0:00:15 > 0:00:19In September 2013, a new class of Year 7s arrived
0:00:19 > 0:00:21at Conyers School in Yarm
0:00:21 > 0:00:24and CBBC's cameras were here to record everything.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27The ups...
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Do you want to be my special friend?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31..the downs...
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I'm not staying in school, all right?
0:00:34 > 0:00:36..the laughs...
0:00:36 > 0:00:38HE BLOWS TRUMPET BADLY
0:00:38 > 0:00:40..the tears...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42- I didn't like it.- You didn't like it.
0:00:42 > 0:00:43..and...
0:00:43 > 0:00:44HE BELCHES
0:00:44 > 0:00:47..the burps.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51But time flies and Year 7 are now Year 8.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55For the kids of Our School, there have been quite a few changes.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01They're not 11 any more.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03They're turning 13
0:01:03 > 0:01:04and taking the big step
0:01:04 > 0:01:06to becoming teenagers.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Let's see what's changed in...
0:01:13 > 0:01:14BELL RINGS
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Oh, that's out of date, that. Hang on. There we go.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22BELL RINGS
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Our old Year 7s didn't just have to deal with being at a new school.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29They also had to cope with everybody watching it on telly.
0:01:38 > 0:01:39HE BELCHES
0:01:39 > 0:01:41- How can you do that? - How can you do that?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42THEY LAUGH
0:01:42 > 0:01:44But what do they think of it now?
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Oh, wow.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Oh, that's so cute.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54- Like, watching it back, it is, it's quite cringey.- Cringey.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Like, "Oh, my God," as if I was like that.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57See?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01- That spot on my head.- Ew!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04THEY SING
0:02:04 > 0:02:05BOTH: What were we doing?
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Good. Turn round.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Give us a twirl, Adam.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12Leprechaun!
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Look how young I look.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15HE BELCHES
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Not funny. That is actually just disgusting.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We look at ourselves and we're like,
0:02:19 > 0:02:21"We were never like that.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23"I never remember myself like that."
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Mr Glendenning.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31What was I thinking on my first day? Like, my hair.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- You look like you had no hair. - I know.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37So the kids were suddenly famous...
0:02:37 > 0:02:40My dentist watches it and she goes...
0:02:40 > 0:02:42My mum... We had to sign something. She went, she said,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45"Probably be getting your autograph instead, shouldn't we?"
0:02:45 > 0:02:48..and the school was full of catchphrases.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49- Hey, Ben.- Hey, what?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52I'm never, ever going to live down "bungalow".
0:02:52 > 0:02:56My hands are high, my feet are low and this is how I bungalow.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59You're dying, aren't you?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Do you want to be my special friend?
0:03:01 > 0:03:02No, thanks.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Oh, no!
0:03:05 > 0:03:06When Alex said
0:03:06 > 0:03:09in the show, "Will you be my special friend?"
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Everyone just kind of like... - It kind of just spread.- Yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Oh, will you be my special friend?
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Since the first day that that was introduced,
0:03:17 > 0:03:21my family members have taken the mick so much.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Do you want to be my special friend?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27That catchphrase has gone even into primaries. My brother heard it.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31That was a mistake. That was a big mistake.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Oh, is that embarrassing you, Alex?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35So we shouldn't just play it again, then.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Do you want to be my special friend?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Oh, no!
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Back in Year 7, and on her first day, Libby was incredibly nervous.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I don't really want to go.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Oh, you have to, though.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- Do you want to go back to your other school?- Yeah.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Oh, God.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59When I watch it back,
0:03:59 > 0:04:04it's really, like, annoying to see myself getting in such a fluster,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07because it's not really that nerve-racking if you
0:04:07 > 0:04:10think about it because it does all turn out fine
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and you do make friends.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16The Year 8 Libby is a very different person.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Oh, dear, man.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I think I've changed from Year 7 because I'd say I've got a lot
0:04:23 > 0:04:26more confident and I've matured a lot more.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Is that me or does that look wonky to you?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32She was really shy and now
0:04:32 > 0:04:33she's just this loud character.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I hate the sound of it.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40As she gets older, Libby's interests are changing, too.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I'd say when I was in Year 7 I was really bothered about,
0:04:43 > 0:04:45like, fashion and stuff.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Oh, my God.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50But now I've come into year, like, eight...
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Come on, girls.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53..I enjoy football.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54WHISTLE BLOWS
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I think you can have that, like,
0:04:59 > 0:05:03balance of liking a boyish-type sport like football
0:05:03 > 0:05:08but then also, like, being into your fashion and stuff.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Let's go. Keeper's ball.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- I like your shoes.- Thank you.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17And it's a big week for Libby, with a massive birthday approaching.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20In a week or so, I'm going to be 13.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24Chloe, I'm going, er, for my 13th birthday
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- and I was wondering do you want to come?- Yeah.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29My invitation must have got lost in the post.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31But we'll still see you at the party, Libby.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I can't wait to be 13.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Adam was the science guru of Year 7,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45always proper keen in all my lessons.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47So much so, I even gave him an award.
0:05:47 > 0:05:52The certificate of merit goes to Adam.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- Round of applause, please. - CHEERING
0:05:54 > 0:05:58But Adam's changed a lot since Our School was first shown.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Are we going to be changing the fire's colour by putting
0:06:01 > 0:06:03chemicals on them?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Science guru, Adam.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08When I watch the science-y bits in Our School,
0:06:08 > 0:06:11it was just proper embarrassing because I'm not like that any more.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Yeah?
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Here we go, science guru.- God!
0:06:15 > 0:06:18- By any chance does sulphuric acid have sulphur in?- It does, yeah.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- And does nitric acid have nitrogen in?- Yes. Absolutely right, well done.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- You're too smart, you, aren't you? Just too smart.- Shut up.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32For Adam in a Year 8, it's all about the football.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I don't really have many science stuff in my room.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38It's mainly more about Middlesbrough and football.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Up here I've got
0:06:40 > 0:06:42a Middlesbrough emblem.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I've got a Middlesbrough plaque
0:06:44 > 0:06:48and I've also got our mascot as a teddy, Roary Lion.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Adam, mate, what about the science?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Where's that old chemistry set you used to have?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I can't remember the last time I used this. I might keep it.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00You never know, it might get really bad one day.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01That's tragic, that.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04What's football got that science hasn't, eh?
0:07:04 > 0:07:06All right, lads.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11In every subject, it's just football. Like always football.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15I got 570 points on Kick for one game last night. I'm buzzing.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18"Did you see the footie match tonight? Blah, blah, blah."
0:07:21 > 0:07:23He may not be my little science guru any more
0:07:23 > 0:07:26but Adam's heading for someone else's good books.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29As a lifelong Boro fan, it's great to see
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Adam having a season ticket and committing himself to
0:07:32 > 0:07:33a life of...
0:07:33 > 0:07:36torture, probably, in most cases.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Come on! Yes! Oh, come on!
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Yeah, OK, footie, footie, footie.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45But Adam, mate, what about the science?
0:07:46 > 0:07:51With science and all that, like, I still find it really interesting.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53# We're going up! We're going up! #
0:07:53 > 0:07:56'If I get a job in science, like,'
0:07:56 > 0:07:59all I care about is getting enough money to go to football matches,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01so I need a good job to take enough money,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04so that's where science could come in.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Use science to get to the Boro match.- Yeah. I could.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10Your logic is off it.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Ah, so you see you can like science and football. Nice one, Adam.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17CHEERING
0:08:17 > 0:08:18Get in! Get in!
0:08:18 > 0:08:19BELL RINGS
0:08:23 > 0:08:26Year 8 can be pretty weird.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Your whole body starts changing in all sorts of ways.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32For the lads, it's a tough day at school when your voice breaks.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Some people have really high voices.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- DEEP, HUSKY VOICE: - Some people talk like this.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Some people... I don't think anyone talks like that.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42One moment there can be high-pitched voices,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44next minute they're like Barry White.
0:08:44 > 0:08:49Apparently my voice has gone lower. Has it actually gone lower?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Let's find out, shall we?
0:08:51 > 0:08:55My hands are high, my feet are low and this is how I bungalow.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57And here he is now.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00DEEPER: When he died, they lost all power, but they gained control.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I think that's a yes, Ben.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03THEY LAUGH
0:09:03 > 0:09:07- The worst one in our form I'd probably say is Iman.- Yeah.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Definitely.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Here's the Year 7 Iman.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12IMAN GIGGLES
0:09:12 > 0:09:15He used to be like... HIGHPITCHED: "Konnichi wa!"
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Konnichi wa.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20And now he's like... DEEPER: "Konnichi wa."
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I don't think I'd recognise myself
0:09:22 > 0:09:24because I've changed quite a lot.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27And it's not just deeper voices.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29They've all become giants.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I've grown. I'm almost as tall as her.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- Yeah. I am.- OK.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35SHE MOUTHS
0:09:35 > 0:09:37And look at Ben.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39You're like Hagrid off Harry Potter.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41I can just reach, like, your quiff.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Last time I was measured I was, like, five foot nine.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47So I must be about six foot now.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49But here's someone who hasn't changed much.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- I think Kyran's shrunk. - No, I haven't shrunk.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56Motorbike-loving Kyran is almost exactly the same height.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58That's height order now.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01No. Kyran, go.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Oh, Kieran's shorter than May.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Ha! I'm the tallest!
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I guess the advantage of being small
0:10:10 > 0:10:13is that you can ride your motor bike faster.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14That's the spirit, Kieran.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Good things in small packages and all that.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I'm well good, me.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Back in Year 7, Alex had a talent for getting in trouble.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32HE SPEAKS GIBBERISH
0:10:35 > 0:10:37THEY LAUGH
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I had a little complaint about you,
0:10:39 > 0:10:40about the way you spoke to adults,
0:10:40 > 0:10:44the way that you just mess around, basically.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49In Year 7, I was very naughty, cheeky, always misbehaving.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55But Year 8 Alex is taking a very different attitude to school.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Right, Alex, seeing as you're last in, can you do me a favour, please?
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I think I'm growing up quite a lot.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Can you take them to Miss Lawton,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- just in that office, there, please? - Yes.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11'I've started to focus more in lessons and I haven't been'
0:11:11 > 0:11:15that bothered about being, like, the class clown or owt.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Anyone got an idea? Alex?
0:11:17 > 0:11:20It's cos, like, Bruno's dad is like a father to Maria.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Obviously I'll still be funny and cheeky in lessons.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24HE SNORTS
0:11:24 > 0:11:26I'm never going to stop being that guy.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30I still have a talent in getting distracted.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34If there's an opportunity for a bit of messing about to be had,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36then Alex will be leading it, you know,
0:11:36 > 0:11:41but he knows now when he's overstepping the mark.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44So what's all this about, Alex?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Why such a change of heart?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49My mum and dad have been saying I need to stick into school.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52This is going to be a hard year, but just stick at it,
0:11:52 > 0:11:56and that's just gave me a bit more motivation to do well at school.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Alex, potentially, could go right to the very top.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03He could be a candidate for head boy in the future.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Wow, praise indeed.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15Poppy has made some big changes since she was in Year 7.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18I'm kind of a girlie girl.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21I can't go out without putting on some make-up.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26You've lost so much weight. You have.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- I should hope so. God.- You have.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34I didn't like the way that I looked so during the six weeks holidays
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I tried to lose weight, which I did.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37I lost about two stone.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Poppy's new regime of exercise and healthy eating
0:12:42 > 0:12:44puts me to shame, I can tell you.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47I think I've become a bit more confident within myself
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and I know who I am a bit more.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53See, that's one thing I can say about you, Poppy.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56You may have changed your appearance on the outside
0:12:56 > 0:12:59but you've always been absolutely beautiful on the inside.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02It's helped Poppy do a lot of thinking about her future.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06In Year 7, I wanted to do something to do with like...
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Usually I wanted to be a beautician.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Now I think I've got an idea of what I want to be.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13I want to go into psychology to try
0:13:13 > 0:13:16and help people with their confidence and to trigger the way
0:13:16 > 0:13:20they think about themselves instead of just what they see in the mirror.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25So, lots has changed round here,
0:13:25 > 0:13:26but not everything.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28At break time,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31you still don't want to bump into Mr Skerry on his uniform patrol.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Excuse me.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Have we been wearing those shoes since we've come to this school?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38A lot of things have changed for them since
0:13:38 > 0:13:42they started in Year 7 but I'm still Mr Scary.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46We don't wear trainers at break. That's not part of our uniform.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48But at home it's a different story.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51When Our School was filmed, Molly was only six weeks old.
0:13:53 > 0:13:54She's now 18 months.
0:13:54 > 0:13:59- I see Bo Peep. What are these here? - Duck.- Duck.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Quack-quack.
0:14:02 > 0:14:03Back in Year 7,
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Ben was trying out everything to find his ideal hobby.
0:14:07 > 0:14:09Men can move six inches each go.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Surely he's cracked it by now.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Hasn't he?
0:14:14 > 0:14:17I don't think I've found the ultimate hobby.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I've tried quite a lot of stuff.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22It's not that I don't like them, I just don't like them.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23How do I get down?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25I'm still looking at the moment.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28Back in Year 7, Ben was trying out the trumpet.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30HE BLOWS TRUMPET
0:14:30 > 0:14:32But now he's dabbling with a different instrument.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Instead of a trumpet, I started to learn the ocarina.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39HE PLAYS NOTES
0:14:43 > 0:14:45That was kind of a tune.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50It could be my next hobby but I don't think I can make a career out of it.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55The other big thing that's changed round here are their friendships.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Here's a new one.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59SHE SINGS
0:15:01 > 0:15:05Talent show winner Delight was one of our more confident,
0:15:05 > 0:15:07sensible Year 7 pupils.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08SHE SINGS
0:15:10 > 0:15:13- Your face went mental. - Yeah, cos I was going so high.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Oh.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19But Year 8 has brought a change of heart.
0:15:19 > 0:15:24Since Year 7, I think I've changed quite a lot.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Just a bit more laid-back and stuff.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It's like looking after a little, tiny baby.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Put that down.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Kyran, put it down.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32THEY LAUGH
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Seeing myself on TV, I was like, "Oh, my God, how serious am I?"
0:15:38 > 0:15:40That's who I was in Year 7. Like, I can't change that.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45And then now I'm just trying to, like, be happier
0:15:45 > 0:15:47and be more comfortable.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51And the new, more relaxed Delight has a brand-new best friend.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Well, old best friend. You'll see what I mean.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Meet Tiger Lily.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Good morning.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Delight and Tiger go way back.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02When I was in primary school,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04we were in the same year since year one
0:16:04 > 0:16:06and we became best friends.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10But the two girls ended up going to different secondary schools.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13That is, until Year 8...
0:16:13 > 0:16:14Yeah.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17..when Tiger decided to join the gang at Conyers.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19TIGER SINGS
0:16:19 > 0:16:21DELIGHT SINGS
0:16:21 > 0:16:25When the two girls get together in class, sparks always fly.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Put it in there.
0:16:28 > 0:16:29Stop. Stop.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33I think Tiger is really, really funny.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Like every single time, even in lessons,
0:16:35 > 0:16:39all we do is just laugh about stuff, and she always gets me in trouble.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Tiger!- She has just drawn on my face.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- She is not as funny as me...- Thanks. - ..obviously.- Yeah.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51But...but at least I make her laugh, that's probably the best thing.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53No! Ruling all you peasants.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Did she just call us peasants?
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Ever since Tiger started, I've become more comfortable in the school.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01It felt better to, like, have someone there.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06And theirs isn't the only friendship going through changes.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You remember Harry and Owen, right?
0:17:12 > 0:17:17When we hang out, it seems we're glued together
0:17:17 > 0:17:20and we go everywhere together.
0:17:20 > 0:17:25Back then, all Owen wanted to do was look after Harry.
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Just...just stick with me.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31But in Year 8, all the form groups get split into sets,
0:17:31 > 0:17:34so Harry and Owen are often in different lessons.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Since we're in different sets, we don't get to see each other as much
0:17:37 > 0:17:40and that sort of like pulls it apart a little bit.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44Harry's independence has grown massively.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46He doesn't really need looking after any more.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49At lunchtimes, he is out here, playing football.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54When I play football, they get stuck into me.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57And they're not afraid to tackle me
0:17:57 > 0:18:01cos they know I don't want to be like, different.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12But for Owen, the shift to year eight has been tough
0:18:12 > 0:18:14and he has found himself in hot water for his behaviour.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Owen?- I forgot to bring it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Right, Owen, well, tomorrow.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22No excuses.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25When I would get in trouble, I wouldn't just say, "Oh, fine,"
0:18:25 > 0:18:29I'd take it too far and I got isolated for it.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34I've been isolated... I can't remember how many times,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I don't really keep track.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Now that Harry doesn't need looking after so much,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Owen is sometimes at a loose end.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43I miss Harry a lot because, like,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47erm, when I was with him, we'd have a lot more fun.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52But Owen has found a new way of showing his caring nature.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Hiya, Brenda, how you doing? - All right, thank you.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- How have you been since I left, then? - I've been all right, really.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02He is helping the people at the local care home
0:19:02 > 0:19:05keep up-to-date with technology.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Then you go to a second backdrop where we can zoom out
0:19:08 > 0:19:10and just move all of these characters off.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12I never thought I would ever see the day
0:19:12 > 0:19:16where I could understand them a little bit.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I do think I have a caring side.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Erm, like especially not just for Harry,
0:19:20 > 0:19:24but for many other people as well because, like, I like helping people.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- So, I'll see you later, then. - All right, darling.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Nice one, Owen.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34A big part of Year 8
0:19:34 > 0:19:37is realising you're not the youngest any more.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40The Year 7s, are, like, just really cocky and just,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42"Ooh, we're in big school now."
0:19:43 > 0:19:49Even though we were all quite childish in a way, they really are.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53But then, if you think really hard, then, we were in the exact same...
0:19:53 > 0:19:55- We were like that. - We were the exact same.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Some of the Year 7s are taller than me.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- All of the Year 7s are taller than you.- Not all of them.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06I thought when the Year 7s came, it was good cos
0:20:06 > 0:20:09you feel like you've took one step up.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Higher authority.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12BELL RINGS
0:20:12 > 0:20:15So it is all about growing up.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18But one pupil who has done more of that than most is Ewan.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21Back in Year 7,
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Ewan was living on the edge as he struggled to control his anger...
0:20:24 > 0:20:27- I am not staying in school, all right?- You're not coming home.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30..and stormed out of school more than once.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32You're not going home, like.
0:20:32 > 0:20:37His fellow pupils didn't see any of this until it was on TV.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39When Ewan walked out of school, I was kind of shocked
0:20:39 > 0:20:42cos I didn't think someone would do that.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Ewan, come here, please.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I knew he was naughty but I didn't know that he would walk out
0:20:46 > 0:20:48and go on a train home.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54But flash forward to Year 8 and Ewan is still here.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57- What do you think we need to do to it?- Heat it up.- Good.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59We're going to heat it up. Thermal heat.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Well, in one point in Year 7, I thought I was going to get expelled
0:21:02 > 0:21:04cos my behaviour was escalating.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07But I have done really well, cos I'm still at Conyers.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14Ewan has managed to survive Conyers and thrive.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- How many centimetres in are we going at the top?- 30 millimetres.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- 30 millimetres, brilliant. - I just got that right.
0:21:19 > 0:21:24Ewan's doing great but it is important he stays on track.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Every week, the school sends him here,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29to this local centre where they help kids with behavioural issues.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Since my journey, since Year 7, I have had my ups and downs,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38but now I am going on a straight line.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40So Ewan is finding things he is good at,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43particularly when he's using his hands.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- And then, that's it. - Oh, yeah, definitely,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49I want to be a mechanic when I'm older
0:21:49 > 0:21:51and the Phoenix Centre helps me do that.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- Can you manage?- Yes.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57He's always going to be a boy that's in and out of trouble
0:21:57 > 0:22:01and he's going to make mistakes but the good thing about Ewan is,
0:22:01 > 0:22:05he always comes back and he always is prepared to start again.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Nearly stripped it down, now, haven't we? Well done.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11Now the hard work begins.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I feel proud of myself because I have grown up.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18So, plenty of changes round here
0:22:18 > 0:22:22but I reckon the biggest one is that they're all becoming teenagers.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Today is Libby's...
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Well, you guessed it, it's her 13th birthday.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32LIBBY GASPS
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Oh, that is such a nice card.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37"Happy 13th birthday, Libby.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39"All of our love and hugs, Mum and Dad." Aw!
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Hi, you OK?
0:22:45 > 0:22:48I guess turning 13, you're like a teenager
0:22:48 > 0:22:51and then you can stay out for longer
0:22:51 > 0:22:54or go on the Xbox for longer.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57# Happy birthday to you. #
0:22:58 > 0:23:01I'd say, like, I'm just really excited to be a bit more grown up
0:23:01 > 0:23:05and to have, like, more responsibilities and stuff.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Just to warn you, I am not the best cutter.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14But not everybody is so bothered about turning 13.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I don't really want to turn 13 cos it's got the word "teen" in it
0:23:16 > 0:23:18and I want to be known as a kid.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19Just say "thir".
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Oh, yeah, I'm totally going to go around saying, "Yeah, I'm thir."
0:23:26 > 0:23:28What are we doing for you today?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Erm, can I just have it cut?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33I just think, when I turn 13, I have an excuse to be moody.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38It is a change and you just feel...you feel better,
0:23:38 > 0:23:39you feel more confident.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I think I do, personally, I feel more confident
0:23:42 > 0:23:43cos I am a teenager now.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- It's gorgeous, yeah.- Really bouncy.
0:23:47 > 0:23:48Really grown-up.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Glad you had a good birthday, Libs.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Turning 13 can be a big deal
0:23:55 > 0:23:58but one of our Year 8s is taking an even bigger step.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Oh, he takes it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Oh, and he takes it again.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Alex's parents are separated but he has stayed close to his dad
0:24:06 > 0:24:08who has been through some tough times.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13My dad battled with cancer for two years
0:24:13 > 0:24:18so it has made me really proud of him because of what he has done.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21Yeah. Oh, fantastic, thank you very much, Alex.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26Back in Year 7, talking about his dad at school left Alex in tears.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29It's just, like, it only really comes around if I talk about it that I get
0:24:29 > 0:24:34really upset cos, like, it'll always be, like, in the back of my mind.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38But things are looking up for father and son.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44So, the big news from my dad is that he is going to get married.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47So, here we go, son, another exciting day, trying a suit on.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- You OK?- Yeah.- Yeah? Good, I'm looking forward to it.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Have you tried a penguin suit on before?- No.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57I'm going to be the best man for his day.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00I just hope I can do really well on the day and impress him
0:25:00 > 0:25:01and do him proud.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03No peeking.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07Oh! D'oh!
0:25:08 > 0:25:12When he first said my name, to be the best man,
0:25:12 > 0:25:17I was totally shocked, I was totally spellbound, I had no idea.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20- Right, guys, what do you think? - It is really good.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26I just...I just thought it was a really proud moment for both of us.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28I tell you something, it takes a real man to wear pink.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30ALEX LAUGHS
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I think because of what could have happened to my dad,
0:25:35 > 0:25:41for something brilliant to happen, with him getting married,
0:25:41 > 0:25:42just brings us a lot of good luck.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- Ready?- Hey-hey!
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Oh, brilliant, son. Lovely.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I like that, son, yeah.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51- That's better. - ALEX'S DAD LAUGHS
0:25:51 > 0:25:54On the wedding, when we'll be on, like, the top table
0:25:54 > 0:25:56and I'll be sitting next to him,
0:25:56 > 0:26:01always I'll be thinking, like, "This is it, this is a big day."
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Just really proud of my dad
0:26:05 > 0:26:07cos he deserves it.
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Big occasion, big day,
0:26:08 > 0:26:12- supporting each other...- Side by side.- ..side by side, son, yeah.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- I'm going to be so proud of you. - Me too.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18All good, son, all good.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20CHURCH BELLS RING
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Well, I can tell you that the wedding was a triumph
0:26:22 > 0:26:24and the best man did his dad proud.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31So you see, all of our kids are growing up in different ways
0:26:31 > 0:26:33and starting to say goodbye to childhood.
0:26:33 > 0:26:36The things I'll miss about being a kid is when you can just literally
0:26:36 > 0:26:39go out and just play in the street for, like, ages.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Being childish and stuff and not having anyone be like,
0:26:44 > 0:26:48"Oh, you're being childish," cos you are, cos you were a child.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51When you're a teenager
0:26:51 > 0:26:54and your parents catch you stealing stuff out of cupboards like crisps
0:26:54 > 0:26:59and stuff, they'll, like, shout at you instead of just letting you off.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02There's an easy way to get out of that, isn't there?
0:27:02 > 0:27:03Don't get caught.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07I'm in no rush to grow up.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11I just want to live life in the now.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16These guys have come a long way the start of Year 7.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19I know it was only a year ago but it just seems like,
0:27:19 > 0:27:23so long ago and it's just loads of...loads has changed.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27THEY CHANT
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Like, looking back on my time at Conyers,
0:27:29 > 0:27:32it's obviously just more than going to school, it's more than learning
0:27:32 > 0:27:36and it's more than, like, teachers and homework, it's more than that.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39School is like family.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44I've learnt a new trick with it.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I can burp "I am Ironman."
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Go on, then.
0:27:48 > 0:27:49I want proof.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- HE BURPS:- I am Ironman.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56There we go.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59That is disgusting.
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Oh, Lucas, that's minging.