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I'm sorry, miss. I just can't do it.

I'm going to fail anyway. Hey, don't be so hard on yourself.

I'm being realistic.

As long as your mum... You're allowed to say it - "sectioned".

I know how difficult things have been for you and your brother.

We've got each other and no-one else matters.

Maybe if you would just hear me sing.

It's a proper no from me.

LAUGHTER

Oh!

THEY GASP

Have you been drinking?

It's just, that's my mum. I know she ain't perfect,

but I can't give up on her when she's trying.

You don't fancy going out sometime, do you?

I have to go.

Hey, sorry...

I'd like to introduce our new ECTs. We've got Miss Sharma.

I've got a daughter. It's Jas.

She's just brilliant, isn't she?

MUSIC: Dreaming Of You by The Coral

BANGING ON DOOR

Dwayne, we're late!

What's up with my heart when it skips a beat?

Skips a beat

Can't feel no pavement right under my feet

Under my feet

Up in my lonely room

When I'm dreaming of you

Oh, what can I do?

I still need you, but...

Hi, Martin. I can't believe how late we were messaging last night.

Hope you still had time to plan your work presentation.

If not, you're a smart guy. I'm sure you can wing it.

Speak to you soon.

BANGING Dwayne!

We should have left ten minutes ago!

Up in my lonely room

When I'm dreaming of you

Oh, what can I do?

I still need you, but

I don't want you now.

LAUGHTER

You left early this morning.

Yeah, sorry. It's just, I've got a million things I need to do.

I'm still covering for Coral, Nisha's meant to be doing it,

and Stella's asked me to organise this environment assembly.

Oh, hang on.

I haven't sent the running order for Wendy to print out.

You're overdoing it - burning the candle at both ends.

Don't forget family time tonight, though, yeah?

Yeah. A bit overdue. I was thinking bowling.

Bowling?

Yeah, I'm not 12.

Ooh!

Laser Quest, though.

Just don't take...

PHONE BEEPS

No, no, Nisha, it's not delegating if you pass everything back to me.

I was delegating to you for...

Sorry. Look, I know there's no point in me saying this,

but don't take him to... I'm not taking him to that.

Excuse me, sir. Whoa, whoa!

Morning, sir.

Right.

Maybe I should just cancel tonight.

Maybe I'm being a bit...try-hard.

No, no, it's a lovely idea. Can we just talk about it later?

I mean, look at that, right? He's got the whole world in his hands.

That's so exciting about your interview, Andy.

Good luck. I know you're going to smash it.

Hope is going to kill me.

She said she wanted another rehearsal this morning.

I don't know how we overslept.

Ah, man, it's Miss Sharma.

Zayne, slow down.

Let her go ahead, all right? I owe her some homework.

You go ahead. I'll see you later.

See you.

This is going to be the best day ever.

I've nailed this number. What time's Mum arriving?

Oh, she's going to try and get here for the assembly.

Though how that dreadful showtune qualifies

for an environment presentation...

Music's a great way to deliver a political message.

Beyonce taught us that. So now you're Beyonce?

Mum loves it when I perform.

And I thought this was all about the environment.

It is possible to care about two things at the same time, Ben.

Showing off to your non-existent friends AND showing off to Mum?

Am I going to have to warn your mum

that she's going to spend her visit refereeing you two? So annoying!

Do you know, Ben... Sorry. Got to head.

What's going on with her?

Going to embarrass herself at that stupid assembly later

like the loser she is.

You're so harsh on her. She can take it.

Mate, I'm in trouble.

So last night I'm with Amber

and Mia shows up, and I'm like...

You should have seen it, man.

You miss everything. Why are you never out?

I've got a job, haven't I? With that, and exams coming up...

My mum's gone mad about homework.

You know, I was up all night in my room studying.

When are we doing our presentation?

Are you sure it was homework you were doing last night?

Dwayne...have you finally pulled a real-life girl?

Is this hers, is it? Ooh, red!

Sexy. Wait, mate.

Look, I'm impressed.

An actual girl.

Who'd have thought it? It's dead classy, that.

You finished? Hmm... Not even started.

I'll see you in class, yeah?

Um, what the hell do you think you're doing?

Er...

..I was leaving this for Miss Sharma.

I found it on the way in...

..and I knew it was hers

because she wears it all the time.

Well, not all the time.

I don't know what she wears.

I don't notice.

I will see that she gets it back.

Yeah.

HE PUSHES DOOR

Thanks. See you.

Good morning, everyone. As you are aware,

a new team member will be joining us today, Mitch Swift.

He's going to be our new Senco.

Oh, finally, some help with the reprobates and the whingers.

Mitch will be focusing on getting the right support

for our pupils with more specific needs.

So, Mitch will be covering the reprobates

and I'll be your whinger-man, Neil.

He'll mainly be observing classes today,

so you might see him around.

I trust that you'll all make him feel very welcome.

Joseph? Yeah, sorry.

Er, yeah. So, er,

today's highlight will be, er, very exciting.

Environment assembly. Er, the pupils will be taking the reins,

doing a series of presentations

and performances about climate change.

Er, now we have...

Sorry. Yeah. Good.

Um, yeah. So, um,

we have told the pupils who were involved in the assembly

that they can take some time out of lessons to rehearse,

so there may be disruption to classrooms,

but it is all in a good cause. A very good cause. Mm.

It's important to get the kids enthused

about the environment, and after the challenges of last week,

it'll be good to show that Waterloo Road can still impress

when it comes to science. Environmental science, that is.

Is this still about getting Stem accreditation

and why we're suddenly interested in the environment?

So, have a good day, everyone. Thank you.

She's barking up the wrong tree, if you ask me.

Yeah? Why's that? That Stem accreditation -

every school in Manchester's got one.

If Stella wants bums on seats, we should be pushing the arts.

Why? So they can become influencers,

make loads of money and buy their parents houses?

You know, saying that, it actually sounds all right.

It's such a sham.

This is exactly why children lose interest in political causes -

because people in positions of authority tell lies.

Mm.

You not interested in the environment, Jas?

Sorry. I've got to get my own environment sorted first.

I mean, how is anyone supposed to afford rental prices

on a teacher's salary?

See you later.

Where did you find that?

Your knight in shining armour returned it.

Dwayne Jackson. Who? Year 11.

I think he's got a bit of a crush on you.

Urgh! You can practically smell the heady mix of Lynx

and teenage hormones.

I've got him for English next.

Wish me luck. Good luck.

BELL RINGS

Stella, can I just get a second? Morning!

Morning. Stella, can I speak to you, please?

Well, you'll have to keep up. I'm behind today already.

Oh, um... Am I right that your brilliant Stem strategy

is about upping our intake? Because I think boosting our arts offering

would also really help subscription levels.

And who would be subscribing?

Sorry, I don't follow. Well, we're not a stage school, Mr Donovan.

Oh, no, I'm not just talking about performing arts.

I'm talking about music, media studies, um...art, art...

Oh, I do love a bit of "art art".

I'm sorry. I'm stressed. Sorry.

Look, there is no subject like the arts for boosting intake.

Parents cannot get enough of it. I've seen it before.

Shall we just focus on the Stem accreditation first?

Because that's the one I have prioritised

and have yet to see delivered yet. Thank you.

Yeah, yeah. Good plan. Can't wait for your assembly.

Yeah... Sorry.

Stella, I was just wondering

whether someone else can show the new Senco around.

It's starting to get a bit busy for me...

The Academy have some excellent time management courses.

Oh, yeah, yeah. Got all the time in the world for a course.

Sorry.

Wendy, I've got a visitor on site this afternoon.

Samantha Drake. Stella, I could really do

without holding someone's hand while they realise

that special educational needs at this school are unmanageable

and they're going to have 100 overdue care plans on their desk...

Hi. Hi. You must be Joe Casey.

Yes. Mitch Swift.

Nice to meet you. Oh, you're the new Senco. Sorry.

MITCH CHUCKLES

Classic. Don't worry about it. It's fine.

Great to see you again, Mitch.

I will be leaving you in Joseph's capable hands today.

Be sure to do the full school tour, Joseph. Yeah.

First impressions are so important.

Oh, yeah. Look, don't worry about the tour.

I'll figure it out. I'm like a homing pigeon.

HE COOS

Can't wait to get started!

Oh, my days.

Dwayne, Dwayne, the scarf, the scarf.

That's the scarf you had this morning.

The one you pretended was your new girlfriend's.

Oh, mate, you are so busted. Unless you're dating Miss Sharma.

Unless! THEY LAUGH

Can you just keep it down? What, are you afraid

someone's going to find out how tragic you are,

pretending you had a girlfriend?

I don't blame you. Seriously, shut it.

All right, calm down.

Not my fault you have a tragic life.

In you go, quickly and quietly, please.

Look, I never said it was my girlfriend's scarf.

You said it. Oh, I'm pretty sure that's what you made out, mate.

All right. Fine, fine. I'm a massive liar,

so will you just shut up now?

PHONE VIBRATES

Hang on. Did Miss Sharma just send you that?

Just leave it, OK? OK.

I know it feels bad right now. Bad?

I failed my mock exam, miss, like I always said I would.

You stuck your neck out for me and I've let you down.

I've let music down.

You haven't let anyone down.

I put my career on the line for you

because you are a great musician

and you don't need a piece of paper

to practise music or to follow your dreams.

So that's it? Like, me and school break up

after two years of trying to make it work?

There's no way I'm going to pass, is there, miss?

Just give it to us straight.

Right, look... I know I might be your favourite pupil, right?

I can take it.

Well, yes, I think we do have to acknowledge that,

based on these grades,

you will probably struggle to get a music A-level.

Well, I've got no backup plan.

What...

What am I actually meant to do without school, miss?

I'm going to end up in some dead-end job, right,

waiting to be discovered.

I mean, it probably would make, like, really good material

for the all-important second album, but it's not... Hang on.

Let's not jump straight to dead-end.

Why don't we think about something else you're passionate about,

or at least enjoy?

Something practical, maybe.

I saw this earlier.

You love cooking.

Yeah?

Innit cool?

I found it in the drama studio.

I don't think I can do this, Hope.

It's going to be SO embarrassing.

You're essential to the look of the piece.

How am I supposed to save the polar bears with no bear?

And you definitely remember the lighting cue for my presentation?

Yeah, yeah. I've got it.

Declan, I know you said there isn't time for everyone

to have a dress rehearsal,

but I really think that you're making a big mistake

not just giving me a run-through. Yes, Hope.

I got your texts last night. All of them.

I just wouldn't want you to mess up in front of the whole school

and be mortified.

Look, it says here, "See Polar Bear, press play on music."

That's right. I think I can handle that.

Now, if everyone's done complaining, some of us have got work to do.

Hey.

How's it going over here?

Are you into environmental art as protest too?

Who are you?

Uh, Mr Swift. I'm the new Senco. And you are?

ID.

What? I'm not being funny, but you're a stranger.

Honestly, this school lets anyone in.

Right. Well, I don't have my ID just yet,

but...I am Mitch Swift,

and he is the new Special Educational Needs Coordinator.

Shouldn't you be a bit more built if you belong to a gym?

MR SWIFT LAUGHS

Good one.

I didn't catch your name.

Portia Weever. Ah. Portia Weever.

Yes. All right. Well, nice to meet you.

You're on my list.

What list?

Oh, uh...I've got a list. It's just a list of pupils,

just pupils that I want to introduce myself to

and maybe, uh, like, work with in future.

Are you calling me special?

Oh... That went well. Yeah.

Weird that she doesn't like being shown up in front of her mates.

Ah...

Come on, you can tell us.

We won't say anything, will we? Of course not.

We're your mates. I can keep a secret.

I've not told anyone about Ben being after Izzy. Boys!

Less talking, more focus, please. Your exams are weeks away.

Just be straight.

Is there something actually going on with you and Miss Sharma?

Did she leave that scarf at your house?

Oh, my God, Dwayne. You player!

Look, we're just chatting, OK? It's nothing.

Don't make a big deal about it. Chatting? This is mad.

I can't believe this. Right, you cannot say anything, OK?

Did she tie you up with that scarf?

Mm! What bit of "not say anything" do you not get? Mate, respect! Mm!

That is some quality. Don't speak about her like that. Dwayne!

Why do I feel that your group isn't focused on the task?

Focus! I don't want to ask you again.

Look, we've agreed that while we're in school,

she'll treat me like anyone else.

OK. Makes sense. OK. Who can summarise for me

what we mean when we talk about pathetic fallacy?

Ben.

Is it where the weather emphasises what you're feeling, Miss?

Like...you've never been in a relationship before

and then you meet someone

and the sun comes up from behind the clouds?

Very good! At least one of yous is listening.

OK. In your groups, I want three more examples of pathetic fallacy

from Silas Marner.

What are you playing at? PHONE BUZZES

Why is everyone getting messages except for me?

I know you think a lot of Noel, but what I'm finding hard to process

is how, in the middle of a recruitment drive,

allowing a student to drop out can possibly be a good look for us?

Another way to think about it

is how Noel completely failing his exams would look,

if it's looks we're worrying about rather than students.

He is a lovely lad and I fought for Noel to be here

because he is talented

and it's been fantastic watching that talent develop

in the music room.

But he's right. The theory, the academic side of things,

it's just not for him.

I truly think this kitchen apprenticeship could be a good fit.

He's grown up a lot in the last year.

I think he's ready to work.

You know, I really thought this was it for me, Miss.

You know, bye-bye future, seeing the factory.

Then Miss told me about the kitchen apprenticeship and I was like, yes!

Miss? What do you think?

Fingers crossed, eh?

Whoever gets this job is going to have to be very mature, Noel.

Which means no inappropriate language on site,

no dishing out extra portions to your mates.

Only for my favourite school secretary.

No fighting. Whoa. I'm a lover and not a fighter, me, Miss.

Which leads me to my final point.

No relationships between staff and students.

By staff, I mean you. By students, I mean Stacey Neville.

BELL RINGS

You all right?

I think you were right.

Well, I mean, almost certainly and always,

but what about? Dwayne Jackson having a crush on me.

Hmm. Him and his mates spent the entire lesson

just messing about, gossiping and gawping at me. Oh, no.

PHONE BUZZES Do you want me to have a word? No.

No, it's fine. I can handle it.

Jack.

You love all this, like, talky-talky feelings stuff.

What advice have you got for dealing with an inappropriate crush?

Mum! Just wait.

Well...I can't say I'm not flattered, Nisha.

Oh, for God's sake.

Perhaps a tactful word?

Oh, well, you're not exactly known for tactful, Mum. Cheers.

Yes. No, I understand. If Sam doesn't feel like coming,

then she shouldn't come.

It's just disappointing for her children.

ON PHONE: Her recovery is the priority.

Yes, of course her recovery is the priority.

We'll let her know we've spoken. Yes.

OK. Understood.

Thank you for letting me know.

You always act like this because you know it's not... Not right now.

You know it's not your fault! No...

Mum's not coming. She just texted me.

Well, that can't be right, can it, Nan?

It's not right, is it? I know it's disappointing, Hope,

but she doesn't feel up to it.

Maybe it's a good sign that she's, she's putting herself first.

Right. Well, she just told me in her text

that it's because the fascists at the hospital

weren't letting her out. So which is it?

Um... So she doesn't actually want to come?

She doesn't really want to see us?

No, she definitely wants to see us, doesn't she, Nan?

Something unexpected must have just come up.

I'm just telling you what her doctors told me,

but...but this is your mum. Unexpected is her middle name.

What do you mean by that? It means she's slagging Mum off.

It's her favourite thing to do. I know you're frustrated,

but I'm doing my best here. I didn't ask for any of this.

No, no, no. WE didn't ask for this.

You're the one that made us come and live with you,

because you've got nothing in your sad little life

except this stupid job.

You sound just like your mother. Good.

Well, I'm glad you're such an effective mouthpiece for her, Ben.

Otherwise, we might notice

that she's not here taking care of you herself.

But she wouldn't miss me perform. She promised.

You're the reason Mum isn't coming today!

It's you she couldn't stand to see. She hates you!

Yeah. Don't I know that? DOOR SLAMS

Good chat.

Dwayne, can I have a quick word?

Hiya. Now, Dwayne... What are you looking at?

..I know that having a crush as a teenager,

it can be really hard.

You know, I'm not so old that I don't remember that.

Don't know what you're talking about, Miss.

I don't have a crush on anybody.

Hmm.

What's going on there, then? Sh. I'm trying to listen.

Oh... Yous are so up to something.

I saw you in English, you know.

Ashton, you'd better tell me.

I just think that, you know, Mr Rimmer,

he might have some good advice for you.

He could help you explore your feelings towards...

Towards girls your own age.

Go on. OK, so Miss Sharma left her scarf at Dwayne's house.

Why was Miss Sharma at Dwayne's house?

Well, according to Dwayne...

..they're...doing it.

Doing it with Miss Sharma? Sh!

Tonya and Ashton.

Perhaps you would be kind enough to come and join us?

Now!

"Doing it with Miss Sharma."

It were me, Miss.

That Tonya just repeated what I said...

..at decibels.

Dwayne...is doing it with Miss Sharma.

Is that what you said, Ashton?

And, um...where has that idea come from?

Miss Sharma left a scarf at his house.

Yeah, I saw it.

For your information,

Miss Sharma dropped her scarf on the way to school.

Now, if Dwayne wants to use that

to spin you some delusional story about "getting" with her

and you believed it, well, then you are thicker than I thought.

And if you all want something to gossip about,

I would ask Dwayne here

what he was doing following Miss Sharma to school

and spying on her in the first place!

LAUGHTER

STUDENTS JEER

Oh. Thank you.

So I saw Joe earlier.

He's quite tightly wound today, isn't he?

I mean, even more than usual.

Do you think it'd be worth me talking to him or...

But really, what's the point in talking anyway?

Maybe we should all just shut up and get on with it.

Something on your mind? Andrew!

You do that again, you'll get detention.

SHE GROANS

I've just had an unpleasant argument with Ben and Hope.

Let's just say I didn't cover myself in parental glory.

Give yourself a break. Teenagers are annoying.

The thing is, we're getting on,

and then Sam says she's not coming today after all

and suddenly it's World War III.

What? Well, it's not rocket science, is it? You're doing fine.

Suddenly, Sam threatens to make an appearance

and you start scrabbling about trying to make sense of it

in your own special way.

Well, apparently, my way

is becoming everything I hated about myself as a mother

the first time round.

Well, then, do something different.

Maybe Sam did the right thing taking herself out of the equation.

Maybe you should do the same. Go and find the kids.

Get it sorted. I'll be fine here.

Isla! Tie!

Thank you.

LAUGHTER

Oh, my God, are you stalking me now? Dwayne's been following Miss Sharma.

He's a perv. It's all round school.

Are you joking? In front of everybody?

My lips are sealed.

Ah!

Hello, weirdo. Ashton!

Are you OK, Dwayne?

Dwayne! Er, leave him.

He's just embarrassed because he got caught out.

Yeah, well, you're the one that's going to be embarrassed

when I smash your face in for telling the whole school!

Dwayne!

I thought you lot were meant to be my mates.

Yeah, we are. Yeah, it looked like it.

I had one day...

..half the day, where I fit in.

I wasn't the butt of every joke,

the one no-one wants to get with, the loser.

Now look at it. Everyone thinks I'm some weirdo.

Well, they wouldn't if you just explained it.

It's a misunderstanding, right?

Don't pretend you have any idea what's going on with me.

Well, Dwayne, I'm trying to, but you don't exactly help yourself.

There's something clearly not right with you.

Thanks a lot.

I didn't mean it like that. Dwayne!

He's cheating on me.

That pathetic, lying scumbag, Noel, is cheating on me.

What the hell? Who is he cheating with?

Oh, it's not just one girl. Oh, here he is, the love rat himself!

You've got some nerve.

What? Don't give me that. You know what.

I saw your phone.

Stace...

..I'm...I'm sorry. You were punching with me anyway.

Good luck to whoever gets my sloppy seconds,

cos you are sloppy

and you're stupid

and...you're...rubbish in bed.

LAUGHTER

Hey, show's over. Get on with your lunch.

You!

Well, I guess, conveniently, there are no more obstacles

to you taking on the apprenticeship now, are there?

Should you get offered it.

Every cloud, I suppose. Mm-hm. Um...

Hey, Mrs Drake, if I could I have a word, please? Oh, Noel. Yeah?

That's for Stace. Enjoy.

Whoo! Go, Lois!

We'll be seeing you in detention this week, Lois.

You know, I was musing earlier if perhaps you'd matured,

but we can infer from this little scene that you haven't.

So we'll keep looking for our kitchen apprentice.

Hmm. Excuse me.

I told you I would handle it.

Jas, he was telling people that you'd slept together.

What, do you want me to sit back and let that lie?

Speak of the stalker. Dwayne Jackson.

A word, please.

No... You can't be on your own with...

You don't need to lie about having a girlfriend, Dwayne.

And if you are going to lie,

at least say you're seeing someone that goes to another school.

It's a classic. Never fails.

I suppose I should be offended anyone even believed you.

No offence, but I'm 23 years old.

What do your mates think we have in common?

What would we even talk about? OK, but we have been talking,

on the app. I mean, you said it yourself, we have a connection.

Dwayne, this, this crush...fantasy, whatever you want to call it,

it's obviously getting out of hand

and if you need me to be more direct about that...

Look, it's me.

I'm Martin.

What?

OK, I'm Martin, from Stockport.

Look, I promise to keep it a secret from now on.

I wouldn't do anything to jeopardise what we have.

We did it! What's up? They totally bought it.

Maybe we went too far. What do you mean?

My acting was brilliant. It's off.

Mrs Drake just thinks I'm way too immature.

So our break-up backfired.

I've got no A-levels, no job. Well, sod the apprenticeship.

They don't deserve you anyway. I was excited for it

because this whole music thing, it's going to take a long time, Stace.

A really, really, really long time. Working in the kitchen and cooking,

I'd be so proud of doing that as my job.

I'd really love that.

Well, I love you and this ain't over.

BELL RINGS

So if you actually bothered to read

the chapter that you were supposed to,

well, then somebody here would be able to tell me

about aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

But now I suppose you want me to tell YOU.

SHE WHISPERS: Mum, I need help.

Right. Lucky for you lot,

you can read that chapter now. Go on.

Sorry, Pauline, do you mind just giving me ten minutes?

Thank you.

OK, so I don't want you to lose it, all right?

What's happened?

PHONE CHIMES

I've been working on this app. I mean, you're supposed to be over 18

to use the site in the first place.

How could I have known that a pupil would be on there?

What were you thinking?

I mean, Jas, a teacher on a porn site...

It's not a porn... I did not raise you to be this bloody stupid!

It's not a porn site.

I don't do anything like that. HUBBUB IN CLASSROOM

Er, why can I hear talking?

If you're finished, move on to the next chapter.

It's just texts and videos.

Guys pay to feel like they have a girlfriend

who's always nice to them and who always replies, that's all.

And the money is great. I mean, if I did this for a term,

then I could pay for the deposit... Jas.

Jas. Would you please just shut up? I'm trying to think.

Right.

Version A, you go to Stella, you throw yourself at her mercy.

You tell her that you... you can't believe what's happened

and technically, he's catfished you. He has.

No, but then she might be like, "Who cares?

"Safeguarding issue." Bam! You lose your job.

Tell me there's a version B.

You delete the account, you ask Dwayne not to say anything

and if it gets out, you deny it, Jas.

It's his word against yours.

Dwayne's promised he won't say anything, so...problem solved.

Oh, no.

I don't think I'd want my career

resting on the ability of a teenager to keep their mouth shut.

No, especially one that's already let his mates

jump to a load of X-rated conclusions.

He will. And you will, right?

I made him look like such a loser in front of his friends before.

So? He'll be fine, OK?

But I could lose my entire career.

Wow.

Apple don't fall too far from the tree, does it, Jas?

Please...Mum.

OK. Oh!

Hey.

Can you leave us, please? Thank you.

I'm sorry I lost my temper.

I think we're all angry at the moment,

but I don't think it's at each other.

This is lovely.

Is it part of the act?

Don't worry. I'm not doing it any more.

So I won't be embarrassing you.

I don't really care about the assembly.

I was only doing it for Mum.

Do you know what? I...

I wonder if we've spent too much time recently

thinking about your mum.

What? She's ill. She is.

And that's why she needs

to be thinking about herself at the moment.

And maybe we need to be thinking about ourselves for a bit too,

the three of us.

I really enjoyed having you both stay with me.

Even Ben? Uh, no.

Not today.

Fair.

You know, Hope,

I've never seen you sing in public on stage, and...

Well, I think that's a real shame.

I've got to go.

You think about it.

I reckon I could fix this.

Nan should probably see me perform.

Everyone should.

At least once in their lives.

Mrs Drake, you've got to listen to me, right? Oh, Stacey, do I?

It's Noel. You amaze me.

I know he can be an idiot. I mean, that's why I dumped him.

One of the reasons. Come in.

But even though we're not together,

I still think you need to give him a chance.

Try these.

He gets really into his food.

He gets quite boring about it sometimes, actually.

And he's really grown-up and kind

and he looks after his nan, and, well,

you probably don't need to know this,

but there's not a lot of money going into our house,

so Noel packs home-made snacks in my school bag.

Mmm. You're really going to miss these, then?

What? Now you've split up.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, I miss 'em.

Actually, they're very good.

He's brilliant, in't he?

Please don't discount him because of my immaturity.

He'd be the best apprentice you could ever ask for. I promise.

Hmm, yes.

It's pretty clear where you stand, Stacey.

Back to your class now, please.

What are you doing out here?

Mr Casey didn't want me in his class

because I didn't know the answer to summat.

What did you do?

He thinks I'm thick.

You think I'm thick.

It's a conspiracy!

Look, I don't think you're thick, Portia.

Far from it.

I do think you might need a bit of extra support

to reach your full potential, yeah.

All right, let's start again.

Look, I'm sorry if I came in a bit strong before.

First-day nerves.

I think I was trying a little bit too hard to impress people...

You, Mr Casey...

Why are you trying to impress him?

And I'm thinking maybe it's my fault

that you're feeling a bit got-at today.

So, here's what we're going to do.

You're going to go back into class.

I'll speak to Mr Casey.

And then tomorrow, we can meet up

and maybe talk through where you're struggling a bit,

see if I can help, yeah?

Can I have a quick word, please, Mr Casey?

Go on, Portia, back to your seat, please.

Sorry, why are you sending my pupil back into my class

when I've just sent her out for being rude?

Look, it's all good, OK? I've spoken to Portia and...

You've spoken to her. Good, right.

What...? What are you doing?

You've just completely undermined my authority.

I don't have time to baby-sit you, Mitch.

The whole point of having a SENCO role

is to take the workload OFF me.

Well, no, the whole point of having a SENCO role

is to help children with special educational needs,

which is what I've just done with Portia.

Wow.

What are you wearing?

You all right, Dwayne?

Oh, look, it's Dwayne!

Sniffing round her mum, too, is it?

Boys!

Are you not meant to be backstage?

You know they'll be talking about something else tomorrow, don't you?

It's all right, Miss.

It's not like I wasn't a complete joke before.

I don't think you're a joke, Dwayne.

You know, you don't need to worry about me telling anyone.

I think Miss Sharma's amazing...

..and I would never want anything bad to happen to her.

Yeah, I...

I get that, Dwayne.

Me neither.

Come on.

Noel!

I don't know how you did it,

but you seem to have a lot of people who think very highly of you.

The apprenticeship,

Mrs Drake decided to give you a go. Job's yours.

Are you kidding? And apparently, you and Stacey Neville

are no longer in a relationship. No, we're not. Honest.

Yeah, well, if Mrs Drake even detects a hint of PDA

between you two, you're out. Got it?

Got it.

Well done.

Oh, thanks.

Got the job, then? Yeah.

Well, I'm glad you two are living happily ever after.

I've got two weeks' detention because of you.

HE CHUCKLES

I think Dwayne will keep quiet, you know.

Like, he thinks a lot of you.

I was thinking about some of the messages he sent me,

you know, as "Martin".

He's got so much on his plate. I bet today hasn't helped.

Tomorrow's chip paper.

Yeah? Yeah. Welcome! HE TAPS THE MIC

FEEDBACK SQUEAKS

Welcome, everyone, to the Waterloo Road inaugural Environment Assembly.

Now, our first speaker is...

That shouldn't be there. ..uh, Forest Sumi,

with his presentation on why climate action is futile.

APPLAUSE Wow.

Comrades!

Looks like a magician.

Sorry I was late.

Uh, no worries. You're a busy man.

Imaginary girlfriends. Demanding. HE SNORTS

Only joking.

FOREST: I bet you did not know this before,

what we do individually isn't even...

So, water pollution, eh?

Mmm...

So, let's be honest, people,

yeah, we might feel good about throwing away our pop cans

or pizza boxes, but the real power lies in awareness.

Carbon dioxide levels have been higher than they have in the past...

I got caught on a call with the Trust.

I've not missed Hope, have I? Just in time.

You know what I don't get? The messages.

The ones you wouldn't show me.

Were you actually texting her earlier?

Because it looked like you were, and it looked like...

..she was texting you back.

..our biggest causes of climate change...

Oi! Give me my phone back!

I want to see those messages! Give it here!

DWAYNE GRUNTS

Calm down, OK. Here you go.

Hey! Too slow.

Hey!

Hey, I'm still going here!

ALL SHOUT

Hey! Hey! Hey! Sit!

That's enough! Sit down!

EXCITED SHOUTING

I'm not a psycho! You're the one stalking Miss Sharma.

ALL EXCLAIM

ALL CHANT: Fight! Fight! Fight!

DWAYNE YELLS Oh-ho!

Is that the best you've got, Dwayne?

Right, right. That's enough!

Stop it, boys, now!

Dwayne!

Hey, Dwayne... Shut it down!

PUNCH LANDS, ALL EXCLAIM

Right, get him back now! Out!

Declan!

Sorry. My cue was the polar bear.

Take them to my office. Let them handle it.

The sun

Will come out tomorrow

Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow

There'll be sun...

HE WHISPERS: That's my sister! ..Just thinking about tomorrow

Clears away the cobwebs and the sorrow

Till there's none...

What were you thinking?

Brawling like hooligans!

I thought you two were meant to be friends.

Like you care. Dwayne, this is not like you, this.

Look, you're not my foster carer, all right?

You barely even talk to us, so just leave us alone. Dwayne, we...

Jas, I think you'd better wait for Stella in her office.

Sounds like you can shed some light on today's events.

All right, you two come with me as well.

And you, Zayne. come on.

Go on.

..About tomorrow

Clears away the cobwebs

And the sorrow

Till there's none

When I'm stuck with a day

That's grey and lonely

I just stick out my chin

And grin and say, oh...

Tomorrow

Tomorrow, I love you, tomorrow

You're always a day away

You're always a day...

..away.

WILD CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

So, Joseph's filled me in on what the boys were fighting about,

but if you could run it through from your point of view?

Yeah, uh, well...

Dwayne has developed some kind of a fixation with me.

I think he followed me to school this morning.

That's where the stalking comments came from.

And he's given his friends the impression

that there's something physical going on between us.

But I've talked to him, and he really regrets it.

I mean, it's just lads, isn't it?

He understands how inappropriate he's been,

and I'm fairly sure it's all sorted.

If I were you, I would just punish him for the fight,

and we can let the rest of this blow over.

That's not your call, Jas.

There's a safety issue here.

A safety issue?

What, you mean from Dwayne?

Yes, from Dwayne.

Um, what will happen to him?

Well, he'll be suspended for the fight.

Uh, beyond that, I don't think it's appropriate for you and him

to have any further contact.

And considering what you've just told me, unfortunately,

I think we might have to look at permanent exclusion.

Is that not a bit extreme?

So, I'll need to talk to his mum, but before I do, I'm...

I take it that you've not done anything to encourage him?

Because in my experience,

she's going to want to blame everybody else but him.

No, not deliberately, no.

No, seriously, Jas.

Well, it's true.

This is about Dwayne, not me.

Obviously, I don't want to see any kid expelled,

but like Stella says, if it's a safety issue...

Right, Stella, I think that there's something that you need to know.

You know, you're many things, Mum,

but I didn't have you down as a grass.

Oh, please! I've done you a favour.

How exactly have you done me a favour?

I think it's pretty bloody obvious after today

that this job isn't the one for you!

What? Says the woman who encouraged me

to get into teaching in the first place!

"Oh, you'll be great, Jas! "The kids'll love you, Jas!"

Yeah, a bit too much!

SHE SIGHS

Do you know what, maybe it's my fault?

Yeah, you're telling me! No, seriously,

I think I've just made everything too easy for you.

I've cleaned up after you.

And this is the result, right,

you thinking that you can just jazz-hands your way through life

and not take any responsibility for anything.

I'm not having a go, Jas. I'm not.

I just think that you need to...

You need to get out of here

and go and experience that big, wide world for a bit,

you know, without me trotting behind you with my dustpan and brush.

And how am I supposed to do that with no job and no money?

Well, why don't you get back on your website?

Looks like you were making a killing.

What did the TRA say? Am I going to be struck off?

I'm afraid it's out of my hands.

I'll get somebody to escort you off the premises.

Yeah, all right, Stella,

isn't losing her job enough?

And do you know what, she doesn't need escorting off!

She's not a criminal.

I'll take her meself.

Come on, babe.

I may have been out of line with the whole Portia Weever thing.

Ah. Yeah. She was great for the rest of the class. Wow.

Listen, um...

..I messed up with Portia this morning,

so that's the only reason why I stepped in this afternoon.

I won't do it again.

Well, no, I mean, you...

No, look, I get it.

It's not helpful when you're trying to sort something yourself.

I'd rather we work together.

Thank you. Thanks.

Yeah, and just in the interests of balance,

there is a small chance that you fell victim

of my inability to say no/ my inability to delegate,

slash my many other inabilities that I'm not even aware of yet, so...

BOTH CHUCKLE

Uh, it's been a pig of a day.

I mean, the assembly was a car crash,

and then I messed things up with Dwayne...

Listen, everyone loved the assembly.

HE GRUNTS

You can't do all of this by yourself.

Right, come on, sad sack.

You can buy me an end-of-first-day pint.

Apparently, it's a Waterloo Road tradition?

Umm, no. Oh, well, not that... Yeah. I just started it.

Oh, do you know what, I would... I'd love to.

I'd actually really love to just let my hair down

and have a night out, but, uh...

..I can't tonight. Sorry.

I've got a ton of work to do.

I've got to go on the most sullen,

sure-to-be-unsuccessful bowling trip ever.

I mean, in the history of bowling, so...

Do you, though?

And I was supposed to be singing that line to Zayne as a polar bear,

but I think me just being on stage was better.

I mean, everyone sort of loved it. Yeah, they did.

I'm very proud. Is Dwayne OK? Tell you what,

no more school chat for the rest of the evening.

You just want Hope to stop talking about her flippin' performance!

Stella!

A few of us are going to the pub, if you fancy?

Hey, Hope! Well done on your song, by the way!

Oh, yeah, Waterloo Road's very own Taylor Swift.

There's only one queen.

And it's not her.

She was great, wasn't she?

In fact, Hope's performance gave Mr Rimmer a really good idea.

Oh, yeah? He thinks we should apply for arts funding.

Thinks it will widen our appeal.

Wasn't that your...? Uh...

Yeah, I think that is a great idea.

Good, because it would be helpful

to have an enthusiastic advocate onboard.

Anyway, thanks for the offer of a drink,

but we're going to have a family night in. Thank you.

See you. Bye.

What was all that about?

I thought that was YOUR idea? Yeah, well, you know what?

You win some, you lose some.

And a win for Jack is a win for the arts.

Yeah, shall we? Yeah, let's!

Everyone's going for drinks, and, well,

it's Mitch's first day here,

and it's a Waterloo Road tradition.

I mean, I don't mind, it's just...

..Schuey...bowling...?

Yeah, yeah, well, I was thinking about that, right?

I've got a pretty good relationship with him,

and, you know, it might do you good

to have some one-on-one time with him.

Are you two coming to the pub?

No. I'm going to have family time.

Casey is all yours.

You are a star.

Thank you. Have fun.

Come on, then, Casey.

Mike looks nice, doesn't he? Yeah, scrubs up well.

Heard you got suspended for fighting.

Proper hard man.

Bad boy for life, me.

SHE CHUCKLES

Look, I'm sorry about earlier.

I know you don't want to talk about it,

but it might help.

Just leave it, Ton.

I just don't get why you'd rather speak to some teacher than me.

How would I talk to any of you lot

about the things that really matter?

Oh, what's that supposed to mean?

Because it's all jokes and banter

and "you can't get mad because it's jokes", but it's not, all right?

My life is not jokes.

Dwayne, I never said it was.

I'm not like you are.

You don't worry about things the way that I do.

Well...

..maybe you stop overthinking things

and come out with us once in a while, have a laugh!

And pretend everything's great when all I'm really thinking

is if she's going to be sober when I get home?

Dwayne, your mum's fine.

She's not had a drink in ages.

You've got to let it go.

What about Zayne?

What if he was there by himself and he was scared?

Look, Mike and Joe would never let you back there if they thought...

Look, Mike and Joe don't have a clue what's going on with me!

All right, they're not fussed! No-one is fussed!

Yeah...

..right, no-one's fussed.

I've not just come all the way down here to come look for you.

And you're all alone,

and no-one cares

other than stupid Miss Sharma!

Well, at least she let me talk,

and she listened,

and she didn't tell me it's all OK when it's not.

I am so sorry for trying to make you feel better.

Get lost, Tonya.

Kiss you through the air, baby

Catch it before you go

And when it gets back

You'll be the first to know

If summer's in the air

Then why does it feel like snow?

You throw me a look

Then you open up a comic book

Everywhere that we go

People say we're old souls

With or without you, it gets mad

But if you go

I'll lose my home

Kiss you through the air, baby

Catch it before you go.

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