22/12/2017

0:00:08 > 0:00:15Hello, it's Friday, 22nd December.

0:00:15 > 0:00:17It's 9am, and Chloe Tilly.

0:00:17 > 0:00:19Welcome to the programme.

0:00:19 > 0:00:21Teacher vacancies are rising, and with almost a third

0:00:21 > 0:00:24of new teachers quitting the job after just five years, what is being

0:00:24 > 0:00:25done to fill the posts?

0:00:25 > 0:00:28This programme has had exclusive access to a pilot scheme

0:00:28 > 0:00:30recruting top professionals to retrain as teachers.

0:00:30 > 0:00:37I just thought, if I just retire and do nothing, all that's gone to

0:00:37 > 0:00:41waste. And I didn't like the idea of that. I wanted to do something with

0:00:41 > 0:00:47it.I've spent 20 years trying to do my best for my country, and I want

0:00:47 > 0:00:52to help students and children in my own community.

0:00:52 > 0:00:54We are talking to two people who have swapped high-flying careers

0:00:54 > 0:00:56for the classroom later in the programme.

0:00:56 > 0:00:59Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, is in Russia for talks

0:00:59 > 0:01:02with his counterpart this morning - the first time such a meeting has

0:01:02 > 0:01:03taken place for five years.

0:01:03 > 0:01:03So, what can we ecpect to come out of it?

0:01:07 > 0:01:10The Foreign Secretary is going to be ensuring that when he is in Russia

0:01:10 > 0:01:13he will be speaking in a very hard-headed way with the Russians

0:01:13 > 0:01:17about the concerns that we have about the activity, but also about

0:01:17 > 0:01:20the engagement that we want with them.

0:01:20 > 0:01:23So, what can we ecpect to come out of it?

0:01:23 > 0:01:28We will have analysis and reaction.

0:01:28 > 0:01:31The British passport is going to change back to its original colour

0:01:31 > 0:01:34after Brexit, a move being championed among some people as a

0:01:34 > 0:01:36victory.

0:01:42 > 0:01:45Hello.

0:01:45 > 0:01:46Welcome to the programme.

0:01:46 > 0:01:48We're live until 11am this morning.

0:01:48 > 0:01:51Do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning.

0:01:51 > 0:01:55We are going to be talking about those passport covers. You bothered

0:01:55 > 0:02:02what they are like? Also, tell us what's going on with the cheating in

0:02:02 > 0:02:06your children's schools, are the vacancies which can't be filled --

0:02:06 > 0:02:08with the teaching in your children's schools.

0:02:08 > 0:02:09Use

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0:02:16 > 0:02:20Our top story today:

0:02:20 > 0:02:23The Prime Minister has said that the first she knew about the allegations

0:02:23 > 0:02:27against Damian Green was when she read about them in the press.

0:02:27 > 0:02:29The woman who alleged that Damian Green made

0:02:29 > 0:02:32inappropriate advances to her has told BBC News that she spoke

0:02:32 > 0:02:34to a senior Downing Street aide about his behaviour last year,

0:02:34 > 0:02:37before Mr Green was made Theresa May's de facto deputy.

0:02:37 > 0:02:39Kate Maltby had complained that Mr Green "fleetingly"

0:02:39 > 0:02:41touched her knee in a pub in 2015, and later sent her

0:02:42 > 0:02:43a "suggestive" text.

0:02:43 > 0:02:47Let's talk to our Political Correspondent.

0:02:47 > 0:02:52Take us through this timeline of events? It can be quite confusing.

0:02:52 > 0:02:56There are two separate claims surrounding Damian Green. There was

0:02:56 > 0:03:00an investigation into the claims that Kate Maltby made, she set out

0:03:00 > 0:03:05those allegations in an article she wrote for the times. She alleged

0:03:05 > 0:03:11that he had touched her knee, sent her a suggestive text message that

0:03:11 > 0:03:17prompted a Cabinet Office investigation which was subsequently

0:03:17 > 0:03:20widened to investigate claims connected to pornography which was

0:03:20 > 0:03:25found on a parliamentary computer in the office of Damian Green in 2008.

0:03:25 > 0:03:28That is ultimately over claims connected to that is what Damian

0:03:28 > 0:03:33Green had to resign for. But Kate Maltby now, the original person who

0:03:33 > 0:03:36made the claims about sexual harassment against Damian Green has

0:03:36 > 0:03:44spoken out to say that she had informed number ten about his

0:03:44 > 0:03:50behaviour a year ago. Before he was promoted to effectively the Deputy

0:03:50 > 0:03:54Prime Minister. She said that she told a senior aide at Downing Street

0:03:54 > 0:03:57about this. Now, Downing Street last night was emphatic that the Prime

0:03:57 > 0:04:01Minister did not know. And this morning we've heard from Theresa May

0:04:01 > 0:04:06in Cyprus, saying that the first she heard about it was when she read

0:04:06 > 0:04:11Kate Maltby's on article in The Times newspaper. So, you know, it is

0:04:11 > 0:04:15a rather complex issue connected to Damian Green. But I think if you

0:04:15 > 0:04:18seem out of it and look at the broader picture, it reopens those

0:04:18 > 0:04:24questions about how serious the claims of sexual harassment,

0:04:24 > 0:04:27misconduct, inappropriate behaviour, were taken in the past here in

0:04:27 > 0:04:31Westminster, before we had this recent flurry of allegations and

0:04:31 > 0:04:39alleged victims coming forward.Lots of attention looking at who might be

0:04:39 > 0:04:42Damian Green's successor, effectively Theresa May's number

0:04:42 > 0:04:45two. Jeremy Hunt being accused of lining himself up from that one.He

0:04:45 > 0:04:49is one of the big names in the picture. Remember that Theresa May

0:04:49 > 0:04:54doesn't actually officially have to replace that role. She could leave

0:04:54 > 0:04:57it open. She certainly was denying today that she was going to do

0:04:57 > 0:05:01anything about it over the Christmas period, so don't expect to hear much

0:05:01 > 0:05:06movement on that until the New Year. You know, there will be a gap felt,

0:05:06 > 0:05:10if not in the actual role, certainly by the absence of Damian Green

0:05:10 > 0:05:14himself. Remember he was a very close personal ally of Theresa May.

0:05:14 > 0:05:19They go back a long way, to university days, and certainly she

0:05:19 > 0:05:25can rely on him for support. She will miss his personal presence and

0:05:25 > 0:05:28the role that he played as a key ally of hers in the Cabinet. But

0:05:28 > 0:05:31whether she chooses to replace him in the role of first Secretary of

0:05:31 > 0:05:35State, we'll have to wait I think until January to find out.Leila

0:05:35 > 0:05:38Nathoo, thank you.

0:05:38 > 0:05:41On the show this morning: Passports - blue, burgundy or black?

0:05:41 > 0:05:42Or do you even care?

0:05:42 > 0:05:44They're bringing back the old-style blue passports

0:05:44 > 0:05:47following a redesign post-Brexit.

0:05:47 > 0:05:50But anyone under 45 has never had one.

0:05:50 > 0:05:54Let us know your thoughts on this.

0:05:54 > 0:05:58Are you bothered? Is it hugely important is to you?

0:05:58 > 0:06:00Do get in touch with us throughout the morning.

0:06:00 > 0:06:01Use the hashtag #VictoriaLive.

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0:06:04 > 0:06:06Annita is in the BBC Newsroom with a summary

0:06:06 > 0:06:09of the rest of the day's news.

0:06:09 > 0:06:18Good morning.Good morning, Chloe, thank you.

0:06:18 > 0:06:21The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is in Russia meeting his

0:06:21 > 0:06:27counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. He is giving a news conference in about an

0:06:27 > 0:06:31hour, in which he is expected to say that Russia must rein in its digital

0:06:31 > 0:06:37attacks or face retaliation from the UK. Use also saying that he wants to

0:06:37 > 0:06:40cooperate with President Putin on international challenges. Theresa

0:06:40 > 0:06:45May, who is in Cyprus this morning, explained Boris Johnson's approach

0:06:45 > 0:06:48the Foreign Secretary is going to be ensuring that when he is in Russia

0:06:48 > 0:06:55he will be speaking toa very hard-headed way with the Russians

0:06:55 > 0:06:58about the concerns that we have about the activity, and also about

0:06:58 > 0:07:05the engagement that we want with them.Catalan separatist parties

0:07:05 > 0:07:11have won a majority in Spain, plunging it into crisis. The result

0:07:11 > 0:07:15is a major setback for the Spanish by minister, Mariano Rajoy. He

0:07:15 > 0:07:19called the election after reasserting direct control to

0:07:19 > 0:07:23Catalonia following the declaration of Independence.

0:07:23 > 0:07:26The dark blue British passport is to make a return after Brexit.

0:07:26 > 0:07:28The Government said what it described as the "classic" colour

0:07:28 > 0:07:30would be reintroduced from October 2019.

0:07:30 > 0:07:32Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent, Tom Symonds.

0:07:32 > 0:07:35What does Brexit mean?

0:07:35 > 0:07:37It turns out Brexit means no more European burgundy.

0:07:37 > 0:07:42Brexit means British blue.

0:07:42 > 0:07:52And on the new passport, the "E" word is nowhere to be seen.

0:07:58 > 0:08:00Some, like this BBC Newsnight reporter back in the early

0:08:00 > 0:08:01days, will rejoice.

0:08:01 > 0:08:05It is the reality of what we are, where we feel we belong.

0:08:05 > 0:08:07And for some people, pocket-sized burgundy simply is not

0:08:07 > 0:08:10British.

0:08:10 > 0:08:13The passport is something so many people still have fond memories of.

0:08:13 > 0:08:16The British blue passport was with you for many years.

0:08:16 > 0:08:19I am pleased to let people know we are going back to the classic

0:08:19 > 0:08:22blue and gold design.

0:08:22 > 0:08:24Not quite.

0:08:24 > 0:08:26The classic 1980s era passport was bigger and hard-backed.

0:08:26 > 0:08:36The EU one, definitely easier to slip into a shirt pocket.

0:08:37 > 0:08:39The new British passport will be broadly the same design.

0:08:39 > 0:08:42The Government says the new colour will not cost any more.

0:08:42 > 0:08:44Passports are redesigned regularly to make them harder to forge.

0:08:44 > 0:08:47The blue one will start appearing in 2019 as passports are renewed.

0:08:47 > 0:08:48Tom Symonds, BBC News.

0:08:48 > 0:08:50A man is being questioned on suspicion of murdering a woman

0:08:50 > 0:08:53who was stabbed in a supermarket in North Yorkshire yesterday.

0:08:53 > 0:08:56The 30-year-old woman was attacked in an Aldi store in Skipton.

0:08:56 > 0:08:58Police said the suspect, who's 44, was detained by shoppers

0:08:58 > 0:09:06and supermarket staff.

0:09:06 > 0:09:09The Christmas getaway is beginning. For millions of motorists, heading

0:09:09 > 0:09:16for the festivities, hundreds of roadworks are temporarily lifted,

0:09:16 > 0:09:19but there are still warnings of delays because it is expected to be

0:09:19 > 0:09:23one of the busiest days of the year on the roads and on the trains

0:09:23 > 0:09:28today. MPs are calling for an introduction of a deposit scheme for

0:09:28 > 0:09:32plastic bottles. The Environmental Audit Committee is considering

0:09:32 > 0:09:37making firms that use plastic packaging responsible for the waste

0:09:37 > 0:09:47that they create. Roger Harrabin reports.

0:09:47 > 0:09:49The UK uses around 13 billion plastic bottles every year.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52Nearly half are put into landfill, incinerated, or left as litter.

0:09:52 > 0:09:54Many ultimately find their way into the sea.

0:09:54 > 0:09:56The MPs are urging the Government to introduce a deposit

0:09:56 > 0:10:03and return scheme for bottles as soon as possible.

0:10:03 > 0:10:06They want a new rule obliging all cafes, pubs,

0:10:06 > 0:10:08and restaurants to provide free tap water so people can top

0:10:08 > 0:10:11up their own refillable bottles.

0:10:11 > 0:10:17And they want many more public water fountains.

0:10:17 > 0:10:19The MPs also propose a sliding scale of charges

0:10:19 > 0:10:22on plastic packaging.

0:10:22 > 0:10:24So firms using easy to recycle materials pay least,

0:10:24 > 0:10:30and those using difficult to recyle plastic pay most.

0:10:30 > 0:10:33Ministers say they are consulting with firms to find the best

0:10:33 > 0:10:35solutions to what they say are serious problems

0:10:35 > 0:10:37with plastic waste.

0:10:37 > 0:10:40Roger Harrabin, BBC News.

0:10:44 > 0:10:47A policeman in the US state of Florida has been dragged for more

0:10:47 > 0:10:52than half a mile clinging to a car door after he tried to search a

0:10:52 > 0:10:56driver who was suspected of taking drugs. Despite falling off at high

0:10:56 > 0:11:00speed, the officer was unharmed, and the whole incident was filmed on his

0:11:00 > 0:11:10body camera.

0:11:10 > 0:11:13A police officer in Florida putting on protective gloves.

0:11:13 > 0:11:14This car pulled over with two suspects inside.

0:11:14 > 0:11:17The officer has spotted what he believes could be

0:11:17 > 0:11:19heroin and needles, and is about to search the vehicle.

0:11:19 > 0:11:20But the driver has other ideas.

0:11:22 > 0:11:24It's going to be in front of Cambridge...

0:11:24 > 0:11:25Whoa, whoa!

0:11:25 > 0:11:28Clinging to the open door and with one foot in the car,

0:11:28 > 0:11:33he is hurtled along at high speed.

0:11:33 > 0:11:36Despite his shouts, the driver shows no sign of slowing down.

0:11:41 > 0:11:46For the officer, this unexpected ride is only ending one way.

0:11:49 > 0:11:59Amazingly, the officer gets back on his feet,

0:11:59 > 0:12:02the suspect's now long gone, but the video camera

0:12:02 > 0:12:03is still recording.

0:12:03 > 0:12:04You're a hero!

0:12:04 > 0:12:05Awesome.

0:12:05 > 0:12:07The Pembroke Pines police force later posted this

0:12:07 > 0:12:14footage on Facebook.

0:12:14 > 0:12:16And with the evidence they need to pursue these dangerous drivers...

0:12:17 > 0:12:18We got the camera.

0:12:18 > 0:12:19Good job.

0:12:19 > 0:12:21All captured on camera.

0:12:30 > 0:12:33What do you think a Japanese Christmas tradition would look like?

0:12:33 > 0:12:40Well, something like this. SINGING

0:12:53 > 0:12:58A choir of around 10,000 people get together each year to perform

0:12:58 > 0:13:02Beethoven's ninth Symphony. It's thought the tradition began during

0:13:02 > 0:13:05the First World War, when a group of German prisoners of war being held

0:13:05 > 0:13:11in the country sang out to joy at Christmas time. -- ode to Joy.

0:13:11 > 0:13:17That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

0:13:17 > 0:13:20Let's get some sport.

0:13:20 > 0:13:24Hugh Ferris is with us this morning. That smack talk about the Boxing Day

0:13:24 > 0:13:30Tasha is test. There could be a new face for the England team -- let's

0:13:30 > 0:13:35talk about the Boxing Day Ashes Test.The Australians have already

0:13:35 > 0:13:40won the Ashes and they want a white watch. It might make Mason Crane

0:13:40 > 0:13:45leave a roast potato or two on the plate -- they want a whitewash. He

0:13:45 > 0:13:49is just 20, and he may become the youngest specialist spinner to debut

0:13:49 > 0:13:54for England in 19 years. At least the Hampshire player has some

0:13:54 > 0:13:57experience in Australia. But when he was playing that this time last

0:13:57 > 0:14:01year, did he think he would be coming back with England?It never

0:14:01 > 0:14:06really crossed my mind. I like to kind of live in the present. At that

0:14:06 > 0:14:10moment in time, I was just worried about the next game and where I was

0:14:10 > 0:14:13going from there. It never crossed my mind last year. As we've got

0:14:13 > 0:14:18closer, I guess it's become a bit more real. Like I said, I've got to

0:14:18 > 0:14:21prepare as if I'm going to play the same in every game. I'm going to

0:14:21 > 0:14:29have to get my head around it and train hard.He is a leg-spinner, and

0:14:29 > 0:14:33the MCG, actually home to the greatest of all time, Shane Warne.

0:14:33 > 0:14:37No pressure, then! Although Mason Crane has at least had the chance to

0:14:37 > 0:14:42talk to Shane Warne already on this tour.We've had a couple of chats in

0:14:42 > 0:14:46the mornings, and we will hopefully chat a bit more as the tour goes on,

0:14:46 > 0:14:49he is the best ever stop and what sort of thing is he saying to you?

0:14:49 > 0:14:57Nothing about bowling just yet. Hopefully I'll get him in the next

0:14:57 > 0:15:04couple of games.England have to decide between Mason Crane or Tom

0:15:04 > 0:15:07Curran, the Surrey fast bowler, because Craig over to looks like

0:15:07 > 0:15:11he's going to miss that game on Boxing Day. We know it is the fee

0:15:11 > 0:15:15for World Cup this year but there is another tournament that they are

0:15:15 > 0:15:18hosting, and it's not football. Millions around the world will be

0:15:18 > 0:15:22watching what is happening in Russia next summer. Fifa hope that millions

0:15:22 > 0:15:27will tune into the game version of the World Cup, called the EE World

0:15:27 > 0:15:30Cup, one of the tournaments which the governing body have put the

0:15:30 > 0:15:35media rights up for sale. It is expected to attract a massive local

0:15:35 > 0:15:40audience, particularly of young fans. Here on the BBC we have been

0:15:40 > 0:15:44showing is balls for a while now. The first game is in January.

0:15:44 > 0:15:49Qualifying for the EE World Cup on the fee for game has already begun.

0:15:49 > 0:15:53Just like the verbal tournament, there will be 32 players competing.

0:15:53 > 0:15:57If you were not sure how seriously the game is taking gamers, some

0:15:57 > 0:16:01Premier League clubs have already hired players to represent them in

0:16:01 > 0:16:05East boards. They are wearing kits and everything. One thing to say

0:16:05 > 0:16:09about them, compared to real players, they are probably a little

0:16:09 > 0:16:16cheaper to buy!A lot cheaper, I'm sure! Thank you.

0:16:16 > 0:16:18Budget cuts, excessive workloads and pay caps are some

0:16:18 > 0:16:21of the reasons that teachers are quitting the profession.

0:16:21 > 0:16:23Almost a third of new teachers quit the profession after five years,

0:16:23 > 0:16:25leaving rising numbers of teacher vacancies.

0:16:25 > 0:16:27The Government though insists there are record numbers

0:16:27 > 0:16:28of teachers in our schools.

0:16:28 > 0:16:30Now a brand new initiative has been created which,

0:16:30 > 0:16:31it is hoped, will help.

0:16:31 > 0:16:38Now Teach takes top professionals, already with successful careers,

0:16:38 > 0:16:40and transfers their skills to the classroom.

0:16:40 > 0:16:42The pilot started in September, and this programme has gained

0:16:42 > 0:16:44exclusive access to two teachers working on the scheme.

0:16:44 > 0:16:46Our reporter Claire Jones has been finding out how

0:16:46 > 0:16:55the first term has gone.

0:16:55 > 0:17:08And you can begin now.Two minutes left. DOS. You can read it in

0:17:08 > 0:17:15Spanish.I had come to the end of my career, I had had an interesting

0:17:15 > 0:17:19career and a fascinating career and I thought if I retired and did

0:17:19 > 0:17:23nothing, not all that would go to waste, and I did not like the idea

0:17:23 > 0:17:28of that. I wanted to do something.I spent 20 years trying to do my best

0:17:28 > 0:17:32for my country and I want to help students and children in my own

0:17:32 > 0:17:39community.Mature people who have been through a career, who have

0:17:39 > 0:17:42experienced life who want to change and give something back into

0:17:42 > 0:17:45different way, it is very exciting.

0:17:53 > 0:17:58There is a problem in our education system. Almost a third of new

0:17:58 > 0:18:02teachers have quit the profession after five years. Schools face

0:18:02 > 0:18:07rising numbers of teacher vacancies. Head says schools are reaching

0:18:07 > 0:18:15crisis point. Now a brand-new initiative has been launched which,

0:18:15 > 0:18:20it is hoped, will help. Now Teach takes top professionals with

0:18:20 > 0:18:24successful career is already under their belts into teaching. After a

0:18:24 > 0:18:27two-week crash course on what to expect, they start a year of

0:18:27 > 0:18:37on-the-job training and we have been to meet two of them. At this school

0:18:37 > 0:18:41in London Simon harking is starting a school day. He is now an English

0:18:41 > 0:18:44teacher, having turned his back on a high-flying career in the civil

0:18:44 > 0:18:51service which saw him for working for the Foreign Office.I worked in

0:18:51 > 0:18:55the Royal household at Balmoral which was a great privilege, it was

0:18:55 > 0:18:59fantastic fun, I had never done anything like that before. I work in

0:18:59 > 0:19:03the household office which is the bit that runs the thing.What did

0:19:03 > 0:19:14your role include?Security. Generally speaking you do not go

0:19:14 > 0:19:20into details about what you did and who you knew and anyone who was

0:19:20 > 0:19:25there.From the Royal household Simon went on to spend decades in

0:19:25 > 0:19:29the Royal diplomatic service.I was there for over 25 years, but I

0:19:29 > 0:19:34finished up as head of the department in London, head of the

0:19:34 > 0:19:38South American Department for three years. After that I did three to us

0:19:38 > 0:19:43as head of mission in west Africa. He even received a medal for his

0:19:43 > 0:19:48work helping tackle the Ebola outbreak three years ago and his

0:19:48 > 0:19:52work concerned some of the most dangerous places in the world.When

0:19:52 > 0:19:56you are living with armed people with you 24 hours a day, you cannot

0:19:56 > 0:19:59go anywhere without it and that takes a little bit of getting used

0:19:59 > 0:20:11to.At the waist says Shirley Park School in Croydon for Belinda Burns

0:20:11 > 0:20:15the day is also beginning. She is now a trainee Spanish teacher, but

0:20:15 > 0:20:20that is a far cry from her glittering past career. She spent

0:20:20 > 0:20:24decades working at the heart of government from everything working

0:20:24 > 0:20:32on the security at the Olympics from being the UK's ambassador to Cyprus.

0:20:32 > 0:20:36I spent 20 years in the Foreign Office which in London meant I was

0:20:36 > 0:20:40working in the ministry in Whitehall advising the government ministers,

0:20:40 > 0:20:46Number ten, about foreign affairs and foreign policy. I was out in the

0:20:46 > 0:20:49field working in embassies.Her job would often involve dealing with

0:20:49 > 0:20:56life and death decisions.The plane was taken hostage and diverted to

0:20:56 > 0:20:59Cyprus and it contained several nationalities including British. At

0:20:59 > 0:21:07one point we were worried and afraid for the lives of everybody on board.

0:21:07 > 0:21:12As the deputy you are managing the team is on the crisis who are

0:21:12 > 0:21:22constantly decision-making.This is Simon and Linda's first of teaching.

0:21:22 > 0:21:27Simon's first lesson of the date is teaching a Midsummer night's dream

0:21:27 > 0:21:33to years seven, 11 and 12-year-olds. A group of people begging someone

0:21:33 > 0:21:40rich for money.It does look like that, doesn't it? I had come to the

0:21:40 > 0:21:44end of my career, I had had an interesting and fascinating career,

0:21:44 > 0:21:48but I just thought if I just retire and do nothing, all that has gone to

0:21:48 > 0:21:53waste and I did not like the idea of that. I wanted to do something with

0:21:53 > 0:21:59it. It is a social responsibility I suppose. If I can help in addressing

0:21:59 > 0:22:06a gap, then why not do it?The Now Teach trainees receive some money

0:22:06 > 0:22:09during their training year. The amount depends on the subject they

0:22:09 > 0:22:16teach. For English it is £15,000. While on subjects where there is a

0:22:16 > 0:22:21teaching shortage like Spanish that could be up to £28,000. If they

0:22:21 > 0:22:24successfully complete a year's training they reach qualified

0:22:24 > 0:22:29teacher status.I have been lucky enough to get a scholarship from the

0:22:29 > 0:22:33British Council for teaching languages. But you are right, the

0:22:33 > 0:22:38second year will definitely be a pay cut. At this stage in life you have

0:22:38 > 0:22:42hopefully built up some savings and built up some resilience and for me

0:22:42 > 0:22:48it is never about the money, as long as I have enough money, I want to do

0:22:48 > 0:22:52the best job I can and something that interests me. Ask me again next

0:22:52 > 0:22:59year.It sounds extremely arrogant to say it, but I am not doing this

0:22:59 > 0:23:03for the money. The salary when I eventually get one will be very

0:23:03 > 0:23:09attractive thank you very much! But I am not depending on this for my

0:23:09 > 0:23:15livelihood and I am not looking at it as a career.There certainly is a

0:23:15 > 0:23:21need for more teachers. Government figures from 2010-2015 show almost a

0:23:21 > 0:23:26third of new teachers working in state schools left within five years

0:23:26 > 0:23:29of starting. Although the Department for Education insists it is

0:23:29 > 0:23:35investing £1.3 billion until 2020 to attract more teachers and there are

0:23:35 > 0:23:40now record numbers in our schools. We are in a crisis in this country

0:23:40 > 0:23:45in which we have a teacher shortage and it is serious. Mature people who

0:23:45 > 0:23:48have experienced life who now want to change and give something back in

0:23:48 > 0:23:52a different way because of the crisis we have at the moment is very

0:23:52 > 0:24:02exciting.But is this the answer? It is an untested pilot scheme and if

0:24:02 > 0:24:08it goes wrong, it is the kids who will pay the price.I remember

0:24:08 > 0:24:14saying, you are taking an enormous punt because we, the Now Teach team,

0:24:14 > 0:24:21I completely unknown to you, an unknown quantity. No one has had any

0:24:21 > 0:24:25dealings with us before. But she would not see it like that before.

0:24:25 > 0:24:29She thought I was taking an enormous punt in doing it. We have different

0:24:29 > 0:24:35views on it.One thing we are good at as a school is we are good at

0:24:35 > 0:24:40training people. We have training every week, every morning, in the

0:24:40 > 0:24:46evenings where we consistently go through what it looks like.From day

0:24:46 > 0:24:53one you have got 60 eyes upon you, waiting for you to take charge of

0:24:53 > 0:24:58the class and produce a great lesson. So although you are learning

0:24:58 > 0:25:02the job, you have to actually be doing the job at the same time and

0:25:02 > 0:25:06be credible in front of the children. I think that has been a

0:25:06 > 0:25:12major challenge.The biggest stumbling block has been actual

0:25:12 > 0:25:21technology, using IT.My IT skills are embarrassingly poor, so I have

0:25:21 > 0:25:26to work out how to do things. These people do it so easily, the kids are

0:25:26 > 0:25:32better at IT now. But if you are coming in at approaching 60, that

0:25:32 > 0:25:36will be the case.You might think the hours or the energy required

0:25:36 > 0:25:41might be an issue, but that has not been an issue. Simon is in very

0:25:41 > 0:25:48early and stays very late.Linda's first lesson is also with year seven

0:25:48 > 0:25:55students.So, we played this game to practice our Spanish and if we want

0:25:55 > 0:26:04to join in, what language do we need to ask in? Off you go. How quickly!

0:26:04 > 0:26:10Really good. In diplomacy you are dealing with very different people

0:26:10 > 0:26:13around the world, different cultures and languages, and you have to find

0:26:13 > 0:26:19a way to express yourself and to make your point is understood. So

0:26:19 > 0:26:23with school I am trying to do that with a different audience.What do

0:26:23 > 0:26:29the students think?She is really nice and helpful in Spanish and it

0:26:29 > 0:26:35makes it even more fun for us to do Spanish by playing games, like slap

0:26:35 > 0:26:40the board, or we have a ball and we have to catch and say stuff in

0:26:40 > 0:26:45Spanish.I was not really good at Spanish last year, I struggled a lot

0:26:45 > 0:26:52and Miss has helped me a lot. Now I am at a higher level right now.

0:26:52 > 0:26:58Thank you so much for having me... The Now Teach training includes

0:26:58 > 0:27:02regular feedback sessions for senior and younger members of staff who act

0:27:02 > 0:27:08as mentors throughout the year.You are going to copy this Spanish and

0:27:08 > 0:27:14translate it into English.At lunchtime Linda joins the rest of

0:27:14 > 0:27:19the team in the staff room and then it is time for marking. Were you

0:27:19 > 0:27:24surprised by the amount of marketing and planning that teaching involves?

0:27:24 > 0:27:28No, planning is something that is really important and it takes time,

0:27:28 > 0:27:32but you can whittle it down. Once you know your classes well you can

0:27:32 > 0:27:37get faster and better and marking is a lovely opportunity to see the

0:27:37 > 0:27:42kids' work. Some of them might be quiet but their book is full of

0:27:42 > 0:27:47beautiful work that you can give feedback on.This afternoon Linda is

0:27:47 > 0:27:50heading into central London for a group training session with other

0:27:50 > 0:28:01members of the scheme. Simon's lesson is over.I am amazed at the

0:28:01 > 0:28:04things they do and don't know and the things they do and do not say.

0:28:04 > 0:28:11They can be absolutely fantastic one moment and you can give the class

0:28:11 > 0:28:15that works and everything is fun. Then you can do exactly the same

0:28:15 > 0:28:19with the same kids later on in the same day and it is a disaster. You

0:28:19 > 0:28:26are thinking is it the kids? Was there something wrong with lunch?

0:28:26 > 0:28:32You are looking for explanations all the time. But in reality the

0:28:32 > 0:28:36explanation is you. What do the students think? He is a good

0:28:36 > 0:28:41teacher. He teaches good. If we need some help, he also helps us to

0:28:41 > 0:28:49understand.I like this lesson because we were talking about the

0:28:49 > 0:28:53ancient times before we were born and I also liked the pictures on the

0:28:53 > 0:29:04board.But it is still a work in progress.I am doing well less, but

0:29:04 > 0:29:10it is taking all my time and my only hope for a happy future is that I

0:29:10 > 0:29:15get much quicker at planning and organising and writing lessons and

0:29:15 > 0:29:25so on. You are right to identify a king, well done. I think I would

0:29:25 > 0:29:30like them to see me as a reliable source, someone they can trust with

0:29:30 > 0:29:38the information that they are given. That's what I am doing for them in

0:29:38 > 0:29:49the classroom is what they need.

0:29:51 > 0:29:57We will be talking in the next hour to a couple of teachers who have

0:29:57 > 0:30:00swapped their high-flying careers for teaching in the classroom. Any

0:30:00 > 0:30:06questions you have, put them to us. A lot getting in touch on social

0:30:06 > 0:30:11media. Anthony says, surely the first thing to address is the reason

0:30:11 > 0:30:17for the shortage. The low pay, the long hours, the lack of respect from

0:30:17 > 0:30:20parents and children? Bringing in people with life experience will not

0:30:20 > 0:30:25address these very real issues. Once these issues are addressed, then

0:30:25 > 0:30:30teachers with real-life experiences will be invaluable. Sarah says

0:30:30 > 0:30:34success in the business world is different to success in teaching as

0:30:34 > 0:30:38evidenced by this piece. People are using children as guinea pigs and

0:30:38 > 0:30:44they are not fully trained as the children are in IT skills. I will

0:30:44 > 0:30:49put that point to our teachers in an hour's time. Keep those comments

0:30:49 > 0:30:54coming in. Still to come: The Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is

0:30:54 > 0:31:00in Moscow meeting his counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The UK and Russia

0:31:00 > 0:31:04have not always had the best of relationships, so we will see if

0:31:04 > 0:31:10that is going to thaw. A chat with a couple of Russian experts. We will

0:31:10 > 0:31:14be live in Kensington where a local volunteer group is putting on a

0:31:14 > 0:31:20Christmas dinner for 95 families who survived the Grenfell Tower fire.

0:31:20 > 0:31:21Time for the latest news.

0:31:21 > 0:31:27Here's Annita.

0:31:27 > 0:31:31The headlines this morning on BBC News... The Prime Minister has said

0:31:31 > 0:31:35the first she knew about allegations of inappropriate conduct by former

0:31:35 > 0:31:38cabinet minister Damian Green was when she read about them in the

0:31:38 > 0:31:42media. The comment comes after the woman who made the allegations, Kate

0:31:42 > 0:31:46Maltby, told BBC News that she spoke to a senior Downing Street aide

0:31:46 > 0:31:50about his behaviour last year before Mr Green was promoted. She

0:31:50 > 0:31:55complained that Mr Green fleetingly touched her knee in a pub in 2015

0:31:55 > 0:32:00and later sent her a suggestive text. The Foreign Secretary, Boris

0:32:00 > 0:32:05Johnson, is in Russia meeting his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov. It's the

0:32:05 > 0:32:08first official visit to Moscow by a British Foreign Secretary for more

0:32:08 > 0:32:12than five years. Boris Johnson has warned Russia that Britain is ready

0:32:12 > 0:32:16to retaliate to cyber attacks, but also said he wants to cooperate with

0:32:16 > 0:32:22President Putin on international challenges.Where we can find

0:32:22 > 0:32:28possibilities of cooperation on issues where I think we have

0:32:28 > 0:32:33substantial interests in common, such as Iran and the need to

0:32:33 > 0:32:38continue with the Iran nuclear deal. Catalan separatist parties have won

0:32:38 > 0:32:42a majority in the regional elections, although the biggest

0:32:42 > 0:32:46single party is one that opposes separatism, the result is a major

0:32:46 > 0:32:50setback for the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. He'd called

0:32:50 > 0:32:56the election after surging direct control over Catalonia following its

0:32:56 > 0:33:03declaration of Independence -- reasserting direct control.

0:33:03 > 0:33:06A man is being questioned on suspicion of murdering a woman

0:33:06 > 0:33:08who was stabbed in a supermarket in North Yorkshire yesterday.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11The 30-year-old woman was attacked in an Aldi store in Skipton.

0:33:11 > 0:33:13Police said the suspect, who's 44, was detained by shoppers

0:33:14 > 0:33:16and supermarket staff.

0:33:16 > 0:33:21The Christmas getaway begins. The millions of motorists, hundreds of

0:33:21 > 0:33:24roadworks are temporarily lifted. It is expected to be one of the busiest

0:33:24 > 0:33:29days of the year on the roads, and that goes for the trains too. Ian

0:33:29 > 0:33:32Palmer is at Euston station in London. What's it like the? Is it

0:33:32 > 0:33:38extra busy?Well, it's not too bad at the moment, but, frankly, if you

0:33:38 > 0:33:41are watching this now and you haven't left home, you're probably

0:33:41 > 0:33:45going to be in for a very difficult time. Starting with the trains,

0:33:45 > 0:33:50Network Rail is saying that it's going to be carrying out its busiest

0:33:50 > 0:33:54and biggest Christmas investment programme between Christmas and New

0:33:54 > 0:33:59Year. And they are urging travellers to complete the journey is at the

0:33:59 > 0:34:06latest if they can buy early tomorrow morning. Services are going

0:34:06 > 0:34:08to be severely disrupted, particularly in the south-east and

0:34:08 > 0:34:13going through London Bridge stations between the 23rd of December right

0:34:13 > 0:34:18up until the 1st of January. Millions of journeys will be taking

0:34:18 > 0:34:24place between now and obviously Christmas Day. If we move onto the

0:34:24 > 0:34:30roads, the M25 of course is the major bottleneck in the south-east.

0:34:30 > 0:34:34That will be incredibly busy today. The RAC is saying that that will be

0:34:34 > 0:34:40particularly busy and congested from about lunchtime onwards. So, if you

0:34:40 > 0:34:43are quick and you can get onto it very shortly, you might be able to

0:34:43 > 0:34:47escape the worst of it. This time last year, the RAC was saying that

0:34:47 > 0:34:55the biggest bottleneck without there being an accident was on the A303, a

0:34:55 > 0:35:00seven mile tailback at around 6pm on Christmas Eve. Onto the planes,

0:35:00 > 0:35:05there are going to be around 4.5 million journeys taking place over

0:35:05 > 0:35:10the next few days. Heathrow Airport is expecting around 130,000

0:35:10 > 0:35:16passengers today alone. And it will be incredibly busy there. The buses

0:35:16 > 0:35:19are putting on extra services to make sure that passengers can get to

0:35:19 > 0:35:23where they need to go quickly. But frankly, it is going to be tough.

0:35:23 > 0:35:27And on a day like this, of course, many people will take to their cars

0:35:27 > 0:35:31rather than using public funds bought. It is going to be a very

0:35:31 > 0:35:35difficult they.Ian Palmer, thank you.

0:35:35 > 0:35:38The dark blue British passport is to make a return after Brexit.

0:35:38 > 0:35:40The Government said what it described as the "classic" colour

0:35:40 > 0:35:46would be reintroduced from October 2019.

0:35:46 > 0:35:50MPs are calling for the introduction of a deposit scheme for plastic

0:35:50 > 0:35:54bottles to help protect this is from pollution. The Commons Environmental

0:35:54 > 0:35:58Audit Committee said it should be between 10p and 20p, which consumers

0:35:58 > 0:36:03would get back when they return the bottle. It wants all cafes, pubs and

0:36:03 > 0:36:06restaurants to provide free tap water for people to top up

0:36:06 > 0:36:10refillable bottles. We are going to show you the dramatic moment that a

0:36:10 > 0:36:13policeman in the US state of Florida was dragged for more than half a

0:36:13 > 0:36:21mile clean to the car door. The officer was trying to surgery driver

0:36:21 > 0:36:24who was suspected of taking drugs, when the driver set off in an

0:36:24 > 0:36:26attempted escape, with the policemen clinging to the door. The incident

0:36:26 > 0:36:29was captured on the offers a's body count. Despite falling at high

0:36:29 > 0:36:34speed, the officer was unharmed. -- NB offers a's body count.

0:36:34 > 0:36:36That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

0:36:36 > 0:36:38Here's some sport now with Hugh.

0:36:38 > 0:36:43Mason Crane says he is ready for an England test debut if it comes in

0:36:43 > 0:36:47the box and eight Ashes Test at the MCG, the leg-spinner could well come

0:36:47 > 0:36:51in for Craig Overton and become the youngest specialist spinner to make

0:36:51 > 0:36:56his England test debut in some 90 years. The festive football begins

0:36:56 > 0:37:01later as Arsenal- Liverpool meet on the first time on a Friday night

0:37:01 > 0:37:07since the gunners won back in 1989. West Brom Captain Jonny Evans could

0:37:07 > 0:37:11be leaving the club next month after they failed to persuade him to sign

0:37:11 > 0:37:14a new contract. The defender was linked with both Leicester and

0:37:14 > 0:37:18Manchester city back in the summer. Much more coming up later on. Thank

0:37:18 > 0:37:22you, is you. -- hue.

0:37:22 > 0:37:24The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is in Moscow

0:37:24 > 0:37:27for talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

0:37:27 > 0:37:33He has already described relations with Britain this morning as being

0:37:33 > 0:37:37at a low point. Mr Lavrov has rebuked the Foreign Secretary for

0:37:37 > 0:37:42comments that he made in which he urged the Russians to cease

0:37:42 > 0:37:45activities which I'd is the blazing Europe. Mr Johnson said that whilst

0:37:45 > 0:37:50frankness is Mrs Ari, so is the British- Russian relationship.--

0:37:50 > 0:37:51frankness is necessary.

0:37:51 > 0:37:54When I look at the difficulties in our relationship,

0:37:54 > 0:38:00whether it is over Ukraine or the Western Balkans or

0:38:00 > 0:38:03what's going on in cyberspace, I agree with you that it's important

0:38:03 > 0:38:05to talk about these things and to be frank

0:38:05 > 0:38:07about them and to accept that

0:38:07 > 0:38:15they are obstructions in our relationship at the moment.

0:38:15 > 0:38:17As you say, we are both P5 members, we

0:38:17 > 0:38:21both have a duty to our countries and to the world to work together

0:38:21 > 0:38:24for peace and security, and where we can, I think we can find

0:38:24 > 0:38:27possibilities of cooperation on issues where I think we have

0:38:27 > 0:38:30substantial interests in common, such as Iran and the need to

0:38:30 > 0:38:35continue with the Iran nuclear deal.

0:38:35 > 0:38:38So, what is the UK hoping to achieve with this visit?

0:38:38 > 0:38:40And is there any chance of a thaw in relations?

0:38:40 > 0:38:45Here's John Owen on the background to the talks.

0:38:45 > 0:38:48It's been five years since a British Foreign Secretary visited Russia.

0:38:48 > 0:38:50But today, after cancelling two earlier trips due

0:38:50 > 0:38:53to diplomatic tensions, Boris Johnson is at last in Moscow,

0:38:53 > 0:38:56hoping to make some progress towards increased cooperation

0:38:56 > 0:39:00between Russia and the UK.

0:39:00 > 0:39:03On the agenda will be some of the big foreign policy

0:39:03 > 0:39:04challenges of the day.

0:39:04 > 0:39:05Ukraine, North Korea, Iran, and regional stability

0:39:05 > 0:39:08in the Middle East.

0:39:08 > 0:39:10But in recent years, UK-Russian relations have been

0:39:10 > 0:39:13strained to say the least.

0:39:13 > 0:39:15And whilst the objective of this visit might be

0:39:15 > 0:39:17increased cooperation, there's no shortage

0:39:17 > 0:39:20of reasons for tensions between the two countries.

0:39:21 > 0:39:27So, how did we get here?

0:39:27 > 0:39:29Remember this man?

0:39:29 > 0:39:32After the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London

0:39:32 > 0:39:36in 2006 and following an inquiry that ended last year,

0:39:36 > 0:39:42the UK Government accused the Kremlin of his murder.

0:39:42 > 0:39:45In 2014, Russia annexed Crimea from the Ukraine,

0:39:45 > 0:39:48making use of disguised special forces in unmarked uniforms,

0:39:48 > 0:39:52nicknamed Little Green Men.

0:39:52 > 0:39:54In response, the UK has supported the US and EU

0:39:54 > 0:39:59sanctions against Russia.

0:40:01 > 0:40:04Things took yet another turn for the worst in 2015,

0:40:04 > 0:40:06after Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war

0:40:06 > 0:40:09on the side of President Assad, who the UK Government argued

0:40:09 > 0:40:11was waging a brutal campaign of repression

0:40:11 > 0:40:15against his own population.

0:40:16 > 0:40:20And, most recently, Theresa May has accused Russia of meddling

0:40:20 > 0:40:23in democratic elections in the West and spreading fake news.

0:40:23 > 0:40:26So I have a very simple message for Russia -

0:40:26 > 0:40:31we know what you are doing, and you will not succeed.

0:40:31 > 0:40:35All of this, combined with some occasional nuclear sabre-rattling

0:40:35 > 0:40:38and military brinkmanship, has meant that the last few years

0:40:38 > 0:40:41has seen some of the worst relations between Britain and Russia

0:40:41 > 0:40:42since the Cold War.

0:40:42 > 0:40:45In this context, Mr Johnson's effort to encourage any further cooperation

0:40:45 > 0:40:48with a country that he himself described recently as "cold, nasty,

0:40:48 > 0:40:56militaristic and undemocratic" might prove it for order.

0:40:56 > 0:40:58-- might prove a tall order.

0:40:58 > 0:41:01Of course, Britain has not been alone amongst western countries

0:41:01 > 0:41:02in criticising Russia's recent behaviour on the

0:41:02 > 0:41:04international scene.

0:41:04 > 0:41:06But, with Mr Putin's grip on power seemingly unassailable,

0:41:06 > 0:41:15pragmatists will say that the only way forward towards more normal

0:41:15 > 0:41:16relations with Russia and to a reduction

0:41:16 > 0:41:17in military tensions

0:41:17 > 0:41:19is is to increase diplomatic engagement.

0:41:19 > 0:41:22We can chat about this further now with Sir Tony Brenton, the former

0:41:22 > 0:41:23British Ambassador to Russia.

0:41:23 > 0:41:26And James Nixey, the Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme

0:41:26 > 0:41:32at the international affairs think-tank Chatham House.

0:41:32 > 0:41:35Good morning, gentlemen. First of all, James, bearing in mind

0:41:35 > 0:41:39everything we have just seen in that the background, how much is there in

0:41:39 > 0:41:45this trip?Relatively good will, it must be said. The fact of the matter

0:41:45 > 0:41:50is, although there should be areas where we can cooperate with Russia,

0:41:50 > 0:41:53Russia its self simply isn't interested at the moment. It want

0:41:53 > 0:41:58something substantially different to that which the UK wants. The UK, is

0:41:58 > 0:42:02still a part of Europe and certainly a part of the broader West, it does

0:42:02 > 0:42:05stick to what we called the Westphalia and system, a post-Cold

0:42:05 > 0:42:11War order of where all states that are recognised as independent are

0:42:11 > 0:42:14just such. But Russia believes in sovereignty but not in the area of

0:42:14 > 0:42:20the former so but union, where Russia desires, insists, that it

0:42:20 > 0:42:24must maintain control -- the former Soviet Union. As a result of that,

0:42:24 > 0:42:28the two countries are not going to get on and all there is a change of

0:42:28 > 0:42:31position between the one side and the other.Tony, do you agree with

0:42:31 > 0:42:38that?I couldn't disagree more! Is it so might and interesting charges

0:42:38 > 0:42:42against Russia, the Russians have a list of charges against us, they see

0:42:42 > 0:42:46us as having supported by demonstrations against the tin and

0:42:46 > 0:42:50encouraged the Georgians to attack them in 2008 and participating in

0:42:50 > 0:42:54the overthrow of friendly regimes in Iraq and Libya. To offer some

0:42:54 > 0:42:58obvious examples. The point I'm making, each side has its list of

0:42:58 > 0:43:03charges against the other. The level of tension is high end actually

0:43:03 > 0:43:06dangerous. There are planes flying appallingly close to each other over

0:43:06 > 0:43:11Syria as we speak. It's important to get that level of tension down. Ross

0:43:11 > 0:43:16Thomson going to Moscow is a helpful further step in doing that -- Boris

0:43:16 > 0:43:27Johnson going to Moscow.Is he the man to do that? When we look at the

0:43:27 > 0:43:30line but that has been used and his track record, shall we say, for

0:43:30 > 0:43:33putting his foot in things, is he the right person to be headed to

0:43:33 > 0:43:35Moscow when, as you point out, relations are so bad was plot I

0:43:35 > 0:43:38think the approach he has taken is encouraging.He has the cover his

0:43:38 > 0:43:41back here in UK politics by saying aggressive things about Russian

0:43:41 > 0:43:45cyber attacks, of which there is little evidence. But he has gone in

0:43:45 > 0:43:49the same, we need to find areas where we can work together. He has

0:43:49 > 0:43:52identified some obvious ones, Iran being an obvious one, North Korea,

0:43:52 > 0:43:59and others. Islamic terrorism, for example, we both have a dreadful

0:43:59 > 0:44:03problem that we need to work together to tackle. Most

0:44:03 > 0:44:06interestingly, all of this stuff about cyber warfare, each side

0:44:06 > 0:44:09suspecting the other of doing or threatening appalling things, we

0:44:09 > 0:44:13need to begin to find a way of controlling that area, as we did

0:44:13 > 0:44:17with nuclear weapons back in the 60s, and establish some rules of the

0:44:17 > 0:44:20road there as well.James, do you think that Boris Johnson, the

0:44:20 > 0:44:25Foreign Secretary, should be going over the ad being hard, playing

0:44:25 > 0:44:29hardball on the allegations of cyber attacks, or do you think there needs

0:44:29 > 0:44:34to be a more consolatory town?No, playing hardball is reasonable, as

0:44:34 > 0:44:38long as one can do it firmly and politely, but I think a bit more

0:44:38 > 0:44:41honesty in a relationship whereby we understand the two countries are

0:44:41 > 0:44:45simply actually not going to get on well the current regime in Moscow

0:44:45 > 0:44:48stays in power is actually quite refreshing. It's not that Ross

0:44:48 > 0:44:53Thomson shouldn't go to Moscow, he can take the opportunity to deliver

0:44:53 > 0:44:57certain messages. Those messages with by that if there is continued

0:44:57 > 0:45:01cyber intervention in the UK, manipulation, I disagree with Tony,

0:45:01 > 0:45:05I believe there is substantial evidence for that, then there will

0:45:05 > 0:45:10be repercussions. And I think that rather than sort of freezing out and

0:45:10 > 0:45:15isolationism, this is an opportunity and for Russians to Boris Johnson,

0:45:15 > 0:45:22he should simply give as good as he gets.Tony, what's Russia's general

0:45:22 > 0:45:26view of Britain? Does it see it as a world power, something that's

0:45:26 > 0:45:30important in the whole framing of relations around the world?They see

0:45:30 > 0:45:34us as an important international player, which will undoubtedly, a

0:45:34 > 0:45:39permanent member of the Security leading member of the security

0:45:39 > 0:45:43corporation. They see us as among the most rural and European

0:45:43 > 0:45:47countries in our aversion to Russia and Russia's behaviour at the moment

0:45:47 > 0:45:49-- the relevant. They see us as close to the United States. They

0:45:49 > 0:45:55believe that by establishing common ground with us that helps them to

0:45:55 > 0:45:59establishing common ground with the United States.James, do you agree?

0:45:59 > 0:46:04Absolutely, I think that is true. We have the Americans' era on security

0:46:04 > 0:46:08issues and we are part of the European Union and we are leading an

0:46:08 > 0:46:11Sangchan is in that respect, although there is a Brexit element

0:46:11 > 0:46:16here, -- we are leading on sanctions. When the UK has left the

0:46:16 > 0:46:20EU, maybe we will be looking for other markets in the future, and

0:46:20 > 0:46:27that may include Russia, which doesn't currently exist as a market

0:46:27 > 0:46:29because of the sanctions.You have mentioned the idea of working

0:46:29 > 0:46:31together, Britain and Russia, or North Korea and Syria. What about

0:46:31 > 0:46:35the World Cup next year in Russia? We know there is a potential for

0:46:35 > 0:46:39flash points between Russian and England fans, we saw that last year

0:46:39 > 0:46:43in France. Can the two countries work together, do you think, Sir

0:46:43 > 0:46:46Tony? I have read that the two intelligence services don't even

0:46:46 > 0:46:52communicate at all.

0:46:52 > 0:46:56You are right. I was ambassador in Russia when we had a couple of big

0:46:56 > 0:47:05football matches. Setting up the process so that the Russian police

0:47:05 > 0:47:10behave is a crucial part of the process. And at the time of the

0:47:10 > 0:47:15Olympics a couple of years ago, at the moment we have no contact at all

0:47:15 > 0:47:21between our security services, but we waved that for the period of the

0:47:21 > 0:47:23Olympics because cooperation on intelligence threats was very

0:47:23 > 0:47:29important. The World Cup offers another opportunity to do a similar

0:47:29 > 0:47:33thing and open up the possibility of increased cooperation in general,

0:47:33 > 0:47:38notably on Islamist extremism.That you both for joining us and talking

0:47:38 > 0:47:38to us this morning.

0:47:39 > 0:47:44to us this morning.

0:47:44 > 0:47:47Coming up: The shortage of teachers in our schools is often topped

0:47:47 > 0:47:53about. One innovative solution is a pilot scheme recruiting top

0:47:53 > 0:47:56professionals to train as teachers. We will be speaking to the

0:47:56 > 0:47:59co-founder shortly.

0:47:59 > 0:48:01Obviously at Christmas, thoughts often turn to people

0:48:01 > 0:48:02who aren't as fortunate.

0:48:02 > 0:48:04We've been hearing from survivors of the Grenfell fire

0:48:04 > 0:48:05for the last six months.

0:48:05 > 0:48:08For them, this festive season is going to be anything but normal.

0:48:08 > 0:48:11But one of the local volunteer groups is putting on a Christmas

0:48:11 > 0:48:13meal to remember for 95 families who survived the fire,

0:48:13 > 0:48:15many of whom also lost loved ones.

0:48:15 > 0:48:22Let's talk to our reporter Ashley John-Baptiste.

0:48:22 > 0:48:28It looks festive down there. Tell us more.Yes, it does. I am at a

0:48:28 > 0:48:34church, the main church hall. It is called the Tabernacle Christian

0:48:34 > 0:48:37Centre and it is literally down the road from Grenfell Tower. This

0:48:37 > 0:48:42church has been a key player in the local community in the last few

0:48:42 > 0:48:49years and it is led by Derek Wilson who has been leading this church for

0:48:49 > 0:48:5324 years. Since the Grenfell Tower fire it has been a key part of the

0:48:53 > 0:48:59support for the survivors. On that tragic morning in June when the fire

0:48:59 > 0:49:02occurred the church became a makeshift donation centre handing

0:49:02 > 0:49:07out food, clothing and other essentials to survivors. It has been

0:49:07 > 0:49:13over six months since the fire and it continues to provide 95 families

0:49:13 > 0:49:17with food, clothing and other essentials and also emotional

0:49:17 > 0:49:21support. Tonight is a significant night because it will be hosting a

0:49:21 > 0:49:25Christmas dinner for the Grenfell Tower survivors. It is important to

0:49:25 > 0:49:30say this is a dinner for all survivors regardless of religious

0:49:30 > 0:49:34background. Volunteers are currently preparing halal food for the Muslim

0:49:34 > 0:49:40guests. There is a lot of activity going on. We have volunteers here

0:49:40 > 0:49:46who are very excited, preparing the dining tables. I assure you this is

0:49:46 > 0:49:51a church hall. It looks like a dining hall at the moment. That is

0:49:51 > 0:49:55apart from the religious logos at the back. How are you feeling?Quite

0:49:55 > 0:50:05excited.We can speak to the pastor of this church, Derek. Tallis about

0:50:05 > 0:50:07the Christmas dinner and what else that you have planned for the

0:50:07 > 0:50:12survivors.We are very excited for the survivors, putting on this

0:50:12 > 0:50:18banquet. We got together as a team about a month ago thinking about

0:50:18 > 0:50:22what we could do for the survivors because they will still be in hotels

0:50:22 > 0:50:27at Christmas. We thought let's put on about as close to Christmas as

0:50:27 > 0:50:31possible. We got on the phone and started asking companies to help us.

0:50:31 > 0:50:36His Royal Highness provided the decorations. Casablanca provided the

0:50:36 > 0:50:44chairs and the table. Look at this wonderful 5-star spread. The Ritz

0:50:44 > 0:50:52hotel, Waitrose, Tesco and quite a few others have come on board.Can

0:50:52 > 0:50:56we look at this cake? It is extraordinary looking. Is it a

0:50:56 > 0:51:04donation?This is the business, a nativity scene. It is a work of art.

0:51:04 > 0:51:11What food do we have on the menu? For our special guests and for

0:51:11 > 0:51:15Muslims we have got halal food being prepared for them. We have got

0:51:15 > 0:51:23turkey, potatoes, rice, we have got gateau and this will all be provided

0:51:23 > 0:51:29by people like Waitrose and Tesco. More broadly how have you been

0:51:29 > 0:51:34supporting survivors in the past six months?In the past six months this

0:51:34 > 0:51:38has been a one-stop place were survivors can come for donations

0:51:38 > 0:51:42that have come in from all over the country like clothes and toiletries

0:51:42 > 0:51:49and food as well. But also comfort. Spiritual comfort. They find this a

0:51:49 > 0:51:54safe haven to come to. They feel safe coming in. As long as they need

0:51:54 > 0:52:01as we will continue to be here. Fantastic. We can now speak to

0:52:01 > 0:52:05Abigail Bolton, she is a volunteer and has come all the way from

0:52:05 > 0:52:09Gloucestershire. She moved to London to this church after the fire with

0:52:09 > 0:52:13her four children to help the relief effort. She is currently living in

0:52:13 > 0:52:19the prayer room. Hello, how are you, Abigail? Very well. How are you

0:52:19 > 0:52:24helping to prepare for tonight?We have got the gifts to get sorted and

0:52:24 > 0:52:28we have got the marquee to get sorted which will be the grotto.

0:52:28 > 0:52:32Everything has to be prepped in here and all the decorations are ready

0:52:32 > 0:52:37outside for the reindeers. Tell us more. Real reindeers coming all the

0:52:37 > 0:52:40way from Oxford and they are travelling up for the children to

0:52:40 > 0:52:47see.We have got two of your children. Hello, Ellie. Your mum has

0:52:47 > 0:52:51decided to move to London to help the Grenfell Tower survivors. What

0:52:51 > 0:52:57do you think about that?I like it because we go to the Tabernacle

0:52:57 > 0:53:03School and we have a lot more.That is the local school. And do you like

0:53:03 > 0:53:12London? Yes.Zak, how are you?Good, thank you. How is it for you moving

0:53:12 > 0:53:18to London and helping the survivors? It is good moving and it feels good

0:53:18 > 0:53:26to help the survivors if they are in need. Yes, it is good.Cool.

0:53:26 > 0:53:30Abigail, we have heard a lot about the trauma and the mental health

0:53:30 > 0:53:36issues survivors face. What about the volunteers? Are you burnt out?

0:53:36 > 0:53:41We are tired, it is very stressful for the volunteers as well. Anyone

0:53:41 > 0:53:46who was here around about the time of the fire it was an horrific

0:53:46 > 0:53:53experience to be fair. Yes, you naturally take it on board. It is

0:53:53 > 0:53:56being like a sponge and somebody explain to me it will eventually

0:53:56 > 0:54:08leak. Finally we can speak to a survivor who was on the 12th for on

0:54:08 > 0:54:12the night of the fire and this church has been a massive support to

0:54:12 > 0:54:20her. I should say this is her first time speaking to the media. Let's go

0:54:20 > 0:54:25back and talk about how you escape on the night of the fire.On the

0:54:25 > 0:54:32night of the fire I was in the flat with my close friend and sister. She

0:54:32 > 0:54:39came to do a Bible study with us. When the other members left we slept

0:54:39 > 0:54:45and we were woken up by a phone call. We could not leave the flat

0:54:45 > 0:54:52and we started praying and reading the Bible. We prayed all the way

0:54:52 > 0:55:00through and the firefighters came and they rescued as at 3:30am. The

0:55:00 > 0:55:06fire started at one o'clock.And so they guided you down the stairs from

0:55:06 > 0:55:14the 12th floor. How was that?The smoke was very thick and that is why

0:55:14 > 0:55:19we could not leave the flat. I do not know how they did it thinking

0:55:19 > 0:55:27back. It was very difficult, but they did take us out. I was shouting

0:55:27 > 0:55:35and I was calling, Jesus, Jesus. It was a difficult moment.Very quickly

0:55:35 > 0:55:41how are you now and how has this church supported you since the fire?

0:55:41 > 0:55:47Yes, this church has supported me to giving me these nice clothes, this

0:55:47 > 0:55:54code and scarf I received from this church. It was donated to them, and

0:55:54 > 0:56:00some other things as well from this church.And tonight was my Christmas

0:56:00 > 0:56:08dinner, what will it mean to you and other survivors?This is special and

0:56:08 > 0:56:13the place looks great and amazing. For me this is a very special time

0:56:13 > 0:56:27of the year. In idea 9.6 it says for us a child is given and a child is

0:56:27 > 0:56:32born and the government shall be out on his shoulders.That is a

0:56:32 > 0:56:37religious scripture. What will it mean for the community more broadly?

0:56:37 > 0:56:42For the community is great because a lot of people are in a hotel and

0:56:42 > 0:56:47they are not with their families and it is good to have something like

0:56:47 > 0:56:51this, a special celebration. Finally, where will you be spending

0:56:51 > 0:56:59Christmas day? I will be spending Christmas Day at my friend's has,

0:56:59 > 0:57:05she was with me on that night. As you can see there is some excitement

0:57:05 > 0:57:08and expectation for tonight's dinner. Over to you.

0:57:08 > 0:57:11Over to you.

0:57:11 > 0:57:15The dark blue British passport is to make a return after Brexit.

0:57:15 > 0:57:17The government said what it described as the "classic" colour

0:57:17 > 0:57:19would be reintroduced from October 2019.

0:57:19 > 0:57:23A lot of you getting in touch about that and we will get more reaction

0:57:23 > 0:57:28after ten. Let's get some weather. My kids keep telling me there are

0:57:28 > 0:57:33three sleeps to go. Any chance of any white stuff anywhere?

0:57:37 > 0:57:42Yes, there is, but not with you. You will find it if you Christmas

0:57:42 > 0:57:46Mountains on Day. But this morning we have some lovely pictures. This

0:57:46 > 0:57:53one has come in from Essex. And this morning we had a lovely sunrise, but

0:57:53 > 0:57:59it was quite misty. If you like it cloudy, mild and damp, you are in

0:57:59 > 0:58:05for a treat because that is the forecast! Today we have got a

0:58:05 > 0:58:10weather front sinking southwards. High pressure is building in and in

0:58:10 > 0:58:16the north of the country it is also rather breezy. We have got four in

0:58:16 > 0:58:20Northern Ireland, Scotland and north-west England, Wales and the

0:58:20 > 0:58:26South West. That will slowly lift into low cloud. Some brighter breaks

0:58:26 > 0:58:30in north-west England this afternoon and also in parts of eastern

0:58:30 > 0:58:35Scotland. North-west England still remains fairly murky. These

0:58:35 > 0:58:40temperatures are good for the 22nd of September. Temperatures lower in

0:58:40 > 0:58:45Scotland, but the West sees outbreaks of rain and some murky

0:58:45 > 0:58:52conditions. 11 degrees, it is not a bad temperature in Northern Ireland

0:58:52 > 0:58:58at this time of the year. In Wales the fog lifts into low cloud. The

0:58:58 > 0:59:04same can be said of the South West England. Highs of 12 Celsius in

0:59:04 > 0:59:08Plymouth. In Southern counties it is still cloudy with the remnants of

0:59:08 > 0:59:13the drizzle continuing to push into the Channel Isles. This evening and

0:59:13 > 0:59:17overnight it will be cloudy once again and we will see a return to

0:59:17 > 0:59:22patchy mist and fog. A weather front coming in from the North West will

0:59:22 > 0:59:26produce some rain. Some of that will be heavy at times and it will also

0:59:26 > 0:59:33be windy. 5 degrees in Aberdeen and in the countryside it will be lower

0:59:33 > 0:59:39than that. For much of the UK it is eight or nine. Tomorrow the fog will

0:59:39 > 0:59:42be slow to left. In the north of Scotland there will be some heavy

0:59:42 > 0:59:48rain and it will be windy. There could be gusts up to gale force. In

0:59:48 > 0:59:52the South we will see some brighter breaks, but look at the temperature

0:59:52 > 1:00:00in Aberdeen. Today it is a five or six and tomorrow it is 12. On

1:00:00 > 1:00:03Christmas Eve the weather front is still an northern Scotland and

1:00:03 > 1:00:08getting into Northern Ireland and it is a South westerly wind which is a

1:00:08 > 1:00:13mild direction, but it also brings in quite a lot of cloud and dampness

1:00:13 > 1:00:19in the coasts and the hills. Temperatures 8-11. Finally for

1:00:19 > 1:00:22Christmas Day we have got a band of rain sinking southwards and

1:00:22 > 1:00:32eastwards. A level uncertainty as to the timing of that. Head of it we

1:00:32 > 1:00:39are looking at cloudy, breezy and still mild.

1:00:39 > 1:00:40Hello, it's 10am.

1:00:40 > 1:00:42Teacher vacancies are rising, and with almost a third

1:00:42 > 1:00:45of new teachers quitting the job after just five years, what is being

1:00:45 > 1:00:46done to fill the posts?

1:00:46 > 1:00:48This programme has exclusive access to a pilot scheme

1:00:48 > 1:00:58recruiting top professionals to retrain as teachers.

1:00:59 > 1:01:03I just thought, if I just retire and do nothing, although that has gone

1:01:03 > 1:01:09to waste. And I didn't like the idea of that. I wanted to do something.

1:01:09 > 1:01:13I've spent 20 years trying to do my best for my country, and I want to

1:01:13 > 1:01:18help students and children in my own community.Will be chatting for two

1:01:18 > 1:01:20people whose what high-flying careers for the classroom in the

1:01:20 > 1:01:25next few minutes.

1:01:25 > 1:01:31Boris Johnson is in Russia, and has warned the Russians to stop cyber

1:01:31 > 1:01:35aggression or risk retaliation, but also said that he wants to cooperate

1:01:35 > 1:01:39with President Putin on international challenges.Where we

1:01:39 > 1:01:44can, I think we can find possibilities of corporation on

1:01:44 > 1:01:51issues where I think we have substantial interests in common.

1:01:51 > 1:01:56And this has to be one of the most memorable Christmas number one is...

1:01:56 > 1:01:57A bit of George!

1:01:57 > 1:02:00The winner of the biggest chart battle of the year will be revealed

1:02:00 > 1:02:03later today when we find out who will be this year's

1:02:03 > 1:02:04Christmas number one.

1:02:04 > 1:02:07Ed Sheeran, Eminem and George Michael are hot favourite's to take

1:02:07 > 1:02:08the coveted top spot.

1:02:14 > 1:02:18Good morning.

1:02:18 > 1:02:19It is 10:02am.

1:02:19 > 1:02:22Here's Annita in the BBC Newsroom with a summary of today's news.

1:02:22 > 1:02:24Good morning.

1:02:24 > 1:02:27The Prime Minister has said the first she knew about allegations

1:02:27 > 1:02:28of inappropriate conduct by former Cabinet minister Damian

1:02:28 > 1:02:31Green was when she read about them in the press.

1:02:31 > 1:02:33The comment comes after the woman who made the allegations,

1:02:33 > 1:02:36Kate Maltby, told BBC News that she spoke to a senior

1:02:36 > 1:02:38Downing Street aide about his behaviour last year before

1:02:38 > 1:02:40Mr Green was promoted.

1:02:40 > 1:02:42Ms Maltby complained that Mr Green "fleetingly"

1:02:42 > 1:02:45touched her knee in a pub in 2015, and later sent her

1:02:45 > 1:02:49a "suggestive" text.

1:02:49 > 1:02:51The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is in Russia

1:02:51 > 1:02:53meeting his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

1:02:53 > 1:02:56It's the first official visit to Moscow by a British Foreign

1:02:56 > 1:02:58Secretary for more than five years.

1:02:58 > 1:03:04Boris Johnson has warned Russia that Britain is ready

1:03:04 > 1:03:08Mr Lavrov has this morning described relations with Britain as being at

1:03:08 > 1:03:13the low point after warnings that Britain is ready to retaliate to

1:03:13 > 1:03:17cyber attacks. But Mr Johnson said that he wants to cooperate with

1:03:17 > 1:03:21President Putin an international Challengers. -- international

1:03:21 > 1:03:23Challengers.

1:03:23 > 1:03:25Where we can, I think, we can find possibilities

1:03:25 > 1:03:27of cooperation on issues where I think we have substantial

1:03:27 > 1:03:30interests in common, such as Iran, and need to continue

1:03:30 > 1:03:31with the Iran nuclear deal.

1:03:31 > 1:03:32Catalan separatist parties have won a majority

1:03:32 > 1:03:35in the regional elections. Although the biggest single party

1:03:35 > 1:03:39is one that opposes separatism, the result is a major setback

1:03:39 > 1:03:42for the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy.

1:03:42 > 1:03:44He'd called the election after asserting direct

1:03:44 > 1:03:48control over Catalonia following its declaration

1:03:48 > 1:03:51of independence.

1:03:51 > 1:03:53A man is being questioned on suspicion of murdering a woman

1:03:53 > 1:03:56who was stabbed in a supermarket in North Yorkshire yesterday.

1:03:56 > 1:03:58The 30-year-old woman was attacked in an Aldi store in Skipton.

1:03:58 > 1:04:01Police said the suspect, who's 44, was detained by shoppers

1:04:01 > 1:04:06and supermarket staff.

1:04:06 > 1:04:09The Christmas getaway begins, and for millions of motorists

1:04:09 > 1:04:12heading off for the festivities hundreds of roadworks

1:04:12 > 1:04:14are temporarily lifted, but it's still expected to be one

1:04:14 > 1:04:17of the busiest days of the year on the roads.

1:04:17 > 1:04:19That goes for the trains, too.

1:04:19 > 1:04:23Railway stations are busy up and down the country.

1:04:23 > 1:04:27The dark blue British passport is to make a return after Brexit.

1:04:27 > 1:04:30The Government said what it described as the "classic" colour

1:04:30 > 1:04:36would be reintroduced from October 2019.

1:04:36 > 1:04:39MPs are calling for the introduction of a deposit scheme for plastic

1:04:39 > 1:04:41bottles to help protect the seas from pollution.

1:04:41 > 1:04:43The Commons Environmental Audit Committee says it should be

1:04:43 > 1:04:45between 10p and 20p, which consumers would get back

1:04:45 > 1:04:48when they returned the bottle.

1:04:48 > 1:04:51It also wants all cafes, pubs and restaurants to provide free

1:04:51 > 1:04:57tap water for people to top up refillable bottles.

1:04:58 > 1:05:01This is the dramatic moment that a policeman in the US state

1:05:01 > 1:05:03of Florida was dragged for more than half a mile

1:05:03 > 1:05:06clinging to a car door. The officer was trying to search

1:05:06 > 1:05:09a driver who was suspected of taking drugs when the driver set off

1:05:09 > 1:05:11in an attempted escape, with the policeman

1:05:11 > 1:05:13clinging to the door.

1:05:13 > 1:05:15The incident was captured on the officer's bodycam.

1:05:15 > 1:05:20Despite falling off at high speed, the officer was unharmed.

1:05:23 > 1:05:25That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

1:05:25 > 1:05:31I'll be back with more at 10:30am.

1:05:31 > 1:05:33Thank you, Annita

1:05:33 > 1:05:34Thank you, Annita.

1:05:34 > 1:05:38Here's some sport now with Hugh

1:05:38 > 1:05:41With the ashes already gone, England are likely to decide between two

1:05:41 > 1:05:52potential debutants for the fourth Test. Mason Crane, he is just 20, if

1:05:52 > 1:05:57he is preferred to Tom Curran, he will come in for the injured Craig

1:05:57 > 1:06:02Overton. He does have some experience in Australia, but did he

1:06:02 > 1:06:05think he would be coming back with England?It never really crossed my

1:06:05 > 1:06:11mind. I like to kind of live in the present, and at that moment in time

1:06:11 > 1:06:14I was just worried about the next game and where I was going from

1:06:14 > 1:06:19there. It never crossed my mind last year. As it got closer, I guess it's

1:06:19 > 1:06:24become a bit more real. Like I said, I play as if I'm going to play the

1:06:24 > 1:06:28same every game. I have to get my head around it and train hard.Last

1:06:28 > 1:06:33time that Arsenal and Liverpool met on a Friday night was back in 1989.

1:06:33 > 1:06:37In the final game of the season, it was the gunners who won at Anfield

1:06:37 > 1:06:40to claim the league title in dramatic league circumstances. This

1:06:40 > 1:06:46takes not quite as high this time, but even with both languishing well

1:06:46 > 1:06:48behind Premier League leaders Manchester city, Jurgen Klopp's team

1:06:48 > 1:06:55don't want to be headed home for Christmas with a defeat.We have to

1:06:55 > 1:06:58be ready for a different challenge on Friday. Its arsenal, and we have

1:06:58 > 1:07:04quite a talented group there. They can create chances as well. We need

1:07:04 > 1:07:08to be spot on. All the players need to be spot-on in this specific part

1:07:08 > 1:07:12of the game.It looks like Jonny Evans could be one of the big names

1:07:12 > 1:07:15to move in the January transfer window after West Brom failed to

1:07:15 > 1:07:19convince him to sign a new contract. It is understood he has no intention

1:07:19 > 1:07:26of extending his stay at the hawthorns. Many teens expressed an

1:07:26 > 1:07:30interest in the Northern Ireland international back in the summer.

1:07:30 > 1:07:33Stoke manager Mark Hughes says he doesn't recognise stories that he

1:07:33 > 1:07:39only has one game to save his job. Reports have surfaced that defeats

1:07:39 > 1:07:44in their next match against West Brom could spell the end of his 4.5

1:07:44 > 1:07:48year reign. Hughes says the longer it goes on the more difficult it

1:07:48 > 1:07:51gets, but he doesn't sent any apprehension about where they are.

1:07:51 > 1:08:02Fifa have put the media rights for the E World Cup, which is expected

1:08:02 > 1:08:10to have massive audiences of Young fans. Just like the real thing,

1:08:10 > 1:08:13there will be 32 players competing in the main event. But in the gaming

1:08:13 > 1:08:18tournament they will be playing for cash and not the famous trophy.

1:08:18 > 1:08:22That's it for now. The headlines just after 10:30am. Thank you, is

1:08:22 > 1:08:30you. -- hue.

1:08:30 > 1:08:33Budget cuts, excessive workloads and pay caps are some of the reasons

1:08:33 > 1:08:35that teachers are quitting the profession.

1:08:35 > 1:08:36Almost a third

1:08:36 > 1:08:38of new teachers quit the profession after five years,

1:08:38 > 1:08:41leaving rising numbers of teacher vacancies.

1:08:41 > 1:08:43The Government, though, insists there are record numbers

1:08:43 > 1:08:44of teachers in our schools.

1:08:44 > 1:08:46Now a brand new initiative has been created which,

1:08:46 > 1:08:47it is hoped, will help.

1:08:47 > 1:08:50Now Teach takes top professionals, already with successful careers,

1:08:50 > 1:08:51and transfers their skills to the classroom.

1:08:51 > 1:08:54The pilot started in September, and this programme has gained

1:08:54 > 1:08:56exclusive access to two teachers working on the scheme.

1:08:56 > 1:08:58Our reporter Claire Jones has been finding out how

1:08:58 > 1:08:59the first term has gone.

1:08:59 > 1:09:00Me gusta la musica clasica.

1:09:00 > 1:09:03There is a problem in our education system.

1:09:03 > 1:09:05Almost a third of new teachers have quit the

1:09:05 > 1:09:13profession after five years.

1:09:13 > 1:09:16Headteachers say schools are reaching a crisis point.

1:09:16 > 1:09:19Now, a brand-new initiative has been launched

1:09:19 > 1:09:20which, it is hoped, will

1:09:20 > 1:09:22help.

1:09:22 > 1:09:24Now Teach takes top professionals with successful careers

1:09:24 > 1:09:26already under their belts into teaching.

1:09:26 > 1:09:36After a two-week crash course on what to expect, they start

1:09:36 > 1:09:38At Arc all Saints School in London, Simon Harkin

1:09:39 > 1:09:40is starting the school day.

1:09:40 > 1:09:42He's now an English teacher, having turned his back

1:09:42 > 1:09:49on a high-flying career.

1:09:49 > 1:09:51I work in the Royal Household at Balmoral,

1:09:51 > 1:09:52which was a great privilege.

1:09:52 > 1:09:55It was fantastic fun, I had never done anything like that before.

1:09:55 > 1:09:58From the Royal household, Simon went on to spend decades

1:09:58 > 1:10:00in the Diplomatic Service.

1:10:00 > 1:10:04I was there for over 25 years, but I finished up as the head

1:10:04 > 1:10:06of the South America Department, and then after that I did

1:10:06 > 1:10:13three tours as head of mission in west Africa.

1:10:13 > 1:10:15At Oasis Shirley Park School in Croydon, for Linda Burns,

1:10:15 > 1:10:17the day is also beginning.

1:10:17 > 1:10:20She is now a trainee Spanish teacher, but that is also a far cry

1:10:20 > 1:10:24from her glittering past career.

1:10:24 > 1:10:26She spend decades working at the heart of Government,

1:10:26 > 1:10:30on everything from the security at the 2012 London Olympics to most

1:10:30 > 1:10:34recently being the UK's deputy Ambassador to Cyprus.

1:10:34 > 1:10:37I spent about 20 years in the Foreign Office,

1:10:37 > 1:10:40which in London meant that I was working in the Ministry

1:10:40 > 1:10:44in Whitehall advising the Government, ministers,

1:10:44 > 1:10:46Number Ten about foreign affairs and foreign policy.

1:10:46 > 1:10:48Then I was out in the field working in embassies.

1:10:48 > 1:10:51The Now Teach trainees receive some money during their training year.

1:10:51 > 1:10:58The amount depends on the subject they teach.

1:10:58 > 1:11:00It sounds extremely arrogant to say it, but I am not

1:11:00 > 1:11:03doing this for the money, I am not depending on this

1:11:03 > 1:11:07for my livelihood, and I am not looking at it as a career.

1:11:07 > 1:11:10The Department for Education insists it is investing £1.3 billion

1:11:10 > 1:11:14until 2020 to attract more teachers, although there are concerns

1:11:14 > 1:11:18about the future.

1:11:18 > 1:11:21We are in a crisis at the moment in this country

1:11:21 > 1:11:24in which we have a teacher shortage, and it is really serious.

1:11:24 > 1:11:26Typical clothes that they wore in ancient Athens.

1:11:26 > 1:11:29But is this the answer?

1:11:29 > 1:11:32Now Teach is an untested pilot scheme, and if it goes wrong,

1:11:32 > 1:11:36it's the kids that will pay the price.

1:11:36 > 1:11:38My IT skills are embarrassingly poor, and so I have

1:11:38 > 1:11:39to work out how to do

1:11:39 > 1:11:41things from scratch.

1:11:41 > 1:11:46These people do it so easily, the kids are better at IT than I am.

1:11:46 > 1:11:49This afternoon, Linda is heading into central London for a group

1:11:49 > 1:11:53training session with other members of the scheme.

1:11:53 > 1:12:03Simon's lesson is over, but it is still a work in progress.

1:12:04 > 1:12:07My only hope for a happy future is that I get much quicker

1:12:07 > 1:12:09to planning and organising myself and writing lessons.

1:12:12 > 1:12:15Lucy Kellaway is the co-founder of Now Teach.

1:12:15 > 1:12:16After a distinguished career as a journalist

1:12:16 > 1:12:20at the Financial Times, she is now a trainee maths teacher.

1:12:20 > 1:12:23Simon Harkin worked as a diplomat in the Foreign Office around

1:12:23 > 1:12:25the world and served in the Royal Household.

1:12:25 > 1:12:26He is now a trainee English teacher.

1:12:26 > 1:12:29Louise Regan is the president of the National Education Union,

1:12:29 > 1:12:39the UK's largest education union, and a teacher.

1:12:39 > 1:12:46Thank you all for coming in. I'm interested to know why you two

1:12:46 > 1:12:50suddenly felt the need to step away from what was clearly financially

1:12:50 > 1:12:54rewarding careers to go into teaching?Well, I had just been

1:12:54 > 1:13:00doing what I was doing for too long. I was on the FT for 32 years. It was

1:13:00 > 1:13:04amazing, it was a lovely job. But our careers are going to last

1:13:04 > 1:13:09forever. I'm 58 now and I think I've got 15 years of work left in me. I

1:13:09 > 1:13:19didn't want to go on doing the same thing. Actually, motivations change.

1:13:19 > 1:13:21I've got some savings, making money wasn't particularly important to me.

1:13:21 > 1:13:25And I wanted to do something useful. What can be more useful than

1:13:25 > 1:13:30teaching?Absolutely. I had come to the end of my career. I'm retired

1:13:30 > 1:13:35now. And I just thought that everything that I had achieved and

1:13:35 > 1:13:41my education was all going to go to waste if I do something with it. So,

1:13:41 > 1:13:45when the opportunity came along with Now Teach, I read an article that

1:13:45 > 1:13:48Lucy had written in the Evening Standard, I thought, let's have a

1:13:48 > 1:13:52look and see how that goes. All the way through the recruitment process

1:13:52 > 1:13:57I took that same attitude of, oh, I've got through that bit so I'll go

1:13:57 > 1:14:03on and do the next and see what happens. I'm happy to say that I've

1:14:03 > 1:14:08enjoyed my first term. And I'm hoping to continue to enjoy it.

1:14:08 > 1:14:12Lewies, people may not be aware of the problem within teaching,

1:14:12 > 1:14:16particularly retention of teachers. Why is it a problem? Lots of people

1:14:16 > 1:14:19are getting in touch saying, it's lovely that you are getting new

1:14:19 > 1:14:22people in, but if you are not addressing the problems like

1:14:22 > 1:14:26workload and pressure, some people even suggesting parents of children

1:14:26 > 1:14:29not respecting teachers, that's a real problem. Do you see that as the

1:14:29 > 1:14:41issue?I think it is a huge issue. The workload is the most highly

1:14:41 > 1:14:44cited reason for people leaving the profession. We know that huge

1:14:44 > 1:14:46numbers are leaving in the first five years after training, and that

1:14:46 > 1:14:48isn't approving. We also know we are not recruiting enough teachers to

1:14:48 > 1:14:50initial teacher training, particularly in some areas. Maths

1:14:50 > 1:14:52and computing particularly are very low in terms of recruitment in. And

1:14:52 > 1:14:56I think because of the issues raised about workload, it puts people off

1:14:56 > 1:15:00playing into those as professionals, you know, because it's seen as a

1:15:00 > 1:15:06really hard job in terms of workload.Lucy, in Now Teach, you

1:15:06 > 1:15:11are effectively learning on the job. That might concern some parents,

1:15:11 > 1:15:17that you haven't been through a 3-4 years of teacher training. Yes,

1:15:17 > 1:15:20you've got experience in the business world, but one person got

1:15:20 > 1:15:22in touch with us to say that business and teaching are very

1:15:22 > 1:15:28different.

1:15:28 > 1:15:30They are right, business and teaching and journalism and teaching

1:15:30 > 1:15:37are very different. But Now Teach has not invented a new route into

1:15:37 > 1:15:39the profession. We are using existing

1:15:39 > 1:15:42the profession. We are using existing teacher training. It is

1:15:42 > 1:15:45on-the-job training said the training we are having is exactly

1:15:45 > 1:15:49the same as the training 22 would have going through a similar scheme.

1:16:00 > 1:16:04Lots of teachers do on-the-job training, so we did not do that.Did

1:16:04 > 1:16:09you do a crash course in the summer? We did a summer school which was a

1:16:09 > 1:16:13few weeks long, but after that my school itself did another week's

1:16:13 > 1:16:18training for all new members of staff, whether they had been

1:16:18 > 1:16:23teaching already or not. The most impressive thing is the in-school

1:16:23 > 1:16:29training that we have throughout the year.Parents watching this may

1:16:29 > 1:16:34worry, three weeks training and you are let loose on my child?Our

1:16:34 > 1:16:38schools are similar. In my school I am not being let loose on anyone's

1:16:38 > 1:16:43child. The school quite rightly does not expect me to go in there and be

1:16:43 > 1:16:47able to do a difficult job because teaching is very hard and I do not

1:16:47 > 1:16:53have a clue. There is an experienced teacher in the classroom with me at

1:16:53 > 1:16:59all times sitting at the back and I am allowed to have a go myself, but

1:16:59 > 1:17:02oh, my goodness, if I was doing anything bad for the children, they

1:17:02 > 1:17:07would be on to it immediately. That is how we learn. And at the end of a

1:17:07 > 1:17:13lesson in which you are very heavily observed you will be told what went

1:17:13 > 1:17:22well, the www, and the even better ifs. It is not what went horribly

1:17:22 > 1:17:30wrong.Our worry is a union is that it is variable. You had a good model

1:17:30 > 1:17:36there, but it is important that there is school-based work. We think

1:17:36 > 1:17:39that is really important, trainee teachers should have time in school,

1:17:39 > 1:17:44but they should also get a good amount of time learning the pedagogy

1:17:44 > 1:17:47of teaching and it is important we keep those as component parts of a

1:17:47 > 1:17:52teacher's training. We think there should be a link with higher

1:17:52 > 1:17:55education and it is important that government has oversight of teacher

1:17:55 > 1:18:00training because they need to ensure that all teachers get the same level

1:18:00 > 1:18:04of support, the same level of training and the same understanding,

1:18:04 > 1:18:10so that we had the highest qualified teachers we can.To in Lancashire

1:18:10 > 1:18:14says this. Year on year successive governments spend billions on

1:18:14 > 1:18:19recruiting teachers. Surely the root cause of retention needs to be

1:18:19 > 1:18:22looked at, workload, behaviour, general conditions. The two schools

1:18:22 > 1:18:27in the VAT looked to have good behaviour, but this is not the case

1:18:27 > 1:18:31around the country. Many managers focus too much on Ofsted,

1:18:31 > 1:18:34particularly if the school is in special measures after putting more

1:18:34 > 1:18:41pressure on staff. I am wondering what age group you are teaching. If

1:18:41 > 1:18:45you have three weeks experience and training before you go into a

1:18:45 > 1:18:50classroom in what is an nice school compared to the school with

1:18:50 > 1:18:56problems, could they not just eat you for breakfast?You walk in, you

1:18:56 > 1:18:59are beautifully well spoken, the Porsche, elder people who do not

1:18:59 > 1:19:07have a clue. Do you understand what I am saying?In Now Teach we are

1:19:07 > 1:19:11putting people into schools were behaviour is good for that reason.

1:19:11 > 1:19:15We are working with schools in deprived areas which have very good

1:19:15 > 1:19:21leadership. We think if the school is well managed, there is a higher

1:19:21 > 1:19:25chance that our training will be good. After our training period we

1:19:25 > 1:19:31can go and work wherever suits us. I might like to work one day in a

1:19:31 > 1:19:35school where the behaviour is more challenging, but I think it is

1:19:35 > 1:19:39important I am not thrown into the Lions were a Mac then on day one

1:19:39 > 1:19:42because this way I have a better chance of learning the tricks of the

1:19:42 > 1:19:46trade and being able to teach really well.I do not mean to be rude.

1:19:46 > 1:19:54Energy levels as older people. Like parents, it is easier when you are

1:19:54 > 1:19:59younger. I go into school to volunteer and after an hour I want

1:19:59 > 1:20:06to lie down. Is that an issue? In terms? Older people and others going

1:20:06 > 1:20:12into teaching?I think we need to recruit a broad spectrum of people

1:20:12 > 1:20:16in our schools. It is good for children to see older people and

1:20:16 > 1:20:20younger people in the classrooms. If people are well supported, they will

1:20:20 > 1:20:26get more out of it. But we have also got young people being warned by the

1:20:26 > 1:20:33workload in our schools.Has that been a challenge for you?No, it has

1:20:33 > 1:20:40not. In previous careers we have all had high pressurised jobs. We are

1:20:40 > 1:20:44used to the pressure and long hours and difficult circumstances. Living

1:20:44 > 1:20:49and working in west Africa is difficult, physically and

1:20:49 > 1:20:55emotionally difficult. It is a very demanding environment. The pressures

1:20:55 > 1:20:58are different in teaching, there is no question about it. It is

1:20:58 > 1:21:04difficult to put your finger on what the difference is, but it is there.

1:21:04 > 1:21:11I do not think so far at any rate that my age has been a factor.

1:21:11 > 1:21:18Whether I turn out to be any good or not, it is my suitability for

1:21:18 > 1:21:22teaching which is there, but I do not feel my age is a factor. It does

1:21:22 > 1:21:28not feel like it to me.I thought it would be a factor and it was not

1:21:28 > 1:21:33just the energy levels. The energy levels are a red herring. I think

1:21:33 > 1:21:38the teachers who really save are not our contemporaries, they are parents

1:21:38 > 1:21:44with young children. That is when you are really exhausted. It is

1:21:44 > 1:21:48those who I fear for most. Some of the 20-year-old who are doing

1:21:48 > 1:21:51goodness knows what at the weekend look more haggard on Monday morning

1:21:51 > 1:21:59than I do. I do not think it is the energy levels at all. I worried

1:21:59 > 1:22:04would I be able to remember the names, but the adrenaline of doing

1:22:04 > 1:22:08such an exciting, new job makes me feel more energetic than I have for

1:22:08 > 1:22:13ages.Absolutely. The things you think you will be most worried

1:22:13 > 1:22:18about, like behaviour, those things are not the things that you worry

1:22:18 > 1:22:23about most when you are in the classroom.So what do you worry

1:22:23 > 1:22:27about?When the children ask you a question or something happens that

1:22:27 > 1:22:30is unexpected and you do not have the background and experience to

1:22:30 > 1:22:37know exactly what to do. You have to think, what do I do now? It is not

1:22:37 > 1:22:42second nature. It makes you slow in your response whereas it should be

1:22:42 > 1:22:45much more immediate and straightforward. That is where I

1:22:45 > 1:22:49think, I hope nothing goes wrong today, I hope I will be able to

1:22:49 > 1:22:54manage it if it does.Lucy, what has been the most surprising moment in

1:22:54 > 1:22:59the classroom so far as the technology moments were quite bad at

1:22:59 > 1:23:06the beginning, but I am learning.I was terrible at the beginning. In

1:23:06 > 1:23:08three successive lessons I wrote on the electronic board with a felt

1:23:08 > 1:23:17marker.I bet the school were happy with you!Delighted, but to do it

1:23:17 > 1:23:22three lessons running takes some doing. Then I got flustered and got

1:23:22 > 1:23:27my own summer is wrong on the board. But one time in I am so much better

1:23:27 > 1:23:36and I have not done that stand for ages.Either parent welcoming?That

1:23:36 > 1:23:41is the big difference between when I was at school in the 60s and 70s and

1:23:41 > 1:23:47now, the engagement of the school with families. It is so different.

1:23:47 > 1:23:53The families know everything. For example, when you came to do the

1:23:53 > 1:23:56filming, all the parents were contacted of the children in my

1:23:56 > 1:24:01class so they were happy, it is a child safeguarding thing. That would

1:24:01 > 1:24:06never have happened in my school. It was limited to a parent evening

1:24:06 > 1:24:11which the children were not at. I have just done a parent Burmah

1:24:11 > 1:24:14evening and they were there with their children.We have to wrap this

1:24:14 > 1:24:17up.

1:24:17 > 1:24:18We have to wrap this up.

1:24:18 > 1:24:19Thank you so much for coming in.

1:24:19 > 1:24:21Thank you so much for coming in.

1:24:21 > 1:24:22Coming up...

1:24:22 > 1:24:27Who will be busier's Christmas number one? George Michael, Ed

1:24:27 > 1:24:37Sheeran, Eminem? They are all up to take the prize. We will be

1:24:37 > 1:24:42discussing who will be the likely winner with the lead singer of The

1:24:42 > 1:24:55Darkness. This was released in 2003 and failed to get to number one.

1:24:55 > 1:25:00Let's take a look at a Japanese Christmas tradition. A choir of

1:25:00 > 1:25:04around 10,000 people get together easier to perform Beethoven's ninth

1:25:04 > 1:25:13Symphony. Here they are.

1:26:45 > 1:26:51I really love it, it is so powerful, it is energetic.It encourages me in

1:26:51 > 1:26:54the bad times and the good times.

1:27:53 > 1:27:54Time for the latest news.

1:27:54 > 1:28:04Here's Annita.

1:28:04 > 1:28:08The Prime Minister said the first she knew about allegations of

1:28:08 > 1:28:19conduct by Damian Green was when she read it in the media.

1:28:19 > 1:28:22The comment comes after the woman who made the allegations,

1:28:22 > 1:28:24Kate Maltby, told BBC News that she spoke to a senior

1:28:24 > 1:28:26Downing Street aide about his behaviour last year before

1:28:27 > 1:28:28Mr Green was promoted.

1:28:28 > 1:28:29Ms Maltby complained that Mr Green "fleetingly"

1:28:29 > 1:28:32touched her knee in a pub in 2015, and later sent her

1:28:32 > 1:28:34a "suggestive" text.

1:28:34 > 1:28:36The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is in Russia

1:28:36 > 1:28:37meeting his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

1:28:37 > 1:28:40It's the first official visit to Moscow by a British Foreign

1:28:40 > 1:28:41Secretary for more than five years.

1:28:41 > 1:28:43Boris Johnson has warned Russia that Britain is ready

1:28:43 > 1:28:46Mr Lavrov has this morning described relations with Britain as being at

1:28:46 > 1:28:49the low point after warnings that Britain is ready to retaliate to

1:28:49 > 1:28:50cyber attacks.

1:28:50 > 1:28:53But Mr Johnson said that he wants to cooperate with

1:28:53 > 1:28:54President Putin an international Challengers.

1:28:54 > 1:28:59Where we can I think we can find possibilities of corporation in

1:28:59 > 1:29:02areas where we have substantial interests in common, such as Iran

1:29:02 > 1:29:07and the need to continue with the Iran nuclear deal.

1:29:07 > 1:29:10A man is being questioned on suspicion of murdering a woman

1:29:10 > 1:29:12who was stabbed in a supermarket in North Yorkshire yesterday.

1:29:12 > 1:29:15The 30-year-old woman was attacked in an Aldi store in Skipton.

1:29:15 > 1:29:17Police said the suspect, who's 44, was detained by shoppers

1:29:18 > 1:29:21and supermarket staff.

1:29:21 > 1:29:25Catalan separatist parties have won a majority

1:29:25 > 1:29:27in the regional elections.

1:29:27 > 1:29:28Although the biggest single party

1:29:28 > 1:29:31is one that opposes separatism, the result is a major setback

1:29:31 > 1:29:32for the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy.

1:29:32 > 1:29:34He'd called the election after asserting direct

1:29:34 > 1:29:36control over Catalonia following its declaration

1:29:36 > 1:29:41of independence.

1:29:41 > 1:29:43MPs are calling for the introduction of a deposit scheme for plastic

1:29:43 > 1:29:45bottles to help protect the seas from pollution.

1:29:45 > 1:29:48The Commons Environmental Audit Committee says it should be

1:29:48 > 1:29:50between 10p and 20p, which consumers would get back

1:29:50 > 1:29:52when they returned the bottle.

1:29:52 > 1:29:56It also wants all cafes, pubs and restaurants to provide free

1:29:56 > 1:30:01tap water for people to top up refillable bottles.

1:30:01 > 1:30:04The dark blue British passport is to make a return after Brexit.

1:30:04 > 1:30:06The Government said what it described as the "classic" colour

1:30:06 > 1:30:09would be reintroduced from October 2019.

1:30:09 > 1:30:12It's almost 30 years since UK passports switched to maroon

1:30:12 > 1:30:17to match other EU passports.

1:30:17 > 1:30:22That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

1:30:22 > 1:30:26Here's some sport now with Hugh.

1:30:26 > 1:30:30Mason Crane says he is ready for an England passed debut if it comes in

1:30:30 > 1:30:34the Boxing Day Ashes Test at the MCG the leg-spinner could come in for

1:30:34 > 1:30:39Craig Overton if he does against Australia he would be the youngest

1:30:39 > 1:30:43specialist spinner to make his England debut in some 90 years. The

1:30:43 > 1:30:47festive football begins later. The two teams involved, Arsenal and

1:30:47 > 1:30:51Liverpool. They meet on a Friday night for the first time since the

1:30:51 > 1:30:56Gunners famously won at Anfield to claim the league title back in 1989.

1:30:56 > 1:31:00West Brom captain Jonny Evans could well be the last month after the

1:31:00 > 1:31:07club this failed to persuade him to sign a new contract. He was linked

1:31:07 > 1:31:12with Leicester, Arsenal and Manchester city in the summer.

1:31:12 > 1:31:14There should be an overhaul of the foster care system,

1:31:14 > 1:31:16according to an influential group of MPs.

1:31:16 > 1:31:18The Education Committee says the way foster care is organised

1:31:18 > 1:31:21is inconsistent around the country, leading to bad experiences

1:31:21 > 1:31:23for both foster parents and the children they look after.

1:31:23 > 1:31:26Included in the proposals is an increase in funding to improve

1:31:26 > 1:31:28training available to foster carers, and to end the practice

1:31:28 > 1:31:32of separating siblings that are in care.

1:31:32 > 1:31:35We can talk about this more now with Robert Halfon MP,

1:31:35 > 1:31:38who's the Conservative chair of Parliament's Education

1:31:38 > 1:31:41Select Committee.

1:31:41 > 1:31:44Gemma Ronte, a foster carer.

1:31:44 > 1:31:50Rachel, who is in foster care and was separated from her siblings.

1:31:50 > 1:31:53And Scott King, who was separated from his brother in foster care

1:31:53 > 1:31:57and now trains social workers on the importance of keeping

1:31:57 > 1:32:03siblings in care together.

1:32:03 > 1:32:09Thank you all for joining us. Rachel, I want to start by speaking

1:32:09 > 1:32:13to you if I can about your experience. Thank you so much for

1:32:13 > 1:32:17speaking to us today.Thanks for having me.I know you went into

1:32:17 > 1:32:20foster care when you were seven and you were separated from your sister

1:32:20 > 1:32:24and your brother. For me, I found that amazing that siblings were

1:32:24 > 1:32:28separated. Many people watching this will be surprised. What effect did

1:32:28 > 1:32:33that have new?It was a traumatising experience. Like, really

1:32:33 > 1:32:41heartbreaking. Because obviously you are separated from your mum and

1:32:41 > 1:32:44that. And then you're separated from your siblings, which, for me it was

1:32:44 > 1:32:47easier to get separated from my mum and that, because I had my siblings

1:32:47 > 1:32:50there. But then getting separated from my siblings was heartbreaking

1:32:50 > 1:32:54because now I'm by myself in the world.Did you get to see them

1:32:54 > 1:32:58regularly? How did work for you? When I us got separated from them, I

1:32:58 > 1:33:02was allowed to see them every Christmas, Easter, Halloween, then

1:33:02 > 1:33:05sort of holidays. Once they got moved away from home, I wasn't

1:33:05 > 1:33:09allowed to see them when they got moved from that foster carer to

1:33:09 > 1:33:13another one.What effect has that had and your relationship with them

1:33:13 > 1:33:19now?Well, I felt like we've lost kind of a bond. But we're still

1:33:19 > 1:33:23connected now, because obviously I see them, and we are creating that

1:33:23 > 1:33:26sibling bond again. But for me I felt the bond could have been

1:33:26 > 1:33:30stronger if we had stayed together. Whereas now it's a bit weaker than

1:33:30 > 1:33:34it should have been.Rachel, stay with us, I want to bring in Scott

1:33:34 > 1:33:39now. Scott, you were separated from your brother in. You are. It sounded

1:33:39 > 1:33:44like a hugely harrowing experience -- from your brother in foster care.

1:33:44 > 1:33:48You literally came home one day and were told that your brother doesn't

1:33:48 > 1:33:51live with you any more stop

1:33:53 > 1:34:01yes.What does that do to you?It's not good. Things like that happen

1:34:01 > 1:34:04and it makes you lose trust in the system that supposed to be looking

1:34:04 > 1:34:08after you, because I was quite a naughty child, they didn't tell me

1:34:08 > 1:34:10what I needed to know because they thought I was going to kick off

1:34:10 > 1:34:14because I was quite volatile as a child, so they withhold the

1:34:14 > 1:34:18information from me. It meant that when I came home from school he just

1:34:18 > 1:34:21wasn't there any more. They thought that was OK to do that. And then

1:34:21 > 1:34:26obviously as a result I broke down that placement very quickly and then

1:34:26 > 1:34:30I had a succession of placements after that that broke down very

1:34:30 > 1:34:33quickly because I just didn't trust the system any more. Although me and

1:34:33 > 1:34:38my brother were fighting a lot, he was my only family member that I

1:34:38 > 1:34:42had. By taking him away, and the longer felt safe. I felt on my own.

1:34:42 > 1:34:47And he is literally all that I had, you know, in terms of consistency,

1:34:47 > 1:34:56he was the only family member that had been in my life and always have

1:34:56 > 1:34:59been. To take him from B was taking the biggest part of my life away.

1:34:59 > 1:35:02And then they struggle to see why my behaviour got worse as a result of

1:35:02 > 1:35:04that.Scott and Rachel, it's heartbreaking to hear what has

1:35:04 > 1:35:06happened to you. Robert Halfon, can you explain why this is even

1:35:06 > 1:35:12happening today, that siblings are being separated?I should just say,

1:35:12 > 1:35:16Rachel came before our Select Committee, and when she gave the

1:35:16 > 1:35:19evidence, our mouths went right, some of the MPs on the committee

1:35:19 > 1:35:25were brought to tears by hearing her story -- our mouths went dry. Duminy

1:35:25 > 1:35:31siblings are separated. A survey from Ofsted suggested something like

1:35:31 > 1:35:33over 70% of siblings were not together -- too many siblings are

1:35:33 > 1:35:40separated. This, to us, to the committee, is unacceptable, and we

1:35:40 > 1:35:45are urging to do the Government to do a lot more to ensure consistency

1:35:45 > 1:35:48in terms of siblings being kept together, and also in terms of

1:35:48 > 1:35:53placements. But we also want to make sure that foster carers are valued

1:35:53 > 1:35:56too, because Foster carers are often undermined and underappreciated, and

1:35:56 > 1:36:04they are often undervalued. They weed through a treacle of

1:36:04 > 1:36:08bureaucracy yet they are social Justice champions.Gemma, you are

1:36:08 > 1:36:13foster carer. Do you feel, as Robert says, undervalued?Foster carers

1:36:13 > 1:36:17have been telling us for a long time that they work in the most

1:36:17 > 1:36:20challenging of circumstances and that they do feel consistently and

1:36:20 > 1:36:26are supported by Children's Services -- and are supported by Children's

1:36:26 > 1:36:31Services. Not always treated as part of the professional team around the

1:36:31 > 1:36:33child, not always shared the information about the children that

1:36:33 > 1:36:40they are by -- are being asked to look after. This report is welcome

1:36:40 > 1:36:44to foster carers, it goes into a lot of detail about where the system can

1:36:44 > 1:36:47be overhauled so that the most needy young people in our society to get

1:36:47 > 1:36:54the care and stability that they need.How much consultation, shall

1:36:54 > 1:36:58we say, you'd given, how much do you know about a child before they come

1:36:58 > 1:37:03to you? How much do you know before a child leaves your home?In many

1:37:03 > 1:37:08cases, very, very little. My first little boy Hugh came into our care,

1:37:08 > 1:37:12I was literally called at 10am on a Friday morning to be told that a

1:37:12 > 1:37:15child was coming into care and they were going to court at that point

1:37:15 > 1:37:19and he would be with me at some point that evening. I knew his name

1:37:19 > 1:37:30and I knew his ethnic background and I knew a little bit of the

1:37:30 > 1:37:32circumstances in which he was being taken away from his birth family,

1:37:32 > 1:37:35but that was it. By that evening, she was placed in my arms. He was a

1:37:35 > 1:37:37five-month-old.Scott, I want to bring you back in. You trained

1:37:37 > 1:37:42social workers now to explain the importance of not separating

1:37:42 > 1:37:46siblings. Just explain to us how that works and whether there is a

1:37:46 > 1:37:51general recognition that that's the right thing to do?Yes, I mean, I've

1:37:51 > 1:37:54been training foster carers and social workers for about five years

1:37:54 > 1:37:59off the back of my own experiences because the care system is riddled

1:37:59 > 1:38:04with problems, that there are solutions to, that have been going

1:38:04 > 1:38:09on for a very long time. I mean, the problem is, we are living in this

1:38:09 > 1:38:13risk averse culture when everyone is so scared of being sued and looked

1:38:13 > 1:38:19down upon that so many policies are put in place which lead to really

1:38:19 > 1:38:23poor decisions. Everything is over assessed, everything has to have a

1:38:23 > 1:38:28label on it. You know, there is reams of paperwork on it. A simple

1:38:28 > 1:38:32thing like sibling rivalry, I suppose one of the things I say to

1:38:32 > 1:38:35carers, Wendy were kids, did you fight with your siblings? They all

1:38:35 > 1:38:41agree. But when you and care, that gets over assessed and they start

1:38:41 > 1:38:43torque by transference and attachment issues and they split you

1:38:43 > 1:38:47up and they say that's for the best. I've worked with kids in residential

1:38:47 > 1:38:50care that have been split from the siblings and a couple of the

1:38:50 > 1:38:54siblings have gone away from adoption and they no longer see them

1:38:54 > 1:38:57any more. Children come into care to be protected from harm, and they are

1:38:57 > 1:39:01shipped around the system like Amazon packages and is not OK and

1:39:01 > 1:39:10it's been going on for too many years. Young people have been

1:39:10 > 1:39:13raising these issues for years and years and years, I've been sat with

1:39:13 > 1:39:15young people crying about these issues, talking about these issues,

1:39:15 > 1:39:18the issues are clear, and nobody is doing anything about it. They feel

1:39:18 > 1:39:20like they are not listened to. Decisions are made by social workers

1:39:20 > 1:39:23playing gods of young pupils lives because they have been through a

1:39:23 > 1:39:26three-year degree at University they think they can do things for the

1:39:26 > 1:39:30best, but they are not taking into consideration is the feelings and

1:39:30 > 1:39:34attachments. I had 36 different placements in Kev. Kids have far too

1:39:34 > 1:39:38many placements. I'm not the only one. It's very common to have that.

1:39:38 > 1:39:42You are thrown out the system at the end of it. Just to finish up with

1:39:42 > 1:39:47that, the bottom line is, the reason siblings shouldn't be split up is

1:39:47 > 1:39:54because inevitably there comes a point where care ends, and you and

1:39:54 > 1:39:57nobody's troll. And at the end of that, social services and the, all

1:39:57 > 1:39:59you have left is your friend groups and whatever family members you've

1:39:59 > 1:40:07got left -- you are nobody's child. My family are no use to me apart

1:40:07 > 1:40:10from my birth brother. I've had to come back to him. We've had

1:40:10 > 1:40:13different lives so we turned out to be completely different people, and

1:40:13 > 1:40:17we battled for a long time until it got to the point now where we are

1:40:17 > 1:40:21very close. But we have both had suicide attempts and stuff and

1:40:21 > 1:40:25supported each other through that. We keep each other alive now. The

1:40:25 > 1:40:28importance of keeping siblings together is huge, but they are just

1:40:28 > 1:40:34split up like it's nothing.Scott, Rachel is nodding. Rachel, I want

1:40:34 > 1:40:38you to share your experiences as well. You were nodding away, what

1:40:38 > 1:40:42you want to add, Rachel?What is God is saying is really important

1:40:42 > 1:40:46because they do separate siblings without a thought about it -- what

1:40:46 > 1:40:50Scott is saying. They are not considering our feelings, they just

1:40:50 > 1:40:54see, OK, this child wants this, we will just separate them. In my

1:40:54 > 1:40:59situation, they me because they said I was able detective. We had just

1:40:59 > 1:41:02got into foster care with strangers that you don't even know -- they

1:41:02 > 1:41:06said that I was overprotective. Of course you are going to be

1:41:06 > 1:41:08overprotective, they are your siblings, they were younger than me.

1:41:08 > 1:41:12I felt I had duty to protect them and look after them. For them to

1:41:12 > 1:41:17say, we are going to separate you so I can be a child, it was like,

1:41:17 > 1:41:20that's not what I want. It's something that you want but I want

1:41:20 > 1:41:29to protect my siblings, be there for them. And in my sense, there could

1:41:29 > 1:41:32have been a different way to manage the situation. Because, yes, I was a

1:41:32 > 1:41:36carer. But I didn't have to get separated. I could have been, like,

1:41:36 > 1:41:39encouraged to, like, let the force that carer look after my siblings

1:41:39 > 1:41:45better. Because obviously I felt that I had to look after them still.

1:41:45 > 1:41:48But if someone had made me feel more comfortable and safe in the

1:41:48 > 1:41:51environment, I wouldn't have had to do that. Which meant that we

1:41:51 > 1:41:56wouldn't have had to be separated. Gemma is agreeing with you.I

1:41:56 > 1:42:00absolutely am, Rachel is right. It takes time to form a fostering

1:42:00 > 1:42:04family. It takes time for children to feel comfortable with the new

1:42:04 > 1:42:08carers and with any siblings that might be in the fostering household.

1:42:08 > 1:42:13It takes skill on the part of the foster carer, using the support

1:42:13 > 1:42:18available to them, to welcome those children in and help them to find a

1:42:18 > 1:42:22new way of being children and leaving behind the really dreadful

1:42:22 > 1:42:26start that they've often had through no fault of the rogue.Robert, also

1:42:26 > 1:42:31tell us what are the changes your inquiry is recommending -- through

1:42:31 > 1:42:36no fault of their own. Clearly not separating siblings is what we have

1:42:36 > 1:42:40been discussing here, but it's more than that, isn't it?I think Scott

1:42:40 > 1:42:43and Rachel particularly have just expressed all the problems that

1:42:43 > 1:42:47exist under foster care at the moment better than our report could

1:42:47 > 1:42:51have ever done. But what we want to do is end the frequency of

1:42:51 > 1:42:55placements. There should be proper advocacy rights for children. One

1:42:55 > 1:42:59trial told us that they were just told to move from a foster carer

1:42:59 > 1:43:04within a few days before Christmas, just given a black sack. Others have

1:43:04 > 1:43:07been moved frequently, as we have just heard. We want to put a stop to

1:43:07 > 1:43:12that and support Foster carers by having a national foster carers

1:43:12 > 1:43:16college to bring them together to share best practice. We need to

1:43:16 > 1:43:20ensure that foster carers get the minimum allowance. Because 12% of

1:43:20 > 1:43:23councils don't even pay foster carers the minimum allowance. We

1:43:23 > 1:43:27want to ensure that foster carers get proper legal protection as well.

1:43:27 > 1:43:30These are some of the recommendations in the report

1:43:30 > 1:43:34advocacy for children, stopping the frequent placements, better

1:43:34 > 1:43:37matching, proper resources put in, and making sure that foster carers

1:43:37 > 1:43:44are valued. As I say, they are champions of social justice. They do

1:43:44 > 1:43:48a remarkable job. They should be recognised. We want a national

1:43:48 > 1:43:51recruitment campaign and a national awareness campaign to promote the

1:43:51 > 1:43:55value of foster carers and the work that they do.Obviously that's a job

1:43:55 > 1:43:58that many people wouldn't be able to do and I'm sure that many people are

1:43:58 > 1:44:03very grateful for the work that Gemma does. Thank you all for coming

1:44:03 > 1:44:06on. Rachel and Scott for their honesty, I really appreciate that.

1:44:06 > 1:44:07Take care.

1:44:07 > 1:44:10In a statement, the Minister for Children and Families,

1:44:10 > 1:44:11Robert Goodwill, said:

1:44:11 > 1:44:12"We will consider the report's

1:44:12 > 1:44:13findings and recommendations alongside a separate independent

1:44:13 > 1:44:14review.

1:44:14 > 1:44:17The Government is already investing £200 million to test ways to support

1:44:17 > 1:44:19vulnerable children, and are extending the 30-hour

1:44:19 > 1:44:21childcare offer to foster children to provide extra help

1:44:21 > 1:44:25for foster carers".

1:44:31 > 1:44:35Still to come... We will show you some of our highlights and bloopers

1:44:35 > 1:44:38of the past year. Do stay with us.

1:44:38 > 1:44:41The winner of the biggest chart battle of the year will be revealed

1:44:41 > 1:44:44later today when we find out who will be this year's

1:44:44 > 1:44:45Christmas number one.

1:44:45 > 1:44:48Ed Sheeran, Eminem and George Michael are hot favourites to take

1:44:48 > 1:44:50the coveted top spot.

1:44:50 > 1:44:53Last year, the accolade went to Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul

1:44:53 > 1:44:56and Anne-Marie and their song Rockabye.

1:44:56 > 1:45:01Despite it being the festive season, only 12 of the previous official

1:45:01 > 1:45:03Christmas number ones have been about anything seasonal.

1:45:03 > 1:45:06So what does it take to make it to the top

1:45:06 > 1:45:16of the charts at Christmas?

1:45:17 > 1:45:19Let's talk now to Sinead Garvan, Radio 1 and 1Xtra's Newsbeat

1:45:19 > 1:45:20entertainment reporter.

1:45:20 > 1:45:22Martin Talbot, who is Chief Executive of the

1:45:22 > 1:45:23Official Charts Company.

1:45:23 > 1:45:26And lead singer of the Darkness, Justin Hawkins, who just missed out

1:45:26 > 1:45:29on the Christmas number one to Michael Andrews and Gary Jules'

1:45:29 > 1:45:32Mad World in 2003.

1:45:32 > 1:45:53Not a terribly festive song in 2003. Thank you for coming in.

1:45:53 > 1:45:59Was your idea where approached to do it?We had had a really good year

1:45:59 > 1:46:04and we met the record company and we said, what shall we do next? And

1:46:04 > 1:46:11then somebody said let's do a Christmas song.Did you think there

1:46:11 > 1:46:20was a stigma? Did you not really care?I think they are like normal

1:46:20 > 1:46:25songs but that become associated with a certain time of year and they

1:46:25 > 1:46:31are produced in a certain way. We were not frightened of it. Everyone

1:46:31 > 1:46:37loves a Christmas song.And they make a lot of money.Absolutely, it

1:46:37 > 1:46:45is a massive money earner. Maria Carey, they estimate she makes

1:46:45 > 1:46:53£360,000 a year on one song alone.I heard the other day on the radio I

1:46:53 > 1:46:58Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day makes about half its money every

1:46:58 > 1:47:02year. Do you still think it is relevant?I think it is relevant

1:47:02 > 1:47:08more to the artist and the public. Working for radio one, the pop acts

1:47:08 > 1:47:13want to be number one. Look at Ed Sheeran at the moment. He has got

1:47:13 > 1:47:18three out. He is determined. It is a really lovely thing to have. As you

1:47:18 > 1:47:23say, it makes a lot of money, it is the prestige, it is a good feeling,

1:47:23 > 1:47:29you go down in the history books as having a Christmas number one. For

1:47:29 > 1:47:33the young audience they still care about it. The older you get, the

1:47:33 > 1:47:38less excited you are about anything, particularly Christmas number ones.

1:47:38 > 1:47:45It does not have the same excitement as it used to.We get a huge amount

1:47:45 > 1:47:49of interest in the Christmas number one every year and we get a lot of

1:47:49 > 1:47:52people coming to the website and there is always a lot of interest

1:47:52 > 1:47:57from the media and social media. The artists and the tribes that follow

1:47:57 > 1:48:02those artists get excited. The campaign records have ignited

1:48:02 > 1:48:06interest in groups of people as well who are also trying to make the

1:48:06 > 1:48:12point. Over the last five or six years we have seen a few of those,

1:48:12 > 1:48:19the NHS choir, the military wives, the campaign against X Factor in

1:48:19 > 1:48:272009, it gets people excited. Whatever we say. One of the strange

1:48:27 > 1:48:31things about the Christmas number one is they are very rarely

1:48:31 > 1:48:38Christmassy songs. Since 1990, there have been very few. Most of the best

1:48:38 > 1:48:46Christmas songs end up peaking at number two. Fairy Tales Of New York

1:48:46 > 1:48:54went to number two. And The Darkness peaked at number two.It is a

1:48:54 > 1:49:00strange phenomenon. Ed Sheeran is perfect. It might not be Christmas

1:49:00 > 1:49:05related, but he is skiing, he is in a log cabin. Do you think it matters

1:49:05 > 1:49:13more to artists than it does to the general public?I don't think it is

1:49:13 > 1:49:17about number one really, I think it is about having a song that is

1:49:17 > 1:49:25synonymous with the season. It is less about the chart position or the

1:49:25 > 1:49:28seasonal mincemeat.Is there something in your view that makes a

1:49:28 > 1:49:38good Christmas song?I do think it is about sleigh bells and lyrically

1:49:38 > 1:49:47you can have any song you like. One of my favourite Christmas songs is

1:49:47 > 1:50:00from the movie Pretty Woman. Roxette. That was a Christmas song.

1:50:00 > 1:50:05We have got a slightly dodgy Skype line. To be fair he is in

1:50:05 > 1:50:15Switzerland. It is further to connect with.Yes there is a dodgy

1:50:15 > 1:50:20cable all the way from Switzerland. We cannot see you, but we can hear

1:50:20 > 1:50:29you. We are looking at your video at the moment.It was a seasonal song

1:50:29 > 1:50:33with no sleeves which adds to the rebellion.Do you think there are

1:50:33 > 1:50:40certain ingredients?Look at the way it has been over the last few years,

1:50:40 > 1:50:45especially X Factor. That took over for about six years. That for me

1:50:45 > 1:50:50personally spoiled the Christmas number one. There was no race.

1:50:50 > 1:50:54So-and-so has won it, they will be number one. Then there were the

1:50:54 > 1:50:59campaign songs coming in, so something completely different. Then

1:50:59 > 1:51:02random pop songs ending up at number one because they were released at

1:51:02 > 1:51:09the right time of the year. I do not think reaching number one is the

1:51:09 > 1:51:16point, but I think it is difficult. It takes years for a song to filter

1:51:16 > 1:51:24into the psyche and then it will remind you of Christmas.All of

1:51:24 > 1:51:28these songs coming on are taking me back to my childhood and it is the

1:51:28 > 1:51:33nostalgia because Christmas is all about tradition. You have food that

1:51:33 > 1:51:37you have every year and you see your family and you do things year after

1:51:37 > 1:51:43year and the songs you want to listen to either the older ones.

1:51:43 > 1:51:47Nostalgia is critical, particularly in an era where music is dominated

1:51:47 > 1:51:50by streaming. One of the challengers for a new artist when you are

1:51:50 > 1:51:54putting a new record out is your track is being made available and is

1:51:54 > 1:52:00free of charge and having paid your subscription, you can listen to

1:52:00 > 1:52:06every piece of music ever recorded. If you put something out now, it is

1:52:06 > 1:52:10sitting alongside the greatest Christmas songs of all time and

1:52:10 > 1:52:14people go to things they are familiar with. Christmas is a time

1:52:14 > 1:52:18when you are with your family, it is all very familiar, you want to

1:52:18 > 1:52:24wallow in all of that nostalgia. That is why those are the songs that

1:52:24 > 1:52:29tend to dominate.I know you cannot see who you think number one will be

1:52:29 > 1:52:36hoodie UK? I cannot say either. Can't you? Do you know? You will not

1:52:36 > 1:52:45get into trouble. Justin, you can answer this. Ed Sheeran. Because he

1:52:45 > 1:52:51has got three attempts at it. Because he is from Suffolk. He is

1:52:51 > 1:52:55from Birmingham. Even though I live in Switzerland I will support him.

1:52:55 > 1:53:01Come on, Ed! Thank you all for speaking to us. Later on we will

1:53:01 > 1:53:07find out who has got the coveted Christmas number one. That is it for

1:53:07 > 1:53:13this year. From Victoria, from me, from the team, have a great year.

1:53:13 > 1:53:16We may have won a Bafta this year, but we can't say it always

1:53:17 > 1:53:18goes according to plan.

1:53:18 > 1:53:20Here's some bloopers - but mainly, our best bits.

1:53:20 > 1:53:21And the Bafta goes to...

1:53:21 > 1:53:29Thank you very much.

1:53:32 > 1:53:35Are you happy then, Isaac, to get Rose out, the tarantula,

1:53:36 > 1:53:37and then possibly...

1:53:37 > 1:53:39I've forgotten the name of the snake!

1:53:39 > 1:53:40Toffee.

1:53:40 > 1:53:42Toffee, of course!

1:53:42 > 1:53:45The singer stopped a world tour last April, telling her fans

1:53:45 > 1:53:48she was planning a family with her husband.

1:53:48 > 1:53:51That's a summary of the latest news, do join me on BBC

1:53:51 > 1:53:52Newsroom Live at 11am.

1:53:52 > 1:53:55Thank you very much.

1:53:55 > 1:53:56Sorry, I wasn't texting!

1:53:56 > 1:53:58I was not texting!

1:53:58 > 1:54:01Get out of here!

1:54:01 > 1:54:03# Let them say I'm crazy #.

1:54:03 > 1:54:10I don't know the words!

1:54:10 > 1:54:14# Let the world around us # Just fall apart #.

1:54:14 > 1:54:16Are you ready?!

1:54:16 > 1:54:19Here we go!

1:54:19 > 1:54:23As a person, I suppose I'm bloody difficult woman!

1:54:23 > 1:54:33A difficult woman with a dirty laugh.

1:54:33 > 1:54:36This is another reason I love the Twitter.

1:54:36 > 1:54:39Obsessed by how people are really noticing how many mugs

1:54:39 > 1:54:41there or on the table on the Victoria Derbyshire

1:54:41 > 1:54:47show at the moment.

1:54:47 > 1:54:48I take it there's loads, then?

1:54:48 > 1:54:51There's so many!

1:54:51 > 1:54:54Like I say, three per guest.

1:54:54 > 1:54:57I'm going to introduce you to Leah Trigger, who also goes

1:54:57 > 1:55:03by the name Mermaid...

1:55:03 > 1:55:06Mermaid gold, is that how you say it?

1:55:06 > 1:55:08I used to swim at the local pool.

1:55:08 > 1:55:11However, my tail has now been banned, so I've nowhere to swim!

1:55:11 > 1:55:12OK, and you accept that?

1:55:12 > 1:55:14Yes, I completely understand.

1:55:14 > 1:55:17OK, so you're not even cross with them?!

1:55:17 > 1:55:18No, no, I'm not.

1:55:18 > 1:55:21LAUGHTER.

1:55:21 > 1:55:25OK!

1:55:25 > 1:55:29It's really nice to chat to a mermaid!

1:55:29 > 1:55:33# We'll still have each other # Nothing is going to stop us

1:55:33 > 1:55:38# Nothing is going to stop us now #.

1:55:38 > 1:55:41I don't know what version that is!

1:55:41 > 1:55:51Could you go to bed with a Remainer?!

1:55:52 > 1:55:56There's an election on, and people are talking politics.

1:55:56 > 1:55:58So my confession to you, I'm taking a

1:55:58 > 1:56:01night off on the election campaign in order to go and see Iron Maiden

1:56:01 > 1:56:07at the O2!

1:56:07 > 1:56:11So what happens when you send two people with opposing views

1:56:11 > 1:56:13on a lunch date?

1:56:13 > 1:56:17Are you only attracted to Brexiteers?

1:56:17 > 1:56:22No, no!

1:56:22 > 1:56:24That's a good answer.

1:56:24 > 1:56:26Good question.

1:56:26 > 1:56:28There is a story out today which suggests that there are

1:56:28 > 1:56:32loads and loads and loads of drivers on Britain's

1:56:32 > 1:56:34roads who are over the age of 90.

1:56:34 > 1:56:36Hello, both of you!

1:56:36 > 1:56:43How are you, Jack?

1:56:43 > 1:56:45Oh, these convertibles are a bit tight!

1:56:45 > 1:56:46I love you, I think you're amazing!

1:56:46 > 1:56:47Oh, Jack, shush!

1:56:47 > 1:56:51Hello, Colin, how are you?

1:56:51 > 1:56:53I'm very well this morning, yes.

1:56:53 > 1:56:56I must take driving more seriously.

1:56:56 > 1:57:00Oh, you've put the radio on!

1:57:00 > 1:57:03Oh, my gosh, the radio came on automatically in this amazing

1:57:04 > 1:57:08convertible car.

1:57:08 > 1:57:09You look gloriously distinguished.

1:57:09 > 1:57:11Hit me with it!

1:57:11 > 1:57:13Slightly hunky!

1:57:13 > 1:57:15You're quite a pretty lady!

1:57:15 > 1:57:17Get that on camera!

1:57:17 > 1:57:21Favourite joke?

1:57:21 > 1:57:23Well, the problem with political jokes is they sometimes get elected.

1:57:23 > 1:57:25Is that a joke?

1:57:25 > 1:57:27Was that a joke?!

1:57:27 > 1:57:30Sorry, run that by me again!

1:57:30 > 1:57:32The problem with political jokes...

1:57:32 > 1:57:34Oh, I see, sorry, yeah.

1:57:34 > 1:57:36OK, fine.

1:57:36 > 1:57:38Yeah, that is quite funny.

1:57:38 > 1:57:43Sorry for being slow!

1:57:43 > 1:57:47It is still the mermaid that gets me, it is slightly surreal. A lot of

1:57:47 > 1:57:52you getting in touch with us about the teacher story. Ian says it is

1:57:52 > 1:57:56about time they had teachers with knowledge of working outside the

1:57:56 > 1:58:01education system. Most teachers know nothing else. Rob says the killer is

1:58:01 > 1:58:05Ofsted and the culture of fear, especially if a provider gets

1:58:05 > 1:58:09anything less than a good grade.

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