Our School Season 1, Episode 15: Christmas Is Coming

1

We Are Year 7

Follow the children as they are promoted from primary school to secondary school. Along with the move comes new fears, high expectations, and a whole lot of excitement. This is the start of the best years of their lives.

30 min

2

New Horizons

Alex finds himself in trouble in one of his classes while Libby deals with the emotional highs and lows of being a girl in secondary school.

30 min

3

Meet the Teachers

It’s not just the children that are new - some of the teachers have just joined the school too. When they aren't teaching, form teachers Miss Gibbons and Mr Glendenning, have particularly unusual hobbies. Miss Gibbons takes her tutor group to a gymnastics studio and Mr Glenndining shows off his RNLI rescue skills, earing a new-found respect from their students.

30 min

4

In Trouble

Ewan's behaviour challenges his teachers at his new school.

30 min

5

Finding Friends

Katie is hoping for a new start after a tough time at primary school where she was bullied. Lucas has joined Conyers from a very small village school. Will they both be successful in making new friends?

30 min

6

Double Take

Chloe and Hollie are identical twins - what is it like being a twin and how do the staff and students tell them apart? Donna has recently returned to the area from New Zealand and talks about how living in two different countries has changed her life and given her an unusual accent! The Year 7's go on a visit to Beamish, a replica of a Victorian mining village, to find out about life in the past.

30 min

7

Goals

Luka aims to make it to school without needing his mum to take him. Connor talks about his love of football and determination to play for the school team. Ben is looking for a new hobby and tries out various things including playing the trumpet.

30 min

8

I Hate Quiet

Kyran and Alex are friends who sit together in class but Kyran in particular tends to get into trouble for talking too much. Delight came to England a few years ago from Zimbabwe and is making the most of school life, especially impressing people with her singing.

30 min

9

Making Progress

We meet Harry, who has autism and loves dinosaurs - there is nothing he doesn't know about them. What he doesn't have is a good friend: will he find one at Conyers? James gets involved in his lessons and takes everything they have to offer, but will his dyslexia stand in the way of his progress?

30 min

10

Three Is a Magic Number

Owen and Harry, who has cerebral palsy, have been best friends since they were little. At Conyers they meet a new friend in Iman who keeps them amused and is a keen follower of mixed martial arts.

30 min

11

Behave Yourself

Jamie is hoping to move from the Progress Group into mainstream classes but is his behaviour good enough for him to make the move? Meanwhile Jessica sometimes finds it difficult to keep her liveliness from going too far.

30 min

12

The Beautiful Game

Theres some fierce competition for a spot on the school football team. Some of the Year Seven footballers work hard for a place. Nathan and Alex battle it out and everyone finds out who made the famous Conyers football team!

30 min

13

Nothing to Be Scared Of

Mae and Reece are part of the Progress Group at Conyers. For them, secondary school is a bit scary and they are working hard to settle in and feel happy with their new school. Corey luckily doesn't have any trouble settling in but will he make it out of the Group by the end of term?

30 min

14

Love Is In the Air

The Year Sevens are distracted from their classwork by whispers in the playground and canteen. Who is going out with who is the big question and the young students are very interested to know the answers!

30 min

15

Christmas Is Coming

The Year Seven students gear up for a talent contest and reflect on their first term at secondary school.

30 min

16

What Happened Next?

We go back to Conyers School and see how all the students have changed since Year 7.

30 min