0:00:02 > 0:00:03BELL RINGS
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Meet year seven.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Awesome!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12It's the most important year of school so far.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15You're not here to have a laugh and a good time. You're here to learn.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18With so many changes,
0:00:18 > 0:00:19new friends...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Miss, have you got a cloth?
0:00:21 > 0:00:22..and new teachers...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24You are a Greenwood boy.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27..it's an exciting world to discover.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Wow.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33It can be fun but, sometimes, it can be tough.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35There are different challenges for everybody.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38We're in year seven, we're acting like three-year-olds.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41We've rigged another secondary school with loads of cameras...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Is this what you see when you look through a camera?
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Because this is awesome.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47..so you can find out exactly what happens.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50You're on report by my request.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I'm Trev.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55I used to go to school here
0:00:55 > 0:00:58but now I'm one of the teachers.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Last question, because you're going to run out of time.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Welcome to Our School.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06I need a wee!
0:01:11 > 0:01:15We're back for a brand-new series of Our School.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17This time, it's January
0:01:17 > 0:01:21and the start of the second term at secondary school.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23We're at a different school this time around
0:01:23 > 0:01:26so, in this special episode, I'm going to introduce you
0:01:26 > 0:01:29to some of the students you'll be meeting across the series.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32Just get on with your work and stop shouting "Poo".
0:01:34 > 0:01:39We've also got two new kids joining our school this term, Archie...
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I smell the mangoes just from here
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Put it in different places, even in your beer!
0:01:46 > 0:01:47And Eesa.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Eesa, you OK?
0:01:50 > 0:01:51Wakey-wakey.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55They'll be getting to know everyone too.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59I'm not taking the mick, that's sick.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04This time around, we're in Birmingham.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08And any guesses where that lot are off to?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12They're heading for our school,
0:02:12 > 0:02:13called Greenwood Academy.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Our school is home to 673 students and 90 members of staff.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- OK, good morning, year seven. - ALL:- Good morning, Miss.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Once more with feeling.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31- I love this school. - Thank you, Taylor-Jay.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33You just need to give it a few weeks
0:02:33 > 0:02:35to get into the school and relax
0:02:35 > 0:02:38and, like, know all the people that are there.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I'm going into secondary school.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42It's much better than primary school, really.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45This school, I would like a lot to be my new home.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Yeah, I'm proud.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55We've got over 40 classrooms, two canteens,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57an Astroturf, playing fields
0:02:57 > 0:02:59and three sports halls,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01but this room is my favourite.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I'll tell you more about that later.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Around here, we like to think of ourselves as one big family.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Oh, that's Miss Richardson, our head of year.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Very nice teacher, ain't you, Miss?
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Very smooth, Spencer.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18We're like a big family, basically. We've got to sit together.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Yeah, like, a big family, you don't spread apart.
0:03:21 > 0:03:22You come together as one.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Well said, girls.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26And, if we're one big family,
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I guess that means principal Mr French is dad.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34It helps to stay fit to run a busy place like our school.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39I think Mr French is a smart teacher, really nice
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- and healthy.- Healthy.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Do you like being the head teacher?
0:03:43 > 0:03:47Yeah, genuinely, I think I've got the best job in the world.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- I'll put yes.- Yes, OK.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52That's not a job interview, by the way.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53It's just some of our year seven
0:03:53 > 0:03:55quizzing him for a project they're doing.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- And I suppose Mum... - Are your trousers ripped, hun?- Yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04..must be head of year seven, Miss Richardson.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Bring them in the back and I'll sew them up for you, darling, all right?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11I'm always, like, basically, that mean one
0:04:11 > 0:04:13and I'm always going to be the mean one.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Really good. That jacket needs to come off
0:04:15 > 0:04:17from underneath your blazer now.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Being fair, I'll quite happily take that
0:04:19 > 0:04:21and then see you guys in year 11 succeed,
0:04:21 > 0:04:25getting your Bs, your A*s and things like that.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27OK, that's enough grown-ups for now.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Let's meet some younger but still very important members
0:04:30 > 0:04:32of the Our School family.
0:04:32 > 0:04:33- ALL:- Hi!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37In fact, let's hear from them in their own words.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50At school, I'm mischievous and cheeky.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51SHE GIGGLES
0:04:51 > 0:04:53- I'm quite loud.- Yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57I'll chase people if they do something to me.
0:04:57 > 0:04:58Yay.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01I would say I'm clever.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- I'm very clever.- Big-headed. - I'm not big-headed.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Us as a generation are getting smarter.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Do you want the wrong answers?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11No, you don't, so let me check if they're right.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13People are saying, like, all the tests are getting easier
0:05:13 > 0:05:16just because the grades went up and we've been getting higher marks
0:05:16 > 0:05:19but we're getting... We're smarter, really,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23because, if you ask my dad, he can barely work his phone.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I'm clever.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Clever, see?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35This year at school, I want it to be a great year,
0:05:35 > 0:05:41try not to get in trouble or be silly.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Try and be the best that I can.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I'd love to, like, go out there and I'd love to get good grades
0:05:48 > 0:05:51and I'd love to make a name for myself.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Sometimes, I'm lazy and I just don't try my best.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Since I've started secondary school, Mum thinks that I'm a bit more ruder
0:06:00 > 0:06:02now but, most of the time, it's not my fault.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07Cheeky, talkative and a little bit annoying.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- Rhys, shut your mouth.- Kasey!
0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Stupid.- Are you calling me stupid?
0:06:18 > 0:06:20No, I'm calling myself stupid.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Describe each other.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Yeah, I'm calling you stupid
0:06:24 > 0:06:28because you didn't know I called myself stupid.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I'm not even going to argue with you on that one.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33THEY CHATTER
0:06:33 > 0:06:35We are in a nerd section.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Yeah.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Definitely nerd section.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47But, pretty soon, you'll know year seven
0:06:47 > 0:06:49as well as year seven know year seven.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52How? Because we've put cameras everywhere.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58And I mean everywhere.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Teachers' toilets and...
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Er, no, I don't think so, Spencer.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06OK, then. Almost everywhere.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Oh, we've got another spy.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Any ideas what's behind this door?
0:07:18 > 0:07:21No, it's not an extra-special detention room.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25We've got a hard-working team from CBB...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Wait a second.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29They've got brownies.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Anyway, we've got a hard-working team from CBBC.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39They're watching every move we make all the time,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41so you'll be able to see Callum singing...
0:07:41 > 0:07:44# I like big butts and I cannot lie
0:07:44 > 0:07:46# All the other brothers can't deny... #
0:07:46 > 0:07:48..Kiara gossiping...
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Did you kiss him?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Did you kiss him?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Did you hug him?
0:07:53 > 0:07:55..and Courtney...
0:07:55 > 0:07:57OK, yeah, Hayden?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Actually, what are you doing, Courtney?
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Ergh!
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Our crack team will capture everything.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08When they aren't eating brownies, that is.
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Caught you, Aaron.
0:08:09 > 0:08:10What?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17So let's meet some of the kids who our cameras are going to be following
0:08:17 > 0:08:21and who we'll be getting to know better over the coming weeks.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24First of all, say hello to Kiara May.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Apparently, this is what I've heard,
0:08:27 > 0:08:29he asked you out and then you asked him out.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30PHONE BUZZES
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Er, hi, Kiara.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Though you might need to send her a text to get her attention.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40She's our school's social media selfie queen.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Year sevens, let me just remind you guys, there's no phones out allowed.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You heard him, Kiara. Phone away.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55But, besides selfies, what's year seven all about to you?
0:08:55 > 0:08:59At school, there's, like, the geeky girls, the cool girls,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01the girly girls.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02And the weird girls.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08Well, with cameras everywhere,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11we should be able to find out which group she's in.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13This is now the second time with a mobile as well
0:09:13 > 0:09:14with yourself, isn't it?
0:09:14 > 0:09:18But will Kiara May's love of friends, phones and fun
0:09:18 > 0:09:20be sending the wrong message?
0:09:20 > 0:09:24I will ban you from using a phone on the school premises, OK?
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Will she get the chance to put the cheer into cheerleading?
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Listen, whoever's walking out, walk out now.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Maybe not.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Now, you should be careful of underestimating our next student.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39This is Libby.
0:09:39 > 0:09:40Do you like my beard?
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Yes, I love your beard.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46She's the shortest in the year
0:09:46 > 0:09:48and the youngest in the year.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59My mum's always said to me good things come in small packages.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02I've always went by that, not with what anybody else thinks of me.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04People are surprised that I do kick boxing
0:10:04 > 0:10:06because, when they look at me,
0:10:06 > 0:10:09they think that I'm like a girlie girl and everything.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Sporty Libby's after the top job in the girls' football team.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17I don't think football's just for boys.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19I think, like, there's loads of different sports
0:10:19 > 0:10:21that girls can do as well.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24I'm Libby and I'm here to prove
0:10:24 > 0:10:27that I'll be a good football team captain.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Be careful who you pick, Mr French.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Did you not see her doing kick boxing?
0:10:32 > 0:10:35Will year seven give her the chance to score her goals?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Greenwood!
0:10:43 > 0:10:46And, after a night sleeping rough for charity,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Greenwood's youth worker Sean will put Libby on the spot.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54How would you feel delivering a little five-minute presentation
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- to the whole of year seven on homeless?- No.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Will pint-sized Libby be walking tall?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Remember I said we had two new kids on the block?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Here's one of them - Archie.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14There's nothing in it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17He started year seven at another school in the area.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Well, this picture is me in my old school.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24Now he's decided he wants to come to a new school, our school.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Can't blame him, really.
0:11:26 > 0:11:27But he's still nervous.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29I'm a bit scared
0:11:29 > 0:11:32but I feel like I'll be OK if, like, Spencer's going to be there
0:11:32 > 0:11:34to help me through the day.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Don't worry, Archie, help is on its way.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38- Wahey!- Hey.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Morning, Spencer.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41When I first started,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43it was a lot easier
0:11:43 > 0:11:46because, like, I knew the majority of the people there
0:11:46 > 0:11:48and, like, you just fit in, like...
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Sorry, Archie, are we keeping you awake?
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Just get a good conversation.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Like even if you just bump into someone and you say sorry
0:11:54 > 0:11:56and then they'll be like, "It's all right,"
0:11:56 > 0:11:58and then you'll be like, "What's your name?"
0:11:58 > 0:12:03And I'll be like, "Oh, I'm Spencer," and then, like, you become friends.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Spencer is Archie's best friend
0:12:05 > 0:12:08and has been with us since the start of last term.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09Here we go.
0:12:09 > 0:12:15# And it feels like I am just too close to love you... #
0:12:15 > 0:12:16He's good, isn't he?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18That's me with him, by the way,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20but more about me later.
0:12:20 > 0:12:21As the term goes on,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24we'll see Spencer putting his talents to the test.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29But let's go back to Archie's first day.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Bye, Mum.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34With Spencer in support.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37OK, boys, it's Archie's first morning.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38First impressions count, remember?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40BELL RINGS
0:12:40 > 0:12:43We're late for school on your first day.
0:12:43 > 0:12:48Hands up who thinks that's NOT a good idea on your first day?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Now, can anyone spot what's wrong with Archie's uniform?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Miss McDermott, who's in charge of admissions, has.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I don't want to mess your hair.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59We haven't thought this through, have we?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01It's like he was always here. OK.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04So, bag on. Let me have a look at you.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Very, very smart.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- He's a Greenwood boy. - You are a Greenwood boy. You OK?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Welcome to Greenwood. OK, Archie?
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Thanks.- Congrats.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21At least Archie's got an old friend he can call on
0:13:21 > 0:13:24to help him through the first few days.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Not like our other new boy, Eesa.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28OK, Eesa, so this is your classroom.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Eesa's not just new to the school,
0:13:31 > 0:13:34he's new to the UK, having moved here from the Middle East.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39We did offer him the school tie.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I think it gave him a lot of joy that day
0:13:41 > 0:13:44because he actually understood, "I'm in this school now, I go here,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47"I look like all the other pupils I've seen on the way in."
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Look at you. Very smart.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Everything in here is all for you.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Today isn't just Eesa's first day at our school,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57it's his first day at school ever.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- TRANSLATION:- My dad tried to send me to school
0:14:02 > 0:14:05but he was told "No, you don't have enough money."
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Then we came to live in Britain and now we have a better life.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10We are very grateful.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Eesa's mother tongue is Arabic
0:14:13 > 0:14:17and you've probably already worked out that he doesn't speak English.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20- A...- A. That's it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Not yet, anyway.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27Eesa is determined to learn English as quickly as possible.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30If he can, it will change his life for ever.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Because Eesa only speaks Arabic, he's going to be in the accelerate class,
0:14:35 > 0:14:40which is for kids who would find mainstream classes difficult.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Don't worry, Eesa, they'll be here in a minute.
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Then there's Thomas.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47The witch has given him a vision
0:14:47 > 0:14:50of his best friend's son taking over his kingdom.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Sounds impressive, doesn't he,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54but don't get the wrong idea.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56There's another side to Thomas.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Slam dunk!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00HE SHOUTS
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Thomas, I will take that now.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05One that means he's now on report.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Do you think you stayed focused during the lesson?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Not at the beginning, but during the end I did.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Is that enough?- Yeah.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16The only reason I'm really naughty is because...
0:15:16 > 0:15:18..cos I'm really smart,
0:15:18 > 0:15:22me being naughty disguises the fact that I know a lot of things.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Remember, we've got cameras everywhere.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27That's why we'll be able to see
0:15:27 > 0:15:31if Thomas can make the most of his time in year seven.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35Basically, the thing is, I want you to... Try to be more of a leader.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39And make a very different impression on his teachers.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Bring me no more report. Let them fly all.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47I cannot taint with fear.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49That's Mr Elliott, by the way.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51He's just one of the teachers here at our school.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Want to know what year seven think about their teachers?
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Wait a minute! Who drew that?
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Perhaps I'd better put my hands over my ears for this bit.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04BELL RINGS
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Three, two, one.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12And face this way.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Definitely not Miss Richardson. Nope!
0:16:15 > 0:16:17My favourite teacher?
0:16:18 > 0:16:20That's hard.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24I brought back some maple syrup and we have some pancakes as well.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Mr Elliott is my favourite teacher
0:16:26 > 0:16:29because he is, like, he's really nice,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32I've never had a detention off him and he never gives homework.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Sometimes I think the teachers here get a little bit too strict
0:16:36 > 0:16:39about stuff like...your socks.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44I think the pressure that they put on us will pay off
0:16:44 > 0:16:47because you get some teachers that are so strict
0:16:47 > 0:16:49and they like to do it in certain ways.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I want to see you lined up showing me year seven behaviour.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54How can they do this every day?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56And they do it for, like, five lessons a day every day.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59If they are strict,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03it helps you and you will be thankful for that later on in life.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- I like Miss Hanson, don't you? - But, yeah...
0:17:06 > 0:17:10- She's trying to be strict. Like... - She starts to laugh herself!
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Like, she's trying to be strict, but she can't, like...
0:17:13 > 0:17:17She starts giggling and, like, she goes, "Can you please stop it?"
0:17:17 > 0:17:20And, she is like... She starts laughing at herself.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23We're like, "Why are you laughing at yourself?" And she goes...
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Sometimes, no-one listens to her because she's shouting for nothing.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- AMERICAN ACCENT:- "Stop!"
0:17:28 > 0:17:31STOP TALKING!
0:17:31 > 0:17:33GIGGLING
0:17:33 > 0:17:35Have they finished?
0:17:35 > 0:17:36What were you doing there?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38They didn't say anything about me, did they?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I'm Trev.
0:17:40 > 0:17:41WHOOOOO!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Remember, a few years ago...
0:17:43 > 0:17:44HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:17:44 > 0:17:46..I was a student here.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52OK, it has changed a bit.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59But, then again, so have I. I've now got kids of my own.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00Get your stuff.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02Though not at our school. Not yet anyway.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08My working day finds me helping some of our 673 kids
0:18:08 > 0:18:10follow their dreams and interests.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16I'm in charge of performing arts and events.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20That's things like helping with Comic Book Club.
0:18:20 > 0:18:21What do you think?
0:18:22 > 0:18:23Bah!
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Sorting out the talent show.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Welcome to the year seven talent show!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31And working with the cheerleaders.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33Do this like you're trying to win a competition,
0:18:33 > 0:18:36not that you're just trying to get out of here.
0:18:36 > 0:18:37OK, go again.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39GROANING
0:18:39 > 0:18:41It sounds fun, doesn't it?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44But, as you'll see, it's not always as easy as it sounds.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46MAKES COMICAL SOUNDS
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Just wait a sec.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:18:50 > 0:18:55That's fine, but, at the moment, all I'm bothered about is your costume.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00BELL RINGS
0:19:00 > 0:19:02It's break time on Archie's first day,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05and he and Spencer are in the canteen.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09I'm not saying, like I said last night... Don't stay around me 24/7.
0:19:09 > 0:19:16OK? Act normal, be yourself, don't change for anyone. Just don't worry.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Be cool.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21There's always going to be a few boys who think they've got
0:19:21 > 0:19:22something to prove...
0:19:22 > 0:19:23BELCHING
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Just burped. Look at this tie, man.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28..especially when they see there's someone new in town.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30And this lot are no different.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Don't worry, Spencer is looking out for him.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Everyone was like, "Archie's here!"
0:19:48 > 0:19:52And other people were just like, "Oh, he's new. Let's fight him."
0:19:52 > 0:19:54But I didn't even know half of the people there.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57So, like, didn't know why they wanted to fight me.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58But now we're friends.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59BELL RINGS
0:19:59 > 0:20:04With break over, it's time for Archie's first proper lesson.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Music with Miss Hollingworth.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Quiet, please! Can I have silence?
0:20:12 > 0:20:15Let's have a bit of a discussion about what you might already know
0:20:15 > 0:20:16about reggae music.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Who is Bob Marley? Can you tell me who he is?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22What was he famous for?
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Is it that chilli sauce?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Er, not quite, Tyra!
0:20:27 > 0:20:28But if you listen,
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Bob Marley's got some good advice for Archie on his first day.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34In fact, for all of year seven.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37# Don't worry...
0:20:37 > 0:20:40# About a thing
0:20:40 > 0:20:43# Cos every little thing
0:20:43 > 0:20:46# Gonna be all right
0:20:46 > 0:20:50# Singing don't worry
0:20:50 > 0:20:53# About a thing
0:20:53 > 0:20:54# Cos...
0:20:54 > 0:20:58# Every little thing's gonna all right. #
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- It's good advice for our other new boy, too.- Shake my hand. Good.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Afternoon. Good afternoon.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- Let's take a look at how Eesa is getting on.- Good afternoon.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Thank you very much. How are we doing?
0:21:11 > 0:21:17Say "Salam wa aleikum", or hello in Arabic, to your new classmates.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18That's Molly.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20She's Sam.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21And this is Charlie.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Say "Hi," Charlie!
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Charlie?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I think it must be really hard for Eesa because,
0:21:29 > 0:21:32saying what Miss said, coming from another country can be difficult.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33When they're allowed to go to school.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Weren't allowed to go to school, yeah.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40And this is the first time he's been to school for nearly...
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- His whole life.- Basically, yeah.
0:21:43 > 0:21:48- TRANSLATION:- I'm going to school for the first time in my life
0:21:48 > 0:21:50and I feel proud.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52No, you stay there. Stay there.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Charlie is not going to let a little thing like language
0:21:54 > 0:21:56get in the way of making friends.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Listen to your teacher. What she's saying.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Looks like Eesa may already have found a friend in Charlie.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06I haven't introduced you to Charlie properly yet.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12We've already had a glimpse of caring Charlie.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Write that. Write that in your own words.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19And cheerful Charlie.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22- Miss, I've made him happy. - Just don't worry.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24I would say I'm...
0:22:24 > 0:22:28well, I'm funny, a little. Er...
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Good to be around and helpful.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- Why are you mucking around with his mouse?- I was helping him.- No.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Instead of helping him, you were completely ignoring me.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42But we'll also be seeing a lot more of cheeky Charlie.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Do you want to hear a massive burp?
0:22:45 > 0:22:46HE BELCHES LOUDLY
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- OK. Are you eating? - Go and wait for me outside.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57The thing about Charlie is that he's struggling with English and maths.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59I can't do it, sir. It's hard.
0:23:01 > 0:23:06He started the term in the accelerate group.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08Who just threw that around the room?
0:23:08 > 0:23:11As it came from here, where did...? Pardon?
0:23:11 > 0:23:13- Jess.- Excuse me! It wasn't me!
0:23:13 > 0:23:15No, no, no.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Sorry, Charlie, we all saw it was you.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22We'll also see Charlie as he tries his best to get
0:23:22 > 0:23:24back into mainstream classes.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Nathan!
0:23:26 > 0:23:30It will be tough, won't it, Charlie?
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Who just threw that pen at me again?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- But he'll also have a chance to impress Mr French.- A selfie then?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- As well as focus on his work. - Miss, you've given us easy ones.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Yeah, but some people are struggling still.
0:23:45 > 0:23:48I... I think I've only got one wrong. The first one.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53But will it be enough to graduate from accelerate?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03First impressions mean a lot to some of year seven. Take Vanessa.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07She's smart...
0:24:07 > 0:24:13No. No, not perfect. It's not perfect. The object of the class.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15..helpful...
0:24:15 > 0:24:18£11.28, please.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20VANESSA TRANSLATES
0:24:20 > 0:24:22..and when she first arrived at our school,
0:24:22 > 0:24:24she was making all the right moves.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27When I'm older, I really want to be a lawyer. I just...
0:24:27 > 0:24:29I love debating as well.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36But our cameras will spot Vanessa as she goes through an image change...
0:24:36 > 0:24:37Vanessa!
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- ..that doesn't always go to plan. - Put that in the bin now.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- You know better. Go!- Can...? - But it in the bin!
0:24:44 > 0:24:47You're on report by my request.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I'm going to give you a warning.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Will she be able to stay out of trouble...
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- OW!- You're red carded. Go!
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- I'm red car...?!- Get out! - DOOR SLAMS
0:24:59 > 0:25:01..and get back on the right path?
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Someone else with big dreams for the future is Taylor-Jay.
0:25:08 > 0:25:14- You meet Justin Bieber and Joey Essex.- Is that your plan?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Joey Essex is my dream husband.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21I love music. I've made my own CD.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26I could be out there walking the red carpet with Taylor Swift,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Rihanna, Beyonce, you never know.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35The thing about Taylor-Jay is that she sometimes gets a bit distracted.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38If we end up writing our own poem, I'm going to flip.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39And bored.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40SHE SIGHS
0:25:40 > 0:25:43And tired.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Er, Taylor-Jay?
0:25:44 > 0:25:45That's it.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I've actually spelt February right for once.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Progress. Progress!
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I still don't know how to spell Wednesday.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58But the thing about year seven is that there is a chance
0:25:58 > 0:26:02to surprise even yourself about the things that you can do.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- Taylor, what did you get?- I got 44%. - The answer should be 44.- Yay!
0:26:08 > 0:26:11And we'll see her, if not on the red carpet,
0:26:11 > 0:26:14then at least showing there is another side to Taylor-Jay.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16No. No, because she likes Juliette.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Boom!
0:26:19 > 0:26:21# Nothing at all
0:26:21 > 0:26:25# Uh-oh-oh, uh-oh... #
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And who knows? Maybe she was right about being famous after all!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Haw! That was so scary!
0:26:36 > 0:26:37Yes!
0:26:37 > 0:26:42But it's not just those guys. There's Callum and Courtney.
0:26:42 > 0:26:49There's Molly and Milly. There's Josh and Dan. Or is it Dan and Josh?
0:26:50 > 0:26:53And all their friends as well.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55So, you'll just have to keep watching to meet them all
0:26:55 > 0:26:59and find out what happens as their life in year seven continues.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00CHEERING
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Next time...
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Year seven get ready for action.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06And the roles are reversed...
0:27:06 > 0:27:08This is scary.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10..as the boys are cutting it in the salon.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12See, you make it look easy.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14And the girls... CHEERLEADERS CHEER
0:27:14 > 0:27:16..have their eye on the ball.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18CHEERING
0:27:18 > 0:27:20TRUMPET NOISES
0:27:21 > 0:27:25No, I can do it at home when I'm in the shower.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27There's lots of people...
0:27:27 > 0:27:33TRUMPET NOISES
0:27:33 > 0:27:38HE BEATBOXES
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Party over.