0:00:02 > 0:00:03SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Meet Year 7.
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 > 0:00:17With so many changes...
0:00:17 > 0:00:19new friends...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Oh!- Miss, have you got a cloth?
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- ..and new teachers... - You are a Greenwood boy!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27..it's an exciting world to discover.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Wow!
0:00:29 > 0:00:33It can be fun, but sometimes, it can be tough.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36There are different challenges for everybody.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38We're in Year 7, 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 > 0:00:45Cos this is awesome.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48..so you can find out exactly what happens.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50You're on report by my request.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55'I'm Trev - I used to go to school here,
0:00:55 > 0:00:58'but now I'm one of the teachers.'
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Last question, cos 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!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Secondary school. It's big.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17There's loads of people and lots going on.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Sometimes...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22BOY BURPS
0:01:22 > 0:01:25..it can be tough to focus on just one thing.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27It is far, far too loud in here!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30And with all the noise... THEY YELL
0:01:30 > 0:01:32..it can feel hard to be heard.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34- Can we go there?- No, no!
0:01:34 > 0:01:35Listen!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Today, you'll get to know two pupils
0:01:39 > 0:01:41right in the middle of all this madness.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44This is Misty, who's pretty loud herself.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46SHE YELLS
0:01:46 > 0:01:49'And this is Izaak, who never sits still...'
0:01:49 > 0:01:52This is not a dance session, this is a maths lesson.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54'..and who has some big emotions.'
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Have you spoken to Mr Maddox about it?
0:01:56 > 0:01:58I don't want to talk to any teacher right now.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Here we go, it's time for school.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Meet Izaak.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11So what's special about you, then?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13I can open my mouth so wide,
0:02:13 > 0:02:14you can see that dangly thing
0:02:14 > 0:02:16at the back of it.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18Now, that's a talent.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Izaak is very easily distracted...
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Izaak, that's not what you should be doing right now.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25I'm going to take these off you,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28cos it's getting on my nerves a little bit now.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30..with loads of energy.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Lesson's over.- Yay, woohoo!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34He can't even sit still for us.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Right.- Izaak!
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Izaak...
0:02:39 > 0:02:40Izaak!
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Izaak.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43You're coming with me!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Once, he even started interviewing one of the CBBC team.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- If you could choose to be a boy or a girl, which one?- Girl!
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Actually, he's not bad. There might be a job for Izaak there.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55That's a wrap.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57I've always wanted to say that.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59So when do we think Shakespeare was alive, then?
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Right now, Izaak's in English.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03What is it, Hamlet or Omelette?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Not omelette, that's the one with eggs.- Hamlet?- Hamlet.- Hamlet.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10It doesn't happen often, but when Izaak does focus,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12he can be really good.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- Mainly, where did his plays get performed?- On a stage.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Which city?- London.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- Why London?- Cos it's a big city. - Lots of people.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25When I'm focusing on one thing, I can get really good at it,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28but if I have to, like, focus on two things, I'm, like, really terrible.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Anything can distract him. Today, all it takes...
0:03:35 > 0:03:37..is a bottle of water.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40He wants to take it apart...
0:03:40 > 0:03:41wave it around...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I find it very hard to concentrate
0:03:43 > 0:03:46when there's other things on my mind.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Like, I find it very hard to do stuff.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52'Izaak, just leave it alone!'
0:03:54 > 0:03:58In some lessons, all Izaak's energy can get him into trouble...
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Fantastico.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01TEACHER SPEAKS SPANISH
0:04:01 > 0:04:03..like this time in Spanish.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Izaak, yellow card now.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Thank you. Very quickly. I'm teaching a lesson.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12You're now distracting it. OK...
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Feminine nouns tend to end in an "a".
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Could you take a step outside for me, Izaak?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I need to have a conversation now.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25OK? They tend to always end in "a".
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Can you write that in your books, please? OK.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31OK...
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I don't know how many times I need to speak to you about this, OK?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I gave you a first warning and you knew that.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39- Then you carried on distracting the learning...- How?
0:04:39 > 0:04:42By drawing on your hands, messing with your bottle,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44talking when you're not supposed to be talking.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46You're making noise when I'm trying to teach.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And if you get into trouble too many times...
0:04:49 > 0:04:52OK, back into the back corner, please. Thank you.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56..it means spending your lunch time with Head of Year 7 Ms Richardson.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58She doesn't pull any punches.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Do you understand why you're in isolation today?
0:05:01 > 0:05:06Izaak has the potential to be such a happy Greenwood Academy student.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09He just needs to make sure he stays on track
0:05:09 > 0:05:11and remains focused in lessons.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13So you really were disengaged.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15OK, so what are you going to do next time?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Uh, listen and engage.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20And show respect as well.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23You've seen that Izaak can get hyper and distracted,
0:05:23 > 0:05:25but there's another side to him.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27He's very sensitive,
0:05:27 > 0:05:30with a head full of feelings that sometimes explode.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33It doesn't take much to set him off.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Getting into trouble with Ms Richardson today
0:05:36 > 0:05:37has really upset him.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38HE CRIES
0:05:38 > 0:05:42Sometimes I can get, like, really happy to really sad,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44or really happy to really angry, very quickly.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50When Izaak gets in a state like this, he goes to see Sean,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52one of the school's youth workers.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54What's happened?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I don't want to speak about it.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Come on, come on...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00control the tears.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03'He's very emotional, he always takes things to heart'
0:06:03 > 0:06:07and he says he can't control that, so we are looking at...
0:06:07 > 0:06:09'we have been doing breathing techniques,
0:06:09 > 0:06:11'counting backwards from 10.'
0:06:11 > 0:06:15- Do you know how you don't get to see Ms Richardson?- Yeah?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- You behave.- I'm trying!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Yeah, I know you're trying, but there's still little things...
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- It's hard, Sean!- I know it's still hard, mate.- It's very hard for me!
0:06:25 > 0:06:29But if you start behaving in lessons and you start behaving at breaks
0:06:29 > 0:06:31and lunch times, you'll never see Ms Richardson.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33'I find it really easy to open up to Sean.'
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Yeah, I trust him a lot.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37OK, good lad.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Come here, give us a handshake.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Yeah? Good lad. All right? Tune up, yeah?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46'There's going to be times where I'm not going to be here for him,'
0:06:46 > 0:06:50so he needs to learn to stand on his own two feet.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Maybe Izaak just needs to find something to focus on in school,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55a way of using all that energy and emotion.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02It's very important to me to be in control of my emotions.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03So that's Izaak.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09Now here's another of our Year 7s.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Alt control. No.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13SOOTHING MUSIC PLAYS
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Just like Izaak, there are two very different sides to Misty.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18One can be quite shy.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22# It's, oh, so quiet... #
0:07:24 > 0:07:25And her other side is...
0:07:25 > 0:07:27LOUD DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:07:27 > 0:07:28..rather loud!
0:07:28 > 0:07:30SHE SCREAMS
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Well, Misty's bonkers...
0:07:32 > 0:07:34crazy...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Sometimes I think I'm bonkers, but I just think I'm free.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42On her first day, all she did was shout.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43SHE SCREAMS
0:07:43 > 0:07:46We even tried to calm you to tell you to shhh.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47- YELLS:- So?!
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Volume control can get Misty in a bit of bother.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52SHE MUMBLES SILLILY
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Quiet, please.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56- Quiet, please. - I've written mine.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59Did you hear me just ask you to be quiet?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02But there's a reason Misty can be loud.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05LOTS OF SHOUTING
0:08:06 > 0:08:08She's part of a very big family.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10There's 10 people in my house.
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Along with her mum and dad, Misty has seven brothers and sisters,
0:08:14 > 0:08:17most of them younger than her.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Say hello.- Hello!
0:08:19 > 0:08:21This is Harvey.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- Say hello.- Hello!
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Here's Christa.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- This is Dolly, say hello, angel. - Hello!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30'It's very hectic at home...'
0:08:32 > 0:08:33..and bonkers.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38To get everybody ready in the morning,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Misty and her siblings sometimes get up as early as 5am.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I'm not the oldest, but I'm nearly the oldest
0:08:44 > 0:08:47and I look after the little ones to make sure they're OK.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52And that's not all. Misty also looks after this iguana and this rabbit.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57It gets very loud in my house because there's loads of people
0:08:57 > 0:09:00that are arguing over silly things like breakfast.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The noise around here has a big impact on Misty.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I need to be loud to be heard.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- I can't talk like this... - YELLS:- I have to talk like this!
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Owwww!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14But there are benefits, too. Right, Misty?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Best thing about having a big family is...
0:09:20 > 0:09:22you're never lonely.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- So that's Misty's family. - Bye, Misty!
0:09:25 > 0:09:28But what about everyone else's?
0:09:28 > 0:09:29SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Family comes first
0:09:35 > 0:09:39cos family is the most biggest thing you can ever think of.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42I think families are pretty complicated.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I've got, like, six cousins.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46A brother and a half brother.
0:09:46 > 0:09:4815 second cousins.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Two sisters and another half-sister.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54A nan, a grandad, an auntie, an uncle.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Two dogs, a hamster.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- I used to have a fish, but it popped.- What?!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Oh, is that Fatty the fish?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06My dad kind of lets me off more than my mum does.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10My little sister... she gets on my nerves a lot.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12She probably thinks that I'm bossy as well.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14I fall out with my brother all of the time.
0:10:14 > 0:10:19My bedroom I share with four people and it's, like, crazy,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22fun, lazy, messy.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24My family are fun.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28They're responsible, they're calm, they're nice.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31They'll always be proud of you if you've done something good.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I really rely on my family
0:10:33 > 0:10:36cos family is the most important thing in the world.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Izaak's family is much smaller than Misty's.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49He's only got one older brother and a sister, Grace...
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- A, a.- A, a.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52- K.- K!
0:10:52 > 0:10:54..who also goes to Greenwood,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57where she's been learning a bit of sign language.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- This is snow.- Snow!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- This is clap.- Oh, yeah, clap.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03And then...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05This is jazz hands!
0:11:05 > 0:11:08The other member of Izaak's family is this snake.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13The snake eats mice and you've got to hold it by its tail
0:11:13 > 0:11:16and the snake will jump to get it.
0:11:16 > 0:11:17Mouse, snake.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27Most days, Izaak stops off at the shops on his way into school.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Fruitellas, a drink and some bubble gum.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38Izaak's sweet tooth can be another distraction in class.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41And he has a few tricks to get around our school rules
0:11:41 > 0:11:43about snacking in lessons.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44HE COUGHS
0:11:44 > 0:11:46'Saw that, Izaak!'
0:11:46 > 0:11:48Izaak, I've got 10 sweets,
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I'm sharing them between five people, how many sweets...
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Why would you even share them if you've got sweets?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Like, just keep them for yourself.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58Izaak's got maths and he's in an energetic mood.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Izaak, it's not a dance session, this is a maths lesson.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Willy bum-bum, willy-willy-bum-bum.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Izaak, come on! Questions!- Wahoo!
0:12:06 > 0:12:09When Izaak gets like this, he's often sent out.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Outside, Izaak.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Quiet.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18This time, he's still buzzing in the corridor.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25What's that tree ever done to you, eh?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37But Izaak's mood can change very quickly.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40He can easily crash from high to low.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43TEACHER SPEAKS FRENCH
0:12:43 > 0:12:46By the time he gets to his French lesson after break...
0:12:46 > 0:12:50TEACHER SPEAKS FRENCH
0:12:50 > 0:12:51..he's suddenly very down.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58So, boys and girls, you should have the title written down.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Now, tell me what's up.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Izaak's left his class for some time out.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04He's really upset.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07HE STRUGGLES TO SPEAK
0:13:07 > 0:13:09All right, breathe before you speak,
0:13:09 > 0:13:11cos I don't want you to not be able to catch your breath, OK?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14There's been a bit of trouble at break time.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Ms Richardson tries to sort things out.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21OK, make sure you're calming down your breathing. OK?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Izaak was in quite an emotional state, really.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27He was crying a lot, rubbing his eyes a lot.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30He couldn't really seem to breathe properly.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32You ready?
0:13:32 > 0:13:36Right, breathe for a little bit longer. Then tell me.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39People keep on taking my bag.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43It turns out one of the other boys was messing about with his bag.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47It wasn't a big falling out, but enough to upset him.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51What we're going to do about that is I think it would be good if,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54for a bit, you stay away from the Astroturf.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58With Ms Richardson's help, Izaak calms down a lot.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01What I want you to do is trust in me now to deal with this, OK?
0:14:01 > 0:14:04As I've said, I'll try to deal with it the best way possible.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08OK, because you know I will. Right? Feel ready to go back in?
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Go do a bit of French, oui, oui?
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I don't know any more but "Je m'appelle".
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- I don't know what that means. - "My name is." Goodbye.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Perhaps the rest of Izaak's day will be less emotional.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27While he calms down, let's check in on Misty, eh?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35Misty is part of a class at school called Accelerate
0:14:35 > 0:14:37for kids who need a bit more help.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Right, so, let's go to the back of the book.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- Why do we go to the back of the book?- We read the blurb.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45To read the blurb, well done, Misty.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47The class are practising their reading skills,
0:14:47 > 0:14:49which can be tricky for Misty.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52I have, er... What's it called?
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- Dyslexic. Dyslexia.- A-ah... - Dyslex... I can't say the word!
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- Dyslexia.- Yeah, that one.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Yeah, and it's where you can't read or write properly.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Um...
0:15:04 > 0:15:07- What's that word called?- Caldor.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09"'Caldor,' Edward yelled..."
0:15:09 > 0:15:13- OK, so what're we going to do? He yelled it.- YELL!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15You don't shout yelled, what do you shout?
0:15:15 > 0:15:19When I read a book, I just make up the words cos I can't read it.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22- High five!- I basically make up my own story.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25- Sam, where am I?- Edward, there.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Edward yelled...- Scrambling.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Well, dyslexia makes me feel stupid,
0:15:31 > 0:15:35because you can't do stuff that other people can.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37Misty's definitely not stupid,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40but she can really lack confidence in herself.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44- I done it! - So it's a poem about football.- Yeah.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47So have you done everything I've asked you to?
0:15:47 > 0:15:48- I don't know.- Well, you have.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50You have, you should say, "Yes, sir, of course I have."
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Have some confidence.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Misty struggles with self-esteem and confidence
0:15:55 > 0:15:58and I think she doesn't believe in herself.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Teaching assistant Laura is keen to boost Misty's confidence
0:16:02 > 0:16:04and has asked her for a chat.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Hello! Just going to have a little session with me,
0:16:08 > 0:16:11it's nothing to worry about.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13There are definitely two sides to Misty.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17Sometimes she can be loud, but then other times she can be quite quiet.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Right, so what I'm going to do is...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22This is something called a mind map.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25We write your name in the middle, Misty.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28'I just think she needs to find her way'
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and build on maybe hobbies that she has.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33What interests do you have?
0:16:35 > 0:16:36Anything.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40And it can be anything, like, out of school, is it computer games,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44is it pets, is it friends? You tell me.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45Staying with my family.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Staying with your family?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51What would you like to do with your life, like, for a job?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- What interests do you have?- Nothing.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58When I was your age, my dream was to be a beauty therapist.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Do you know what a beauty therapist is?
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Right, it's someone who does make-up and manicures and nails.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Are you good at singing or dancing or anything like that? No?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Nothing like that? Do you play an instrument?
0:17:13 > 0:17:15You do? What instrument do you play?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18- Clarinet.- OK!
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- My sister plays it as well. - Oh, wow, brilliant.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24And my brother plays trumpet.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I bet your house is noisy, then,
0:17:26 > 0:17:28if you're all practising at the same time.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32'I think at home, I think it is just such a busy environment,'
0:17:32 > 0:17:33she sometimes might not be heard
0:17:33 > 0:17:36because there is so many of them in the household.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41I wonder if we could arrange something around clarinet?
0:17:41 > 0:17:42A performance.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Not by yourself, cos I know that's a big ask for someone
0:17:45 > 0:17:47to perform all by their self.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49'She doesn't believe in herself.'
0:17:49 > 0:17:51And I think, as a school,
0:17:51 > 0:17:54that's something - we can help her to achieve great things.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59All right, then, and I'll catch up with you soon, OK, sweetheart?
0:17:59 > 0:18:00I'll see you later.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08One thing that Izaak and Misty have in common is music.
0:18:10 > 0:18:13Izaak gets rid of some of his energy learning to play the drums.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16There, good to go.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Me break, you break?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21After drum practice, Izaak comes for a catch-up with
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Sean and one of their regular games of pool.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Sean is keen for Izaak to take his drumming further,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31to focus his energies and help calm him down.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34And what's your drum skills like?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Like, really high level for me.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40He'd love Izaak to play the drums at our end-of-year talent show.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44And do you think, because you're pretty good at it, that we could
0:18:44 > 0:18:48maybe look at entering you for Castle Vale's Got Talent?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Maybe.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53'As we all know, Izaak has got a lot of enthusiasm and most of the time'
0:18:53 > 0:18:56he seems to send it in a negative way.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59With the talent show, it's going to be a huge positive for Izaak
0:18:59 > 0:19:03and that will then have an impact into his lessons, hopefully.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- But Izaak is not sure about getting up on stage.- I don't like...
0:19:06 > 0:19:10- I've got, like, stage fright. - You, stage fright?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- Yeah, believe it or not. - You've got so much confidence!
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Not on the stage!
0:19:17 > 0:19:21The thing I'm worried about the most is me just messing up in the middle,
0:19:21 > 0:19:24'cos I can't play, so I probably won't even do it.'
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Just do your best.
0:19:26 > 0:19:27But I don't know...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29I'd get so embarrassed and, like...
0:19:29 > 0:19:32I don't know what to do!
0:19:32 > 0:19:34So Izaak's not keen on the talent show,
0:19:34 > 0:19:39but the school has a club where the kids get to fix up broken bikes.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Sean's keen to get Izaak involved.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47- Did you get your letter about the bike project?- What is it?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Isn't it how to build bikes? - That's the one, mate.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- Can I help build the bike?- You'll have your own bike to build.- Really?
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- Yeah.- I don't have a bike at home to bring in.- No, we'll give you a bike.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Really? Can it be some awesome one with flames on it?- Yeah.
0:20:01 > 0:20:05Has Sean found something that Izaak can really focus on?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15With a bit of encouragement from Laura,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Misty has brought her clarinet into school today.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23I play the clarinet and I like it because it makes lots of noise.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25And you can squeak it to get on people's nerves.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32It doesn't seem to be getting on Dylan's nerves - he's loving it!
0:20:35 > 0:20:38We'll put flutes on that side, clarinets this side,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40Misty on the end.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44At lunch time, it's Misty's first school band practice.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47So, first of all, welcome to Elise and Misty, who're just coming
0:20:47 > 0:20:50to just join us to have a go to see what it's like.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Maybe this will really help her confidence.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56One, two, three.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58BAND PLAYS
0:21:03 > 0:21:07I like being in band because you can make lots and lots of noise.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10That's it!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Finally, Misty has found somewhere in school
0:21:13 > 0:21:15where she's allowed to be loud.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19I like making noise because you can get heard.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21And if you're quiet, you don't get heard.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31The school day is over...
0:21:31 > 0:21:34If you want to just check the tyre pressures,
0:21:34 > 0:21:36what you need to do is just to squeeze the tyres.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37Just have a go at that.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40..and it's Izaak's first bike challenge workshop.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42So we've checked the tyre pressure.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45The question is, will it keep his attention?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Give that wheel a spin. Spin it around.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- You're looking at... Does it roll freely?- Yes.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55- And have a look at it, is it wobbling at all?- Yeah.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Usually you get buckled wheels
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- if you're in the habit of bouncing off curbs...- Me!
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- ..or bouncing down steps.- Me.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Over the next few weeks, the challenge is to take a bike
0:22:05 > 0:22:08from the scrapheap and get it working again.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- If you do, you keep it.- Then put it onto this?- Then put it onto there.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15- Yeah?- And then you've got a third one. You can try a bit further down.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19I chose to build a BMX and it's really cool.
0:22:19 > 0:22:25Got all the wheels, hasn't got any breaks. And it needs a chain.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30So thread your chain through, put it behind the chain wheel, yeah?
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Bring it to there. Then put that from the other side.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38Amazing - Izaak is actually focused on something.
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Izaak! How's it going?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- So what are we doing now? - Attaching the brake.- The brakes?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50I was proud to see Izaak achieving so much,
0:22:50 > 0:22:52even just in his first session.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57'He has got loads of enthusiasm and he really showed it,'
0:22:57 > 0:22:59so I was pretty proud of Izaak.
0:22:59 > 0:23:00Looking good!
0:23:03 > 0:23:05It's a bit too tight.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Part of the deal is that, if Izaak wants to keep coming to bike club,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12he needs to behave in class and get good reports.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Over the next few weeks of hard work,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Izaak's new focus starts to impress his teachers.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23I think it's really great to see Izaak on this bike challenge.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26He's really thrown himself into it 100%, he's managing to stay
0:23:26 > 0:23:30focused on the project and he's really given a lot of effort in.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36- So how was today?- What do you mean? - How was today at school?- Great.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41- Pass us that, please? - Oh, this?- Thank you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45- And why was today great? - Cos I'm getting better.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49- Why are you getting better?- Cos I'm working for a reward, basically.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- And what's your reward? - Coming here.- Good lad!
0:23:53 > 0:23:57I think it helps me to focus on doing one thing,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59cos I felt, like, really...
0:24:01 > 0:24:04..calm and, like, just...
0:24:05 > 0:24:07..focused on the bike.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11At last, it looks like Izaak may be settling into our school.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- What have we got third? Is it PE?- Yeah.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21- Things are starting to work out for Misty, too.- I'm in a laughing mood.
0:24:23 > 0:24:27My confidence has grown because of being really, really, really,
0:24:27 > 0:24:29really, really loud.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34She's kept up the band and started performing in their big shows.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Some people like quiet, but I would rather have it loud
0:24:37 > 0:24:40because if it was quiet, it would be boring.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43These days, she seems much more confident in class.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47- Do butterflies sway through the sky? - Yeah, that's a good word, sway.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50Beautiful. Butterflies are beautiful, aren't they?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52- They are, yes.- It's a butterfly!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56But she's also learning that not all noise is good noise.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59I can play Mamma Mia on it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02You can play what? Mamma Mia?
0:25:02 > 0:25:07# Mamma Mia! Here I go again! My, my, how can I resist you? #
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Sir, I've got an ear ache!- Oh, dear!
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- Meanwhile... - Tell me the answer.- Un gato.
0:25:16 > 0:25:20..Izaak is taking his bike club focus back into lessons.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24- What else can you see? Yes?- Rivers? - Yes, the rivers and streams.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27He seems more engaged, less distracted
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and he hasn't been getting so upset.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- 6 x 6 = 36.- OK, brilliant.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- What does squared mean, Izaak? - Times it by its own number.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- Times it by itself.- Yeah!
0:25:37 > 0:25:41Once Izaak can get away from all the distractions in class
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and just focus his mind fully on what is needed to do,
0:25:44 > 0:25:49he is able to go ahead and produce some great pieces of work.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Call the pocket. - You can call the pocket for me.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56But there's time for one more game of pool.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- You get this down, I'm going to... No!- Oh!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- How did you think the bike project went last night?- Great, great.
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- Did you really enjoy it?- Yeah. - So tell me about today, then.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11I think I was really good today.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14I only got, like, a first warning today, that's it.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- Right, that's the standard we're at then, OK?- Yeah.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19That's your benchmark.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21There's still a lot of work ahead for Izaak,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25but with Sean's help, he's made a positive start.
0:26:25 > 0:26:28This term, I think Sean's been really helpful because he got me
0:26:28 > 0:26:33involved in the bike project and, like, that was really cool.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Ah!
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Where did that come from?! - Me being epic.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43Epic? Epic! Very epic!
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Izaak has as much potential as he wants to.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49He just needs to believe in himself a little bit more
0:26:49 > 0:26:51and he will get there. I believe he will, anyway.
0:26:53 > 0:26:54Hah!
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Like a lot of Year 7,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Izaak is figuring out how to handle his emotions and he's finding
0:27:00 > 0:27:03new ways of getting the most out of school, too.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05- Yeah!- YES!
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Yes!
0:27:10 > 0:27:11Whooo!
0:27:15 > 0:27:19- Next time on Our School... - Face that way, do not talk.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- ..we'll meet Thomas... - Thomas, can you stop talking?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- ..and Vanessa.- Vanessa!
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Yes, that's what I said!
0:27:25 > 0:27:29We'll find out what happens when that Year 7 change of image...
0:27:29 > 0:27:31You now have a detention.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33..gets out of hand and gets you into trouble.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36You're on report by my request.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- Yes!- Yes!
0:27:39 > 0:27:46THEY MAKE SILLY NOISES
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Do you like my new tie?
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Done!