0:00:03 > 0:00:05In Firth Park Academy, Sheffield,
0:00:05 > 0:00:08three students are facing their fears...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11If you fall in, the water is going to be cold.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14..as they take on a new sport.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17You guys, go to the side!
0:00:17 > 0:00:19But who will sink?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21And who will swim?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Find out in Our School.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Meet our new year seven.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36Sick bucket!
0:00:36 > 0:00:39It's the most important school year of their life so far.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Haircut, sir?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43They're all starting here together.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47That level of noise, absolutely disgusting.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Yes!
0:00:57 > 0:00:59This has seen better days.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03You stink, sir.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08CBBC have filled the entire place with cameras
0:01:08 > 0:01:11so you'll get to watch year seven every step of the way.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- Stop waving at me.- Yeah.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Hello, I'm Mr Jones.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19I'm a maths teacher at Our School, and every time that you're here,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I'm going to be here too. Right now, I'm late for a lesson.
0:01:22 > 0:01:23Excuse me.
0:01:25 > 0:01:26Come on in.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28# Our School! #
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Boom. Mic drop.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Off we go, come on.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Very good. Slow down on the widths.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44Year seven is all about finding out what you're capable of.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Come on. We are sprinting as fast as we can.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48I think you can go faster than that.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Right now, in the sports hall,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56that's exactly what PE teacher Mr Cook is trying to work out.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59That's really good, young man.
0:01:59 > 0:02:00Working hard.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04I feel shattered just watching this.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Come on, let's go. Hit the corner and go.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09I'm really feeling tired
0:02:09 > 0:02:13cos everything is really fast.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I'm not very used to running
0:02:15 > 0:02:21and since I'm not very used to running I am quite tired.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Aaron may be one of the smallest in his year,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27but he's not letting it stand in his way.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31I'm actually quite fine with my height.
0:02:31 > 0:02:36It's just me and if I were taller, it just wouldn't be me.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39Push-ups.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42So, who are you then, Aaron?
0:02:42 > 0:02:46My name is Aaron and this is my family!
0:02:46 > 0:02:50My family is my mum,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Charlotte.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55My stepdad, Andy.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58And my two sisters Faith and Lily.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Lily.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Are you going to say Aaron.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03No.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Lily is a big part of my family, I love her very much.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I'm into things like video games,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12my phone, and my tablet.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14That's a lot of tech, Aaron.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18I only get an hour, but I say that isn't enough.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22My mum said that it is enough,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and I can get quite annoyed.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Aaron loves getting into stuff, he's very focused.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33So here I have my Skylanders.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34These are my traps.
0:03:34 > 0:03:40The one thing that I'm really interested in is lizards and snakes.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Because they are very cool creatures.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47He's forever telling us things and we go research it
0:03:47 > 0:03:49to double check that he's right.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51And nine times out of ten he's completely spot on.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55And luckily for Aaron, we had zoo animals at our job fair.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59If there was a rattlesnake there, if you walk up screaming and things,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01that would just make it worried
0:04:01 > 0:04:05and it will go at a very quick speed and bite you.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08And within 24 hours you will die.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Unless you get to a hospital.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Which would be very bad if you died.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Back in PE, Mr Cook's teaching year seven basketball.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23When I see you shoot, I want to see your feet,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25I want to see your knees.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28One hand underneath the ball shooting into the basket.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Let's go.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The rest of the class are doing OK, but Aaron is struggling.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41It's the one thing I could never do in primary.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Shoot the ball.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It's so tricky when you're small.
0:04:49 > 0:04:50Come on then, Mr Cook.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Any advice?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Bend your legs. Here we go.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56It's going in, I feel it. Go!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Hey! Good work!
0:04:59 > 0:05:03Grab the ball, Aaron. Dribble to the next hoop. Good, Good, Good.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06When I scored, I only scored once, throughout the whole lesson.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07- Which is not bad.- Yeah.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12The teacher we had, Mr Cook, the time I scored,
0:05:12 > 0:05:16he said he believed that I would score, and I actually scored,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18so it's quite surprising.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Nice one, Aaron. I guess we've all got our own challenges to face.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Good morning.
0:05:27 > 0:05:28Morning, morning, morning.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Stop there, young man. Line up.
0:05:30 > 0:05:31Come in, guys.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33In today's assembly...
0:05:33 > 0:05:34Good morning, year seven.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36- ALL:- Good morning.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37Sit up straight, please, guys.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38..year seven have a guest
0:05:38 > 0:05:41who's proved that nothing needs to hold you back.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42We have with us a proper celebrity,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44not wannabe celebrities, a YouTuber,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Claire Cashmore.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48A round of applause for Claire to come up.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49APPLAUSE
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Paralympic swimmer Claire won gold and silver in the pool in Rio.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58And now she's here to talk about her achievements.
0:05:58 > 0:06:03So a lot of you may be wondering where my arm is.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Now, when I was five years of age,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09I was with my sister on the beach and swimming in the sea
0:06:09 > 0:06:10and the next thing,
0:06:10 > 0:06:12I felt something tugging at my arm.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16And actually it was a shark that took my arm.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19She told us that and loads of people in the hall
0:06:19 > 0:06:22just looked at her like...really?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25People were like...
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Don't worry, Claire's joking.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Now, I love all your faces, it's absolutely brilliant,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32because this is a complete joke.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I was born like this.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35I didn't lose it to a shark attack.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39You're meant to laugh at that, that's my biggest joke of the day.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Well, it certainly got their attention.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46How many of you in here have ever been told you can't?
0:06:47 > 0:06:48You're not good enough.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49You'll never be good enough.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51You're too small, you're too tall.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54Yeah, I see,
0:06:54 > 0:06:57the majority of the people in the room are putting their hands up.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I have never, ever seen myself as disabled,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02there's nothing I can't do.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05And Claire has four bronze, three silver,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07and a gold Paralympic medal to prove it.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11How long can you hold your breath for underwater?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14So I can do two lengths holding my breath.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16So two lengths of a 25 metre pool.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And I hate holding my breath,
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I get so scared that I'm going to drown,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23which is a little bit ridiculous for a swimmer.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26I thought Claire's assembly was amazing because it gave off
0:07:26 > 0:07:28a really inspirational vibe,
0:07:28 > 0:07:31like she wasn't telling people if you try once and you fail,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34you should just give up. She was telling you that if you try
0:07:34 > 0:07:37and you fail, you keep trying and you keep failing
0:07:37 > 0:07:41until you get it, until you achieve what you want to achieve.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45If you really want it deep down, anything is possible.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48One of the things that I live my life by
0:07:48 > 0:07:52is the next time you say, "I can't do it,"
0:07:52 > 0:07:54add "yet" to the end of that.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57And it really is true,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00because actually you really can do anything you want to do.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Claire tests the determination of three of our students
0:08:07 > 0:08:09with a one-handed challenge.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Ready, go.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15I can't!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Yet!
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I can't do it yet.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22Basically, we had to put swimming caps on,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26which you'd think it would be the easiest part, like.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28This is so hard.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36But then she said there was a twist.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Do you think I'm being a bit too mean?
0:08:41 > 0:08:42- Yes!- Do you think I should let them use,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44like, half an arm so it's like me?
0:08:44 > 0:08:48I'll let you guys use... So you can use your elbow.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Come on.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Come on, you stupid hat. Just go on my head.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Should I show them how it's done?
0:08:56 > 0:08:57- Yeah! Here you go.- OK.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00No, I'm not giving up. I'm not giving up. I'm not giving up.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02OK, I give up.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11George, Abdul and Nimra struggled
0:09:11 > 0:09:13and then she got the hat and then put it on.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It was like it was easy-peasy for her.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Round of applause for Claire and our volunteers, guys, please.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Claire Cashmore made me think about, like,
0:09:21 > 0:09:24when people say, like, "You're not good enough."
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Like, you can do anything you want, basically because, like, she...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31She got told she, like, couldn't do it, but she still...
0:09:31 > 0:09:33She still won a gold medal.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's pretty brave.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37So, come on, year seven.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38How can you compete with that?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41The bravest thing I've done is when I stood up to the boys
0:09:41 > 0:09:43in primary school in football.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Well, I think the bravest thing I've ever done is...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49- Hmm...- Shall I come back?
0:09:49 > 0:09:50Probably...
0:09:50 > 0:09:54When I went in hospital when I was young because I got pneumonia.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56And I could've died.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00One of the bravest things I've done is probably went on Boomerang in
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Pleasure Island because Boomerang's like a really fast ride.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07Bravest thing I've ever done is held an anaconda.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09On your own?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11With, like, 16 other people.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Grabbing onto a dog's nose when it's trying to bite me.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Oh, my days!
0:10:15 > 0:10:18That's the first I've heard of it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Sounds terrifying. Nimra?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23The bravest thing I've ever done is eat Chinese food.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26The bravest thing happened to me is coming to secondary.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31Coming to secondary school is one challenge,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34but staying out of trouble is another.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36That can take a lot of guts, too.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39Hi, I'm Ella.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Ella.- What?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Your eyebrows... On fleek.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- I know they are.- On fleek.
0:10:45 > 0:10:46On point.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48I would describe myself, funny...
0:10:50 > 0:10:52How is this supposed to fit me?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Chatty...
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Two, one...
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I think Ella, she's very vocal.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Like, she doesn't keep things in her head.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Like, she likes to express things.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Why is this on my chair?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Will you put it over there, Nimra?
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Sometimes, annoying, because if I get too loud,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11then I get on people's nerves.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Or I just get carried away and talk too much.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Right, it made my neck crack.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21You never heard that, people.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I'm like in the middle of gobby.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Like, I'm like gobby when it comes to, like, talking to people.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Unfortunately, Ella's talking is starting to disrupt the class.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Sir, my lipstick exploded in my bag.
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Has it? Well, it'll survive. Let's chuck it in the bin.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39Sir, have you got any tissue?
0:11:39 > 0:11:41And I'm now going to give you a C1.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42You're talking over me at this point.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46This, and her attitude, is getting her in trouble.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I don't care!
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Yeah!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Very hard, innit?
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Ella, put that away.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57- Away.- It's away, sir.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00Take your hand out of your pocket.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01Sir...
0:12:01 > 0:12:02It's not very hard.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- It is for me.- It's hard sometimes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Ella, why's your book shut?
0:12:07 > 0:12:08Cos I'm tired.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I promise you I'm quite tired, as well.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Ella. Ella, I'm talking to you.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Whatever.- I'm not...shouting at you or being rude to you.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20I'm talking to you, so you look at me when I'm talking to you.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Like, my reputation at primary school, I was, like,
0:12:23 > 0:12:25getting done for talking over teachers
0:12:25 > 0:12:28and I was always getting into trouble and just messing about
0:12:28 > 0:12:32and I don't really want that for secondary school, at all.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35- Sir, can I go? - No, you've got two minutes.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38It's been longer than that.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Looks like there's still a long way to go, Ella.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Someone who has never been in trouble here is Olivia.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52She's not put a foot wrong.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Right leg!
0:12:55 > 0:12:57Back!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Away!
0:13:01 > 0:13:04Olivia, what do we do first when we've got a sum
0:13:04 > 0:13:05that looks like that?
0:13:05 > 0:13:073 times 6 is 18.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Yes.- Plus your one...
0:13:09 > 0:13:10- Is?- 19.- 19.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Boom, boom, boom.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Everybody thinks I'm weird because I like school.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20I just like to learn and I like to learn new things so I can,
0:13:20 > 0:13:24when I grow up, I can use all my knowledge to do some good things.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And those good things aren't just inside the classroom.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Keep going, you're doing a good job.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33It's nice to help out, if you get what I mean?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35School, for me, and education is really important
0:13:35 > 0:13:38because, when I'm older, I'm going to aim high.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41I want to be... I want to have, like, a really good job.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43That's actually quite factually accurate.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Well done for that, Olivia. OK.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48You know, I want to, like, be up there because I don't...
0:13:48 > 0:13:49I don't like being second best.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52I like to be the best.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Can anyone suggest one thing from one person
0:13:55 > 0:13:59to basically help us to live side by side with different people?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Young lady, yes.- Being open-minded.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03So, like, not judging anybody.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04It's like looking at somebody...
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- Perfect.- And not thinking, "I don't like them" because you can't just
0:14:07 > 0:14:09- judge a book by its cover. - That's exactly right. Brilliant.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11And it's also...
0:14:11 > 0:14:12She's certainly impressing us teachers
0:14:12 > 0:14:14and we're not the only ones.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15I don't think she's ever got a C1.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17She's got zero behaviour points.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20So, Olivia, will you collect in the books, please?
0:14:20 > 0:14:22She's basically like a teacher.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Like, she helps you with everything.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26She so kind and caring and everything.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Olivia, I'm going to put some achievement points on for you
0:14:28 > 0:14:30because you're being a superstar.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Being a good role model is brilliant.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35But Olivia is concerned that's all people can see.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39I'd like to show the school that I'm not just a goody-goody
0:14:39 > 0:14:42and that I can do fun things and I can let my hair down and all that
0:14:42 > 0:14:43and that would be nice.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46So, then, people would understand what the real me is like.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Meanwhile, for Ella, her behaviour is going from bad to worse.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Who's in charge of this room, cos it ain't you?
0:14:58 > 0:14:59Ella, stop. Now!
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Right, you've got to have your ears and your wits about you today.
0:15:06 > 0:15:0860 seconds, you will be picked on.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Let's go!
0:15:12 > 0:15:17I think that Ella has so much potential, but at the moment,
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Ella seems to be getting very cross and doesn't quite like
0:15:20 > 0:15:22the boundaries that are in place in my classroom.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Right, Ella, I think we're going to move, sweetheart.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27It's not working yet again, isn't?
0:15:28 > 0:15:31She's very bright, but she's being very lazy.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35And when she's challenged about that, she'll...
0:15:35 > 0:15:38"But such and such hasn't done it."
0:15:38 > 0:15:39Wait outside, please, Ella.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Muttered to somebody else.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Excuse me, Jovante.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Thank you, Jovante.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Aaron. Thank you.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50What children don't often understand
0:15:50 > 0:15:52is that the benchmark is set by them
0:15:52 > 0:15:55and their capacity and their ability,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59not by Freddy next-door who might not have written quite so much.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00Are you happy?
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Are you happy with how you're behaving?
0:16:04 > 0:16:06No. Why not?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09I don't know.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11How were things for you in primary?
0:16:12 > 0:16:14- All right.- All right?
0:16:14 > 0:16:16- Did we behave?- A bit.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19A bit? Do you want to be that primary Ella?
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Or do you want to be somebody more mature?
0:16:22 > 0:16:23More mature.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Gives people and gets a lot of respect.
0:16:26 > 0:16:27I felt like...
0:16:29 > 0:16:32Like, disappointed in myself when I got in trouble,
0:16:32 > 0:16:37because I didn't want, like, to let, like, people down.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40And I felt like I'd let myself down.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Can I ask you an honest question?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Are you upset because...
0:16:47 > 0:16:51you think "I'm not getting any of this right. I'm being rude."
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Or are you upset I'm about to ring your mum?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Then, like, Miss wanted to phone my mum
0:17:00 > 0:17:02and then, like, she said,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06"Well, I don't have to if you improve your attitude
0:17:06 > 0:17:08"and your behaviour in my lesson."
0:17:08 > 0:17:10And I said that I would.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13Ella got a little bit emotional
0:17:13 > 0:17:16and I think that that's healthy
0:17:16 > 0:17:20because it shows that Ella does care.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24I'm going to give you one last chance before I pick that phone up.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26All right?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27But I need to see that you've committed,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29that you want to make it better.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Yeah?
0:17:32 > 0:17:35You know, we made some agreements and we've set a time scale
0:17:35 > 0:17:37for things to improve, so hopefully, that will happen.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39So you're going to think about it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:40- OK.- And we're going to talk Monday.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42All right. Clear off.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Have a lovely weekend, my dear.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- You, too.- See you later, then.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Bye-bye, Ella.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04One of the great parts of secondary school
0:18:04 > 0:18:06are trips away to try new activities.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Today, some of year seven
0:18:09 > 0:18:12are heading to the Peak District with me and Miss Hammond
0:18:12 > 0:18:13to learn how to canoe.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17And Olivia and Ella have been paired up together.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Have you ever been canoeing? - No, not really.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I've never been, but I've always wanted to go.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Same. I don't know how to do it.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26PANTING
0:18:26 > 0:18:28Are you guys excited?
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Yeah!
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I don't want to get wet.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37At all. Cos otherwise,
0:18:37 > 0:18:40I'm going to be wanting to go home straight away.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43Yeah, this might not be a very dry day.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46I do not want to get wet.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49Not to worry, Aaron, you've got your canoe.
0:18:49 > 0:18:54Canoe is basically like one triangle stuck to another triangle.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- What?- Stuck to a square.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Anyone else?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Circle, triangle. - It's a weird shaped boat.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Basically, it's like a banana boat.
0:19:03 > 0:19:07Just to confirm, this is a banana,
0:19:07 > 0:19:08this is a canoe.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10So then you get, like, these little wooden things
0:19:10 > 0:19:12and you have to push along in your boat.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Wooden things? Do you know what they're called?
0:19:14 > 0:19:15- Paddles.- Oars.- Paddles.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Paddles!
0:19:17 > 0:19:20OK, guys, we're nearly there. Get ready for your big canoe day!
0:19:20 > 0:19:21CHEERING
0:19:25 > 0:19:27The man brave enough to teach us all
0:19:27 > 0:19:29is Martin from Thornbridge Outdoors.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31First things first, what do you think we have to do
0:19:31 > 0:19:33before we can take the canoes off?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Untie the rope!- Untie them. - Go for it.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36I can't reach any of them.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38No, no, no, no, no. You take this off first.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40So, come on, team.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42You canoe do it. Get it?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45When I saw the canoes that we would be using,
0:19:45 > 0:19:46I thought they were a bit small.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48I thought they would have been a bit bigger.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51They're plenty big enough for Farid and Ibraheem.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53I think I've lost a bit of stones.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57I lost 5st!
0:19:57 > 0:19:59My life jacket has added a bit of extra weight.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Do you want to swap, Aaron?
0:20:01 > 0:20:02- No.- Are you sure?
0:20:02 > 0:20:03Yeah.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Better to be safe than sorry.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09If you fall in, the water is going to be cold.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11It's going to be colder than the swimming pool.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13- HE GASPS - Yeah. Exactly.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It's going to take your breath away.
0:20:15 > 0:20:19You're not in any danger, but it's just going to be a bit of a shock.
0:20:19 > 0:20:24When I saw the water and heard that it would take my breath away,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I was really scared.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29We just slide it into the water like that.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32Aaron faces his fears head-on.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I'm going to hold it while Aaron and Ewan get in. OK?
0:20:36 > 0:20:38- Cheers, mate.- Nice one.
0:20:38 > 0:20:39When I was getting in the canoe,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I was actually quite brave.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44OK, go for it.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Farid, Ibraheem, let's get you guys in next.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- There we go.- Now belly. Grab my belly.- And mine.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Safety equipment well and truly tested.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54It's time to get in the water, boys.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Getting into the boat was a little terrifying.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Whoa!
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Once we're all in...
0:21:07 > 0:21:11..Martin get us practising how to steer in a straight line.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Doesn't fit.- Get out the way!
0:21:13 > 0:21:15And then we do the other way.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Now, I push forwards and you push backwards.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21- Yeah.- And now we go.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22Teamwork.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24It's all about teamwork.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Wait. Ewan, stop. Stop. Just stop for a minute.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29I have to push us away from it, man.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Little. Little.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34That's what you're supposed to do, Aaron.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36We tried to do it, but I didn't know what I was doing.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39I was turning the boat in circles so it's going like that.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Yeah, come on. Keep paddling back.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43- Watch the ducks.- Guys, you need to move out of the way.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47That just flew over my head.
0:21:47 > 0:21:48I thought ducks couldn't fly.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Yeah, they can fly.
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Oh, guys, watch out.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I'm trying to get Aaron to turn it around, but he won't do it.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- Aaron!- Oh, my.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00It was quite hard, because we didn't exactly
0:22:00 > 0:22:03know what we were doing and we weren't very coordinated.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07Paddle forward.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Maybe Olivia and Ella are getting on better.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12We're doing it. We're doing it.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It was really important to talk to each other because if we didn't...
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Then we would have just, like, been like Farid and Ibraheem.
0:22:25 > 0:22:26Yeah!
0:22:27 > 0:22:30No, don't stand, you idiot.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Stop stomping, you giant!
0:22:32 > 0:22:37- We were think...- You're going to fall off because of him.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Shaking the boat.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I was pretending, shaking the boat and he's like, "Please stop!"
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Mess around too much, though, and there are consequences.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Do you want to swap sides?
0:22:53 > 0:22:54LAUGHTER
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Did someone fall in?
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Me and Miss Hammond had a little accident
0:22:59 > 0:23:00but that wasn't entirely our fault.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Miss Hammond was like it was Titanic.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05She could just grab the boat and then was holding on to it.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15It wasn't as romantic as the Titanic.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I think it was more save myself and Miss can sort herself out.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22Grab it.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Mr Johnson nudged our boat so I nudged theirs, but Miss Hammond,
0:23:26 > 0:23:30she rocked sideways and the boat just completely tipped upside down.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37Yeah, she jabbed us with her oar and it unsettled us a little bit.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39And me and Miss went overboard.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42And panicked quite a lot.
0:23:42 > 0:23:43It was so funny.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Oh, my!
0:23:46 > 0:23:49I feel... I feel really sorry for them.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Sir, do you want my towel?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54No, thanks. But I may want revenge.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I didn't do anything. I'm sorry! I never did anything.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Exclusion. She's gone.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- She'll have to find another school.- Yeah.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01- I think she needs to move.- Yeah.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- Troublemaker.- Not having that. - Somebody else needs to have her.
0:24:04 > 0:24:05Not having that.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Right. That's enough practice.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Time to see what they can do on a run down the canal.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Olivia and Ella get away first.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15Forwards, forwards.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16And after a bad start...
0:24:19 > 0:24:21..Aaron and Ewan are working as a team.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I was very surprised that we actually managed
0:24:24 > 0:24:25to go in a straight line.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27And Aaron's found that sometimes
0:24:27 > 0:24:30it's worth trying stuff that scares you.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35I am very proud of myself because I kind of like achieved
0:24:35 > 0:24:40something by actually getting in the canoe and actually using it a lot.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Watch out, boys. Coming through.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Now we're going.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Seems like everyone wants to get in front.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50You guys, go to the side.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52Especially Olivia.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Olivia was great on the day and she was working with Ella
0:24:54 > 0:24:56and they got pretty competitive in the end.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Three, two, one, paddle.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04We are powerful rowers. We can do this.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Today's been a bit of a breakthrough for Olivia.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10I think it showed a few people that I'm not just, like, into school.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Work, homework. - Yeah, work, homework,
0:25:12 > 0:25:14work, homework, sleep, school.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16And that I actually do like to have fun.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Come on! Wait, I'm steering.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Canoeing's been a hit all around.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23I'm a proud that I've achieved learning to canoe, as well.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Because, like, I've used my energy in a different way.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Like, I've done something more productive with my time.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Back in school and it seems like Ella's found a new focus.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Her classes are starting to go much better.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Why did he keep his shoes?
0:25:44 > 0:25:46Ella.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48He, like...
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Like, Clive Livingston was like his role model.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Excellent point.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Clive Livingston was Stanley's role model.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56How do we know that?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Because he had a poster of him in his room.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Good girl. Excellent detail.
0:26:00 > 0:26:04He had a poster up in his bedroom window, didn't he?
0:26:04 > 0:26:06It looks like progress.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I've made a promise to keep myself quiet and, like, talk
0:26:09 > 0:26:11but not, like, shout.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13But what does Miss Tomlinson think?
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Can I tell you that today you were fantastic.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Fantastic. I saw, today,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22a young lady that wants to work hard
0:26:22 > 0:26:26and that's got a hand up and that actually has got a super brain
0:26:26 > 0:26:29in there that we can share with others and help,
0:26:29 > 0:26:33really help push the classroom forwards
0:26:33 > 0:26:36instead of dragging it backwards. OK?
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Ella's a good kid with a big heart.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44And has to be careful because she...
0:26:44 > 0:26:46she might sell herself short.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49Yeah? Best English lesson yet by far for you.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Good work. What have you got now?
0:26:53 > 0:26:55Erm, Geography.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56- Geography?- Yeah.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58With who?
0:26:58 > 0:27:00Enjoy yourself.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Ella, be good.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Year seven can be a bit scary.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Full of changes and new challenges.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17But it doesn't matter if you make small steps or big.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20The main thing is to give it a try.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23And you never know. You could be saying, "I can do it."
0:27:23 > 0:27:25sooner than you think.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Next time, we find year seven's funniest form.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Where should a 500lb alien go?
0:27:35 > 0:27:38- I don't know.- On a diet.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40PHONE RINGS
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Farid!- Is that you, Farid?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- IS somebody calling me.- Who is it?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- That's mine.- Who called?
0:27:48 > 0:27:50I don't know.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Turn it off. We'll answer it later.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54I'll say, "Can't talk now."
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Who is it? Is it my mum?
0:27:56 > 0:27:57I don't know.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59- Turn the phone off.- I'm going to.
0:27:59 > 0:28:03PHONE CHIMES
0:28:03 > 0:28:04Shh! Edit that.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Don't include that.