? Slime.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36I think I just get overexcited sometimes.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39You can do the wee-wee one.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41It just comes out when it's not meant to.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44I'm really good at getting distracted.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Do you want to taste it?
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Three things that I couldn't live without.
0:03:49 > 0:03:55My mum, my dad and football.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Tomato sauce, please.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Although Alex's parents aren't together,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01he's still really close to his dad.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I think I'm, like, 100% like my dad.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06We like the same things.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09It's good to have a dad who you can relate to.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- That was a tough match this morning, wasn't it?- I know. Yeah.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I am sport-crazy.
0:04:15 > 0:04:22Football has been my main sport for years and years, but if the weather
0:04:22 > 0:04:26is bad or there's no-one there, I'll come inside to play on FIFA.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Oh! He takes it.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32I am 100% competitive at everything I do.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36If it's against people that I know are better than me,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40I'll still be competitive and I'll want to win everything I do.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48But it looks like Alex has a serious Year Seven rival.
0:04:48 > 0:04:53I would think my friends would describe me as a bit competitive.
0:04:53 > 0:04:58- I always like to win.- For Nathan, football is more than just a hobby.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00It's a way of life.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05I'm going to be a footballer because ever since I was really young,
0:05:05 > 0:05:10I always wanted to be one because I love playing football.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Supporting Nathan all the way is his mum.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17When do we put the sauce in?
0:05:19 > 0:05:23He just loves football. He absolutely loves it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25The majority of the time, he's out the front,
0:05:25 > 0:05:27he's off at the field with friends,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30training for the football team he plays for.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34She's always been there for me
0:05:34 > 0:05:38so like a best friend but a million times better.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42And the most important person in the world to me.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50On a scale of one to ten how much I like football,
0:05:50 > 0:05:53probably a definite ten.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56I wouldn't really be able to do anything without it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- Man U lost 4-1. 4-1.- Oh, yeah.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07As you may have guessed, there is one thing that's sure to get the
0:06:07 > 0:06:09Year Seven boys talking.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11But the thing is, Bournemouth scored two penalties
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- and one of them was an own goal, so...- I know.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Yep. Football.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Sport at secondary school can be a good way to break the ice
0:06:20 > 0:06:22and make new friends.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- You in Year Seven?- Yeah. - Nice. Do you like football?
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Do you like rugby?
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You doing rugby trials today?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33OK. See ya.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38OK. Maybe not all the time. Nice try, though, Nathan.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45Mr Thorburn points for that. What do you reckon an alkali might be?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Lots of the boys already play for teams outside school
0:06:48 > 0:06:52and they can get a bit distracted in class. Trust me, I know.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Sorry, who was busy having a chat over here?
0:06:56 > 0:07:01- What were you chatting about?- It was just about football tonight.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Uh-huh.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- How do you think I feel about that? - Disappointed.- Little bit.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09I'd like to think you were paying attention
0:07:09 > 0:07:11rather than discussing football.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- HE WHISPERS - Don't discuss football again.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Unless you're saying how good Newcastle are.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Now, alkalies, ladies and gentlemen, are the chemical
0:07:20 > 0:07:24opposite of acids, but that does not mean they are harmless.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Will I be on time for my football match?
0:07:28 > 0:07:31It's the last lesson and I have a football match after.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32It's all I think about.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37HE BLOWS WHISTLE
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Nathan has played for a local club since he was small
0:07:41 > 0:07:44and he's a bit of a star player.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49And his biggest fan? Mum, of course, who tries never to miss a match.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Like Alex, Nathan's parents aren't together
0:07:53 > 0:07:57but his dad often comes to watch him play, which is handy
0:07:57 > 0:08:00because he used to be a professional footballer.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03He's offside. He's offside. Leave him in. He's offside.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07My dad was a footballer and I think he's quite competitive,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10but, like, it's not just that because my mum,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14when she was younger, like my age, she was quite competitive
0:08:14 > 0:08:20and she was good at running and she was tall and had long legs like me.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Ah, that's where he gets it from,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27and why Nathan's won so many trophies.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33This trophy is one of my favourites because this is my first ever trophy.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36But now he's moved up to secondary school,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Nathan has got his eye on another prize.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I would like to get in the school football team.
0:08:42 > 0:08:49The worst scenario would be not to get in the football team.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54But with only 16 places available on the team,
0:08:54 > 0:08:59there will be a lot of competition, not least from footy rival Alex.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03I'm really confident in making it to the football team cos I know
0:09:03 > 0:09:06that by ability of playing football is good.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I won this for team of the year.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18I do think that I have got that ability to get into the team.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24It's all to play for and we'll see if Alex is right.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30We're going to have a little bit of a think about who our heroes are.
0:09:30 > 0:09:35In tutor time, 7CG are talking about heroes.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Some people have picked sports stars or singers
0:09:37 > 0:09:41but Alex has chosen someone closer to home.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Well, my hero...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- It's my dad.- Why?- Because...
0:09:49 > 0:09:56It's because my dad battled with cancer for three...
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Two years. So, like... It's...
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- It's made me really proud of him because of what he's done.- Yeah?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Oh, fantastic. Thank you very much, Alex.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16- And how is he now, Alex?- He's fine. - He's good? Fantastic. OK.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18So he beat cancer. That's very inspirational.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21OK, thank you very much for sharing that with us.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Alex is really close to his dad
0:10:24 > 0:10:26and they've been through some tough times.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- I see your favourite team won again yesterday, Alex.- Yep.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Can't believe you support Chelsea. Unbelievable.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- Could support Middlesbrough, your local team.- No.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Even though we're rubbish at the moment.- Exactly.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44HE LAUGHS
0:10:44 > 0:10:50Initially, I chose not to tell Alex that I had cancer.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I kind of reassured him that, you know, I would be OK,
0:10:53 > 0:10:55but there would be a period where
0:10:55 > 0:10:57I'm going to have a bit of a rough time
0:10:57 > 0:11:00and, you know, he visited me on many occasions in hospital.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04He was fine with it. I don't feel it really affected him initially.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I think it's only hit him now because, you know,
0:11:08 > 0:11:12he just understands a bit more about cancer now. That's all.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- Do you want a game of FIFA?- No.- OK.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19I want to play something where I've got a chance against you, son.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22Back at school,
0:11:22 > 0:11:26talking about his Dad has brought back some sad memories for Alex.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Luckily, teaching assistant Miss Maclean is there to listen.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33You get yourself sat down there.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Here?- Yeah. You sit yourself down.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- Right. Don't worry about it. - HE SNIFFLES
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Sometimes after you write your feelings down
0:11:43 > 0:11:45you feel them a bit, don't you?
0:11:47 > 0:11:53I knew that, like, he was ill, but I didn't know why he was ill and then
0:11:53 > 0:11:58when he recovered, they told me...
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- What was wrong.- ..what had happened.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Because they probably thought, oh, it will stop him becoming upset
0:12:06 > 0:12:10if we don't tell him, but then maybe
0:12:10 > 0:12:12they could have told you, but then they wouldn't have known
0:12:12 > 0:12:14how you would have reacted.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18You know he's all right now, don't you?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21It's just like it only really comes around if I talk about it that
0:12:21 > 0:12:26I get really upset because it'll always be in the back of my mind.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Yeah.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- Feel a little bit better now you've had a cry?- A little bit.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Take your time. You don't have to go straight back into lesson.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42If you still feeling upset or anything,
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I'll get you somewhere to sit for a little bit.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Or you can come back into the lesson with me. It's totally your call.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Talking about what happened to my dad today was
0:13:00 > 0:13:04emotional for me and I got...
0:13:04 > 0:13:05I got upset.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I just tried to keep it in when I was talking about it.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13All the memories come back to you. They're really emotional.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19- Pardon?- Are you going to join us now?- Yeah.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24It's good that Alex felt he was able to talk about his feelings.
0:13:28 > 0:13:29WHISTLE BLOWS
0:13:29 > 0:13:31There are loads of different sports
0:13:31 > 0:13:34you can do at secondary school, from Rugby...
0:13:34 > 0:13:35Over the line, Sam!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38..to cross-country running...
0:13:41 > 0:13:44..to gymnastics...
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Where's the boys?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49..to, er, Zumba - whatever that is.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59But with the Year Seven football trials looming,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Mr Glendenning has some words of encouragement for the boys.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Right...
0:14:05 > 0:14:10Who is going for the football trials today?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Who's good?
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- Who's going to be a professional footballer?- Oh, yeah.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17That's what I like. Confidence.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I've got quite a few good football players in my tutor group.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26I know a lot of people in my tutor group are massive fans to the point
0:14:26 > 0:14:29where I think they'd rather be playing football than
0:14:29 > 0:14:30maybe in some of my lessons.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33You and me both, Mr Glendenning.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43I hope I can play for Liverpool because I've always supported them,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45so I just need to keep practising.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49I think footballers, to be honest, are paid a lot more than teachers.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51And we do a lot more work than them.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56I like it. I was doing it for a while.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Like, Nathan taught me how to do it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I don't really know what they see in it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03It's just a bunch of sweaty people running about
0:15:03 > 0:15:04kicking a ball around the field.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06I don't know what's so nice about it.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10It's mostly boys who watch it, but you don't really see
0:15:10 > 0:15:14girls sitting in front of the TV watching ballet, "Come on, son!"
0:15:14 > 0:15:17"Yes, Middlesbrough have scored a goal! Whoo! We've won."
0:15:17 > 0:15:20And I'm just like, "What? What are you talking about?"
0:15:20 > 0:15:24I'm not a girlie girl but I do like to play football and stuff...
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- I do karate.- I don't play it in school.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I play outside of school with my brother.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35I think boys are mad about football because they like going...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38..because they like winning. They just like winning.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46The Year Seven football trials are finally here and it's a chance
0:15:46 > 0:15:50for Alex and Nathan to compete for a coveted place in the school team.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53We enter competitive leagues,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57so we're looking obviously through this process to try and select
0:15:57 > 0:16:00some of our more talented footballers to come and represent school
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and that should be a big honour.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06The Year Seven team have won plenty of trophies over the years
0:16:06 > 0:16:10and there are loads of boys battling for a place.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I do feel under pressure by all the boys that have tried to
0:16:13 > 0:16:15get into the football team.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It must be at least over 50
0:16:17 > 0:16:19and you're only allowed to pick 16.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23If I don't get into the football team,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26obviously I'll be really upset,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29but obviously I've just got to, like, keep calm
0:16:29 > 0:16:32and don't let things get the better of me
0:16:32 > 0:16:35and I just to try and keep my cool.
0:16:35 > 0:16:36That's the spirit.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41First the coaches are testing the lads on their ball control.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46And straightaway, Nathan is showing off some fancy footwork.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Move behind the line.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57Back of the net!
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Alex's shot isn't quite so spectacular, but at least he scores.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I thought, like, I didn't do my best when I was trying. I don't know why.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14I just didn't do well.
0:17:14 > 0:17:21I think as a footballer, Nathan is one of the best in the school.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26One of the best Year Sevens in Stockton.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28He is really good at football.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32The thing about Alex, he doesn't really like a tackle.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35So if someone went in for a tackle with him,
0:17:35 > 0:17:38he would run away and then go back for the ball.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It looks like there are loads of good players in Year Seven.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47They don't have to wait long to find out if they've made the grade
0:17:47 > 0:17:51as Mr Braithwaite soon posts the team list on the noticeboard.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Both Nathan and Alex tried really hard to impress the coaches.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00The question is, have they done enough to get in the squad?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Yes!
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Nathan has made it.
0:18:08 > 0:18:12Oh, yes! Get in! Oh...
0:18:13 > 0:18:17I was probably more nervous of not getting in the football team
0:18:17 > 0:18:19than starting school.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24I'm going to have to ring my mum. She'll be proud of me.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29So Nathan is in, but what about Alex?
0:18:31 > 0:18:32I didn't get in
0:18:32 > 0:18:37but I'll just have to try and do better next year.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41I will try again to get into the team.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Good attitude, Alex.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45It's tough when you just this out on something
0:18:45 > 0:18:47which means so much to you.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Why do we ask questions about belief? Why is faith important?
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Well, I've already said...
0:18:54 > 0:18:57In RE, Mr Winter is talking to 7CG about faith,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59and Alex is keen to join in.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02So Alex, you told us last week, didn't you, about your faith.
0:19:02 > 0:19:06- So tell us what is your faith? - Well, I'm a Christian.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- I got my holy communion in Year Five.- Yeah.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14I want to learn more into my religion but also, like...
0:19:14 > 0:19:19Keran is a Sikh and Assan is a Muslim. I'd like to think, like...
0:19:19 > 0:19:23..to go and seeing what they do in their different, like...
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Right, OK. - What they do for their religion.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29You want to learn about them so you can respect their point of view?
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- Yeah.- And that's important, isn't it?- Yeah, it is, yeah.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37With his dad's illness, things haven't been easy for Alex
0:19:37 > 0:19:42in the past couple of years, but his faith has proved really important.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46God helps me because of all the family stuff.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I sometimes ask him, like...
0:19:52 > 0:19:53..why things have gone wrong.
0:19:55 > 0:20:00I think I'm quite unique among my friends because they...
0:20:00 > 0:20:05I'm the only one out of my friends in my class who is a Christian.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11And football-mad Alex even has a special way of praying.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15I just hope that it wouldn't look a bit silly
0:20:15 > 0:20:16for doing that after the thing
0:20:16 > 0:20:18cos that's what you do in a football match.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Because I'm sporty and it just, like, funks it up a bit.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25And who is calling you names?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Uh, Nathan...
0:20:28 > 0:20:29In Student Support,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33a couple of Nathan's classmates are making a complaint about him.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35He keeps saying to you you're moody.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38I just wouldn't let him use my ruler in science.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Like, he doesn't even ask. He just...
0:20:40 > 0:20:44If it's on the desk, he just takes it, uses it and then gives it back.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Year Seven manager Mr Livesee has heard about Nathan's behaviour
0:20:52 > 0:20:54and wants a word.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Right. Just a couple of things I want to chat about.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Obviously, I've had a few girls come to Student Support
0:21:00 > 0:21:03saying that you've been a bit of a pain.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Sort of...
0:21:05 > 0:21:10Yeah. I'm a bit... I'm a bit of a chatterbox.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12I can annoy people.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16You can annoy people. Do you think you've wound a few girls up?
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- Maybe.- Maybe, yes. So we've got to make sure we stop that
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and we just concentrate on what we're doing, OK?
0:21:21 > 0:21:23- If you're in the football team, you have to be a role model.- Yeah.
0:21:23 > 0:21:28And show good standards to other students. And other students don't
0:21:28 > 0:21:31want to see you messing around and being a bit mischievous.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35But there is some good news for Nathan too.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Been talking to Mr Braithwaite.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40I don't think he's spoken to you, has he?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Obviously, from his squad,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45he is going to make you his captain of the football team, right?
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- Whoa.- Wow. Exactly. So how does that make you feel?- I feel amazing.- Yeah.
0:21:50 > 0:21:55I need to make sure that you are spot-on in all your lessons.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Show the rest of the football squad what a good leader you can be.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04- You capable of doing that?- Yeah. - Excellent. Who do you support?
0:22:04 > 0:22:09- Man United.- Man what...? You support Man United? Unbelievable.
0:22:09 > 0:22:10Unbelievable.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Being made team captain is a great result for Nathan.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Can he buckle down and lead by example?
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It's not long before their first away match.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25And that the captain today is Nathan.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27ALL: Yay!
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- Do you think we'll win the match? - Yeah, easy.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- THEY SING - # My Conyers, my only Conyers
0:22:37 > 0:22:39# You make me happy
0:22:39 > 0:22:41# When skies are grey
0:22:41 > 0:22:45# You'll never know, dear, how much I love you
0:22:45 > 0:22:49# Don't let them take my Conyers away. #
0:22:53 > 0:22:57And Nathan soon shows why he was picked to lead the team.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I've been really, really impressed with Nathan.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03You know, it's a tricky role to fill
0:23:03 > 0:23:07when you're looking for a Year Seven school football captain.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09He seems to command a lot of respect off the other boys
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and he's one of the more naturally gifted players in that team,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16so in terms of leading from example, he's got that element to his game.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Get in!
0:23:26 > 0:23:27If you're captain like I am,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30you have to set a good example on and off the pitch.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35So you need to be quite confident.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Like Steven Gerrard.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47At the final whistle, it's 3-1 to Conyers
0:23:47 > 0:23:51and it looks like Nathan has really made his mark.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53Well played, lads. Well done.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Absolutely fantastic performance.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00They haven't lost yet so far.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02We're the first team to beat them this year,
0:24:02 > 0:24:03so we've done really well.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08THEY SING RAUCOUSLY
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- MAN:- OK, focus, please.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Three, two...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23EPIC CHORAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:24:23 > 0:24:26Back at school, Alex might not have made the football team
0:24:26 > 0:24:29but he is using his acting skills...
0:24:32 > 0:24:36..because he's been hand-picked by our drama teacher Mr Smith to take
0:24:36 > 0:24:39part in a school Shakespeare play.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Well done, Alex.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43- BOY:- ..Imitate the action of a tiger!
0:24:44 > 0:24:47I'm quite confident with whatever I do,
0:24:47 > 0:24:53so acting was just one of the things that I'd be able to have a dig at.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57It feels like second nature in a way.
0:24:57 > 0:24:58Dishonour not your mothers.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01The game's afoot and upon the charge cry,
0:25:01 > 0:25:05"God for Harry, England and Saint George!'
0:25:05 > 0:25:09God for Harry, England and Saint George!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12Well, my view of Shakespeare at first
0:25:12 > 0:25:15was that it was going to be difficult.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- MR SMITH:- Therefore, haste on Montjoy,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20and let you say to England that he send to know what willing ransom
0:25:20 > 0:25:23he will give. Forth! Forth!
0:25:23 > 0:25:28But you just have to go with it, saying things like 'thy'
0:25:28 > 0:25:33and, like, 'messiah' and things like that which you need to watch Merlin
0:25:33 > 0:25:35to realise what they mean.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Stand up proud and then bow, and do a second bow...
0:25:41 > 0:25:44..and then...and off.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Do you like drama?- Yeah.- Drama and PE? I did drama and PE and history.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51- Yeah, drama and PE and music.- Yeah, yeah.- Music, I like music.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53Would you ever take acting up as a career?
0:25:53 > 0:25:56If it had a good salary, I would, yeah.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- Is it all about the money for you? - Yeah.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03- NARRATOR:- Meanwhile, Nathan's Year Seven football team go from strength
0:26:03 > 0:26:08to strength, with a winning streak that's the envy of the area.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14And he's really settled into his role as team captain.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- CONNOR:- The Conyers footy team is really good because we've all
0:26:17 > 0:26:23gelled together really quickly, and like, Nathan's still captain.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26We haven't lost yet. We've scored about fifty-odd goals!
0:26:27 > 0:26:30They're a very, very good side, so they're doing well in the
0:26:30 > 0:26:33National Cup, so there's probably going to be a few scouts attending
0:26:33 > 0:26:37matches to have a look at them, because they win every game.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Nathan's future is looking bright, but for now,
0:26:42 > 0:26:46he's taking his dreams of football stardom one step at a time.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51Like, you see some footballers where they're greedy and they're just all
0:26:51 > 0:26:53about money, and I'm not like that.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55I just want, like, a normal life.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02I always say to my mum I'd like to stay living in the house I live in.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05I'd buy my mum a Ferrari or something.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09And, um, I don't know.
0:27:09 > 0:27:13I want a dog. I would love a dog.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Next time on Our School,
0:27:23 > 0:27:27we meet May and Reece who are finding school really scary.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31It's a brand-new big school, which just made me really scared
0:27:31 > 0:27:32and I cried.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35And Corey, the class clown.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Showtime!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Get off my...my monkey's feet!
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- Sh! - Don't shush at me.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- MAN:- Yeah! Ten points!
0:27:44 > 0:27:48Keep hold the football. Keep hold of it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Who's your favourite Sunderland or Newcastle player?
0:27:52 > 0:27:53- Boo! - They suck!
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- Who said that? - Oi! excuse me.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00Anyone who turns up with a Liverpool pencil case...
0:28:00 > 0:28:04I'm sorry. They're not going to be very successful in my lessons.