:00:00. > :00:09.The stonemason from Sussex who failed to deliver gravestones for
:00:09. > :00:15.the bereaved. What have you done other than rip off people? I have
:00:15. > :00:20.not ripped anybody off. Nobody. Behind the scenes in the battle for
:00:20. > :00:25.Dreamland. I think they saw an opportunity to buy the site on the
:00:25. > :00:28.cheap. Simple as that. They dragged their feet and they haven't done
:00:28. > :00:34.what we originally were hoping to do. And helping the children who
:00:34. > :00:39.need assistance at school. When I went there all the time, I wasn't
:00:39. > :00:44.very good. Because everyone kept on making me angry. Children need to
:00:44. > :00:46.learn social skills, they need to recognise their rights, but equally,
:00:46. > :00:51.they need to accept their responsibility.
:00:51. > :00:56.I'm Natalie Graham with untold stories close to home. From all
:00:56. > :01:10.around the south east, this is Inside Out.
:01:10. > :01:16.Hello. We are in the Medway town of Strood at Temple Manor to be
:01:16. > :01:24.precise. We're back in the town later, but first up, here is John
:01:24. > :01:28.Hunt. This is Lee Fouracres, a stonemason who promises to deliver
:01:28. > :01:33.rock—solid results. But in some cases, getting what you paid for
:01:33. > :01:38.from him can be like getting blood from a stone. Lee Fouracres operates
:01:38. > :01:42.here in the Eastbourne area, making gravestones for bereaved families.
:01:42. > :01:48.Vulnerable people who have lost those most dear to them. According
:01:48. > :01:50.to some of his customers, he's charming and pleasant at first, but
:01:50. > :01:55.once he's taken your money, that is when the grief can really start to
:01:55. > :02:00.set in. Debbie Smith is visiting Langley cemetery to tend to her
:02:00. > :02:04.mother's grave. But for a whole year following her death, there was no
:02:04. > :02:11.headstone to help her family focus their grief. Winifred died in April,
:02:11. > :02:14.2011, aged 84. Lee Fouracres was paid £1,000 and said it would take
:02:14. > :02:20.about three months to produce the stone memorial. But after six
:02:20. > :02:23.months, he still had not delivered. When Debbie's sister challenged him
:02:23. > :02:28.about the delay, she says he was extremely rude and ordered her off
:02:28. > :02:33.his property. At the time, we were coping with the death of our mum. We
:02:33. > :02:38.thought he was someone that we could trust. And it just seemed incredible
:02:38. > :02:41.that someone who was in that position, who was dealing with
:02:41. > :02:48.families who were bereaved, could then turn around and be so
:02:48. > :02:52.unpleasant. Mrs Smith decided enough was enough. She felt as if she had
:02:52. > :02:56.left her mother down. She asked Lee for a refund, but he didn't respond.
:02:56. > :03:00.She had to find another company and fork out again so her mother could
:03:00. > :03:05.finally have the memorial she deserved. I think he is completely
:03:05. > :03:11.ruthless. He hasn't got any consideration for the impact of his
:03:11. > :03:16.behaviour on other people. And he is incredibly selfish.
:03:16. > :03:23.Sit with Mummy, then. Sit with Mummy. Liz Martin feels the same way
:03:23. > :03:26.about Lee Fouracres. Her 75—year—old dad, Ray, paid him a £1000 deposit
:03:26. > :03:32.in August 2011 for a headstone after his wife, Billie, died. But months
:03:32. > :03:36.and months went by. The his wife, Billie, died. But months
:03:36. > :03:41.wasn't erected and Ray was getting distressed by the delays and
:03:41. > :03:48.excuses. It was upsetting because you can't lay anybody to rest until
:03:48. > :03:53.there is something solid up. That is what he wanted to do. He had plans
:03:53. > :03:56.for what he wanted to do with the gravestone after, you know, the
:03:56. > :03:57.area, afterwards, the grave and that afterwards, and,
:03:57. > :04:01.area, afterwards, the grave and that couldn't do it. Ray was sick with
:04:01. > :04:05.grief. Eight months had passed since he parted with his cash and he still
:04:05. > :04:09.didn't have a finished gravestone he could visit. He became more and more
:04:09. > :04:16.upset, more and more unwell and he died in April last year. I think he
:04:16. > :04:26.gave up the will, to be honest. He gave up. It didn't kill him, but it
:04:26. > :04:32.certainly didn't help. Liz Martin tried to get her dad's money back,
:04:32. > :04:35.but got nowhere. Problems like this are really the last thing you need
:04:35. > :04:39.when you are dealing with such a terrible loss. Getting the grave and
:04:39. > :04:43.headstone right is pretty much the last thing you can do for someone.
:04:43. > :04:45.But Lee Fouracres hasn't only let down bereaved families, he also owes
:04:45. > :04:56.thousands to a World War II charity. Almost half of the airmen who flew
:04:56. > :05:03.with Bomber Command in World War II never returned. Their average age
:05:03. > :05:08.just 22. Joe Williams did return. He is 91 now. But, in 1945, he was a
:05:08. > :05:14.rear gunner on board the Lancaster bombers of 625 Squadron. That is the
:05:14. > :05:19.constant speed unit. It keeps the speed of the propeller at a
:05:19. > :05:22.constant. Joe still treasures the wreckage of his plane that was shot
:05:22. > :05:29.down over Czechoslovakia and the memories of his comrades. There is a
:05:29. > :05:32.bullet hole coming up through there. He has dedicated his retirement to
:05:32. > :05:35.honouring them. And in 2010, having received enough donations from the
:05:35. > :05:43.public, he asked Lee Fouracres to produce a large granite memorial to
:05:43. > :05:46.the more than 55,000 men who died. Lee was paid £7000 so he could order
:05:46. > :05:53.the stone, but five months later, there was little evidence that Lee
:05:53. > :05:56.had done very much at all. On the day that I gave him the cheque for
:05:56. > :06:11.£7000, I stated an assurance that you are receiving acknowledgement of
:06:11. > :06:16.the order. I said, you are to send me a copy. And that is
:06:16. > :06:22.of course. And did he send you any paperwork? Never did. No. So you
:06:22. > :06:26.didn't get your materials, you didn't get any paperwork. No. What
:06:26. > :06:31.did you get for your £7000? Nothing at all. Lee did do some preparation
:06:31. > :06:35.work, sent some documents and eventually laid the foundations and
:06:35. > :06:39.base for the memorial. He was paid an additional £1800, but he did not
:06:39. > :06:44.follow the plans and the committee were unhappy with what he had done.
:06:44. > :06:48.In the end, he wouldn't meet or even talk to Joe and his fundraisers, so
:06:48. > :06:52.they pursued him in the courts. The case wasn't defended, so a judge
:06:52. > :06:58.ordered Lee to pay back more than £8000. He has not done so and the
:06:58. > :07:09.stress has taken its toll on this celebrated war hero. I had a mental
:07:09. > :07:18.breakdown. And for no other reason. And I have difficulties with speech,
:07:18. > :07:23.etcetera. I'm not the man that I was two years ago. No thanks to Lee
:07:23. > :07:28.Fouracres, a bomber command memorial was eventually put in place at
:07:28. > :07:31.Beachy Head. Joe Williams had to use his personal savings to cover the
:07:31. > :07:39.I asked this Hastings stonemason could finish the job.
:07:39. > :07:44.I asked this Hastings stonemason to review the complaints about Lee
:07:44. > :07:47.Fouracres. Roger has been in the business for 13 years and is a
:07:47. > :07:51.former president of the industry body, the National Association of
:07:51. > :07:56.Memorial Masons. He believes Lee Fouracres is letting the whole
:07:56. > :08:01.profession down. It is absolutely appalling. I don't think you need me
:08:01. > :08:06.to condemn that kind of behaviour. I would not put up with it for two
:08:06. > :08:09.seconds. If I had heard that he had treated anybody else in that way, I
:08:09. > :08:14.know where I would be taking my money. You cannot treat the public
:08:14. > :08:18.in that sort of way and hope to continue in business. No excuses. I
:08:18. > :08:23.have spoken to Lee Fouracres, told him what Joe Williams and the other
:08:23. > :08:27.customers are saying about him. He says he has done nothing wrong. He
:08:27. > :08:33.blames them for the problems and he has agreed to meet with me. So let's
:08:33. > :08:36.go and find out what he has to say. He has asked me to come to his
:08:36. > :08:40.workshop at Westham, near Pevensey. He says he has got nothing to hide,
:08:40. > :08:45.so I get down to business. We start talking about the headstone for Liz
:08:45. > :08:48.Martin's father. Tell me why people are waiting so many months. One
:08:48. > :08:53.person in particular, they died waiting for the memorial for their
:08:53. > :08:59.wife. Am I responsible for that? But they waited. Right, go on. It seems
:08:59. > :09:02.as if Mrs Martin's headstone is here, but it was meant to be
:09:02. > :09:08.installed in the cemetery a year and a half ago. This is all complete
:09:08. > :09:12.nonsense. If you would like to look at this now. Just tell me, why is
:09:12. > :09:16.this here and not in the cemetery? Because they refused to pay for it.
:09:16. > :09:19.They paid you a deposit. Yes, and I wanted my balance. They should be
:09:19. > :09:23.paying the balance when you finish the goods. Says who? You? Well,
:09:23. > :09:25.that's the normal practise for stonemasons. Mrs Martin says they
:09:25. > :09:29.were never asked for the balance and in fact, were told that because of
:09:29. > :09:32.the circumstances, Lee was going to complete the remaining works free of
:09:32. > :09:36.charge. He disputes this. Lee tells me that he has hundreds of happy
:09:36. > :09:40.clients and promises to send me their details. We're still waiting
:09:40. > :09:44.for that. Turning to Debbie Smith, he says he had a difficulty getting
:09:44. > :09:47.the stone she'd ordered at first, but Mrs Smith accepted an
:09:47. > :09:50.alternative and should have waited just another three weeks for her
:09:50. > :09:56.headstone, as they had agreed in writing. He denies being rude to her
:09:56. > :10:00.sister. He says he is out of pocket because he paid for the materials.
:10:00. > :10:04.We have spoken to his supplier and they have no record of the order.
:10:04. > :10:10.But I really want to know what he has to say about the Beachy Head
:10:10. > :10:15.memorial. A 91—year—old war hero who was shot down in World War II. I
:10:15. > :10:21.know Joe's story. Held prisoner of war. And that's why... And he has
:10:21. > :10:24.done that, he's done that to protect your freedom. And so did my
:10:24. > :10:27.grandparents. So did my grandparents. What have you done,
:10:27. > :10:31.other than rip off people? I haven't ripped anybody off. Nobody. He
:10:31. > :10:35.blames Joe's committee for the delay, saying they couldn't make
:10:35. > :10:37.their minds up and didn't provide him with the designs on time. He
:10:37. > :10:41.said the conditions at Beachy Head made it difficult to carry out the
:10:41. > :10:45.work and claims he did not know about the County Court claim against
:10:45. > :10:49.him or he would have defended it. But he does admit ignoring Joe's
:10:49. > :10:52.committee because they had become a pain. I'm going to tell you now, and
:10:52. > :11:01.this is the truth, there their letters and e—mails because
:11:01. > :11:07.they were down here on a daily basis. We have done that at such low
:11:07. > :11:15.margins, we have... You agreed to do that, remember. We did, but we
:11:15. > :11:19.didn't agree for it to impact on our business and for it to become a
:11:19. > :11:23.nightmare. It was a big, big project that you took on and you saw the
:11:23. > :11:27.benefit of being part of that. You took on too much. Not correct. No.
:11:27. > :11:30.No. Not correct. He says he refused to do any more work because they
:11:30. > :11:34.paid £1800 into the wrong bank account. But we have checked with
:11:34. > :11:38.the bank and they did pay it into his account. Are you telling me that
:11:38. > :11:41.all of these customers are wrong, that you provided them with an
:11:41. > :11:45.exemplary service and it is their fault that they haven't got the
:11:45. > :11:48.products they paid for? No. I am not going to say that. That would be
:11:48. > :11:53.total nonsense. What is the truth? It's six of one and half a dozen of
:11:53. > :11:56.the other. But he sees no reason why he should pay anyone their money
:11:56. > :12:00.back. I have done nothing wrong. OK, my only fault as an individual is
:12:00. > :12:06.perhaps a slight lack of organisation from time to time. If
:12:06. > :12:11.that makes me a bad man, then so be it. But I'm not a crook. Lee
:12:11. > :12:14.Fouracres has a lot of answers, but the customers we've featured are
:12:14. > :12:18.still out of pocket and haven't received the goods they paid for.
:12:18. > :12:23.And the odds of them ever getting their money back now are extremely
:12:23. > :12:28.slim. Mr Fouracres says the company has ceased trading because he owes a
:12:28. > :12:32.lot of money. He says the company's bank account has been frozen and he
:12:32. > :12:36.claims he is now working for his girlfriend's daughter who set up a
:12:36. > :12:39.new stonemasonry business at the same address. East Sussex trading
:12:39. > :12:55.standards are investigating. John Hunt reporting. Coming up on
:12:55. > :13:01.the programme... Sit down on your beanbag. CHILD SCREAMS.
:13:01. > :13:08.There's no such thing as a naughty child. All behaviour is just speech.
:13:08. > :13:15.Good morning, Tamsin. Good morning, Mrs Duncan.
:13:15. > :13:17.Good morning, Tamsin. Good morning, Well, Dreamland, Margate's famous
:13:17. > :13:22.amusement park has been derelict for the past seven years. But can it be
:13:22. > :13:24.brought back to life as the first seaside vintage theme park in
:13:24. > :13:33.Britain? Margate has enjoyed a sparkling
:13:33. > :13:39.summer in the sun. The Turner Contemporary attracted its millionth
:13:39. > :13:46.visitor. New steps on the beach proved popular. And Margate old town
:13:46. > :13:52.was bustling. But at one end of the seafront, there is a dismal blot on
:13:52. > :13:55.the landscape. Dreamland in decay. The owners closed it finally in
:13:55. > :14:01.2006, saying it was no longer financially viable as a theme park.
:14:01. > :14:09.These days, Dreamland is in a sorry state. The grounds are there, the
:14:09. > :14:14.buildings are empty and the scenic Railway was badly damaged when
:14:14. > :14:17.arsonists set fire to it in 2008. Inside Out was given exclusive
:14:17. > :14:22.access to the Dreamland site to view for ourselves the extent of the
:14:22. > :14:26.decay. We saw the old rides that are awaiting restoration. The grade two
:14:26. > :14:36.listed cinema building, where the ceilings are hanging down and wires
:14:36. > :14:39.had been ripped out. For the best part of a century, Dreamland was a
:14:39. > :14:44.thriving amusement park, attracting crowds from around the country. The
:14:44. > :14:51.Scenic Railway was the star of the show, introduced in 1921, its wooden
:14:51. > :14:55.frame was a mile long. On the face of it, it appears that for the last
:14:55. > :14:59.seven years, nothing has been going on and the site has been left to
:14:59. > :15:03.rot. But behind—the—scenes, a battle has been raging over the best way to
:15:03. > :15:09.develop this iconic site at the heart of Margate. The battle is
:15:09. > :15:12.between Thanet District Council, who now wants to develop the land
:15:12. > :15:19.themselves, and developers who paid £12 million for the site in 2005.
:15:19. > :15:23.Both sides wants to see vintage rides back on the site, but there
:15:23. > :15:27.has been a massive row over who should do it and how much of the
:15:27. > :15:33.site should be given over to a heritage amusement park? We want to
:15:33. > :15:42.see it up and running, an attraction for people from across Kent and the
:15:42. > :15:45.South East of England. And abroad even. To come and see it. And to
:15:45. > :15:49.balance with the Turner Contemporary at the other end of the seafront.
:15:49. > :15:53.And for another offering here in Margate. That's where the theme
:15:53. > :15:56.park, the amusement park is due to stop. The developers who fell out
:15:56. > :16:00.with the council are the Margate town centre regeneration company.
:16:00. > :16:03.They want to use half the land for housing and the rest as a heritage
:16:03. > :16:08.theme park with public gardens. They worked on this plan alongside the
:16:08. > :16:12.Council for several years. Our residential was going to cross
:16:12. > :16:16.subsidise the amusement park. The amusement park could rely on that
:16:16. > :16:18.cross subsidy. It was a very good deal from the council's point of
:16:18. > :16:21.view. Their planning deal from the council's point of
:16:21. > :16:25.worked, as they had intended to work, and they would have had a very
:16:25. > :16:29.good housing scheme alongside a well funded park. But there was a
:16:29. > :16:32.spectacular falling out. The council took ownership of the land under a
:16:32. > :16:38.compulsory purchase order early this month. A move that the developers
:16:38. > :16:41.are still fighting. They're going to the High Court this Wednesday to
:16:41. > :16:48.appeal what they see as a grossly unfair decision to take the land
:16:48. > :16:52.from them. The principal thing about living in this country is that you
:16:52. > :16:56.consider the land that you own is yours. I think they saw an
:16:56. > :16:59.opportunity to buy the site on the cheap, simple as that. We lost
:16:59. > :17:02.patience with them, to be honest. Because they dragged their feet. And
:17:02. > :17:05.they haven't done what we originally were hoping to do. And yes, the
:17:05. > :17:09.council, cross—party, has taken a decision that we needed to take
:17:09. > :17:13.control of the situation, and that is what we have done. But they feel
:17:13. > :17:17.that you have got the land on the cheap?! Well, I'm not sure about
:17:17. > :17:20.that. I think the final bill is not known yet. Toby Hunter believes that
:17:20. > :17:24.the council has bitten off more than it can chew in taking over
:17:24. > :17:27.Dreamland, and that it is incapable of managing the project. The council
:17:27. > :17:30.took possession of Dreamland's cinema building two years ago,
:17:30. > :17:34.claiming that the developers were not maintain it properly. But he
:17:34. > :17:41.claims the council haven't looked after it at all. Since the council
:17:41. > :17:44.have had it, all the brass railings, the listed brass railings, they have
:17:44. > :17:47.all been stripped out. At the moment, there are squatters in the
:17:47. > :17:50.building. The shame is, the local authority have spent £2 million.
:17:50. > :17:54.They said they would spend £1.2 million, they spend £2 million. And
:17:54. > :17:58.there's supposed be a fire alarm, a security system, CCTV, and security.
:17:58. > :18:03.And yet, you know, it's open. The door was open. It's open to the
:18:03. > :18:06.public. There's an argument coming from the Margate regeneration
:18:06. > :18:10.company that you have wasted money on what you have done to the cinema.
:18:10. > :18:12.It hasn't been made safe. People have been going in, they say,
:18:12. > :18:16.squatters, stealing metal from inside the building. You've put that
:18:16. > :18:25.to me this morning, that is the first I have heard of that. That
:18:25. > :18:28.there has been squatters in there. I have had no reports of that until
:18:28. > :18:31.today. Despite the accusations and legal wrangling, the council's plans
:18:31. > :18:34.for the new Dreamland are forging ahead. Every vision needs a
:18:34. > :18:37.visionary, and designer Wayne Hemingway has been appointed to look
:18:37. > :18:40.after the big picture. The vision for Dreamland is twofold. One is to
:18:40. > :18:43.create the world's first amusement park of thrilling historic rights,
:18:43. > :18:56.so that is kind of renovating the wonderful scenic railway that is
:18:56. > :18:59.there. —— rides. And some of the rides that were there. And bringing
:18:59. > :19:02.in some other wonderful rides. And we are scouring the country, and
:19:02. > :19:05.internationally for artefacts and rides into things. Secondly, it is
:19:05. > :19:09.to create a site, really evocative site, you know. Based on the history
:19:09. > :19:12.of seaside amusement. It's an ambitious plan, but given where we
:19:12. > :19:16.are now, an empty site, no working rides, and a target of opening the
:19:16. > :19:20.year after next, can the council pull it off? I am not going to
:19:20. > :19:23.exaggerate and say that it is not tight. It's very, very tight, it
:19:23. > :19:28.really is. And it is public money, and as you say, we have got to watch
:19:28. > :19:32.every penny of it. But, it's been costed, it has been, for phase one,
:19:32. > :19:36.we can get it done for the £10 million that we have in place. And
:19:36. > :19:40.funding is in place to do what we have proposed to do with phase one
:19:40. > :19:43.of the project. The council has £10 million to bring the damaged scenic
:19:43. > :19:50.railway up to full working order, to restore other vintage rides, and to
:19:50. > :19:52.reopen Dreamland. They haven't got the money to invest in
:19:52. > :19:56.infrastructure. They haven't got the quality of rides that any generation
:19:56. > :20:00.of riders would expect. And yes, obviously, the heritage of the great
:20:00. > :20:04.theme. But in a way, heritage is not a cheap option. Heritage is a more
:20:04. > :20:07.expensive option, because you have got to, you know, you have got to
:20:07. > :20:11.shine the brass. You've got to polish the steel. It's got to look
:20:11. > :20:20.even better, because people have got to be in thrall by it. —— enthralled
:20:20. > :20:24.by it. It's been an epic struggle, but whether it is the council or the
:20:24. > :20:27.developers who when, Margate needs a dreamland that can bounce back.
:20:27. > :20:31.Doing nothing with dreamland is not an option. An end to the legal
:20:31. > :20:33.wrangles is inside, and a new future beckons. A future which harks back
:20:33. > :20:46.to the past. Now, when a child falls behind at
:20:46. > :20:50.school, it can lead to exclusion, and serious problems later in life.
:20:50. > :20:54.But here in Strood, Anna Thomas has been looking at a scheme which helps
:20:54. > :21:02.children achieve their potential in Kent and Sussex.
:21:02. > :21:11.Luke is only six, but was nearly excluded from school. When I went
:21:11. > :21:17.there all the time, I wasn't very good. Because everyone kept on
:21:17. > :21:26.making me angry. I couldn't control my anger. I got angry. Because I was
:21:26. > :21:31.hurting. Luke's behaviour was so disruptive, he was only allowed into
:21:31. > :21:35.class for a few hours a day. And he had to be kept away from other
:21:35. > :21:38.children. His mum had tried everything, from employing child
:21:38. > :21:45.behaviour experts to cutting down her time at work to look after him.
:21:45. > :21:49.There were occasions that I felt that I wasn't a good enough parent
:21:49. > :21:58.for him. All you want for your child is for them to be happy. Good
:21:58. > :22:05.morning, everyone. Good morning. Good morning, Luke. Good morning Mrs
:22:05. > :22:09.Duncan. Luke was sent here to the rainbow room. It's a nurture group.
:22:09. > :22:13.Good morning, Tamsin. Good morning Mrs Duncan. It helps children with
:22:13. > :22:16.social, emotional and behavioural issues who are at risk of falling
:22:16. > :22:20.behind are being excluded. Heidi Taylor is the school's headteacher
:22:20. > :22:24.and helps to set up the group. It takes in children from her school
:22:24. > :22:34.and surrounding ones. She says there are a lot of reasons why children
:22:34. > :22:36.come here. A nurture group aims to replace those vital part of
:22:36. > :22:40.nurturing that the children have missed out on, for one reason or
:22:40. > :22:51.another. Luke, I am looking at the list and your job is going to be to
:22:51. > :22:54.put the cops out. —— cups. There are around 35 nurture groups in Kent and
:22:54. > :22:58.Sussex. The charity that helps set up and run them says that early
:22:58. > :23:00.intervention is vital to stop children from falling behind. The
:23:00. > :23:03.earlier we intervene with children, the better, because we change
:23:03. > :23:07.behaviour early, we don't have to change it later on. Once upon a
:23:07. > :23:10.time, there was a prince calls Luke. Luke's behaviour has improved so
:23:10. > :23:14.much that he should soon be rejoining his classmates at his old
:23:14. > :23:19.school. Jean Duncan is one of his teachers and remembers when he first
:23:19. > :23:31.came here. He presented as a very out for a child. —— outward child.
:23:31. > :23:35.He had temper tantrums, he refused, he screamed, he hit, he hurt. And in
:23:35. > :23:39.all of that, in all of those behaviours was the constant theme of
:23:39. > :23:44.I am really scared. I do not know what to expect. I do not know how to
:23:44. > :23:47.tell you that I'm scared. So, a lot of the time when we were working
:23:47. > :24:00.with Luke, it was looking at these really quite big behaviours, and
:24:00. > :24:03.seeing the very scared child inside. Jean Duncan runs the rainbow room
:24:03. > :24:06.with Julie Anderson. There are usually eight to ten children in the
:24:06. > :24:09.group. A small class means that teachers can quickly spotted the
:24:09. > :24:13.children are having any problems. Routine is important, and if there
:24:13. > :24:16.are any changes to it, these have to be explained carefully to the class.
:24:16. > :24:29.This afternoon, when you come back from your lunch, we will have
:24:29. > :24:37.somebody new in the room. Shall we find out? Yes. This. This is David.
:24:37. > :24:40.Today will be a real test for Luke. A new boy is starting who will
:24:40. > :24:44.eventually take his place. Like Luke, David has had to come here
:24:44. > :24:48.because he is having problems at school. He's been disrupting lessons
:24:48. > :24:52.and is at risk of exclusion. In nurture, Miss Anderson will be
:24:52. > :24:56.looking after him. My role is to support David on his journey. David
:24:56. > :24:59.will take from me what he needs. Children need to learn social
:24:59. > :25:02.skills, they need to recognise their rights. But equally, they need to
:25:02. > :25:05.accept their responsibilities. They need to take a bit of responsibility
:25:05. > :25:11.for their own actions and be self—regulating. David was really
:25:11. > :25:16.gentle with Isabel. And, just to let David put his socks and shoes on.
:25:16. > :25:20.David needs to learn the rules of nurture. He's finding it difficult
:25:20. > :25:24.to adjust to the new routine. No throwing. If you throw, David, if
:25:24. > :25:31.you throw, then you are going to go back to the bean bags. Now! You
:25:31. > :25:38.through! Excuse me, children. Lucas, Tamsin, move out of the way. David
:25:38. > :25:47.has a go to the bean bag. I do not want to go! I spoke to you about
:25:47. > :25:52.throwing, David. Now! Now! No! Sit down on the bean bag. HE SCREAMS.
:25:52. > :25:56.There's no such thing as a naughty child. All behaviour is just speech.
:25:56. > :26:01.He's saying, I am upset or I am angry, I am worried. They don't have
:26:01. > :26:06.the words, but they show I am thinking when I look at David, what
:26:06. > :26:13.can I do to help? And maybe what do I not do? Do you need me to sit back
:26:13. > :26:17.at this point? Do you need a cuddle? The other children are taught to act
:26:17. > :26:22.as role models and ignore one another's behaviour. So their lesson
:26:22. > :26:27.carries on the table. Come on, David! That's that! Your friends are
:26:27. > :26:31.waiting! Hello, David. And after 40 minute, Miss Anderson 's Patience
:26:31. > :26:36.pays off. She manages to get David to calm down and rejoin his
:26:36. > :26:43.classmates. Thank you for my banana bread, Luke. Luke is now spending
:26:43. > :26:46.more and more time at his own school, and it is hoped he can soon
:26:46. > :26:50.return there full—time. Teachers say that he is now a calm and resilient
:26:50. > :26:57.boy, ready. And his mum is delighted. I am hoping that Luke
:26:57. > :27:00.would be able to return to mainstream school. And that he will
:27:00. > :27:04.fly. He's a very clever little boy. He's very caring. He's very funny
:27:04. > :27:07.and charming. And before the nurture unit, it wasn't very obvious how
:27:07. > :27:12.lovely he was, because obviously, all the negative behaviour impacted
:27:12. > :27:18.on people's views of him. And now I think they get to see Luke for the
:27:18. > :27:23.boy that he is. He's wonderful. And he deserves every opportunity to
:27:23. > :27:31.succeed. The butterfly flies away. Flap flap. It's great to see
:27:31. > :27:35.children re—engaged in understanding the joy of learning, when all of a
:27:35. > :27:39.sudden, it is not a threat to them. They're not having to compete within
:27:39. > :27:42.the classroom, which is what it can feel like to a lot of children.
:27:42. > :27:46.Particularly those that are slightly behind on the learning curve. It
:27:46. > :27:49.feels like a race. It feels like a competition that they cannot keep up
:27:49. > :27:53.with. So, nurture takes them out of that environment. It builds them up,
:27:53. > :27:55.give them the tools to do the job and sends them back in the race. The
:27:55. > :28:10.butterfly flies away. Emma Thomas reporting. Now, if you
:28:10. > :28:15.want any more information about the programme, you can visit our
:28:15. > :28:26.website. You can also watch the programme again on the BBC iPlayer.
:28:26. > :28:30.Coming up next week. Is the Balcombe tunnel safe? We investigate the
:28:30. > :28:35.partial collapse on the London to Brighton line. If you went through
:28:35. > :28:38.at a time when there had been a fall, there could be no amount of
:28:38. > :28:42.injuries. Everyone would just sue Network Rail, so it is a false
:28:42. > :28:47.economy not to get the job done properly. And who were the Saxons of
:28:47. > :28:54.Eastbourne? We put flesh on the bones. This kind of looks African.
:28:54. > :28:56.That's it from us for tonight from Strood. Thank you for watching, good
:28:56. > :29:00.night.