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Two broken singletons, us. Better together, though, aren't we?

Got to try these things properly, ain't ya? Make sure you like 'em.

We think Waterloo Road will really benefit

from joining the Academy Trust.

Look, I've just signed the papers for the Trust.

I am all in.

I'm pregnant.

Kelly Jo, you're late. Why are you being nice to her?

You're supposed to be my mate. And you're supposed to be mine.

When was the last time you asked me how I am?

I know he didn't even stay for the result, though.

But you said... I didn't say I wasn't pregnant, Dean.

I just said that you were off the hook.

Cos you have options if you want them.

One stupid mistake doesn't mean your life's over, love.

Maybe if we had this baby, it wouldn't be a disaster.

I'm going to have an abortion.

How long have you been up?

Um...

I just...just couldn't sleep.

I'm going to go pick up the car.

We'll be back here by mid-afternoon.

You can crash out then. Promise ya -

you'll feel so much better when this is over.

It might feel worse. Mum...

Hey, well, I've held my tongue, even though it's a mortal sin.

Mum, we've spoke about this.

Abortion might seem like the easy way out now, but she's got

to understand the consequences of what she's doing. Yeah, she has!

And since when did you care about sin?

Er, I was born Roman Catholic.

I go to Our Lady's.

You go the bingo!

You do know that your mother nearly did the same thing, 16 years ago.

But she changed her mind.

Look at you now.

You're the best thing in our family.

I mean, you weren't.

But you are now. Oh, shut up! Shut up! Just stop talking!

YOU shut up. Nan, I know it's not the easiest option,

but I have thought about it.

I'm not stupid.

Kelly Jo?

Mum...

Mum, wait.

Oi, you're the last thing she needs. Get lost.

Please, Kell, just give me five minutes, yeah?

Dean, this is her decision, not yours. Mum, it's fine.

He's not going to change my mind.

Excuse me. She's had enough of everyone...

Mum! Mum.

Got you these.

Can't believe I have to come in on an inset day.

Can you not get me out of it?

Sorry, love, I can't be seen to be showing any preferential treatment.

But everyone else is off.

Yeah, not everybody.

Teachers always have to work inset days.

Not that we'll get much work done today.

Would anyone even realise if I went home?

They're putting these sessions on for your benefit.

And you'll be grateful for the extra revision time

once you start your exams.

Sorry, pumpkin. You never know, you might find it interesting.

Morning, Joe.

What's the plan of action?

Uh, yeah, we are just waiting for a couple of the others to set off.

Apparently, they've got a whole timetable planned out for us

at the Academy. Oh...

Do you think anyone would notice if WE went home for the day?

Don't tempt me.

Mwah. Just going to nip to the loo.

I want to support ya.

I'll get a job. We'll do nappies, and that.

Wait, you think that's what I'm worried about? Nappies?

I don't know what you're thinking, cos you won't talk to us.

No, because you keep going on as if I haven't been through it all

myself. That's all I have done, Dean, is think about me and you,

and whether I want to be tied into something for life.

You don't want to be tied to me? Oh, my gosh,

that's not what I'm on about! I thought we had it good, Kells.

This is it for me, Kells. I don't want no-one else.

Yeah, but how can you be sure? Cos I am.

OK. Right, so even if it does work out, yeah,

you've still got to think about the future, Dean. Look at me.

Look at me.

I am finally, finally getting myself back on track with my medication.

I can really make something of my life.

But so can I. We can do it together.

No, no, no. No! Dean, it's not about us.

This is about what I need, OK?

So please just back off and give me some space.

What, do you not even want me to come with ya?

No, I can't do this today, sorry.

I thought we were supposed to be in this together.

Good morning, miss. Not driving today?

Er, not today. Well, I wouldn't leave that fancy new car

out on the drive for long.

Might get nicked. Ignore him.

He's just looking to get a rise out of you, again.

Well, he won't get one this time.

Here you go, Neil. All better. Oh, thank you!

That's all right,

I know what it's like when your laptop's out of action.

That's actually MY laptop.

That you said I could borrow. And it froze.

And Amy, very kindly, offered to fix it.

Yeah, well, you'll have to manage on your own in the future.

I found a place to move in to.

I'll be out by the end of the week.

Oh, I thought you were struggling to get a flat in your price range.

Yeah, I was, but I found one that's not too outrageous.

And, you know, if I'm broke, I could just moonlight as your IT support.

Well, you will be missed.

And I don't just mean your tech skills.

I know, but it is time.

Shouldn't we be going?

The sooner we get it over with, the better.

I could get used to these calls.

I wouldn't need to call if you'd woken me.

Uh, you should be resting. The side effects of the chemo...

Aren't as bad as we thought. I'm fine.

Aren't I, Angel? DOG WHIMPERS

How are the staff feeling about today's visit?

Yeah.

Yeah, all good.

You know I've known you for over 15 years.

All right, um...

Yeah, some of them have got their doubts,

but I think they'll come round once they see how it works for them.

You know, I wasn't completely convinced

until you showed me what the advantages were.

I always did know how to make you see sense. Yeah.

It's a shame that you're not around to work your magic on them today.

Joe seemed to think we'd be in training sessions all day.

I've got a mate in the Academy Trust who says it's a whole new world

once you get a bit of wiggle room with this national curriculum.

That sounds too good to be true. Well, he loves it.

He's always banging on about "extended resources".

Oh, please, it's just the same ideas wrapped up in a shiny new package.

Is it too late to volunteer to stay and help with the GCSE revision?

Yeah, all them spots got snapped up straight away, didn't they?

You can stay and teach vectors if you like, Neil.

Yeah, I would if I knew what they were. You lucky git!

Morning, Mark. Wendy's in if you need anything.

Cheers.

Do you hear that? That is the sound of a pupil-free school.

Nice, easy day.

Ha, speak for yourself!

I've got the next life-skill lesson to plan for,

and drain two fat fryers.

Phwoar, you know how to talk dirty, you, don't ya?

Will you stop it at school?! What you talking about?

I thought we were having a little date later.

Oh, I don't know about that, you know. Oh, come on.

We never get any time at home.

Between someone wanting the washing done, or asking for a fiver,

I mean, come on. I know. I know.

I've got a lot to do.

Just have to work faster, then, aren't ya?

I'll see you later, all right?

Hey, Coral? Coral?

The animal therapist from Chlo's Wishing Foundation called.

Said she's not been paid. Oh.

Well, she must have, cos it's a direct debit.

Yeah, well, I'm only telling you what she told me.

A register? Really, Lindon?

Yes, Amy. It's fire regulations.

Where's Val? Oh, God, there's always one.

Can someone text her and tell her to get a move on, please?

That's...my seat.

I need to sit near the front.

He gets travel sick. Poor flower.

That is strange.

The therapist is right -

she didn't a payment.

Well, can't you just transfer it now?

There's not enough in the account.

Everything OK? Yeah, just a few last-minute nerves.

Can't say I blame 'em.

Well, everyone will be fine once we get there.

I've got a really positive feeling about today, so...

OK. Look, I get that no-one wants to be here,

and truth be told, it's not how I'd choose to spend my time either.

Then, why can't we do one, sir?

But I genuinely believe you all have it in you to get your maths GCSE.

Oh. Just our luck to have a teacher that believes in us, eh, sir?

CHUCKLING

So, I thought we'd start by going over some past papers.

GROANING I'll go and grab them from Miss Whitwell,

and we'll have all day to focus on questions that might come up, OK?

Hot Toddy is well fit,

but id rather stick pins in my face than do this today.

Maybe we should make a break for it while we can.

Yes, mate! Didn't think you were coming, you. Yeah, I'm not.

Hey, Samia, I need to talk to ya.

I'm in the middle of a revision session, Dean. Now.

Please.

What were all that about?

I don't know.

You need to talk to Kells.

Well, I've been trying, but she's been blanking me for days.

She won't let me in either. That's why you need to get through to her.

The way things are going between us,

she's going to listen to you over me. She won't, though.

Even though it's my baby too...

She's pregnant, Sams.

What?

That's why you need to talk to her.

Wendy?

TV PLAYS

Oh, hey!

I was just, er, checking the score.

Briefly.

While undergoing lots of vital admin tasks,

which I'm woefully underpaid for. What can I do for you anyway?

I just need some copies of some past papers that I sent through.

Hmm! They're on my desk. You know how the photocopier works.

Thanks.

Enjoy the tennis.

I was just checking the score.

I wasn't supposed to tell anyone, but I thought you should know.

She needs a mate.

You know, someone to help her see she needs to think this through.

It's her choice, though.

Yeah, but, her mum's already been on at her,

like she shouldn't even think about having it.

I don't think she's even given any thought

about how we could be a proper family. Is that what you want?

Why's everyone acting like that's the worst thing that could happen?

I just told her I wanted to look after her,

and she more or less dumped us for it.

I need to go and see if she's all right.

Yeah, I'll come.

It's probably best I go see her on me own.

OK. Yeah.

Just please, talk to her, Sami.

Before it's too late.

I will.

Just wait here, and I'll let you know what she says.

Er...

Mr Weever! Better late than never.

Where's Samia Choudhry going?

Family emergency, sir.

Mm. Of course.

Well, that means I've got more time to catch you up, Dean.

No, I'm not here for revision.

Oh, that's funny, your name was on my list.

Yeah, well, I can't deal with it today, sir.

I'm sorry, but it's compulsory.

Don't you want to make anything of your life, Dean?

Yeah. Yeah, course I do.

Well, get in class, and try applying yourself. Now.

Hey, fancy seeing you here.

You want to go somewhere a little bit more private?

I'd love to, but I can't, I'm really busy.

I've got to defrost a load of bread and then prep my life-skills class

before I can even think about having a date.

Yeah, well, Rolf left me a to-do list as long as your arm.

Apparently we've got an inventory to carry out

before we become an academy. Well, that's going to take all day.

Hey, good things come to those who wait.

Anticipation's half the fun. I've heard that.

Oh, you have, have ya? And who told you that?

Cos I didn't tell you that. Oi! Who was it?

What's that bland, basic paint doing at my school?

My school? My school? What are you two doing here anyway?

"Oh, hi, beloved son. So nice to see ya."

Intimate study session for two.

Never get any time alone at home, so... Mm.

I thought you were hanging out at Kai's now anyway.

Seems like you've spent half the week there having your tea.

I know, he's obsessed with my sister.

She's more popular than me.

I can't help it if she prefers my mature conversations.

Come on, don't let these two talk your ear off.

Right, listen, you get painting, I'll get defrosting.

Oh, you know how to turn me on, don't you? Yes, I do.

See you in a bit.

It's great to see you again, Kim. Yeah, same, Serena.

This is, um, this is lovely.

Oh, and a lovely piece of GCSE art there.

It was a commission.

The artist won a Northern Cultural Award.

Is this really the kind of school we want to be? I mean,

they look like they're doing OK. Yeah, looks aren't everything.

Mm. So they keep telling me.

OK. So...

Elimination - really the key to everything.

So, what is the first thing that you do? Yes?

Ask you for the answer. IMITATES WRONG-ANSWER BUZZER

Might be wrong, but I don't think that's allowed by the exam board.

I know you can all do this.

You just need to go through the steps.

It would help if you'd put your phone away, Dean.

OK? You're here now, so you need to focus, mate.

I'm not your mate. Steady.

You're just some sad old teacher who wants to be down with the kids.

Today's still school, Dean. You can still get into trouble. Yeah.

Yeah, what are YOU going to do, sir? Chill out, man.

I think Dean's just jealous, sir,

that you're way more popular than he is.

I don't think that's the issue here, Libby.

That's what makes you such a good teacher.

I feel better about my exam already.

Well,

I'm glad you find it useful.

OK, just...let's get back on track.

Stace, B, what's it for?

Bog off.

"Thank you, Libby."

For what?

Saving you from your usual kick-off.

Yeah, well, I didn't need you to. Libby.

Sit down...

Easy.

DOORBELL Has anyone seen me charger? No.

Oh, not a great time, Sami, love. What are you doing here?

Dean told me you're pregnant. What?

He thought you needed someone to talk to.

No, he thought that you'd be able

to come in and change my mind, didn't he? Oh, my gosh.

We ain't got time for this, she's got an appointment.

Mum!

Oh, my... Sam, listen, I'm sorry that Dean's dragged you into this.

I just wish you'd talk to us. I'm worried about you, Kells.

Why are you worried about me? I'm fine. It's Dean.

He just doesn't get it. And he says you won't talk to him.

Sam, all I've been doing is talking to him. He doesn't get it.

He doesn't understand that I don't want to keep talking about it.

I know what is the right decision. It's my body, Sam. It is my life.

I am sick of everybody telling me...

Kells, I'm here for ya, whatever you do, yeah?

Do you know what, Sam?

Everybody thinks that this is easy.

And it's not.

I think this is the hardest thing I have ever, ever done in my life.

And you know what it is, yeah? I just don't want to be a mum yet.

That's it.

And that doesn't mean that one day you won't be.

What if it does? It's fine.

Even if this gets hard, yeah, Kells, we'll get through this.

I promise. Are you still stood here?! Move!

Will you come with me, please?

Yeah. Good, cos I can't be doing with her by meself.

No. I didn't authorise it.

I don't even know who that is.

Yes, I can hold, again.

Hey, there's money that's been paid out of the account

under the name John Smith.

Who's John Smith? You tell me.

Yep? I'm still here.

Andrew really appreciates you taking on everything

while he's been, um, busy.

So... We're just pleased to hear he's on the mend.

Though I didn't expect him back so soon.

OK, well, I'll wait for your call.

Thanks very much. Bye.

The fraud team have frozen the account

and started an investigation.

Well, you will still get the money back?

Well, they seem to think the fraudsters had all my details,

which is why they haven't flagged it as suspicious.

I'm such an idiot!

I didn't even notice. Well, it's not your fault.

I don't know what I'm going to tell Donte if the money really has gone.

What are you doing here? You are supposed to be working from home.

I wanted to come.

See if we can't reassure your staff

that not all academies are the enemy.

You don't need to be here for me, you should be resting.

I was sick of sitting around reading all day.

Besides, if I stayed away any longer,

Serena would probably have stolen my office.

Come here.

Do you reckon I should call Dean?

He was just really upset when I saw him.

You've got enough to think about.

Don't worry about Dean. I'll talk to him for ya.

They're ready for ya.

OK.

OK, so, that's highest common factors

and prime factorisation done.

Not bad going.

After the break, we'll hit vectors.

GROANING

How much longer have we got?

Hours. Samia had the best idea of walking out when she could.

Hey, er...

All right, Deano?

Better if you just leave us alone.

Sick of you always following me around, constantly going on.

Sorry, man, I'm just trying to help.

Yeah, well, you can't.

POP MUSIC PLAYS

Hey. You all right? Almost done.

Doesn't look like it! I am going as fast as I can, all right?

My wrist has never worked so hard, man.

Still got loads of prep to do for my lesson anyway, so...

Come on, can't you just wing it? No, I can't!

I want to do a good job.

You're really getting into this, aren't ya? Kind of, yeah.

I was starting to wonder whether

I might be able to do any more of it.

What, teach? I mean, I have lived hand to mouth for years.

Never thought I'd ever be able to do anything else.

And now, you know, I'm starting to wonder

whether or not I can make a better future for myself.

Oh, yeah?

And, um, do you see me in this future?

Maybe.

I mean, who could resist that wrist action?

Stop it!

Right, I'll finish this, and then I'm all yours. All right.

Firstly, welcome to St Clements Academy,

one of the Trust's premium academy schools.

Now, I see a couple of nervous faces out there.

Today is just a chance for you

to learn about the Trust that you're joining...

I don't understand how they've got all of my details.

Sophisticated fraudsters these days.

We're going to start by outlining our...

They knew my password, my login.

Did anyone else have access to that?

I still have my password on my laptop.

If someone got hold of the laptop, they'd have access to everything.

Then, our subject directors, who are using...

Even I know you're supposed to have more than one password.

Well, I don't normally let anyone near my laptop.

..subject areas, and see how it works in reality.

Shouldn't have even lent it YOU.

Er, I hope you're not seriously suggesting

I had something to do with it.

SPEAKER CLEARS THROAT

Our subject directors have kindly given up their time today

to answer your questions.

So we hope that you give us your full attention.

Thank you. Sorry.

Right.

OK, before we get started, we've put on some coffees and pastries.

So I'll be up shortly.

Neil. No talking in class.

Of course I am not accusing you of anything.

But you're not the only one who had access to it.

I'll answer your questions later, thank you.

Oh, come on, Stace, you haven't even given it a go.

Do we have to do this? Yes.

See, the problem is, my pen's ran out of ink.

But I have loads of fresh pens in my locker,

so if I can just go and get... No.

I'll get you one.

Can't blame me for trying. We've been in here hours.

I can't deal with this.

I'm out.

Yes, cuz! Mate, you can't just walk out, he might chase after us.

No, he won't.

LAUGHTER Hey! Open this door right now!

I think it's stuck, sir.

Schuey!

Someone open the door! You are in so much trouble!

Open this door, now!

Sorry, sir, there's nothing we can do, it's totally jammed.

Oi!

We work on a paperless system here, so you should all now have

the standard teaching schedule for the Trust.

Clearly it's a longer day. Longer hours?

Great. But that means it frees up more time on Wednesdays

and Fridays, where staff can advance their...

You don't seriously think that Amy would steal from you?

This is all time you should work. No.

Clearly, we don't want you marking until 3am.

We want you to have a work-life balance.

But she does suddenly have money for this new flat,

when I thought she was in debt over the car. Coral!

Maybe there's been some mix-up.

And that is why... Yeah.

..we believe in putting the teachers at the heart of the Trust motto.

SAS.

What's next? Crawling under combat nets?

DOOR HANDLE RATTLES, BANGING

Is anyone still there?!

Anyone?!

Serious about success policy

means we are striving for the best students, parents and teachers.

We will do all it takes to make our schools the best.

RIPPING, CORAL COUGHS And what a Trust it is.

It offers a support system

that schools independently can only imagine.

There'll be a bit of hand holding,

as we guide you through the classroom experience we offer.

We're going to start by outlining our core principles,

so you can see what makes our teaching systems so unique.

Then, our...

What the...?

MURMURING

He's going to go mad when he gets out!

What now? Anyone want a drink?

You just carry a bottle of voddy around?!

Wait, I thought you were a teacher's kid, you!

Yeah, we're the worst, haven't you heard?!

PHONE VIBRATES

Hey. Why haven't you called?

I'm with Kells. She's having the procedure.

What, she's gone in? I thought you were going to talk to her.

I'm sorry. She's having a termination.

It's her decision.

Where are ya? I'll come and get you after.

No, Dean, she's told you to back off, so you just need to stay away.

I just want to know if she's OK!

And like, tell her I love her.

Hey, Deano, hey, come on, man, we're living it large up here.

You up for it?

Yeah.

Nowhere better to be.

See? Not so bad.

Yeah.

It remains to be seen.

What, do you not want a work-life balance? Well, I wouldn't say no.

Especially when your colleagues have no boundaries.

Hey. Hey!

What's all that about? Why would I have accessed your bank account?

I don't know.

Some money's gone missing from the charity account,

and I just thought...

What, that I'd stolen money from Chlo's Foundation?!

No, it's just been a mix-up with the transfers, that's all.

It's really nothing to worry about.

I hope not.

Look, there is no way Amy did anything.

You can't just go around accusing people of theft for no good reason.

Someone's got a hold of my password.

Or maybe the fraudster figured it out. What was it?

Coral...

1...

2...

3? Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, well, there you go. You're just going to have to sit tight

and wait for the bank to figure it out.

So far, so good. They all seem really engaged.

Yeah, despite all the SAS stuff.

Serena does like her slogans, perhaps rams them home

a little harder than I would. But she gets the message across.

I imagine that her house is full of inspirational quotes

all over the walls.

Are you sure you should be working?

I know she can feel a bit corporate at times.

She's excellent at what she does.

I just wanted the staff to know that I understand their concerns,

and that I'll be back soon.

As long as you don't overdo things.

Woo! It's the promised land!

Thank you, Mr Todd.

Come on.

It stinks in here.

What of? Teachers.

Oi, Dean, I've got Guthrie's tea, man. You want it?

Go on.

Let's get some tunes on, man.

Oh, no, this is defo Mr King's.

Yeah, I'll have that.

What are you doing with it?

Oh, no, you're not...

He is! Ugh, I'm getting away from you!

Hey, hey, hey. More booze, people, yeah? Hey, Dean.

POP MUSIC PLAYS

Hey, Dean. BOTTLE SLIDES ALONG TABLE

What are we giving 'em? We have got Misha Simmonds.

Pass. Pass? Pass, OK.

It says "Colin".

Hey, come on, let's get comfy.

All right, I'm having you, mate.

What?! Argh!

Hello? Anyone still there?

Anyone?

OK, this isn't funny any more. I need to use the bathroom.

So someone had better open the door right now.

Hello?

TENNIS COMMENTARY PLAYS

This would take the set to a tie-break.

Anyone?

Amy, listen, I'm sorry about before.

What, you mean accusing me of defrauding you?

I didn't mean it quite like THAT.

I'm just really worried about the charity's money.

I'm just hurt that you would think that of me. Do you know,

if this place has got a management structure where the heads of department are held accountable

for the way that they treat their staff,

then it might not be a bad thing.

Hello, everyone.

I am Noah, director of drama at St Clements Academy,

and we'll be looking at how to get students working with a text,

by breaking down Brecht's masterpiece, Mother Courage.

Kill me now. Oh, no, I love Brecht.

I did Arturo Ui for my dissertation.

..just shaking out any stresses of the day.

I don't know what I'm doing here.

I'm an English teacher.

Well, we try to work holistically across departments.

For example, we're currently doing

an adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four.

And we do a lot of text work in drama, which can benefit

the students in the analytic part of their English exam.

And what about performance and improvisation?

Obviously we have that too.

But we like to make sure our students are equally au fait

with the written work. Oh, I've got a question. Sorry.

In the information pack, it said that you were three years

qualified, but you're the head of the department.

A director of the department. The Trust rewards talent.

And what about experience? Surely that still counts for something.

Mm, of course.

But experience doesn't mean you get

everything right all the time, does it?

They've had Professor Alice Roberts here.

Do you think she might come to our place? Hey.

New editions.

Don't think I've ever seen a textbook without a crude drawing

on at least one page.

Can you find your seat please, thank you. Yes.

So, a big pillar of our learning here

is that pupils perform behaviours that promote attention.

S-L-A-N-T.

Slant.

Sit up straight.

Lean forward.

Ask and answer questions.

Nod your head.

Track the speaker with your eyes.

This improves learning outcomes

and communicates respect with the teacher - equally important.

Serious about success. Exactly.

Might not be so bad joining the SAS now after all.

Never thought I'd hear you say that, Neil.

Well, they certainly have the right approach to discipline. Mm.

I'm liking it more and more all the time.

You sit up straight, you're not going to be hunched.

And if you're hunched... Alice Roberts.

IMITATES EXPLOSION

Excuse me.

Come on.

You're here.

How are you feeling?

Yeah, they just told me to come in and wait here for a bit

while they bring some more information on what to expect.

Dean called.

He wanted to tell you that he loves ya.

Is it wrong that he's the one that I want to see?

Course not.

Never have I ever...

..kissed two people in one night.

OK. Hey!

You know, you are so not who I thought you was, Guthrie.

Let me guess - you thought I was nice and quiet.

Yeah, boring, basic, bland.

Well, it's got its upsides.

Yeah? What's that? I get away with whatever I want.

No-one suspects the nice quiet girl. Yeah!

Yeah, and what do you want, then, Guthrie?

I don't know. Just have fun, have an easy life.

People like you always have an easy life.

Oh, bless, cos your life's so hard. Here's one for ya.

Here's one.

Never have I ever tried so hard to fit in with the scum of the school.

Daddy's little princess.

Go off home to your big house, Guthrie.

You're not one of us.

Stop pretending to be.

How are you finding it?

Honestly? What's the catch?

Sorry?

Well...

Shorter hours, better resources...

I mean, even the biccies in the staffroom.

When do we have to hand over our first-born?

There isn't a catch.

We just want our staff to excel.

That's what Serious About Success means. Right.

How do you measure that success, exactly?

The usual way. Exam results. Progress 8. Ofsted targets.

Yeah. And what if pupils or staff don't...meet those targets?

Then the giant claw comes down from the sky, and drags you away.

I'm kidding. I like to joke.

No, we like to help people to get where they want to be.

Or if necessary, we bring in a improvement team.

Improvement team. Yeah. They set targets and do courses.

A bit like today. There's nothing to worry about.

Right. I see. Yeah.

And yet you look worried.

It's just that I'm a little bit concerned that some pupils

and...teachers might not be able to reach those targets.

Yeah, it's not always the right fit.

You know, and if it's not working out on both sides,

we do have a chance to reassess. Reassess?

If there are concerns,

we may ask people to enter a reapplication process.

Just so we get the cream of the crop.

Well, I can absolutely say that we do have that.

Well, that's great that we both want the children to have the best.

MUSIC ON RADIO: All I Need by Jake Bugg

All I need

And it don't let me down, it don't let me down...

Hi...

I'm done.

Yeah?

So am I.

MUSIC TAKES OVER SOUNDTRACK

Tell me where the fight is

Tell me where the high is

Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

Hey. How's it going?

Oh. Yeah.

I actually like it, much more than I thought I would.

I meant...last week.

After the Schuey thing.

Oh, yeah. Um...fine.

Erm, well, not entirely fine.

Well, Kim has sorted out some shadowing for me,

so I should really talk to Joe about that.

Yeah. Kim asked me to take care of it.

Apparently I'm an authority of difficult pupils.

Look, I'll be honest with you.

It's never easy.

And some days I think it's getting harder,

but I have a few pointers that could help.

Yeah, great.

Yeah. I'm going to get another coffee. Would you...?

Thank you. OK. Yeah.

Where is she?

Off living the glamorous life of a dinner lady, obviously.

Um, Maybe we should come back later.

No. I'm hungry now.

We can just help ourselves.

Yeah, but...

Um, chill.

We're not going to get in trouble for thieving a ham sandwich.

Well, if we do, you're getting the blame for it.

All right, come on. Open wide. Mm-mm.

All right, suit yourself.

I know people have questions.

But you can't deny it. It's a slick operation.

I mean, what's not to like?

You know that they could make us reapply for our jobs?

No. Yes.

I read the transfer agreement.

And that doesn't bother you?

No.

You're a good teacher, Joe. It shouldn't bother you either.

Well, thank you, but what about all this SLANT stuff?

If a kid doesn't do that, they get detention,

just for the way they sit.

- What? - Yeah.

If they're late once, they get detention.

If they don't follow the lane system in the hall, detention.

I had a chat with the office staff. Imagine our lot.

They'd be in detention for months.

Kids like Kelly Jo.

I mean, Schuey would never go home.

Well, he might learn to behave.

What? I'm just saying.

We don't exactly have behaviour under control, do we?

Right, well, Amy, you know all that amazing extracurricular stuff?

All the shows, the visits.

Kids can't do any of that in detention.

Do you think Kim would have signed up for this

if she thought that would happen?

OK.

On paper, some of the policies don't seem suited to us.

But Andrew has assured us

that he knows what kind of school Waterloo Road is,

and he's in charge. So, please, don't worry about it.

PRESTON SIGHS

Right, should we head back to the common room?

Hey, stop it.

What?

I know what you're doing.

And I'm grateful.

But you don't need to protect me.

First time I can remember I don't have the urge to binge.

Right, well, let's break into the ice cream.

I actually know where my mum keeps the secret stash.

No! Yeah.

Oh, go! OK.

Um, vanilla, please. No promises.

Veg delivery needs signing for.

Are you saying I look like a dinner lady?

Sorry.

I don't normally see teaching staff in here.

What can I say? I'm a one-off.

I can see that.

Do me a favour, and sign anyway.

Yeah. Go on, then. Just for you.

Uh, where do I sign?

Just here. OK.

All yours.

See you around. See you around.

You were flirting with him.

I was enjoying being a teacher.

Oh, you were enjoying the attention.

And right after we'd had a moment as well.

Are you jealous?

No. Yeah, you are.

No, I'm not.

Well, you shouldn't be, because you're the one that I love.

You help me with my anatomy homework,

and you deal with my annoying sister and of course I do.

Yeah...

..well, I love you too.

MUSIC: Take Arms by La Bete Blooms

For all the Northerners pretending to be Southern

Take arms, take arms...

LAUGHTER, WHOOPING

Whoa!

You lot going...

I'm going here.

It's not for you and me.

No. You need a diagnosis to be treated right round here.

All right, chill out.

Yeah, those... those get to do whatever they like,

while others get nothing.

Who's pissed on your chips?

Come on mate, you don't mean that.

Yeah? And what would you know?

You don't need a diagnosis to know what you are, mate.

A big daft thicko. Yeah, all right.

Look, there maybe things going on in your life I don't know yet,

but I'm your best mate. Don't come at me.

LAUGHING: Best mate? Oh, my God.

Could I really not do better than you?

Shut up. Oh, get out of me face, mate.

Dean. Chill out.

Get out. Come on.

THEY CHUCKLE

If this is your response, I think I'm going to have to make you jealous more often. Better not.

SHE CLEARS THROAT

Excuse me.

Just what do you think you two are doing on my nice clean surfaces?

We were having lunch.

Oh, is that what you call it, yeah?

Yeah. And where were you?

I...have been doing something important.

Important? Mm.

Anyway, you can't be in 'ere, so get out.

Go on. All right. Chill out.

Sorry about the...

See you later.

Any word from the bank yet?

Oh, not yet, no.

I still don't understand how it could have happened.

Mm. Well, maybe don't accuse anyone again.

Oh, it was bad enough having to shake it out all day without

Amy giving me daggers.

It's much better than I thought it was going to be.

There's actually loads of room for progression.

Yeah, if you're an ECT on the main pay scale.

Not so great if you're an experienced

teacher on the upper scale. The resources were great.

Mm. No arguments here.

And we do need to be tougher with discipline.

Not that tough.

Well, I'm, for one,

am looking forward to feeling a little bit more safe.

Well, you're only saying that because of what happened with Schuey.

Well, yeah. I was genuinely scared of a pupil,

and I feel like I was the only one who was punished.

Well, if you'd been here, you might have been reapplying for your job.

What? Oh, Joe, you're meant to be supporting.

You're not supposed to be spreading wild rumours.

Just what I've heard.

We only ask people to apply for their jobs

when there's a real question mark over their competence.

Well, we have to ask the SMT and the heads of department

to interview before we can confirm the new management line up.

Serena, we haven't discussed this.

It was raised in the leadership meeting.

There's concerns that Waterloo Road might be a vampire school.

So, what's a vampire school?

It's a school that sucks up resources.

We are nothing of the sort.

In fact, we take on pupils that other schools won't take.

I'm sure. Yeah.

But the trust need to know before we do feed into its resources

that Waterloo Road can get itself out of this precarious status.

OK, Serena.

Thank you for your input, but I am the CEO,

and I don't think this discussion is...

Andrew? Andrew? We need...

Oh, my God. TEACHERS GASP

Andrew, are you OK? Andrew? Andrew.

Andrew. I'm going to call an ambulance.

Put him in a recovery position.

Give him a bit of space, please. Space.

Hello, ambulance, please.

Can we just give him some air, please?

Andrew?

Sorry. Uh, yes.

Andrew Treneman. He passed out.

He recently had an operation.

He's...he's got cancer.

It's back... bowel cancer.

Boo. Hey.

I know what you've been doing.

Or rather...

..who you've been doing.

Kai, I've not got time for you being cryptic, OK?

Fine, I'll spell it out.

You and a certain...

..buff...

..mm, gruff handyman.

Ring any bells?

SHE SIGHS

Kai...

I understand why you might think that,

but honestly, we are just housemates. Mm.

What, like me and Preston are just basketball teammates?

I'm on to you.

I've got to go.

You think what you like, OK?

But remember, if you start spreading wild fantasies round this school,

then real people get hurt.

Tell Preston I expect him home for his tea.

Let me guess what's bothering you.

Nothing bothering me.

Right, so that's why you're picking fights with everyone.

Let me guess, it starts with Kelly, and ends with Jo.

Maybe.

I know she's pregnant.

Not any more she's not.

She's had an abortion?

Yeah.

Well, she's probably done you a favour.

How do you work that out?

Well, you could do so much better than Kelly Jo.

Hey, don't say that. I love her.

At least I did.

You really want to be stuck with someone you met when you were 16?

You could have any one you liked.

You can be an idiot at times,

but there's actually something quite cute about you. Cute?

You'd be attractive if you just chilled out a bit.

You know what you need to do?

Yeah.

Yeah, I just need to go and talk to her.

You need to chill out. Have fun.

Enjoy yourself.

I mean, do that, and you'll soon forget about Kelly Jo.

Right, there's nowhere to park. Let's just go home.

I'll only be a minute. Yeah, you shouldn't be here at all.

I need to get the car back to next door.

You should be tucked up on the sofa, not chasing after some lad.

Mum, I just want to make sure he's OK.

You shouldn't be worried about anything but you.

You've had a hard day, love. Mum.

I can make my own decisions.

I'll go with her.

We won't be long.

Just looking out for you, love.

Yeah, I know.

And I couldn't have done today without you.

You've been amazing.

It's cos you're still my baby.

Yeah. We won't be long.

Thank you.

Right, hurry up though, please, cos I'm on double yellows. All right.

Starting to feel it now, mate.

Are you sure about this?

Yeah. Yeah, I need him to know that none of this is about him.

Well, let's go find him.

Kells, this is mad. You should be home.

I just need to see he's OK.

Noel, do you know where Dean is?

He's about, yeah, but not in the best place, though.

OK, cheers.

Come on.

DIAL TONE

Why's he not picking up?

PHONE BUZZES

PANTING, MOANING FROM BEHIND DOOR You hear that?

Dean?

What are you doing? Sir. What you doing in there?

I was locked in by some students.

It was extremely traumatic.

Well, do you know where Dean is?

No idea, Kelly Jo, and he's the last thing on my mind.

Come on.

Hi. Hey.

Have you got a minute?

My work's never done. I've always got time for you.

No, not that. Kai knows.

What? How?

He saw paint in my hair.

Put two and two together.

Oh, you're kidding me.

If people have started to figure it out,

I think maybe we should think about coming clean.

What, tell the kids?

Well, we're going to have to at some point, aren't we?

That's if we're definitely going to be together.

Hey.

We are.

Cos we can't go back to being friends once we've told 'em.

Look, I want to make this work long-term, all right?

I don't want to just be sneaking around school all the time.

I mean, don't get me wrong, it is fun.

THEY SNICKER Hey.

They'll be made up for us.

You reckon?

They'll all be out to see how happy we are together.

It's going to be weird though, innit, making it official?

He, we can still sneak around school though if you want.

Not with paint on your hands.

Oh, come on.

Hey, it's going to be all right.

Wendy?

Wendy.

How was your day?

I've been locked in a cupboard.

That bad.

It was Schuey Weever, and I think Libby Guthrie played a part too.

I want them dealt with.

OK, OK, I'll talk to Kim.

Maybe we'll leave out some of the details though.

No, that would be...

Thanks.

Equally, let's leave out some of the details on the time

it took to find you.

Yes.

Yes.

I told you you could do better.

Kells.

KELLY JO LAUGHS

No way, is this a joke?

How could you, man?

It's not what it looks like.

Oh, Dean, don't lie to me.

She's practically just pulling her knickers up.

I'm sorry. I didn't...

Do you know I trusted you?

I trusted you, more than anybody.

Do you get that?

Kells, I'm sorry.

How could ya?

I didn't... Well, how could you? I'm sorry.

I have to go, Sam.

What?

Nothing. I just like us out of uniform.

SAM: Kells, wait. Kells.

Oh, my gosh, Sam.

What's wrong with her? Dean.

Kells. Kells.

Dehydration?

Happens with this type of chemo. It's hard to keep anything down.

And you don't feel like drinking in case it comes back up,

but you do have to try, OK?

Look after yourself.

You can't keep dragging yourself off to meetings.

You need to rest.

You tell him.

I'll prescribe a different anti-nausea medication.

You should be able to go home in the morning.

Thank you. Thank you.

I probably should have stayed at home. You were right.

When are you going to realise that I am always right?

You can't just shrug this off.

I just didn't want to leave you high and dry,

when you've just joined the trust. It's not your problem.

It's not your fault.

Thank you.

Oh, I don't believe it.

He's going to be all right, isn't he?

I mean, bowel cancer, that's one they can treat, right?

Yeah, I think so. I don't know.

Poor Kim.

Why didn't she tell us?

Well, that's the problem with type A personalities.

They don't do anything until it all comes crashing down.

PHONE RINGS

I just... I really hope Andrew's going to be OK,

and that we haven't made a mistake joining this trust.

I don't understand why it would be a mistake.

No, neither do I. I quite like the place.

You like the idea of schmoozing with Alice Roberts.

It doesn't matter, because it's happened now.

Yeah. The worry is, is that it's all under the watchful eye of Serena Michelle.

Yeah.

Sorry.

The account was set up where?

Are you sure that's where it wa...?

Yep...

Yeah, I think I know what's going on.

Hi, Coral.

Are you nearly ready...to go home?

I know what you've done, Libby.

It wasn't just me. He was up for it too.

Who was?

Dean. Is that not what you were talking...?

No. Oh, my God, what... what is wrong with you?

I was trying to have a laugh.

Oh, is that what you were doing

when you stole money from the charity's account?

Me? Don't even bother.

The money was sent to an account set up in New Zealand.

And you've had access to my laptop.

I know it was you.

All right, dipstick?

Sorry I called you stupid.

Yeah.

I do think your actual words were, "You big fat saddo."

What would I know? I'm the world's biggest muppet.

Can't argue with that, man.

Cannot argue with that.

Oi...

Right. Getting off?

Come on, man.

I'm shook. Libby?

Yeah, and what, you didn't smack him?

I should have smacked her. But she didn't.

She just walked out with total dignity.

Well, do you want me to sort him out? Oi.

What? No.

No, I don't want anything to do with Dean Weever ever again.

And what about Libby?

I don't want to talk about her.

She'll get what's coming, don't worry.

I don't know what I was thinking.

Nor do I.

But it seems so out of character for you.

I was trying to fit in.

I thought if I had the right bag.

Please.

How gullible do you think I am?

I just feel like such a mess.

I don't know what I'm doing at the moment.

That's no excuse.

I know I deserve to be in so much trouble,

but maybe that's why I keep messing up everything else.

I brought vodka in school today.

I knew it.

Because FYI, you can actually smell vodka on someone's breath.

I think I'd just been so worried about what I'd done

that I couldn't make it go away.

And you're the only person who I could talk to,

and I couldn't tell you.

I just feel like I've been really losing my mind.

Libby.

I promise I'll pay you back, but please don't tell my dad.

He'll never forgive me.

And I don't know what I'd do if that happened.

I can't keep this from your dad.

I know it is a lot to ask,

but, please, I'm begging you.

Keep it between us.

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