0:00:02 > 0:00:07- Today, on Our School, a story of survival...- Don't give up!- Oh!
0:00:08 > 0:00:12..as the students of Year 7 face one of school's biggest
0:00:12 > 0:00:14- challenges...- That's how I roll!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- ..and find that making new friends...- Psych!
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- ..may be the best solution.- Yes!
0:00:30 > 0:00:33When you start Year 7, there's loads to look forward to.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Wargh!
0:00:35 > 0:00:38But something that lots of students worry about is getting bullied.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43People sometimes think bullying is just physical,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47or physically hurting someone. That's not the case. OK.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Think about the different ways people can be bullied.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Bullying is rubbish. I hate it. And so do Year 7.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01I get called ginger, I'm like
0:01:01 > 0:01:03"Oh, my God! Thank you for telling me that(!)"
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I have been bullied many times, many different ways.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Verbally, physically.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11It doesn't feel good.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14I was like in Year 3, 4, when I got bullied
0:01:14 > 0:01:17and it was really upsetting because
0:01:17 > 0:01:21like, there were kids out there that wanted to make you feel miserable.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23It confuses your mind, pretty much.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Like, cos, you know they're wrong, but you're believing them.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29It was like, just putting out my confidence
0:01:29 > 0:01:32and it was really hard, like, to open up and tell people.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I just feel like going up to them
0:01:35 > 0:01:38and grabbing them by the teeth and throwing them away.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40I can't do that.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Just ignore them. And I know it's so frustrating when you get told,
0:01:43 > 0:01:44"Oh, ignore 'em."
0:01:44 > 0:01:47I've seen bullying and I've been bullied
0:01:47 > 0:01:49and it's a horrible experience,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53but when you tell someone, it can actually be sorted.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Who has heard the rhyme that people say in primary schools
0:01:58 > 0:02:00most of the time, many years ago?
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Sticks and stones will break my bones,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06but name calling will not hurt me.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Who thinks that's true? Put your hands up.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09It's not true.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13So that is...so untrue.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15And Year 7 are not the only ones.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Many of us teachers have been through bullying too.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22When I was a kid, I was a bit geeky, a bit dorky,
0:02:22 > 0:02:24so yeah, sometimes, I got a bit picked on.
0:02:24 > 0:02:25I wore glasses when I was younger
0:02:25 > 0:02:29and now everyone today wears glasses and it's part of life.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31But I was a little bit different.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33And children used to pick up on that.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37I was always brought up to sort of tell people,
0:02:37 > 0:02:40not to keep it to myself, actually tell an adult, tell a teacher,
0:02:40 > 0:02:42tell someone who's older than you,
0:02:42 > 0:02:45tell someone who is going to be able to do something about it.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49You can go home and think about it a lot and feel a bad human being.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50And it shouldn't really happen.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Everyone should be able to get on and be friends.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59One great way of beating the bullies is by having good
0:02:59 > 0:03:01friends around you, in school and out of it.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Like Abdul and Javonte here.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- I'm going to beat you, Abdul! - We'll see. May the best man win!
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- Me and Javonte have both been friends for seven years.- Mm-hm.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- By the end of this year, it will be eight years.- Mm-hm!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Now let's throw these balls to the pins!- Oh, yeah!
0:03:20 > 0:03:21Yeah!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Go, Abdul, show it what you're made of.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Oh, oh, oh, oh! Hey, hey, hey!
0:03:27 > 0:03:28No!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31We just, like, make each other laugh.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Better luck next time, Abdul.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34We both tell good jokes.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37We even do funny raps that makes everyone laugh.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38What do you mean "we"?
0:03:39 > 0:03:42I can't rap.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Of course you can rap, man!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46HE SIGHS
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Ah, yes!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49That's how I roll!
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- I'm happy!- Nice job!
0:03:58 > 0:04:01And Year 7 can mean meeting new mates too.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03We're not heating our water yet, guys, OK?
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- We're just putting our ice in. - Michael!
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Javonte's got a great friend in Abdul,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12and I think he's found another one in Michael.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14Right, try it, try it!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Fire!
0:04:19 > 0:04:23What Michael loves most is basketball.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Well, and his little sister too.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28My dad was saying that I was tall,
0:04:28 > 0:04:30so I started playing basketball
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and people thought I was good.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Today, I'm going to teach you how to play basketball, OK?- Yeah.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38I've been teaching Christine to play basketball.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Focus on the ball and bounce slowly.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43At the start, she couldn't really bounce the ball.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45But now, she's improving and developing.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Well done.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Michael's skills have got him noticed.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54I play for Sheffield Sharks.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58I think it's a good opportunity, because you can become famous
0:04:58 > 0:05:01and, like, show other people and inspire them to play.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Back at home, he's on the ball too.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16I help out with washing the dishes, tidying the place.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Whatever Mum needs, really.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Thank you so much for your help.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24I think it's important to help at home because most parents,
0:05:24 > 0:05:28they help us, so I think we should give it back and help them.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Check him out, he's cutting the grass!
0:05:31 > 0:05:34I might get you around to do my garden, Michael.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42He may be on task at home, but at school,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Michael can get easily distracted.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Exothermic gives out energy.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Gives it out as light, or heat, or noise,
0:05:51 > 0:05:52or fizz.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57HE HUMS
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Javonte and Michael are both mad about drumming.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02THEY SING AND DRUM
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Ooh!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07We like to, like, make beats on, like, the table,
0:06:07 > 0:06:09so, like, we're kind of just, like, banging.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13THEY SING AND DRUM
0:06:16 > 0:06:18First, he would just be drumming,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and when he stops, I'll start... I'll, like, continue.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22HE HUMS
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Psych!
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Maybe a little less drumming, lads.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28You're supposed to be listening to Mr Shaw.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29Shh!
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- Thank you. - Ah, that's better.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36You take a little scoop of the magnesium turnings...
0:06:37 > 0:06:39..and you drop them into the test tube.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41- Javonte.- Sorry, sir.- Stop.- OK.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44It's not just me, sir.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- No, it's not just you. - It was me, sir.- OK.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I like the honesty.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Good to see Michael not letting his mate take the rap.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53I think we probably get along pretty well,
0:06:53 > 0:06:55and if there were to be any problems...
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- They'll be solved straight away. - Yeah, yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I reckon there's a friend for everyone at secondary school.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06You've just got to find 'em.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Let me introduce you to the smartest pair in Year 7.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Meet Maivand and Gresh.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I would describe myself as a geek.
0:07:21 > 0:07:22I'm really passionate,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25and into lots of different subjects.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28I'm into maths, science, English, pretty much all subjects.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I'm kind of a geek and a nerd at the same time.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Hey, I love geeks! Geeks are cool!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Some people call me little names like clever clog,
0:07:37 > 0:07:39smarty-pants, smart-o.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42217,728, so...
0:07:42 > 0:07:44That was easy.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46No-one's said anything mean to me about how smart I am.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48They just accept it.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49Glad to hear it.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I don't want anything like that going on in our school.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Neither Gresh or Maivand were born in the UK,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02but now, it's home.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Me and Gresh have a lot of things in common,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07such as he came from Poland to England
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and I came from Afghanistan.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13They used to live 2,500 miles away,
0:08:13 > 0:08:15and now, they're best friends.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19I've been in England for, now, 11 years.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I think the reason I came to England was cos of the wars in Afghanistan.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It was really hard for me because I barely knew English at all.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29I think my teachers taught me, like, "hello", and things like that -
0:08:29 > 0:08:32the basics in English, but that's it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35So, basically, I had to start from a new leaf.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I live with my brother, my mum,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41and recently, my mum and my dad split up, so...
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I still see my dad, but he's just in another area.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Gresh's grandparents are a big part of his life.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57My grandparents are in England because they moved here,
0:08:57 > 0:09:00so it's, you know, better for all of us.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Yeah?
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Hello.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07My grandad helps around the allotment.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09He builds a lot of stuff.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Gresh always helps his grandad out.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17He, you know, cuts up his fingers and all that,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20but he hasn't lost a finger as of now,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23but he does get himself into trouble a lot of times.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I live with my mum, my dad and my little brother.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Family is really important to Maivand too.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36My relationship with my dad is really good.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40He teaches me lots of new different types of maths, like algebra,
0:09:40 > 0:09:43he teaches me BODMAS, like, really hard.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46I learn lots of new things in math like that.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Wow! This is the picture after my birthday.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52That was when I was going to England.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54I'm glad I came to England
0:09:54 > 0:09:57because there's lots of new people that I can meet.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59I've made tonnes of new friends.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02There's a lot of different people and cultures,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and that's cool and I think that is really good.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Yep! In fact,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14we've got pupils from nearly 50 countries here at our school.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18But sometimes, getting used to a new home can feel a bit isolating,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20so having a good mate is even more important.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29In maths, Gresh and Maivand make an amazing team.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- Perfect, and the name? - Fibonacci sequence.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Fibonacci sequence. Well done!
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- What's that?- You won't know.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39That sequence there is called the Fibonacci sequence.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Sometimes, I don't even think they need a teacher.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Every time in class, people would struggle
0:10:44 > 0:10:46and the first people they would come to is either me or Maivand,
0:10:46 > 0:10:49and then they would go to the teacher if we can't do anything.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52No, no, no, no! You start with seven...
0:10:52 > 0:10:55- And then do five of them. - ..and you subtract by three.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- Every time.- Five times.- Five times, all right. Yeah.- There you go.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Every now and then, they even test each other.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02You've got Professor Gresh here.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04In some subjects, we get pretty competitive.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06Maybe if we do like a...
0:11:06 > 0:11:07like a competition on something,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09maybe we have, like, a little project,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11maybe we might be competitive on that
0:11:11 > 0:11:14and see who gets the best score on something.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16OK, so who's the smartest?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Maivand.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Sir, doesn't nature favour those numbers?
0:11:20 > 0:11:23So, a snail's shell might have a number in the Fibonacci sequence.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24Yes.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Oh, my God! That's so cool.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30Whenever I struggle in my lessons - which I do -
0:11:30 > 0:11:31then I always go to Maivand,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34because I know he's the only person who's smarter than me.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39You see? There's a good batch for everyone.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41..and 25...
0:11:42 > 0:11:44..and 23!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- BOTH:- Yes!
0:11:46 > 0:11:48- You did it!- That was epic. Epic.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Right, adios, amigos.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58When you've found those friendships, you've got to work at them.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01It's one of the best ways of staying happy in Year 7.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Michael's invited new pal Javonte to see how they match up at basketball.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- I can't get the ball, man! - Don't give up!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24We haven't known each other for a long time, but it feels like
0:12:24 > 0:12:26I've known him forever.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32We have a good relationship and like,
0:12:32 > 0:12:34we're always there for each other.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And if there's, like, a problem, we'll talk about it and then,
0:12:37 > 0:12:38like, we can solve it.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Finally!
0:12:45 > 0:12:48And now that we're out of school, you can drum all you like.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53THEY DRUM
0:12:55 > 0:12:58HE VOCALLY DRUMS
0:12:58 > 0:13:00LAUGHTER
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Let's make a pact.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06The pact should be, like, to always, always look out for each other.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Somebody's, like, messing with you or annoying you,
0:13:08 > 0:13:11like, you could stick up for them.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Always have a good friendship, no matter what.- Yeah.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- And always trust each other with problems.- Yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21There you go. New friendship cemented.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24That's what Year 7 is all about.
0:13:24 > 0:13:25Oh, and maths.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's always about maths.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37LAUGHTER
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I made a song up about being me.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41It's not mostly about being me,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44it's about telling people to just go away,
0:13:44 > 0:13:45not mess with me.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47So, it goes like this.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49# My name is Abdul, rap is what I do
0:13:49 > 0:13:51# And now while I'm here, I've got a rap for you
0:13:51 > 0:13:53# You've got one chick? Well, I've got two
0:13:53 > 0:13:55# So back up, go home, get lost
0:13:55 > 0:13:56# You're through. #