0:00:03 > 0:00:06This week, in Our School...
0:00:06 > 0:00:11- Ow!- ..one boy tries to conquer his biggest fears.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13No, no!
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- I dare you.- No, no! No!
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Don't try and scare me!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20MUFFLED SCREAMS
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Will he be victorious?
0:00:23 > 0:00:28- No, no.- Find out in Our School.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30BELL RINGS
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Meet our new year seven.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38- Sick bucket!- It's the most important school year of their lives so far.
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Haircut, sir?
0:00:39 > 0:00:41They're all starting here together.
0:00:41 > 0:00:45That level of noise is absolutely disgusting.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47SCREAMING
0:00:50 > 0:00:52Yes!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57This has seen better days.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01You stink, sir.
0:01:03 > 0:01:07CBBC have filled the entire place with cameras,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09so you'll get to watch year seven every step of the way.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- ALL:- Whoa!
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Stop waving at me!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15- Yeah!- Hello, I'm Mr Jones.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16I'm a maths teacher here at Our School,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19and every time that you're here, I'm going to be here too.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Right now, I'm late for a lesson. Excuse me.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Come on in.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27# Our School. #
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Boom. Mic drop.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31BELL RINGS
0:01:31 > 0:01:34It's the start of another school day.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37And our year sevens are going to need plenty of energy,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40because this isn't your normal day.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Mr Shabir's got to change the timetable for his form.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47When everyone finally arrives, that is.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Quickly, come in. Apologise next time without me asking.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51- Sorry.- OK.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Today's a very exciting morning for you, very exciting indeed.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59You're starting to think about your possible careers, OK?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02You might be thinking, "I'm only 11,
0:02:02 > 0:02:04"why do I need to think about what I wanted to do when I'm older?"
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Because time flies and preparation is key.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13You're going to have the opportunity to experience a variety of weird
0:02:13 > 0:02:16and wonderful careers.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18It's all about hands-on learning.
0:02:18 > 0:02:23Enjoy it. Enjoy the time, ask the questions, get involved.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29So, this is going to make today very interesting.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Round here. Put your bags down there.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35We're bringing a whole bunch of people from all types of careers
0:02:35 > 0:02:40into school, hoping to inspire year seven.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44In groups, they'll each take turns to step out of class and experience
0:02:44 > 0:02:48- the job fair.- Urgh!
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Is there a baby hedgehog in there? - The job fair was sick, man!
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I did like the make-up thing, what do you call it, prosthetics?
0:02:55 > 0:02:59- Yeah, prosthetics.- Prosthetics. It was a right cool thing.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00It's not, like, beauty make-up.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- I don't want to be like...- Special effects.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Yeah. Like in horror movies, when they have all the cuts,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- and stuff like that.- It's nice, innit?- Oh, that feels so weird!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- All the gelatine.- Ker-ching, ker-ching, ker-ching!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14There was a lot of different things there. There was animals.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17- Yeah.- Construction.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19- Baking.- Baking. There was wrestling.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Yeah.- Wrestling?!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Awesome, well done!
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Basically, this is whenever you're taking a move,
0:03:26 > 0:03:27and you're going to land on your back.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30So you need to make sure that you're landing safe on your back,
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- so you're not hurting it.- Like on a trampoline?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34That's it, exactly that. So come around this side,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- so you can see what Alan's doing. - The easiest way to do it is to squat
0:03:37 > 0:03:40down, pretend that you're sat on invisible chair,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43your arms will go out, and then just fall back.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45That looks sick!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47OK. All right, so...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Arms out.- That's it.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Arms out, try not to land on your bum.- OK...
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- Yeah, well done.- Great.- You've got that one down.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02If you want to be a wrestler, you have to be fit, to be strong.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06But not always, because there's fat wrestlers, like the Big Show.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08Coming down, hand towards your face, and then...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Remember, these guys are experts.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Please don't go trying this yourself.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- Do not forget to turn your face, that's the important bit.- Yeah.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18Can you jump onto it?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Yeah, if you want.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Aw!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24If I was to go at full pace, I was slowing it right down.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26So if I was going at full pace for a back bomb,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I wouldn't sit there and I wouldn't go like that,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32- I'd just go...- BOTH:- Oh! - ..straight down.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35And for a front one, I wouldn't sit down, I'd just go like that...
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- Did you hit your nose? - No.- I thought you did, because...
0:04:40 > 0:04:43That's what you've got to do, he's got to make it look like he's hit
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- his nose.- Walk, put that arm round there.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- That arm on top of my head.- He's going to flip you!
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And then you would just jump forward.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54But don't do it now, cos we're going to do it at full pace, OK?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58So run at me, grab there, I'll get you up, we'll go from there, OK?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00OK, we're going to need paramedics.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- He's there, ready and waiting. - Go on, you can do it.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Awesome!- That was sick!
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- That was sick!- One, two, three...!
0:05:14 > 0:05:16New heavyweight champion.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19New heavyweight! I'm impressed, but I think...
0:05:21 > 0:05:22..the girl was better than the man.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Do you want to see my finishing move?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- All right, then.- You can't do it though, so don't get excited.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Hear that? This is for experts only.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Remember, this is all fake fighting, and it takes years of practice.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Oh, I know that. Ooh!
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Ooh!
0:05:40 > 0:05:41That's your finishing move?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Can I try?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Erm, no.- No!- I'd like to try in the future,
0:05:46 > 0:05:50because you don't usually get these opportunities in school.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Because it's more of a work, work, work -
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- homework, homework, homework - test, test, test.- Innit.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58That way.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02A more down-to-Earth career on display is bricklaying.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03So, any builders around?
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Do you want to come and lay a few bricks?
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Do you have to lay them in, like...?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- You have to lay them like in stairs? - Yeah, you wall them to a line.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- See how we've got a line set up? - Yeah.- That tells you it's level.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Just wipe a bit on.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15That's it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19Front, back, top.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Like buttering a cake.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I don't really do that much baking!
0:06:23 > 0:06:26It's hard. You've got to get enough cement on the brick,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29got to put it down, it's got to be straight, it's got to be level.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Too much work.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34One student who does seem interested is Alojz.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37You see, what we need to do is fill all these gaps in here, look.
0:06:37 > 0:06:44So you always start from one end and work back.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46So put some in like that.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51How long does it take to build a house?
0:06:51 > 0:06:56Erm, show houses, we'd normally do in about 12, 14 weeks.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59While Alojz is considering building a house...
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Can't do it, it's hard!
0:07:01 > 0:07:05..Alishba's interest has been ignited by a firefighter.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08When I went there, there was a firefighter stand,
0:07:08 > 0:07:10and there was a woman there.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Cos you always see firemen or a fireman.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15It was really good to see a woman,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17cos then you know women can do stuff like that as well.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23Go away. Go that way. Go, run that way!
0:07:27 > 0:07:31My name is Alishba, and I am 11 years old.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Smile!
0:07:33 > 0:07:37I would say I'm a very, very, very confident person.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41Get off my macaroon.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I would say I'm straightforward as well, so if I have a problem,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47or if I have a problem with someone, I'll just say something.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49That's the definition of reading.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50I get to the point really quick,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53and I don't just wait around and be scared.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Can you move your hand and stop leaning on my £6 book?
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Oh, £6! That's not a lot.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Look, look, smile! Say cheese again.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05Cheese!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I think it's really important to say what I think.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10What? What did you say?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12It's not only me, though. I think everyone should say what they think,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15because if you're scared to say what you think,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17you're going to be like that for the rest of your life.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19So when people really want your opinion,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22you're just going to lie and say, "Oh, this and that,"
0:08:22 > 0:08:24when it's not really what you think.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27You never brought me into the conversation, she did.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29If you think that's wrong, don't think it, say it.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37So, Alishba's made of tough stuff.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Could this be the career for her?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41So, what we're going to do,
0:08:41 > 0:08:46we're going to have a race and see how fast you can get this kit on?
0:08:46 > 0:08:48OK? Because when it's an emergency situation,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51we've got to be able to get dressed really fast.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53She gave me two minutes, I actually thought that she was going
0:08:53 > 0:08:55to give us, like, half an hour.
0:08:55 > 0:09:01- And she said two minutes.- OK, let's go! Take your shoes off first.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- I'm stuck.- Got to get on that fire engine.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07That's it, good work.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- What's next?- Oh. Right, OK.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Top bit down. So, just a big jacket.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15LAUGHTER
0:09:15 > 0:09:16- Good work.- Stop laughing!
0:09:16 > 0:09:20We're getting there. Right, here's a zipper, so zip it up.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Oh, where's the zipper gone?
0:09:23 > 0:09:25It's all about teamwork in the Fire Service,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28so I'll give you a little hand with your zipper.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31When they actually put the mask on,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33she became quite panicky in there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Miss, I can't breathe!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I'm sorry, I can't breathe.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39That's fine, it's hard going, isn't it?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41When I put it on, I felt like I couldn't breathe.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I only put it on for, like, two seconds, then took it off.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- How does that feel?- I can't breathe.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Miss Ahmed to the rescue.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50You can breathe straight through it.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Right, right, what you've got to do is just calm down, right?
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- Yeah.- BOTH:- Take deep breaths.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- Come straight in, so you can breathe.- Yeah.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Is that better? Is that better?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00It's because you're panicking a little bit with it all on.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- OK?- Right.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05Right, we're ready for action, aren't we?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Ready?- How long's that took you?
0:10:07 > 0:10:094.5 minutes.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12That was very hard. How do you do that every day?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14We do 13 weeks of training to become a firefighter.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16That's a while.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Yeah. You do need to be good at maths.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22See, maths is useful. I've been saying that for years!
0:10:22 > 0:10:23You need to be good at English,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26you need to be good at communicating with people.
0:10:26 > 0:10:27You need to be good at teamwork -
0:10:27 > 0:10:29that's the number one thing in the Fire Service,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32- cos we do work together. What do you think?- I feel great.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Do you fancy it?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Yeah. I think I might take this home and live with this every day.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40The aim of this job fair's to get year seven thinking about what
0:10:40 > 0:10:42career they might like one day.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44PHONE VIBRATES
0:10:44 > 0:10:47But some of them are already set.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I would like to be a doctor.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Or some kind of actor/singer.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57When I grow up, I'd like to be a police officer
0:10:57 > 0:10:58with dogs or any animal.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I want to be an astrophysicist, because it's my life dream.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03I really want to have that job.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07When I grow up, I will either be a basketballer,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10cos I love basketball. Or engineer.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14When I grew up, I either want to be a rapper or a farmer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I want to be a farmer!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I want to be a photographer when I grow up,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23because I like taking pictures of things.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25When I grow up, I want to be a professional breakdancer,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27because I love dancing and it's always been my dream
0:11:27 > 0:11:29since I was little.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33BELL RINGS
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Some of the year sevens have gone back to class.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Others are just getting stuck in.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44And the wrestlers are proving very popular.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Trying out the belts and the real wrestling belts,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50that was my first-ever time holding a proper,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53full-on wrestling belt what wrestlers held.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Yeah, and then you had to do this weird move on me.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01I think that was just an excuse to drop each other.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Because they're boys. - They're boys, what do you expect?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05All boys, they like to drop each other.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07The grab hold of each other, they grab their shoulders,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09and they take the legs out and then drop them.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Hold the wrist.- Grab his wrist. - And twist.- Right, now twist.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15That's it, that's it. That's it! Argh!
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Careful, Wayne! Don't injure the pro.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21So now, when I go to hit you, you just pull my wrist.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- Argh!- That's it, that's it.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25BEEPING
0:12:25 > 0:12:27You need to wrap it round your thumb, like this.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28What's that beeping noise?
0:12:28 > 0:12:31That noise is a cardiac arrest over at the paramedic station.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- Is there a hospital in here somewhere?- But don't worry,
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Olivia's got it all under control.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37We need to try and get them to give a response,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39either speak to us or open their eyes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42At the job fair, there was this person there from St John's.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44He was a paramedic.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46He taught me how to do CPR and stuff.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48He had this one dummy.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50And now, start pushing.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53One, two, three, four... Just a tiny bit quicker.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56And then they had this other dummy, where they had, like...
0:12:56 > 0:12:59the heart shock things. I've forgotten what they're called.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Defibrillator.- Defibrill...
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Defibrillator.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- De... de-what?- Never mind.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07- Seven, eight, nine, ten. That's it. - It were right funny.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10We were at the make-up stuff, and she would just, like...
0:13:10 > 0:13:13boom, boom, like trying to do it as hard as she can.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- It were right funny.- That's it.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Bit quicker, bit deeper, that's it.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Olivia, come on, you're losing him!
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Keep going. - Beep, beep, beep...
0:13:24 > 0:13:27As soon as you said that, she actually started pressing harder.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Very good, that.- When you've actually saved somebody's life,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32it's, like, a really good feeling.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37Because you've restarted their heart, and it's, like, so good.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Us teachers were year sevens once, you know.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43What did we want to do for a living all those years ago?
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I don't think the year seven Ben knew what he wanted to do with life.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Like most young boys, I thought I wanted to be a professional
0:13:48 > 0:13:50sports star. Professional rugby player.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53In year seven, I wanted not to be a teacher.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55I wanted to be a police officer.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58I went for the old cliche, which was I wanted to be a footballer.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00At the time, I was a massive Manchester United fan.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01When I was in year seven,
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I didn't really have any idea what I wanted to do, what I wanted to be,
0:14:05 > 0:14:06where I wanted to go.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09When I was in year seven, I wanted to be a midwife.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I always wanted to be a teacher.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14I always wanted to be a history teacher.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18At year seven, year eight, I wanted to become a fireman,
0:14:18 > 0:14:22I wanted to be a firefighter. I ended up doing this.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I was a pretty cool 12-year-old.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28For some of year seven, the job fair's over,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31and it's time to get back to class and knuckle down.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36But when you have a loud voice and plenty to say,
0:14:36 > 0:14:38that can be really hard.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39Right, what's the problem?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- What's the issue?- Alishba just tried...
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Alishba, Alishba, you're about to go on my C Board,
0:14:45 > 0:14:47because you weren't listening earlier.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50It's often in my lessons that Alishba chooses to play up.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Sometimes, when I'm sitting with the wrong people, I just talk away.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Sir, can I move my seat? Because I talk when I sit next to him.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- Sit where you're supposed to sit. - I sit next to Wayne.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Don't talk, then. You've just said, "I talk when I'm next to Wayne."
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Well, you're in control...- No, but I get distracted.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Now you're talking over me. You're in control of your own mouth.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12So don't talk, it's as simple as that.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- It's called life.- I do try not to talk,
0:15:17 > 0:15:19and do try to not get distracted,
0:15:19 > 0:15:21but it just happens, I just do.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24Did you watch it on TV? Tell the truth or did you actually go?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It's happened in every lesson.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28You've got to get used to the fact that, sometimes,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30you're going to work with somebody that you don't really
0:15:30 > 0:15:32want to work with. Tough.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Usually, in maths, if someone's talking,
0:15:36 > 0:15:38Alishba is my prime suspect.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41What's a prime number? So today,
0:15:41 > 0:15:45I'm hoping she's paying attention to my lesson about prime numbers.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47This is so hard, like, what?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50In the maths, I was talking...
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Why you...?
0:15:52 > 0:15:53What? No.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56We have to get these into our books.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I wasn't basically doing what I was meant to be doing,
0:15:59 > 0:16:00which was doing my work.
0:16:00 > 0:16:01Ultimate cheat band,
0:16:01 > 0:16:03it's got all the times tables on it.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- So, like...- It's done.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Don't have your 11s and 12s.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11That's my "I'm starting to get annoyed" face.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- You know, Amy doesn't like Aaron. - She does.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- She does. She told me.- She doesn't! - She told me!- She doesn't.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22And that's my "you've pushed it too far now" face.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Right, take your stuff, go and sit next door.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- What?- You've not done any work, go and sit next door.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29I'm fed up of speaking to you.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I didn't even do anything.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What the flip? He was really mad.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40Like, he was just, "Get out of here."
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- He didn't want to talk to me. - I'm not mad, just frustrated.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Maths lessons with Alishba could be so different
0:16:47 > 0:16:49if she just learned to focus.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Over in the hall, the job fair is still in full swing.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- We walked in and were like... - BOTH:- "Animals!"
0:17:05 > 0:17:08So we just went over to it like, "Whoa!"
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And a career working with animals seems to be a
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- popular choice.- There's a tarantula in there.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Maybe year seven feel more at home in a zoo!
0:17:16 > 0:17:18"There's a snake, there's a tarantula..."
0:17:18 > 0:17:21It's cool, isn't it? His belly skin is really, really soft.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- We're going to be here for hours. - Oh, the owl.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27- They were massive!- It were big.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30It had some nice beady eyes.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32The owl was like this.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34"You say something?"
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I think it's funny when they do that!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39I'm like, "Why is it moving its head like this?"
0:17:39 > 0:17:43It's funny when they're looking at you, and they're just like...
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Yeah, and then they go like that.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49- I'm like, "Oh, is it a pigeon now, is it?"- I got to hold a snake.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54The royal python was not venomous, and I even held it around my neck,
0:17:54 > 0:17:57which is extremely cool.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00But one student is holding back.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05No! I'm not going anywhere near the power of stink.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06- No.- No?- No.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08- Maybe?- No.- That's not like Abdul,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11he's usually one of the first to get stuck in.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17As my family says, at the end of an era, the beginning of another.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22Since starting secondary school, Abdul's made quite an impression.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- Abdul?- Yes, sir. I'm funny. Oh, I cut myself!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28I like to entertain myself.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30But you need to know that Abdul's a class clown,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32he likes to make everyone laugh.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34ABDUL LAUGHS MANICALLY
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- DEEP AND THROATY VOICE:- With gratitude.- Oh, yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:38I'm also really good at dancing.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46One, two! Back!
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Tap, tap, one, two, three!
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Tap, tap, one, two, three!
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Go, back, back!
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Sometimes people say to me, "You're weird."
0:18:57 > 0:18:58And then I say...
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- AMERICAN ACCENT: - "Thanks, I was born weird!"
0:19:01 > 0:19:03I think that it's very important to be yourself,
0:19:03 > 0:19:07because if you don't be yourself, then nobody will see the real you.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09The only person that I am is myself.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I think it's fair to say that Abdul's thrown himself
0:19:12 > 0:19:14- into year seven so far.- Awesome.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Sign him up!
0:19:17 > 0:19:20He's the life and soul of the party.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Well, most of the time.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33It's Abdul's turn to visit the animal stand,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36but his nerves are getting the better of him.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Do you want to meet Diego?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- He's so cute, honestly.- They're not going to hurt you.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- He's scared of animals.- That's all right, that's fine.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Some people are. Look how cute that little face is.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48How can you be scared of that little face?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51At first I was scared of the skunk, because I thought it would spray me.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55And skunk spray is apparently poisonous.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Don't worry, Abdul, only to animals.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Look how gentle he is.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Whoa! And then I fed it.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06Yeah, and then... Those live, like, worms, they were wiggling like that.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Urgh!
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Abdul, touch one. Then put one in your hand.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- No, thank you.- They feel weird.- I'm good, I'm good.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Do you want to stroke him?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18- Just see what he feels like? - Is it safe?
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- Oh, absolutely. 100% safe.- Yeah.- I would never let anything
0:20:21 > 0:20:25horrible happen. It's my job to make sure that he's really calm,
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- and relaxed, like he is. - Oh, that's very fluffy.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30He is, isn't he? He's really, really cute.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Then I thought that maybe I can hold it, it wouldn't be that bad.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36- Do you want to have a go?- Erm, OK. - Come on, Abdul.- I promise you,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38it's safe. He's not going to hurt you.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40- It's grabbing on to me.- He does, he likes you, that's why,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43he wants to give you a big hug and kiss. He's taking your tie.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45- He says, "I want to look cool." - Argh.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47- Ready? Pop him on that one.- Don't drop him, Abdul.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- That's it.- Oh.- What do you think?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53He's hugging you, he's actually hugging into your shoulder.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56- Yeah.- That's amazing.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- Do you like him?- Yeah.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01I wonder how he'll get on with the next animal on display.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Abdul and the spider.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Hmm!
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- Why the spider?- Because it was the funniest.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Are you mad?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16No! No!
0:21:16 > 0:21:17- Abdul, come on.- No!
0:21:17 > 0:21:21- I dare you.- No, no. No!
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Don't try and scare me.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Can somebody get Miss Ahmed?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28I think we need her gentle powers of persuasion.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Abdul, listen to me.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I have arachnophobia!
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Let's just go over and let's have a look. I'm scared as well.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36If you do it, I'll do it, promise.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38This is a fear that can't be conquered!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Mine as well, mine as well. Come on.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42Do you want to wear my special animal rescue gloves?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45- Ah!- It's not going to get through the gloves, is it?
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Let's conquer our fears together.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50One second, one second of me holding it.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52Yes, cool. Perfect.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Look at that.- Just one second.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- One leg.- We're doing it together.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58Put your hand out, put your hand next to mine.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- Like that.- Urgh!
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Do not move your hand quickly.- Cos it might bite you.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- All right.- So I just came over, and he was there.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09And I was like...
0:22:09 > 0:22:10MUFFLED SCREAMING
0:22:10 > 0:22:13- Yeah, that's exactly... - That's what I was thinking.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16MUFFLED SCREAMING
0:22:16 > 0:22:18All it's going to do is pass your hand...
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- ..on to mine.- ..and go onto hers. - Oh, my...
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Look at that.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Absolutely amazing.- Urgh!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28That is so brave.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30You are... I'm so proud of you.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32That was so cool.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35- High five.- That's incredible, Abdul.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37How about trying it without Miss Ahmed's help?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I absolutely promise you that nothing's going to happen.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I'm here, it's my job to protect you, OK?
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Make sure you keep it on the gloves!
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Right, I'm going to put it on and take it off.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53That is amazing, see, you can relax.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55What do you think?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Well done, that is so good!
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- That is so brave.- OK,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- now get it off.- Yeah, get it off?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05It was about to crawl into my thingy.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08- OK, now, put it back.- Well done.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10You can tell everyone you've held a tarantula now.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14- Well done.- You can breathe now, you can breathe.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I'm so proud of you.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18So now I'm not afraid at all with any other spiders.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21That is seriously impressive, Abdul.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24You can tell everyone that you did it, you did real good. Well done.
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Thank you. That really helped.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28The job fair has shown our year sevens
0:23:28 > 0:23:31that school is where you start to shape your future.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32And you know what?
0:23:32 > 0:23:36Anything is possible, especially if you're prepared to work at it.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39The next day, it's back to normal.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Alishba's had the night to think about her behaviour.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45- On your whiteboards...- So which one's the biggest factor, then?
0:23:45 > 0:23:47Which one's the biggest factor?
0:23:47 > 0:23:49- I don't know.- We have to do it together.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51But you don't write it down in your book.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Copying isn't helping anyone, you have to do it yourself,
0:23:56 > 0:23:58so you know what...so that you can learn.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00If you're copying someone, you don't learn.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03I'm not copying anybody. You're helping, aren't you?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05- Why don't you ask the maths teacher? - Help me.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09- Why can't you do it?- Because I don't get it.- Ask for help.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11He won't help me. There's no point of asking.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- He won't.- Right.- He doesn't like me.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- Try me.- I don't like him.- Just do highest common factor for now.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Yes?
0:24:20 > 0:24:23You're going to try and do those.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Sir, can you help me?- Yes, I will do, in a second.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Told you.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30- Right.- Sir, I was listening, I just don't get it.- That's all right.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33So, did you get your prime numbers down at the start?
0:24:33 > 0:24:35Finally, it looks like we're getting somewhere.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- So, can you try 90 for me?- Yeah.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39Olivia?
0:24:39 > 0:24:41BELL RINGS
0:24:41 > 0:24:44You don't get it? Right, everybody, apart from Alishba, stay here.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Everybody else, you can go.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Right, come and sit here.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Why did I have to send you out yesterday?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54Because I didn't do enough work and I was talking.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Right, talking. It's not the first time, is it?
0:24:57 > 0:24:58All right? It's every lesson,
0:24:58 > 0:25:02I have to tell you at some point in the lesson to turn round and get on,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04isn't it? Right?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07You need to start concentrating more.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10You need to focus and get some work done.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13Otherwise, this is going to happen every lesson. You're just going to
0:25:13 > 0:25:16go, "I don't get it, I don't get it, I don't get it."
0:25:16 > 0:25:18All right?
0:25:18 > 0:25:21All right. You have been much better today, though.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Yeah? Because you asked for help.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26You didn't sit there and not do anything, you asked me for help,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29which is what I want. That's what I'm here to do.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31All right? Keep that up.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34What you've done today, that's what I want you to be like every
0:25:34 > 0:25:35lesson. All right?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Yeah? Right, go on, then.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I think Mr Jones cares. I think every teacher cares.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Because, obviously, when they're angry, they have to...
0:25:44 > 0:25:47You know, I think when teachers are angry,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50they're angry on purpose so they can show you that what you've done is
0:25:50 > 0:25:53wrong, and it's not a good thing.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56I saw a side to Alishba today where she's asking for help.
0:25:56 > 0:26:00She's actually wanting to learn, and actually wanting to know how to do
0:26:00 > 0:26:04things, and that's the side we want to see.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08There are often going to be bumps in the road in year seven.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And I've got a feeling that this lot will always have something to say
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- for themselves.- You need to learn,
0:26:13 > 0:26:15or else no-one will understand what you're saying.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Yeah, excellent.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21And today, thinking about the future and the world of opportunity out
0:26:21 > 0:26:25there has really helped bring a new focus to the term.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31As for Alishba, there are changes back home as well as at school.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33So, we've had some good news.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35My mum had a baby boy.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37He's called Mohammed Mujthaba.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39I love him, because he's just...
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Every day, when I go home, I have to pick him up.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43He smiled at me for the first time ever.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Opened his eyes and he's fully looking at me, first day.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48So that was really good. It was a good feeling.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52Having the baby has made a really big impact on me.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54It makes me feel more mature.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58Are you going to be a good sister? Are you going to look after him?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Yeah, because I'm going to help him grow up.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02I'm going to help him be a good boy.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06- OK, that's good.- I feel really positive about myself.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I don't want that feeling to end.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10I want it to be there every single morning.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I feel like I've changed.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17You just get a feeling that you've actually done something you want to.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19And I feel as if that I have changed.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Next time on Our School...
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Watch the ducks.- Guys, you need to move out the way!
0:27:26 > 0:27:28SCREAMING
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Sir, do you want my towel?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Hear that? That's emptiness!
0:27:34 > 0:27:36And...cut!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38HE IMITATES FISH
0:27:40 > 0:27:42No, that came with the bag. What can I do?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- ALISHBA SNORTS - Oh, my God!
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Why are you snorting?!
0:27:50 > 0:27:54I can try and be as funny as I can be.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Or I can just be a little bit weird.