0:00:04 > 0:00:07'Each September, half a million children begin the most
0:00:07 > 0:00:09'important year of school so far...
0:00:12 > 0:00:14'..Year Seven.
0:00:15 > 0:00:20'CBBC have rigged this secondary school with loads of cameras
0:00:20 > 0:00:22'so you can see exactly what happens...
0:00:23 > 0:00:26'..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 > 0:00:38'But what they learn here
0:00:38 > 0:00:42'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 > 0:00:51'If you've ever wondered what secondary school's like,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53'here's your chance to find out.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55'This is Our School.'
0:00:56 > 0:00:57How can you do that?
0:01:01 > 0:01:05Conyer's School in Stockton-on-Tees, where 221 new
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Year Sevens will be spending the next five years of their lives.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11This time, we're following...
0:01:18 > 0:01:21..as our boys and girls make their way through the first weeks of term.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31It's tutor time and there's a hot topic up for debate -
0:01:31 > 0:01:34who's better, boys or girls?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36We don't cry as much.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39SOME BOOING
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Says you, saddo!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45The boys act cool because they want to,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48cos they want everyone to think they're awesome.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50And they want attention.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53We are responsible, we can give birth,
0:01:53 > 0:01:55and boys are dumb and girls are smart.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57- They're a bit cuckoo. - I know they are.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- They're a bit, like, crazy, some of them.- Yeah.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02(Some of them are psychos.)
0:02:02 > 0:02:04That's a bit harsh, Kyran.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Listen, gi-i-irls...
0:02:07 > 0:02:08boys are better,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11cos they don't have to go through the pain of giving birth.
0:02:11 > 0:02:12LAUGHTER
0:02:12 > 0:02:15OK. Like, yeah.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18Go on, then, Lucy, what are you going to say against that?
0:02:18 > 0:02:21At least we have the decency not to mention things like that.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25You tell them, Lucy. I wonder what Jess has to say.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Girls are pretty, girls are funny, girls get to wear make-up
0:02:30 > 0:02:34and boys are always wanting to show off.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35So do you.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Hang on, she's not finished yet, lads.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Say what's on the back - boys are gross.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42OOHING AND AAHING
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Oh, that's done it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46I think girls
0:02:46 > 0:02:48care more about their appearance
0:02:48 > 0:02:49so they talk more about that.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52You're not having a dance off.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55Boys are just into their football, girls don't like that,
0:02:55 > 0:02:56so we're just like, "Oh, bye then."
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And then we all like shopping and boys will say, "Oh, for God's sake."
0:02:59 > 0:03:01So we...
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I think we do clash sometimes.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06We have better fashion sense.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11Oh, snap! Oh, snap.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14- We are better at...- Oh, snap.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17The boys just go on and on
0:03:17 > 0:03:19and on and on about football.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22They don't go on anything about
0:03:22 > 0:03:24boyfriend and girlfriends,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27they just stay on one topic, it's so boring.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29We don't fuss about everything.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Like our...like our hair,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35how we look and stuff, stupid stuff like that.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Not all Year Seven girls are like that, Nathan - meet Milina.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Girls can fight and stick up for ourselves,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44and don't argue about that cos I can kill!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I can kill.
0:03:49 > 0:03:54I do a lot of karate, I train about three to four times a week.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02I'm at my black belt and I have a grading for my next belt.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09I want to be a ninja and sensei cos it would just be really cool.
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I enjoy climbing trees cos it gives you something to do
0:04:18 > 0:04:21and it's, like, quite challenging.
0:04:21 > 0:04:26And it's like an obstacle course, but you can go any time you want.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I like playing football.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I'm OK, I can kick the ball.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39CHEERING
0:04:39 > 0:04:42For boys and girls, starting secondary school is a huge step,
0:04:42 > 0:04:46which can make you feel more grown up in lots of ways.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Oh, no, who's going out with who?
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Amy is. Amy and that guy.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53That guy?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01One day, there's no relationships going on, like, all...
0:05:01 > 0:05:04everyone's on level terms. And the next day, I just
0:05:04 > 0:05:05find out about all these relationships!
0:05:05 > 0:05:08He said he would love to snog you.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Ew!
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Do you really like him? Do you not like Max?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17Cos someone's told me that you like Max. No, that he likes you.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20It's like the big news if there's somebody going out with each other.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Oh, lovey-dovey...
0:05:23 > 0:05:24'Kyran told Yassaman'
0:05:24 > 0:05:27that he likes Libby.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Really?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Oh, my God, ohh.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32Some girls in Year Seven are just like,
0:05:32 > 0:05:36"Oh have you seen that boy? Oh, I fancy him. Oh, oh, uh, uh..."
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Chatty, chatty. - They shout at you, they're like,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41when you're like walking past them and...
0:05:41 > 0:05:43If they're shouting at you, it means they fancy you.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45All they're on about, like, "Oh, boys..."
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Like Georgia in primary school. - "Oh, boys. "Oh, I love you."
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Pack it in now, I swear I got...
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Amy and Ben, sitting in a tree.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59It's not Ben, that's the problem, it's Lucas.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Well, Ben, Ben, Amy and Ben.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04I don't want a girlfriend.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I don't see the point anymore,
0:06:07 > 0:06:10just, just annoying.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12Right, come on, let's go find Tibby. We need to find Kyran.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14She wants to go out with him.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Some of them in the playground ask other people out in Year Seven,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21and I think it's just disgusting, till I get a bit older.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24So not everyone is interested in romance,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27but only a few days into term, and Libby has started to play
0:06:27 > 0:06:32matchmaker for her mates. And in my science lesson, too.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Cargo. I mean Cargal.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Do you want to go out with her?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39She's really nice for you.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41You're such a good couple.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48For Libby, Year Seven so far has been about making friends
0:06:48 > 0:06:49and looking good.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Fashion is important to me when I'm hanging out with my friends.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58I prefer to wear nice, fashionable clothes, instead of wearing,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01you know, stuff that's really, really, really out of fashion.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Seen them shoes? I love 'em.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Probably got about 12 pairs of shoes or something,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11I really don't know.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Shoes, oh, shoes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18They're ridiculous.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19Oh, my God.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I do think it's good to look good, though,
0:07:22 > 0:07:26because I think it shows that you take care of your appearance
0:07:26 > 0:07:30and you take care of yourself and stuff, so...
0:07:35 > 0:07:40And if I was to have a boyfriend, then I want him to be nice
0:07:40 > 0:07:42and then nice to my friends as well, and to be good,
0:07:42 > 0:07:47but like not a really, really goodie boy,
0:07:47 > 0:07:48and to be into their sport.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Hm, that's quite a wish list, Libby, who could possibly live up to that?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Who do you think I'd be a good match for?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- Alfie?- No.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59You're both blonde.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Oh, yeah, well, that makes a difference,
0:08:01 > 0:08:05we're both blondes so I'm just going to go out with a blonde guy(!)
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I think... You know when, like, you're friends with boys
0:08:08 > 0:08:11and then you get along really well, I think some girls just
0:08:11 > 0:08:15really liked a boy and then they wanted to go out with them.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17And then word gets around so easily
0:08:17 > 0:08:20and then some people will just go and ask that boy out and then,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23they'll be like, "Yeah, yeah, OK." And it just happens like that.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26The girls are still gossiping about who fancies who.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Even karate kid Milina's getting involved.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- Who do you like in this class the most?- Who do you like?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- I don't like anyone. - Or you can tell me.
0:08:35 > 0:08:36Do you, do you?
0:08:36 > 0:08:37No.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39That's not very convincing.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Ow, ow, bye.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Libby's not giving anything away,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48but in fact, there is one Year Seven boy who's causing quite a stir.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Tom.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Tom. SHE LAUGHS
0:08:53 > 0:08:57Don't you, I kept, I kept a secret that I liked Tom and now...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01No, we were round the table in History, right?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03And we're like, "Oh, Tom, who do you like?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06"Who do you like?" And he went, "Oh, I'm not telling you."
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- And...- He's good looking.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10I've known him from when we were little.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13My brother and his brother were in the same thing for rugby
0:09:13 > 0:09:14so I used to see him then.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17The amount of girls that are all like, "Oh, Thomas, I love you."
0:09:17 > 0:09:19They're all like that.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21I don't...you know, I don't...I don't know why.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Thomas rejects most girls, though.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25I know, he's been asked out by...is it five or six?
0:09:25 > 0:09:28He rejected Stephanie straightaway, Catherine straightaway.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32He ate her chocolates and then said no, it was on Valentine's Day.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33THEY LAUGH
0:09:33 > 0:09:35And she gave him a card and chocolates.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37He ate the chocolates and then said no.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40And they say romance is dead.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45So let's hear what Thomas thinks about being the class heart-throb.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49It's something I'm not really that interested in.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Fair enough. The thing is, Tom might be popular with the girls,
0:09:53 > 0:09:57but now he's at a new school, he's got other things on his mind.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05My favourite subjects are Maths, PE and Music.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07One of my favourite sports is rugby
0:10:07 > 0:10:12and I've been playing seven years and I'm hoping to
0:10:12 > 0:10:14get on the rugby team at Coyner's. Yeah, I love sport.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19I hope my new school friends will think I'm kind and fun.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Sporty and sensitive, just Libby's type.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28And the breaking news is, Tom's now decided he likes her, too.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Right, you know Tom?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Yes.- Apparently, he fancies me.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35She's going to ask him if he likes me.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Loads of people fancied him
0:10:36 > 0:10:39and then everyone was like, "Oh, who does he like?"
0:10:39 > 0:10:41And they kept asking him and asking him.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43And he's said, "I don't like anybody."
0:10:43 > 0:10:46But then he'd whispered it to Harvey and then Harvey said my name -
0:10:46 > 0:10:48he was like, "Libby, what?!"
0:10:48 > 0:10:50And then everyone was saying, "Oh, my God, Libby!"
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Keen to find out if the rumours are true,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Libby goes to talk to Tom, but he disappears.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Perhaps he's just shy.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00You get it.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10I think gossip makes girls feel involved a bit more. It does...
0:11:10 > 0:11:11it does to me.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14I think girls like a bit like drama.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I mean, even if they don't mean to, they always create it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Yeah, the girls have a bit of a, you know, gossip.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I know who it is. Iman. Iman.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25And then you say, "I promise I won't tell anyone.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28"Oh, by the way, you know so and so, they want to go out with so and so."
0:11:28 > 0:11:30And you're just like, "What?!"
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Who do you think likes who in this class?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Is he fit?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37They're like, "This person's going out with this person."
0:11:37 > 0:11:39I'm like, "I didn't really want to know that."
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Kyran! I know your secret, your sister's secret.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Girls just fall out on that.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47But with boys,
0:11:47 > 0:11:48they're more like...
0:11:48 > 0:11:51they don't care all the silly little things.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53If one person goes and slags them off behind their back,
0:11:53 > 0:11:56they don't really think of it as a big thing.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Are you guys talking about me?
0:11:58 > 0:11:59No.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01LIBBY WOLF WHISTLES
0:12:01 > 0:12:03THE GIRLS LAUGH
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I can't keep a secret inside me.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06You can't keep a secret, exactly.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08I will have to tell someone.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- Connor doesn't like Isabel. - Then why are they going out?
0:12:11 > 0:12:12Exactly.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I think boys are quite interested in gossip.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Boys obviously have feelings and want to gossip
0:12:19 > 0:12:20and say things about people.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23But the boys I think try and cover it up a bit more.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Talking of gossip, rumour has it that Tom wants to go out with Libby,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34but Tom still hasn't said a word to her.
0:12:34 > 0:12:38It's left to Libby's classmate Jess to find out if they're on or off.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44We're not going out because nobody has asked him out.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47INDISTINCT CHATTER
0:12:49 > 0:12:51He said yes!
0:12:52 > 0:12:55When we went into the lesson, somebody said,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57"Would you like to go out with Libby?"
0:12:57 > 0:13:00And I was just like, "What?" I didn't know anything about it.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02And they're like, "You two are going out now."
0:13:02 > 0:13:05And I was just like, "What?" I didn't know what was going on.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07# You and Libby sitting in a tree
0:13:07 > 0:13:10# K-I-S-S-I-N-G... #
0:13:10 > 0:13:12So it looks like Libby and Tom are an item.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Maybe that's not such good news for Jess.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Libby, Libby, Libby, you broke my heart.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- What?- You break my heart.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- I'm really sorry. - It's all right, I'm only joking.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27You what?
0:13:27 > 0:13:29I said, "You've broke my heart now."
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Oh, never mind, Jess.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Meanwhile, Libby is desperate to share the good news with her
0:13:39 > 0:13:41old primary school friends.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Erin, I'm going out with Tom!
0:13:44 > 0:13:47You've got a boyfriend! Group hug!
0:13:47 > 0:13:50And apparently, there's only one way to make it official.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53I dare you, go ask for a hug. A wee hug.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Oh, they're so cute!
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- You just watch them. Really watch them.- Oh, my gosh.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Oh, my God, did you hear?
0:14:01 > 0:14:06Oh, no! Oh, this is so embarrassing.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08No comment.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13It seems that love is in the air for some of the Year Seven girls,
0:14:13 > 0:14:15but what about the boys?
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I know this may sound a bit creepy. In fact, I'm not going to say it,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22cos it might just creep you out a bit.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Alex is trying the direct approach with classmate Lucy.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Do you want to be my special friend?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- No, thanks.- OK.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Probably be Lucas anyway. I thought it was just going to be Lucas.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Step two - find out who your competition is.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36What about James?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39- No, I like him as a friend. - What about me?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- You're all right, not in that way though.- Good.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44That doesn't seem to be working,
0:14:44 > 0:14:47maybe impress her with your pencil skills.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Bizarre, bizarre.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52OK, one more try.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53You're really nice, you know.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I know, thanks.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57At least you had a go, Alex.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Ben's approach is original,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04try to attract attention with some funny dance moves.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I'm a terrible dancer, aren't I?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09And if that doesn't work, move on.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14I hear lots of gossip about Ben and his girlfriends.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17He always talks to everyone about it's so dramatic,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19about lots of girls standing him up.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22He just keeps on asking girls out that he knows that he
0:15:22 > 0:15:23doesn't have a shot at.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I'm not going out with anyone anymore.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29I like Lucy, but she doesn't like me.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35When it comes to dating, Ben's already a veteran.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Well, my longest one would probably be about...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43..over about three months.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47It's nice to have someone that, like, you can talk to.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Sorry, I'm depressed.- Oh, why?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52- Being rejected.- By?
0:15:52 > 0:15:54Lucy.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Why don't you go out with Donna?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I was like, "Can you stop asking people out,
0:15:59 > 0:16:01"you've asked, like, three people out in, like, two days."
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Well, something like that.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Ben just asked you out.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07No, I didn't.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09Didn't you just ask her out?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11BELL RINGS
0:16:11 > 0:16:13THEY CHATTER
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I was going out with Ben, cos he asked me, I didn't want to say no.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18So I broke up with him the day after.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19Not a very long relationship.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Not the worst.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23When's your birthday?
0:16:23 > 0:16:247th of June.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27And then my best friend started going out with him
0:16:27 > 0:16:28and it lasted for two minutes.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Is that enough...?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Isabel's friends came over and said, "Will you go out with Isabel?"
0:16:34 > 0:16:38And cos I was in a rush I said, "OK, whatever" and walked on.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41She lasted for like a minute and then she was like,
0:16:41 > 0:16:43"Sorry, I'm breaking up with you."
0:16:45 > 0:16:49We were sat there laughing our heads off and she was, "Oh, my gosh."
0:16:51 > 0:16:54Oh, well, there's plenty more fish in the sea, Ben.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00It's been a few days since Tom and Libby, uh, announced their
0:17:00 > 0:17:05relationship, but in our canteen - Big Cook - Libby's a bit quiet.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Libby, what's going on with you and Thomas?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11What do you mean?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Do you lo-o-ove him?
0:17:20 > 0:17:21He doesn't talk to me.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25When you do have a boyfriend, it's a little weird cos it's like,
0:17:25 > 0:17:27it's so like...
0:17:29 > 0:17:32..awkward, you don't really like talking to them.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34He must be shy.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Why don't you go and talk to him? He likes you, you like him, it's a
0:17:38 > 0:17:41perfect match for you, you don't even talk to each other.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43When you're not going out with them, you're better friends
0:17:43 > 0:17:45with them, do you know what I mean? Like,
0:17:45 > 0:17:47and you get along with them more.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50No, look, I don't...I don't get it
0:17:50 > 0:17:53because Thomas and Libby are going out,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56they barely even talk to each other.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58Especially when they were in the group together -
0:17:58 > 0:18:01one sat there, one sat there, I was like, OK!
0:18:02 > 0:18:06With Libby and Tom an item, Jess is feeling a bit left out,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09but another Year Seven boy has already caught her eye.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Do you like any boys in our class?
0:18:14 > 0:18:15I know Jess does.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Oh, Kyran.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18What?
0:18:19 > 0:18:21What?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23She just spilled your secret.
0:18:23 > 0:18:27She just said you like Kyran and I said you like Kyran.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32He has nice eyes, lovely hair, he has a six-pack
0:18:32 > 0:18:35and he's good looking.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Hmm, all that at only 11, but is Kyran ready for a relationship?
0:18:41 > 0:18:46About the girls, um, most of them are quite annoying.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48I don't get on with a few of them.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Yeah, I wouldn't have a girlfriend yet
0:18:51 > 0:18:54because it's just too early.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57I don't really see why other people are doing it already,
0:18:57 > 0:18:59but it's their choice, not mine.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Why when Jess was...? I said, "I know who Jess likes,"
0:19:03 > 0:19:06and Keana went, "Oh, yes, Jess loves Kyran."
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Oh, yeah, I went, "Oh, yes."
0:19:09 > 0:19:11You just said it again.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18For the new Year Sevens, the first weeks of term mean making new
0:19:18 > 0:19:23friendships, with some starting to hang out together after school, too.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Hi.- Hello.
0:19:26 > 0:19:31For the girls, there's a sleepover at Poppy's with Jess and Milina.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35And it's a boys' night of pizza and football at Adam's
0:19:35 > 0:19:36for Kyran and Nathan.
0:19:40 > 0:19:44Sleepovers are generally fun because you get to eat sweets,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46you get to watch movies.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49You get to do what you want really when you're not at home.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51And your mum's out the way when you're with your friends.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54After a disappointment with Tom, Jess has turned her
0:19:54 > 0:19:57attentions to classmate Kyran.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00To find out if Kyran's interested, Poppy wants to call him,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03but Jessica's not happy.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06SCREAMING
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Jess fancies you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09Stop!
0:20:09 > 0:20:13SHOUTING AND SCREAMS
0:20:13 > 0:20:15He's not going to be my friend any more now. Thanks a lot.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17You know that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Will you go out with her?
0:20:18 > 0:20:19No!
0:20:19 > 0:20:22It was horrible when she asked him out for me at the sleepover,
0:20:22 > 0:20:27because like I didn't want to look like a fool the next morning.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28It's an awful feeling.
0:20:28 > 0:20:34But if he did ask me out in person, like, when we were on our own,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I would have said yeah, but now, no.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39What did he say? What did he say?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I said, "Jess fancies you." He went, "Yeah, I know."
0:20:41 > 0:20:44I went, "Why don't you go out with her?"
0:20:44 > 0:20:46"I don't like her." I was like...
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Oh, my God.
0:20:47 > 0:20:52I don't think anyone can suss out girls, it's just impossible.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54They're a maze, I think.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Just leave them alone.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59He is going to get his head knocked in. Ring him back.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Uh, I'm not sure that's quite the right approach, Jessica.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04DOORBELL RINGS
0:21:04 > 0:21:07At Adam's house, the boys are hungry.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Guys, have you seen this?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Pizza anyone?
0:21:11 > 0:21:14Who wants a plate? Or are you just going to eat it out the box?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Eat it out the box.- There's also a garlic dip and garlic bread.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19And while they're stuffing their faces,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22the boys end up gossiping about the girls.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25What do you think the girls get up to in the evening?
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Um, probably make-up. Well, Jessica and Poppy do.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31Yes, obviously.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34I'd be asking her to come in and wipe all her make-up off,
0:21:34 > 0:21:37cos she puts like tonnes of foundation and make-up.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41I mean, and lipstick, and eye liner, and mascara.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44If you need make-up to look good, then you're not...
0:21:44 > 0:21:47you don't look good.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49That's a bit harsh, Adam.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Poppy loves practising her skills by giving her friends makeovers.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55She's hoping to make a career out of it.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'm not doing it, I'm not having it.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Girls like to wear make-up a lot.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I think it helps them with their self esteem, it makes
0:22:02 > 0:22:04them feel good about themselves, that's the way it is for me.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10I'm kind of a girlie girl.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14I can't go out without putting on some make-up.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I haven't been wearing make-up for that long.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21I got some mascara, some foundation - a big bag of make-up -
0:22:21 > 0:22:26for my birthday, I couldn't stop using it.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35I'd like to do well in my GCSEs and my A-levels
0:22:35 > 0:22:41and start up my own business, painting nails and, like, beauty
0:22:41 > 0:22:44kind of thing - cos I want to make others feel good about themselves.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49I'm not sure make-up's quite Milina's thing, though.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- Ah, oh!- What have you done to me?
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Nothing! Oh, there's a little bit of foundation in your hair.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57Oh, you are joking.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00It's all right. You have so much of it, you won't even notice it.
0:23:02 > 0:23:06Oh, I haven't got my freckles! My freckles have gone.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It feels nice, doesn't it?
0:23:10 > 0:23:14That's weird, all my freckles are gone.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Mel was going, "What's going on? My face is wet.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19"It's all damp. I don't like it."
0:23:19 > 0:23:23She starts panicking and panicking. Shut up, Mel, it's make-up.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26She said, "I don't like it, Jess, I don't like it."
0:23:26 > 0:23:30Make-up or not, one thing's for sure, the sleepover is a great
0:23:30 > 0:23:33opportunity for these new friends to really bond.
0:23:33 > 0:23:39You know what, I'm glad I met you guys, cos it's, I don't know...
0:23:39 > 0:23:43- You're...you're nice. - I love you, I love you, I love you.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47Ah, hug over Jess. Ah, ah, ah, ah.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Oh, mates!
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Can we shut the door, please?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55It's a hug-free zone for the lads,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57they have got other things on their minds.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Go on!
0:23:59 > 0:24:01Go on!
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Oh, come on!
0:24:03 > 0:24:04LAUGHING: Oh, shut up.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12In the week since Libby and Tom announced they were an item,
0:24:12 > 0:24:13they've hardly spoken.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Me and Tom didn't speak for quite a while,
0:24:16 > 0:24:21like, we didn't speak for a few days, but then it was just like,
0:24:21 > 0:24:25really, I think we started realising, why are we like this?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28With emotions running high and rumours flying round the school,
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Libby's mate Jess decides to confront Tom.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36What did you just do, or what did you even say?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Tell me. Tom, what did you say?
0:24:42 > 0:24:45My God, this isn't funny, what did you say?
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Tom's ignoring Libby.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Tom walks off with his friends, goes into dinner, she walks past Tom.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55She's complaining to me saying, "I don't know if I should go out
0:24:55 > 0:24:58"with Tom, help me make the decision, should I dump him or
0:24:58 > 0:25:00"should I stay with him? Cos I really like him,
0:25:00 > 0:25:01"I want to stay with him."
0:25:01 > 0:25:04And I'm like, "If you want to go out with him, go out with him,
0:25:04 > 0:25:06"if you don't, don't, so..."
0:25:06 > 0:25:07I didn't say anything.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11Catch you saying anything again and you will be in bother, by me.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14What did you go say to him?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16I said, "Have you broken up with Libby
0:25:16 > 0:25:17"or has Libby broken up with you?"
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Yeah? Jess, stop getting distracted.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24I wasn't really that bothered, I just think,
0:25:24 > 0:25:27cos I got told that he was talking about me.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30I mean, he's a nice boy and I don't, I'm not going to fall out with him
0:25:30 > 0:25:34for dumping me, but he hasn't told me why he dumped me, so...
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It's better to just be friends.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39He's a man of few words is our Tom.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43It tends to be the boys dumping.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47And I'm not a love doctor, trust me, I'm not.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49But I do know this stuff.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58So, although Libby and Tom seemed like the perfect match,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00it just wasn't to be.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04With Tom busy with his schoolwork, his rugby and his mates,
0:26:04 > 0:26:07there was just no room for anything else.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10But there'll be time for all that in the years to come.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14When you get to secondary school everyone's just straightaway, like,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17"Oh, I want a boyfriend, I want a girlfriend,"
0:26:17 > 0:26:20cos they think they're a lot older, when actually, you know...
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Like, still quite young. - A couple of months...- Yeah.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25..ago, you were in primary and it wasn't OK then, so...
0:26:25 > 0:26:29The case for me is that I've asked out two girls
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- and they've both reject me, so... - Oh, poor Adam.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38Like, I think friends are way more important than,
0:26:38 > 0:26:40than girlfriends and boyfriends.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44Because friends are always there for you.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46I don't desperately want a boyfriend now.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49I think everyone was just, everyone was so mad to get a boyfriend.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52And as soon as one person gets one, a load of other people want one,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56but I don't want one now, cos we're only 11 at the end of the day.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58BELL RINGS
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Next time on Our School...
0:27:00 > 0:27:04The end of term approaches and Christmas festivities begin.
0:27:04 > 0:27:05# We wish you a merry Christmas
0:27:05 > 0:27:07# And a happy new year... #
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Year Seven hold their very own talent show.
0:27:10 > 0:27:11# Oh, I believe
0:27:11 > 0:27:13# I believe... #
0:27:13 > 0:27:15# You could be the world... #
0:27:15 > 0:27:17# Mama told me not to waste my life... #
0:27:17 > 0:27:19Uh, I'm going to laugh.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21Hang on, it's OK.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Is it...is it on now?
0:27:23 > 0:27:26There seems to be a lot of talk about boys, I have to say.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28SHE LAUGHS
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Don't - come off the subject, please.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Why?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Cos I don't want to.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36Are neither of you fussed about boys at this stage?
0:27:36 > 0:27:37BOTH: No.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Did I do it right?