0:00:05 > 0:00:06Meet Year 7.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12- Awesome!- It's the most important year of school so far.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14You're not here to have a laugh and a good time!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- You're here to learn!- Pfft! LAUGHTER
0:00:16 > 0:00:17With so many changes...
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- ..new friends...- Oh! - Miss, have you got a cloth?
0:00:21 > 0:00:24- ..and new teachers... - You are a Greenwood boy!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27..it's an exciting world to discover.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- Wow! - HE WHISTLES
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It 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 7 and we're acting like three-year-olds!
0:00:38 > 0:00:42We've rigged another secondary school with loads of cameras...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Is this what you see when you look through a camera?
0:00:44 > 0:00:48- Cos this is awesome!- ..so you can find out exactly what happens.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51You're on report by my request!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54'I'm Trev...' Ha-ha!
0:00:54 > 0:00:56'I used to go to school here,
0:00:56 > 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 > 0:01:05'Welcome to Our School.'
0:01:05 > 0:01:06- BELL RINGS GIRL:- I need a wee!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11All right, keep the noise down!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12There are lessons going on.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18The first six months of Year 7 are a pretty exciting time.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22HORN BLOWS, CYMBALS CLASH
0:01:22 > 0:01:25But there's one thing no-one's been looking forward to.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Final warning to you! - That is your instant detention.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- Pfft!- This time on Our School,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33we'll find out what happens when you step out of line...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I want to see you lined up showing me Year 7 behaviour.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- ..and get into trouble. - Face that way, do not talk!
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Whoo!
0:01:44 > 0:01:47We're going to catch up with Thomas.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48Sir, why did the teacher go crazy?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Cos she couldn't control her pupils. Oh!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53And Vanessa.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55My new resolution is to concentrate.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58# It's all about the bass About the bass, don't...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00# You and me, you and me... #
0:02:00 > 0:02:02These two are capable of grabbing the headlines
0:02:02 > 0:02:04for all the right reasons...
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- Well done, Vanessa. - ..and the wrong ones.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10You're on your yellow card.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12- How am I on a yellow, miss...? - Because you're turning round
0:02:12 > 0:02:14and you've got pens in your mouth!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17This is Thomas.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Thomas lives with his stepdad, mum and his little brother.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- See you later, love ya. - See you later, love ya.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30He came to Our School from slightly outside the area.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33'Starting secondary school'
0:02:33 > 0:02:36on your own, it's kind...it makes you nervous at the beginning.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Thomas is settling in fine, in terms of making friends...
0:02:42 > 0:02:43GIGGLING
0:02:43 > 0:02:48..but discipline-wise, it's been less LOL and more OMG!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Thomas, can you stop talking, please?
0:02:51 > 0:02:54- Tom, you've got the wrong attitude, I think.- Thomas?
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Your focus is not trying to do the work, but trying to misbehave.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01All the mucking around means he's now on the radar of Head of Year 7,
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- Miss Richardson, for all the wrong reasons.- 'He started off'
0:03:05 > 0:03:08really well, then started to get himself into a bit of trouble.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10The first warning for you.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12If you cannot be respectful, you will be carded.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17I believe a lot of his behaviour and silliness in class is just
0:03:17 > 0:03:19due to being bored, because he's so clever.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Reflex angle is not 360, innit?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24No, it's anything over a straight line.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29The teachers do think I'm cheeky, but I don't think I am.
0:03:29 > 0:03:30I think I'm intelligent.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33BELL RINGS It's period three and 7A are
0:03:33 > 0:03:35in Mr Elliott's English class.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Let's get started, please. Thank you.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Sir, when you say, "Thank you," we ain't done it yet.- Yes.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Sir, when you've got, like, got one certain song in your head,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46and you really want to listen to it, it's just hard.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yeah, it's also hard trying to get people to write down something
0:03:49 > 0:03:51that's right in front of them.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- What am I doing, sir? I'm doing it! - Thank you, Thomas. I appreciate it.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59- So, Thomas, what's your plan for today?- Jake?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- Of course... - Slam dunk!- ..basketball!
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- Oi, Jake, I bounce it and it just hits all of them.- Thomas!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Stand up and move or you will have a yellow card.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14First warning, and Thomas is on the move,
0:04:14 > 0:04:16away from Jake and next to Leo.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Lucky Leo(!)
0:04:17 > 0:04:20After hearing the witch's predictions,
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Macbeth is initially hesitant...
0:04:21 > 0:04:24The thing is, beneath all the silliness,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Thomas has actually got something to add to the lesson.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- What is her role? - The over-powered wife.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Lady Macbeth's role is as the over-powered wife.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35I like it, write it down, everybody.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Sir, is this good? During the play,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40- she acts as the stone wall her husband relies on.- Sure.
0:04:40 > 0:04:44She pushes him to action, Thomas, you want to get that in there too.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47The only reason I'm really naughty is because, like,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51because I'm really smart, me being naughty disguises the fact
0:04:51 > 0:04:54that I know a lot of things, so...
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I'm going to stand on this side, actually,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59because what I've written on that whiteboard is important as well.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Someone tell him PE is this afternoon!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05THOMAS SHOUTS
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Thomas, I will take that now!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10I think Mr Elliott just got himself a new basketball.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Give it to me immediately!
0:05:13 > 0:05:18Five, four, three, two, one. You now have a detention.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Don't worry, Thomas, he'll give it back...eventually.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Thomas isn't the first person at Our School to use
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Year 7 as a chance to change his image, and he won't be the last.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33But the problem is, that change of image can go a bit wrong.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- Vanessa, come sit over here for me, please.- No, what did I do?
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Meet Vanessa.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44When I'm old, I really want to be a lawyer. I just...
0:05:44 > 0:05:46I love...I love debating as well.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Vanessa started Year 7 well, as a good student...
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Lose your chair, dance outside the class.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54..with high standards.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58In maths, I'm in the top set and, in English, I'm in the second set.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01No! No! Not perfect! It's not perfect!
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- BOY:- Sir, I know it! - The object of the class!
0:06:04 > 0:06:07I think my mum's really proud of me,
0:06:07 > 0:06:11because I'm always the highest in my grade.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Vanessa has to keep in touch with her mum over the phone,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17because her mum works abroad in Dubai.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22I was living in London and then my mum was working too much,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25so I came to live in Birmingham, cos my nan asked.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31Vanessa now shares a bedroom with, not one, not two, not three,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- but four other girls. - I need to brush my teeth!
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- I need to brush my teeth too. - I need to wash my face.
0:06:36 > 0:06:37No, I need the toilet first!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40My bedroom, I share with four people,
0:06:40 > 0:06:46and it's like crazy, fun, lazy, messy!
0:06:46 > 0:06:49There are her cousins, Disleen and Jasline,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53her sisters, Dina and Natalie, and another cousin, Alavo,
0:06:53 > 0:06:58all looked after by her nan, who only speaks Portuguese.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00SHE SPEAKS PORTUGUESE, THEN LAUGHS
0:07:03 > 0:07:04CHILDREN LAUGH
0:07:04 > 0:07:07It's a busy house, but Vanessa
0:07:07 > 0:07:12is determined not to let it stop her getting the most out of Year 7.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15In ten years' time, I think I'm going to be in university.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20And the Vanessa who started at Our School
0:07:20 > 0:07:22stands a good chance of getting to university.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Vanessa, she's just a star student right now.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- GIRL:- Well done, Vanessa.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30But as Vanessa has been getting distracted
0:07:30 > 0:07:35by her new life in Year 7, we've been seeing a new side to her.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I'm going to give you a warning, OK?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- I did tell you need to work now. - I'm working...
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- OK, sir.- I did tell you.- OK.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I'm cheeky and she's rude.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49'Vanessa's a really bright student.'
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Unfortunately, at the moment,
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I feel that she's yelling out a lot and chatting.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Sir, you look like a little baby.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I think it is trying not to be
0:08:00 > 0:08:04really well-behaved all the time, so to not get stick from the kids.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07You need to know what these words mean, yes.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09- You need to...- Ow! - You need to open...
0:08:09 > 0:08:12BELL RINGS Today, 7D are in English,
0:08:12 > 0:08:13with Miss Hanson.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17CHILDREN CHAT
0:08:17 > 0:08:20OK, come sit down. Sorry I was taking a little while today.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23It's a perfect chance for Vanessa to make a good impression.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27When you're ready, Vanessa. Don't mind us.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- CHAT CONTINUES - OK, the noise needs to come down!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Stop...talking!
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So, what's behind this new Vanessa?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37'Apparently, I was a goody two-shoes'
0:08:37 > 0:08:42and, um, everyone said, look, I need to change, so I changed.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45So, instead of excelling in English,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48what's the all-new Vanessa working on today?
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Vanessa!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52How not to spill your slushy, of course!
0:08:53 > 0:08:56All right, I come around and I see people talking, I'm going
0:08:56 > 0:08:58to be pretty, pretty upset.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02I'm open at the point where red cards are coming out right away,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06- you hear me? Put that in the bin now, you know better, go!- Can I...?
0:09:06 > 0:09:07Put it in the bin!
0:09:07 > 0:09:08GIGGLING
0:09:11 > 0:09:13They gave me a yellow card! Oh, my God!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- GIGGLING - Oh, my God!
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Yes, Megan?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23I don't know why some Year 7s keep getting into trouble.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28But, hey, I'm a teacher, let's ask Year 7 themselves.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30BELL RINGS
0:09:35 > 0:09:37GIGGLING
0:09:37 > 0:09:41You two, first warning, yeah? Any misbehaving, you're being moved.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- SHE GIGGLES - I don't get in trouble,
0:09:44 > 0:09:45cos I'm a good girl.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49I get in trouble for throwing stuff, like a piece of paper,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52pencils and talking and backchatting the teacher.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- TEACHER:- Is it because...? - CHAIR SCRAPES
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I'm, like, born like that, I was born cheekiness.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00There are loads of naughty people.
0:10:00 > 0:10:04They're not naughty, they're just, like, messing about and...
0:10:04 > 0:10:06- Mainly boys, innit?- Yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09After, like, they mess about and know they're messing about,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12- so, like, they get red cards and things.- Or yellow.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15- Or yellow or amber.- You get yellow for shouting out.- Yeah.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20Three times now I've asked you to be quiet, so stop talking!
0:10:20 > 0:10:22GIGGLING
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Don't tell my mum.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Don't worry, Vanessa. Hopefully she isn't watching, eh?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30BELL RINGS
0:10:31 > 0:10:33But if you do get into trouble,
0:10:33 > 0:10:36there's one person who'll definitely be watching.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38DRAMATIC MUSIC
0:10:38 > 0:10:41OK, then, Year 7!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43It's Friday morning and Miss Richardson is
0:10:43 > 0:10:45bringing Assembly to an end.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47OK, I'm going to dismiss you,
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- but the following people need to stay behind for me.- Sounds like
0:10:52 > 0:10:55there are some extra words for those on the behaviour log.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59OK, everyone can go, bar Vanessa and Archie. Thank you.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Do you want to explain to me why you were on two days running?
0:11:05 > 0:11:06No?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10You're on report by my request.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12You get ticks in all them lessons, is that clear?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Thank you. You may go.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Anybody else think Vanessa wasn't really expecting that?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19'She's very shocked.'
0:11:19 > 0:11:20I think she didn't realise that,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24in this process of trying to make friends and still be cool,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27that it would also have the consequence with myself.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28If you do get into trouble,
0:11:28 > 0:11:31we've got a pretty clear system here at our school.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35- First time you get told off... - That's your first verbal warning.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36..it's a verbal warning.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40but if you change your behaviour, you get a green card.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- Carry on misbehaving... - Patrick, you now have a yellow card.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45..then you get a yellow card.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48You're on the behaviour log and your name is on the board.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52But there's still a chance to turn that into a green card.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Keep misbehaving...
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Anybody else out of their seats will be receiving an amber card.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00..and it'll be an amber card and a detention,
0:12:00 > 0:12:01plus another mention on the log,
0:12:01 > 0:12:05and it's your last chance to turn it into a green card.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- Keep disrupting the class... - Whoever is clicking their pen,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11if he doesn't stop, I'm going to start red carding.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13..it's a red card.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Appear on the log too many times and you could end up on report,
0:12:16 > 0:12:19just like Vanessa and Thomas.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24BELL RINGS Today, Thomas is
0:12:24 > 0:12:25in Mr Harkness's maths class.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Being on report means Thomas has to get the teacher to give him
0:12:30 > 0:12:33a mark for behaviour and effort for each lesson.
0:12:33 > 0:12:40No, sir, sir, it wouldn't be +9, because 5y + 3,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42and then you've got to minus that 3 after it.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Looking good so far, Thomas!
0:12:45 > 0:12:49- So, 15 take away...- OK, what are the essentials for a maths class?
0:12:49 > 0:12:53A ruler, a compass, maybe a calculator?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55OK, can I move down?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Like...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00But an energy drink?
0:13:00 > 0:13:01It's like this.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- I shouldn't have opened it.- No, I don't think you should have, Thomas.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07OK, planners, please.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- THOMAS BEATBOXES - Right, planners, please, guys.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Did you do that slide? - SEVERAL CHILDREN:- Yes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16- OTHERS:- No.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Yes, Thomas, what's that?
0:13:17 > 0:13:21- Let's have that. Thomas... - Sir, what?- ..give me that can now.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Er, one second, sir.- Thomas, you need to give me that can now.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27CHILDREN CHATTER
0:13:29 > 0:13:32So, maths lesson plus energy drink equals...
0:13:32 > 0:13:35BELL RINGS
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- I get my report! - ..a bad report, of course.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42How did I get a cross just for the energy drink, sir?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44You can't get a cross for energy drink.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47That doesn't affect how I'm focused in lessons.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Doesn't affect your focus?!
0:13:49 > 0:13:51I'm not sure Mr Harkness agrees!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53God, man, why do I have to be in your class?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Any idea what's coming next, Thomas?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Say hello to Miss Richardson.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05So, how would you describe your week, then, to me today?
0:14:05 > 0:14:06CHILDREN SHOUTING OUTSIDE
0:14:11 > 0:14:14When you say naughty, though, what did you do?
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- OK, what makes you shout out? - Well, I want to say the answer,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22but whenever I put my hand up, I never get chosen.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Do you know the great thing about having cameras everywhere?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28We can see if that's true.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- We'll come back to you. Molly, next one?- Miss, can I say the last one?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Isaac, have you remembered?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Miss? Miss?
0:14:36 > 0:14:37Miss?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40OK, Thomas, I can see your point.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42If you had a whiteboard in front of you,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44and you got to write down the answer and just show it,
0:14:44 > 0:14:46because, obviously, as teachers,
0:14:46 > 0:14:48we've got to give everyone an equal opportunity to answer.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52Would that fulfil that need to want to tell Miss you know the answer?
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- Or sir? Shall we try that, then? - Yeah.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57And in case any of you don't know, it's like an old-fashioned tablet...
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Thank you.- ..except you don't need to charge it.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11It's Monday morning and it's your first day on report.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13What's the one thing you shouldn't do?
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Can you come with me to Mr Elliott? Can you come with me to Mr Elliott?
0:15:17 > 0:15:19Lose your report card, of course.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- To say I lost it. - LAUGHTER
0:15:24 > 0:15:27- I lost my report. Can you come with me, please?- What?
0:15:27 > 0:15:28CHILDREN CHATTER
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- I lost my report. What happens?- What?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39I lost my report. What happens?
0:15:41 > 0:15:42You're joking?
0:15:42 > 0:15:44He's right, Vanessa.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45You could get a red card.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Mo, help me, I lost my report.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Will she shout at me?
0:15:52 > 0:15:53Should I?
0:15:56 > 0:15:57I'm scared.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03A lost report and here comes Miss Richardson. I can hardly look!
0:16:03 > 0:16:07You kept on getting a lot of yellow cards, OK, which does worry me.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08I only started, like,
0:16:08 > 0:16:12getting yellow cards cos everyone was saying I'm a goody two-shoes.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Honestly, in the long run -
0:16:14 > 0:16:16and I know it's one of them things that's quite difficult -
0:16:16 > 0:16:19it's so much better, Vanessa, to be known as, you know,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23to be respected by all, cos I want you to achieve lots
0:16:23 > 0:16:26and, like, lots and lots and not be put down.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Over in form 7A,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Mr Elliott wants to have a quick chat with Thomas before his English class.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41Basically, the thing is that I want you to sort of, like,
0:16:41 > 0:16:44try to be more of a, um... try to be more of a sort of leader,
0:16:44 > 0:16:48because you are quite good at this and you knew more about Shakespeare
0:16:48 > 0:16:50than half these kids did before you even started studying it,
0:16:50 > 0:16:55so, um, I need you to be sort of like one of the boys in class
0:16:55 > 0:16:58who's like, really, um, being sort of a leader.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03We have a good student-teacher relationship,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06because he's, like, my favourite teacher
0:17:06 > 0:17:08and he's nice to me and everything.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Full marks if you've realised that Mr Elliott
0:17:11 > 0:17:13doesn't have a Brummie accent.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Any ideas where he's from? Need a clue?
0:17:18 > 0:17:19Or two?
0:17:19 > 0:17:23I brought back some maple syrup and we have some pancakes as well.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Still not sure?- Pardon? - What about this?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Er, yeah, thanks for that.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34'The first thing they notice obviously is the accent, so,'
0:17:34 > 0:17:37sometimes, they'll pass me in the hallway and say, "Mr Elliott!"
0:17:37 > 0:17:41and, like, make fun of my... make fun of the way that I talk or,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44um, you know, there's a few little mix-ups on the first day of class,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47when I said, er, "OK, put your books into the bin,"
0:17:47 > 0:17:50because, in Canada, a bin is just like, you know, a container,
0:17:50 > 0:17:52but here, you know, it's the BIN! And they said,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55"You want us to put our books in the bin?" I said, "No!"
0:17:55 > 0:17:59One thing Mr Elliott is big on is Shakespeare and, today,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03he is guiding Year 7 through one of Shakespeare's best - Macbeth.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07What does Shakespeare say about her youth and her beauty?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Shakespeare is sort of like, at least for me when I was younger,
0:18:10 > 0:18:14he was the beginning and ending of...of what I learned...
0:18:14 > 0:18:16or a lot of what I learned about the English language.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Personally, I love a bit of Shakespeare.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21But what do Year 7 think?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23BELL RINGS
0:18:28 > 0:18:32- Who thinks Shakespeare's a load of boring old rubbish?- Me!- Me!- OK.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Shakespeare...
0:18:34 > 0:18:36I don't get it! I don't like analysing.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39OK, I understand you may not like it, but you have to do it anyways.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42I'm not sure if I like it, cos I don't understand the words
0:18:42 > 0:18:45and I can't read 'em properly, cos they get all confused
0:18:45 > 0:18:49in my head, like there's "thou" and I'm like, "What is thou?"
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Um, I personally do like his work.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54I mean, his stories do tell a lot of story and emotion.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Miss, is this a true story?
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Do you know what, sir? By the end of the day,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01I'm going to be like the Brad Pitt of the Shakespearean world.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Is Shakespeare a man or a lady? - A man, Shannon! He's a man!
0:19:07 > 0:19:13Not everyone's into Shakespeare, but one member of our Year 7 is.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15The witches give him a vision
0:19:15 > 0:19:18of his best friend's son taking over his kingdom...
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Any guesses who this is? - ..and then sends them somewhere
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and then sends killers after them to kill 'em.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Did anyone guess it was Thomas?
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I think Thomas has a very strong interest in English.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31It's apparent sort of with his reading,
0:19:31 > 0:19:35and he gets into certain books, and also in his vocabulary.
0:19:35 > 0:19:40Sir, basically, um, when the King gets killed, Malcolm runs away,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42cos someone spreads a rumour about him being next.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47I think it's a good thing to learn about Shakespeare in Year 7,
0:19:47 > 0:19:50because he's, like, a real-life person
0:19:50 > 0:19:52and he's really famous, because of his plays.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55So, we have torches...
0:19:55 > 0:19:57BELL RINGS Period three and, once again,
0:19:57 > 0:20:00Mr Elliott's class are studying Macbeth.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03So, basically, we have... the stage is lit by torches...
0:20:03 > 0:20:06No, don't worry, Thomas hasn't been sent out of class again.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09..then Macbeth enters and only Macbeth,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11so come on in, Macbeth, by yourself.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15- It's part of the lesson. - Go ahead, Thomas, nice and loud.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17"If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well..."
0:20:17 > 0:20:20And Thomas has got a starring role.
0:20:20 > 0:20:26"..but this blow might be the be-all and the end-all here.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- "But here, upon this bank..." - Great job.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31Guys, round of applause. Thank you.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35'I just didn't see the point of being bad any more.'
0:20:35 > 0:20:38And the reason for that is because, um...
0:20:38 > 0:20:41like, it doesn't really get you anywhere in life.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Well done, Thomas. And no, that isn't a tablet front of him.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It's that whiteboard. Remember what he agreed with Miss Richardson?
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Neve, what's the answer?
0:20:50 > 0:20:53Lady Macbeth. OK, good. Thank you, Thomas.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58BELL RINGS It's nearly the end of the week
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and 7D are in English with Miss Hanson.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03So, "The King comes here tonight" -
0:21:03 > 0:21:06that doesn't really have a lot to do with Macbeth and Lady Macbeth...
0:21:06 > 0:21:10OK, Vanessa, it's simple - you've been on report all week.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14If you want to be taken off, just don't say the wrong thing.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16When I'm talking, you listen to me.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19When you talk with your hand up, I listen to you.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Yeah, but you didn't put your hand up to speak.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- You're red carded. Go. - I'm red carded...?- Get out!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Ah, too late! DOOR SLAMS
0:21:27 > 0:21:30CHILDREN CHATTER
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- BOY:- Aw, thank you! Oh, I...- Ssh!
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Get over here. I don't know what's happened to you.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- I'm so disappointed. - I only said that, because, see, um,
0:21:42 > 0:21:47citizenship...my citizensh... Ah, you know what I mean!
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- Citizenship?- Yes, you said that, um, everyone is the same
0:21:51 > 0:21:53and no-one can take their human right from each other
0:21:53 > 0:21:56and you said, when you want to speak,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59you have to put your hand up, but you didn't put your hand up.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Who am I?- A teacher. - Do I need to put my hand up?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05- Do you see teachers do that in classes?- No.
0:22:05 > 0:22:10I'm not here to do anything to take away your rights.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14It's disrespectful what you've done. Extremely.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17And the Vanessa that I knew - and to be honest,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20the one that I really respected - I haven't seen in a while.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- I'm giving you one more chance. - SOFTLY:- OK.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37So far, Vanessa's performance at Our School has made her nan
0:22:37 > 0:22:41and her mum working away from home very proud.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44But this is the first time she's been on report.
0:22:44 > 0:22:49I was shy to show my nan. And after, she's like...
0:22:49 > 0:22:53'She's upset and she said, "OK," and she, like, signed it and she said,'
0:22:53 > 0:22:55"Next time, you'd better be good
0:22:55 > 0:22:58"and, next week, I don't want you to get a report."
0:22:58 > 0:23:02If she's going to get off report, Vanessa will need to play
0:23:02 > 0:23:06to her strengths - by being good at languages, especially Portuguese.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09SHE SPEAKS PORTUGUESE
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Very impressive!
0:23:12 > 0:23:14And it comes in handy helping her nan,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18who is from Angola in Africa and only speaks Portuguese.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Would you like a bag for this?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- BOTH SPEAK PORTUGUESE - Yes, please.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Normally, when I go to the shops with my nan,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28it's normally the translation with me at the till,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31because the shopkeeper does like speaking to us.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34- That's, er, 11.78, please. - IN PORTUGUESE:- 11.78.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41If she's able to show some more of that maturity at school,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43hopefully she'll get back on track.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47I think I am actually a good person, but, I mean,
0:23:47 > 0:23:51I can go back to who I actually was and carry on.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57Today is Friday and Vanessa has been on report all week.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Time for Miss Richardson to have another chat.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Can you remind me why you were on report originally?
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Cos I'm always distracting people and I never complete my task.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Instead, I speak to people.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I was really disappointed when I had to first put you on report, OK?
0:24:13 > 0:24:16You could be head girl one day, but this silly distraction
0:24:16 > 0:24:19and silly behaviour needs to stop in lessons, OK?
0:24:19 > 0:24:23I'm going to trust you to be off report, OK, and see how you get on.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Is that all right?- OK, yeah. - OK, thank you.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28'It was good that I got out of report,'
0:24:28 > 0:24:32cos, if I carried on, lots of people would be, like, calling me "rebel"
0:24:32 > 0:24:38or, like... "Vanessa, you're naughty," and things.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42I don't want to show people that I can be a bad person, yeah?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Mr Elliott, Thomas and some other students
0:24:49 > 0:24:52are doing some extra work on Macbeth today.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Let's finish off Act 2, Scene 4.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57"Dawn breaks and the English and Scottish armies
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- "prepare to do battle. The Scottish..."- Roar!- Hooray!
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Roar! OK, that's the English and then the Scottish one.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08"Arm, arm and out. Blow, wind! Come, crack!
0:25:08 > 0:25:11"At least we'll die with harness on our back."
0:25:11 > 0:25:12I'd just say to Mr Elliott,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15thank you for helping me through English and everything.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Now that I understand how important it is,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I probably should say thank you to him for trying to help me.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23But this is no ordinary lesson.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It's a big day today at Our School.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30I said boom! ..I said rock-a-chicka, rock-a-chicka, rock-a-chicka, boom!
0:25:30 > 0:25:33Rock-a-chicka, rock-a-chicka, rock-a-chicka, boom!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36No, it's not Embarrassing Grown-up Day.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38After weeks of studying Macbeth...
0:25:38 > 0:25:41OK, Thomas and Anael are our two... our Banquo and Fleance...
0:25:41 > 0:25:44..Year 7 have got a chance to do a series of workshops
0:25:44 > 0:25:48with some professional actors, and Thomas is already in his element.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Cut him through the heart.- Ah! - Oh, look at that death! Well done!
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Stand by, Thomas!
0:25:54 > 0:25:56FANFARE PLAYS The stage is set,
0:25:56 > 0:26:00the audience is ready, including Thomas' mum.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Ladies and gentlemen, as Macbeth,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06I give you Greenwood Academy's Thomas!
0:26:06 > 0:26:09The English Army, led by Malcolm and Macduff,
0:26:09 > 0:26:11are nearing the castle, leaving him trapped.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15Bring me no more reports. Let them fly all.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane I cannot taint with fear.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23..my lord is dead.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27She should have died hereafter.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29There would've been a time for such a word.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
0:26:32 > 0:26:34that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
0:26:34 > 0:26:35and then is heard no more.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38'It's been a good year for me.'
0:26:38 > 0:26:42I can see it, like, obviously, I'm going to have my little
0:26:42 > 0:26:45bumps in the road, but I can see everything else going all right.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- APPLAUSE, SHE LAUGHS - Thank you.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50Right, stand up and take a bow, everyone.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- MR ELLIOTT:- Yeah! - That was brilliant. Well done.
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Take a bow, Thomas!
0:26:59 > 0:27:01It's been quite a year so far.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- Slam dunk!- From being on report...
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Grr!- ..to rave reviews.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10I think that you don't really get anything good out of being bad,
0:27:10 > 0:27:13but being good, you get a good education,
0:27:13 > 0:27:15a good job and a good future.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17I need to be a really good person
0:27:17 > 0:27:21and how I was at the start of September and...
0:27:22 > 0:27:26..listen and concentrate and complete all my tasks.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- Next time... - Do you want to see me dancing?
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- ..Archie...- Hallelujah! - ..and Taylor...- Yes!
0:27:32 > 0:27:35- ..are getting noticed... - Sir! Sir! Sir! Sir!
0:27:35 > 0:27:36..but for all the wrong reasons.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39You do not start getting on my behaviour log, young man!
0:27:39 > 0:27:41Will a step back in time... SCREAMING
0:27:41 > 0:27:44- ..bring them back in line? - Put your hand out, girl.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47MAN: I want to hear about your professional rugby career.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- It's not professional. - He's not going to be a rugby player!
0:27:49 > 0:27:54- Yes, I am!- Look how small you are! - And look how annoying you are!
0:27:54 > 0:27:56I'm a lot less annoying than you.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- Ah!- I can't do that.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02LAUGHTER, CHAIR THUDS
0:28:02 > 0:28:05- Ha-ha! - GIGGLING
0:28:07 > 0:28:08I knew that was coming then.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Everybody knew it was coming! - THOMAS LAUGHS