0:00:03 > 0:00:05Each September, half a million children
0:00:05 > 0:00:08begin the most important year of school so far.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13Year 7.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Boom!
0:00:15 > 0:00:20CBBC have rigged this secondary school with loads of cameras,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22so you can see exactly what happens...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25..as they make new friends
0:00:25 > 0:00:27and 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 > 0:00:35I'm not spotting make-up there, am I?
0:00:35 > 0:00:37But what they learn here...
0:00:39 > 0:00:41..will stay with them for ever.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48Hello there. I'm Mr Thorburn and I'm a science teacher here.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50If you've ever wondered what secondary school is like,
0:00:50 > 0:00:52here's your chance to find out.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54This is Our School.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56HE BELCHES
0:00:56 > 0:00:57How can you do that?
0:00:57 > 0:00:59SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:01:03 > 0:01:06This time we're following...
0:01:09 > 0:01:12..as they try to make their mark at Our School.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19One of the biggest worries when you move up to Year 7
0:01:19 > 0:01:20is how to make a good impression.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26But two students who don't seem too worried
0:01:26 > 0:01:29are old primary schoolmates Kyran and Alex.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31They're a bit of handful!
0:01:31 > 0:01:33BOTH GIGGLE
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Kyran is very loud and energetic. - Mm-hm.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Yeah, ha.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Leprechaun.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44He likes putting his hair to the side and singing.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Ha, that doesn't suit you!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- Do I like singing?- Yes, you do! - OK, I do.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59But their behaviour is already getting them into trouble.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Stop making silly noises.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- It's like in gymnastics, you go... - HE IMITATES KARATE CHOP NOISES
0:02:04 > 0:02:07When I get told off,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11it is either for whispering,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15or chatting when the teacher is talking
0:02:15 > 0:02:20or sometimes, I daydream about motor bikes.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23And that's because Kyran has a very exciting hobby...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Speedway.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34Speedway is a very good motor sport
0:02:34 > 0:02:36and you can meet new friends there.
0:02:40 > 0:02:45What I like about it is it's really fast and high-energy.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50At first, it was my dad that got into them.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54He started racing and that's just got me into it,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56and I want to do it now.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Kyran might have a need for speed outside of school,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06but Alex prefers a quieter life.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I describe myself as a sporty person.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I like golf.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17I am the only one plays golf out of my friends.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21My dad used to play it, and I used go round with this one ball
0:03:21 > 0:03:23and smack it around the course.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Then I got this really small set of clubs and started playing.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31If you win a medal, you qualify for a medal final.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33I won the monthly medal.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36It's, like, detachable.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41'With Kyran's Speedway and Alex's love of golf,
0:03:41 > 0:03:44'sitting still in class can be a challenge.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47'Hmm, I hope they settle down in my science lesson.'
0:03:47 > 0:03:49You can get set up to collect... Wait, wait, wait!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Don't talk, and put that ruler down! Thank you!
0:03:52 > 0:03:56I would recommend that you try, where possible,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58to use the outside benches
0:03:58 > 0:04:02cos then you're not going to be crossing the classroom with flames.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05'Time to light the Bunsen burners,
0:04:05 > 0:04:08'but can Kyran and Alex be trusted not to play with fire?'
0:04:08 > 0:04:10BOTH GIGGLE
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Blow it out!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It's out! Alex, it's fire!
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Whoo, whoo!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24'Mucking about with flames is definitely NOT acceptable.'
0:04:25 > 0:04:30When you were lighting the splint wood thing, it was like massive.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34The flame was massive for me for some reason.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Take it out, Alex!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Alex, take it out!
0:04:39 > 0:04:42BOTH GIGGLE
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Alex, hold it with the tip like that, and point it like that.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49'These two could easily hurt themselves.'
0:04:49 > 0:04:53- Ouch! - Ooh, are you all right?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56'And that is what happens when you are not careful, Alex.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59'Luckily, I spot them before they can do any more damage.'
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Why did you just light that and then put that out?
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Go and sit down, take your goggles off. You're no longer taking part.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11He's not strict, but I think he is because...
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Safety.- Yeah, he doesn't want anyone to get hurt.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17It's all like safety and stuff. Because fire is dangerous.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19'Spot on, Alex.'
0:05:21 > 0:05:24For the new Year 7s, starting secondary school
0:05:24 > 0:05:26means trying lots of new things.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29ALL ROAR
0:05:29 > 0:05:31# C'est moi? C'est moi? #
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Like rapping...
0:05:33 > 0:05:35in French?
0:05:35 > 0:05:38# Quel age as-tu? Quel age as-tu?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40# Jai onze ans Jai onze ans
0:05:40 > 0:05:41# Jai onze ans! #
0:05:41 > 0:05:45# Je m'appelle, Je m'appelle Delight
0:05:45 > 0:05:48# Jai onze ans, Jai onze ans
0:05:48 > 0:05:50# Salut! Salut!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52# Je habite... #
0:05:52 > 0:05:54SHE GIGGLES
0:05:54 > 0:05:56# Je habite en Thornaby! #
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Ah! Tres bien! - APPLAUSE
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It's five years since Delight, along with her mum,
0:06:03 > 0:06:07brother and sister came to the UK from Zimbabwe in Africa.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12She's really determined to well at school and make her mum proud.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17Zimbabwe is where I was born,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21and no-one can ever really forget where they're from,
0:06:21 > 0:06:22and it's what made me me.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24I think without being from Zimbabwe,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27I wouldn't appreciate everything that I have.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30I like this one the most, this one.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Yeah, this is when I graduated from nursery, wasn't it?
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Yeah, I like it.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39SHE CHUCKLES
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Delight's dad was in the UK preparing for his family's arrival
0:06:43 > 0:06:45when he died very suddenly.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49When I was five or six, he came back to my country for a month.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51He lived with us for that long
0:06:51 > 0:06:54and then, he came back down here, and then he died.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01SHE SOBS
0:07:01 > 0:07:07Her mum's strength has inspired Delight to try her best to succeed.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11My mum is so great because she has always been there for me,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15and she brought me to this country when we didn't know anything,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and has stood by us and made sure we have had a roof over our head
0:07:18 > 0:07:21and that we had food, and she is just really nice.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- You can't put this one.- Oh, really?
0:07:27 > 0:07:30In tutor time, 7AG are talking about their heroes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Thanks very much, Sam. Well done. - APPLAUSE
0:07:32 > 0:07:36Next, I'll have Delight.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42And Delight doesn't have to think too hard to think about hers.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45My hero is my mum.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47ALL: Aww...
0:07:49 > 0:07:51So, what's special about your hero?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Because my dad died, I only had my mum left,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and she was always taking care of me,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00and we have been through a lot together,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03and she is really good, and she is really amazing.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07So, from looking at your mam's special qualities,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09what are you going to take from that and emulate her?
0:08:09 > 0:08:11What are you going to do?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I'm going to try as hard as I can.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Because my mum worked so hard to get me here,
0:08:16 > 0:08:19the best way I can repay her is by doing my very best.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Fantastic. Well done. - APPLAUSE
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Thank you very much, Delight.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30It's break time and the hot topic is what happened in science
0:08:30 > 0:08:34with Kyran another boy, also called Alex.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Did you get told off in science yesterday?
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- No.- Yeah, you did.- When?
0:08:40 > 0:08:44When we were in science, and Alex dropped his pen
0:08:44 > 0:08:46and I was kicking it to him,
0:08:46 > 0:08:48I went to push my chair in more
0:08:48 > 0:08:53and my foot slipped off and kicked him because he was like...
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Oooh, ow, God's sake!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I accidentally kicked him in the forehead.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06But nobody seems to be buying Kyran's story.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10So, your foot just slipped up towards Alex's forehead?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13No, literally his head was like that,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15right over to where I was sat.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I know you didn't mean to kick him in the forehead,
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- but did you mean to kick him?- No.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25When I told them, they were like, "Oh, you kicked him on purpose."
0:09:25 > 0:09:28It annoyed me quite a lot
0:09:28 > 0:09:32because they weren't on that table and they didn't know what happened,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35and they assumed I did it on purpose.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39Yeah, he just slipped his foot leg into Alex's head.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Yeah, that was a complete accident(!)
0:09:41 > 0:09:43No, because we was sat down.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I didn't just go, "Ahh! Doosh!"
0:09:45 > 0:09:47With rumours flying around the school,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51my fellow science teacher, Miss Pander,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54tries to find out exactly what happened.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58So, she's called Kyran and Alex in for a chat.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01What happened yesterday in my lesson?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Alex's pencil fell on the floor
0:10:04 > 0:10:07and I was kicking it towards him
0:10:07 > 0:10:12and I don't know how, but my foot slipped over and nudged him a bit.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15I don't know whether Kyran's foot slipped
0:10:15 > 0:10:17or he didn't think the pencil has gone away
0:10:17 > 0:10:19and was trying to kick it again,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21but I bent down and got kicked.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24So, what do you want to say to Alex about yesterday?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- Sorry.- That's all right. - OK. Do you want to shake on it?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Accidents happen and, you two,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35you just need to keep an eye on each other.
0:10:35 > 0:10:40Apologising for something that you didn't do on purpose
0:10:40 > 0:10:42is quite annoying
0:10:42 > 0:10:44because you didn't mean to do it,
0:10:44 > 0:10:48but you have to say sorry for doing it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Miss Pander is quite nice
0:10:50 > 0:10:54and she deals with things in a good way.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55OK, good luck!
0:10:55 > 0:10:58So that's the end of that! Back to lessons, lads.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08In Geography, 7AG are in groups, designing a plan of the school.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Come on! Come on, Kyran!
0:11:11 > 0:11:15We are going to do a presentation and we are going to keep this card
0:11:15 > 0:11:17so people will have something to say,
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and if you forget, so these are very precious.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Delight has taken the role as group leader,
0:11:23 > 0:11:27but not every shares her enthusiasm for the task.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- What are you doing? - KIDS CHATTER
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Right here in the middle is the...
0:11:32 > 0:11:35BOY MOCKS: Right here in the middle! Right here in the middle! Sorry!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38When I first came to this country I was pretty shy
0:11:38 > 0:11:40but then, after a while, and I knew what to say
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and I knew I'd stand up for myself,
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I grew a lot more confident and I'm pretty happy with that,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I don't want to be hiding in the corners.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50I want to be right there in the middle!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I'll help you two guys.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55You two write, "Welcome to our presentation."
0:11:55 > 0:11:57How about you write something?
0:11:57 > 0:12:00It's like I'm looking after little tiny babies!
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Put that down. Kyran, put that down.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Delight, stop being bossy.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10'I can be quite bossy, and in that bossy way I'm also pretty serious.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12'So I'm like, "Let's do this right now."'
0:12:12 > 0:12:15I think it's important to set an example.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19I'm just going to keep trying hard, I guess,
0:12:19 > 0:12:22and I'll see where it gets me.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Good for you, Delight, but you've got your hands full with this lot.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28What are you doing, Kyran?
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Whilst Delight is trying to be a model pupil,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35in 7AG, Kyran's and Alex's behaviour
0:12:35 > 0:12:38seems to be taking a turn for the worst.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Boys, we have a sanction thing in school
0:12:46 > 0:12:49that if you are warned by several times of staff,
0:12:49 > 0:12:52that you'll then... I'm on my third time now asking you to work.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55We got told off a lot. We talk too much.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Yes, yes, yes, we do.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01And there are more warnings in French.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Je m'appelle!
0:13:04 > 0:13:07You're going to get me in trouble!
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Whoop! Whoop!
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Boys!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13'Sometimes I can get carried away'
0:13:13 > 0:13:16because I have got a lot of energy.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20I don't mean to get into trouble, but like, I just do.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22This is your last chance, OK?
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Hmm, I don't think they're listening.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Boys!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Now, when I speak in English,
0:13:29 > 0:13:31it means somebody's getting into trouble.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35(What are you laughing at?)
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It is nice to sit next to each other,
0:13:38 > 0:13:41but it does lead to trouble because we make each other laugh.
0:13:41 > 0:13:47- And then land on your feet, can you do that?- Yep.- Swanky!- OK, then!
0:13:47 > 0:13:52But in tutor time, the boys test Miss Gibbons' patience to the limit.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Close your mouth.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56He said, "Swanky"!
0:13:56 > 0:14:00If you cross the line, then she will tell you off.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01APPLAUSE
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Settle down...because you will be split up. I'm not lying.
0:14:08 > 0:14:13I think our tutor group talk a lot and I think she gets a bit annoyed.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17..going to have a look around the school and see if they like it,
0:14:17 > 0:14:19and get a little bit of a feel for the school.
0:14:19 > 0:14:21Do you want to go wait outside?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- Now? - Go and stand at the door, please.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Right, seriously when I ask you to be quiet...
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Year 7, can you keep this noise down, please?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38OK, not only was I talking,
0:14:38 > 0:14:41you were throwing things up and trying to eat them, OK?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Surely, Alex will settle down now?
0:14:46 > 0:14:52- Alex! Are you talking about who your hero is?- Yeah.- I hope so.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Hmm, maybe not.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I absolutely hate being told off.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07It just gives me this massive sinking feeling.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10When I get told off, which is very rare,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14very rare, just getting that word out, rare.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17Um, I feel ashamed.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20You can't just go, "No, I'm not having a detention,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23"I'm not even talking."
0:15:23 > 0:15:27You've just got to take the fall for this stuff, don't you?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- That's life.- That's life.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I think they should give you a second chance.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Thankfully, I haven't had a detention yet, so...
0:15:35 > 0:15:39But if I did get a detention for something that I hadn't done,
0:15:39 > 0:15:42then I'd be really annoyed.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44I'm not scared of teachers, no way.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Only the head teacher and the deputy heads like Mr Skerry
0:15:47 > 0:15:51and Miss Spellman... I've never been shouted at by them, yet!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53SHE CHUCKLES
0:15:55 > 0:16:00No. Sh! Right, take a seat, listen!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02So the tutor group can get to know each other a bit better,
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Mr Glendenning has asked them to bring in a personal item from home.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10First person up... Come on, Delight.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It's a chance for Delight to share some memories
0:16:12 > 0:16:17of her life in Zimbabwe and to show the class her favourite photo.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20When you're ready, Delight, describe what it is.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22This is a picture of when I graduated the...
0:16:22 > 0:16:25of when I graduated nursery.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27CLASS COOS
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Awww! You don't look any different.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34We did a performance as well,
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and like, we were all like singing
0:16:36 > 0:16:38and like doing dances and everything
0:16:38 > 0:16:41with everybody around. And my mum came as well,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and she had a big present for me afterwards.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46What song did you sing?
0:16:46 > 0:16:48I don't remember, I know a bit of the words.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- C'mon then. - ALL: Sing it! Sing it!
0:16:51 > 0:16:54We just want to hear you sing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56ALL CHANT: Go, Delight! Go, Delight!
0:16:56 > 0:17:01They were all like, "Sing, sing, sing, sing!" I was like, "OK."
0:17:01 > 0:17:04One, two, three, four!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06# Listen to the voice
0:17:06 > 0:17:10# I hear a melody
0:17:10 > 0:17:14# I sing, again complete
0:17:14 > 0:17:20# Listen, to the sound from deep within... #
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- Wow! - CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Well done.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36It felt really weird, but then, afterwards,
0:17:36 > 0:17:40everyone was like, "Delight, you sounded so good! Sing for us again!"
0:17:40 > 0:17:42When I'm singing, I feel kind of different,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45I can't really explain it,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48I'm just really happy and I'm just lost in the music.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51It gives me confidence.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02It looks as if Kyran's messing around
0:18:02 > 0:18:05is beginning to affect his work.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08I'm looking around and I can see quite a few people
0:18:08 > 0:18:10with the questionnaire I asked you to fill in.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Math's teacher Mr Clayton gave 7CG some homework to do.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Put your hand up if you haven't brought that in for me, please?
0:18:18 > 0:18:20But Kyran hasn't completed it.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23No-one? That means I should be able to see it on everyone's desk
0:18:23 > 0:18:25and I can't see it on yours, Kyran.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26I brought it in, but half done.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- Why is it only half done? - I didn't get the time.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30No, that's not an excuse.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33If you got homework on one day
0:18:33 > 0:18:35and you didn't get time to do it,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and then the next day, you get two pieces of homework,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40you'd just be packed with homework.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Right, so are you telling me
0:18:42 > 0:18:45that you didn't have ten minutes to spare last night,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48and that you only had five minutes spare and that you did half of it?
0:18:48 > 0:18:53Well, I think I didn't do it because I was busy that day,
0:18:53 > 0:18:55and then when I tried to do a bit in the morning,
0:18:55 > 0:18:58and then didn't get time.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00So, just what were you doing, Kyran?
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Um, well, I was eating my tea.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09I filled in some last night and then I filled in a bit more.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14So, what you're saying is you did a bit last night and more this morning
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and you didn't give it enough priority to do it all in one go?
0:19:18 > 0:19:23- I had to help my dad do some stuff.. - Stuff, like?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Like fix... I think it was the floor
0:19:25 > 0:19:28because I think there was a big crack,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31And then thinking about it, and I did a bit after that.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35A very believable story(!)
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Hmm, carry on like this, Kyran,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41and everything might start going horribly wrong.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55Right, can everybody who's doing their speech, come to the front?
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Quietly! Quietly!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02At the start of the year, each tutor group elects two students
0:20:02 > 0:20:04to be on the school council.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Can we now have...Delight?
0:20:08 > 0:20:12In 7AG, Delight has decided to run for election,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14and this is her big moment.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18Good afternoon, 7AG. You all know me as Delight,
0:20:18 > 0:20:21but, hopefully, with your vote and your help,
0:20:21 > 0:20:25I will have the pleasure of being your new and first student leader.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28'I think it's important to set an example.'
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Some people will follow you, listen to what you have to say sometimes,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34but it's quite important because people expect you
0:20:34 > 0:20:36'to be more sensible than the other people.'
0:20:36 > 0:20:40I would like to promise you that you will get everything you want,
0:20:40 > 0:20:42but that would be me telling you lies,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45and that is not what being a student leader is all about,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47especially not this one.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49But I can promise you, I will try my very best
0:20:49 > 0:20:52to get you what you want and need,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54all of you, this whole class, including you, sir!
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Then, I guarantee you, I'm the girl to pick.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Round of applause!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Right at the end, everyone clapped and I was happy,
0:21:04 > 0:21:08and everyone was like, "Oh, you're going to win! You're going to win!"
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Delight did well, but she knows there's plenty of competition.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19Over in 7CG, Kyran's also decided to run for the School Council.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21After his recent behaviour,
0:21:21 > 0:21:23could this be a chance to impress the class
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and get back into Miss Gibbons' good books?
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- OK, mature?- Ahem...
0:21:29 > 0:21:33IN POSH VOICE: I should be student leader because I wasn't... What?
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Not a great start, Kyran, have another go.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39IN NORMAL VOICE: I should be a student leader
0:21:39 > 0:21:42because I wasn't part of anything in primary.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45I'm good at listening to people's ideas, I'm responsible,
0:21:45 > 0:21:50and I can follow instructions that a teacher gives me
0:21:50 > 0:21:54and will...will be helpful.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57APPLAUSE
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Is that everything? OK, brilliant! Well done, Kyran.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04I decided to run for student leader because I like being the captain.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06It was kind of nervous,
0:22:06 > 0:22:10because you don't know how to pronounce the easy words
0:22:10 > 0:22:15because like, your nerves, they're a bit like, over the top.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16That felt stupid.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Why? You sounded lovely.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- Because they were laughing! - Very professional.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Ah, Miss Gibbons seems impressed. Could the tide be turning for Kyran?
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Meanwhile, Delight has been trying
0:22:36 > 0:22:40some of the many activities that Year 7 has to offer.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42I guess, in my free time,
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I want to be doing something that I really like.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49So, when I join like all drama or music.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I want to let them know that I'm ready to do this.
0:22:52 > 0:22:53# Downtown
0:22:53 > 0:22:57# Where the hop-heads flop in the snow
0:22:57 > 0:23:01# Down on skid row... #
0:23:02 > 0:23:06You have to latch onto "Downtown" not "Downtown!"
0:23:06 > 0:23:10I want to be a signer, I want to be a dancer, I want to be an actor.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Yeah, it's all out there.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16But as well as the music and drama clubs,
0:23:16 > 0:23:18there's some exciting news for Delight.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21In December, we're going to be holding
0:23:21 > 0:23:23a talent competition for all of Year 7.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25CHEERING
0:23:25 > 0:23:28And Mr Glendenning's got high hopes for 7AG.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32We're going to win the talent competition, aren't we? Aren't we?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:23:35 > 0:23:38But first, they'll have to assemble a crack team of performers
0:23:38 > 0:23:41and, it seems, everyone wants to audition.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Hello, honey!
0:23:42 > 0:23:44# Y-M-C-A! #
0:23:44 > 0:23:49# Our song on the radio but it don't sound the same... #
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Delight loves singing. and she seems pretty confident.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54If they do choose me,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56then we get to sing in front of the whole Year 7
0:23:56 > 0:23:59and win for our class and show that 7AG is the best,
0:23:59 > 0:24:01and I really want to do that.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:07 > 0:24:09# I believe there's children crying
0:24:09 > 0:24:11# I believe there's soldiers dying... #
0:24:11 > 0:24:16But, hang on a minute, she's got some competition in Chloe.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20# Oh, I believe, you believe, we'll both believe... #
0:24:20 > 0:24:22CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:24:23 > 0:24:24With her nerves growing,
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Delight turns to classmate Yass for reassurance.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31I think you're going to win, you're amazing. You're good at singing.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33Aw, thanks. I don't know.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Chloe's like my one person that I think I like need to compete with
0:24:37 > 0:24:40because her voice is really amazing.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I don't know. I'm so scared though. It's really scary.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46Nobody can be confident all the time.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Feeling inspired when you start Year 7 is really important,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56whether you're creative, academic or sporty.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Local athlete Kat Copeland
0:25:00 > 0:25:03won a gold medal for rowing at the 2012 Olympics
0:25:03 > 0:25:04and was awarded an MBE.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Um, hello, thanks for having me.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11The school have invited her to talk to Year 7
0:25:11 > 0:25:14about how she stayed motivated.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Two main things, looking back, that I would say to you,
0:25:17 > 0:25:21that I wish someone had said to me when I was in Year 7.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Set little targets and be ambitious
0:25:23 > 0:25:26and want to make yourself better, little goals,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28and that persistence is so important.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32It's really fun to see people that have achieved something higher
0:25:32 > 0:25:36and that, knowing that one day, if you try as hard as them,
0:25:36 > 0:25:39you can be just like them and you can be on that stage.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41So, yeah, it was really good, I really liked it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44You're not going to learn French in a week,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47and you're not going to become an Olympian in a year,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50it's just trying hard and doing a little bit every single day.
0:25:50 > 0:25:55Great words and exactly what Delight needed to hear.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59There's just time to announce the winners of the student elections.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01From AG, we have Adam and Delight.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06Delight's election speech managed to win over the class, after all.
0:26:06 > 0:26:08I didn't really think I would win.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09I thought they would just listen,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12but they wouldn't really pick me, but I was glad when they did.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15But Kyran has been pipped at the post.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Never mind, there's always next time.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I was...
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I felt like...not gutted
0:26:22 > 0:26:23but a bit upset,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26because I didn't get the chance.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29But I think they deserved it because they were good.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32APPLAUSE
0:26:32 > 0:26:36Cheers, Big Ears. And, thanks, Big Pants.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Kyran's trying really hard to settle down into life at Our School.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Yay!
0:26:42 > 0:26:45He's not sitting with Alex any more,
0:26:45 > 0:26:49which just might help them both focus a bit better in lessons.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54I think there will be changes in me next year and in a few months.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I've got a good one.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I think I might be more mature.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00# Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh... #
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Ride a motorbike.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Well, let's hope so anyway.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08And Delight's doing really well so far,
0:27:08 > 0:27:11but with the Year 7 Talent Show only weeks away,
0:27:11 > 0:27:16will she be ready to take to the stage and face the music?
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Next time, on Our School,
0:27:22 > 0:27:25we'll meet Harry, who loves his dinosaurs.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28HE MUTTERS EXCITEDLY
0:27:28 > 0:27:33And James, who's trying to get to grips with his dyslexia.
0:27:33 > 0:27:38What would you want other people to know about being dyslexic?
0:27:38 > 0:27:39How hard it is.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42MUSIC DROWNS SPEECH