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You know what, I don't know what to expect.

Well, I guess I'd describe Christopher as what I'd expect any John Foster

teacher to be, really. I think he's kind of, um, kind of humorless. He's a bit

scary and, um, he's ultra -conservative.

Well, why have you appointed him? Because he's going to help with the new

intake. Rachel, I can't believe that... Rachel.

Hiya. Hello.

Kim, this is Christopher Mead, our new deputy head.

Kim Campbell, head of pastoral care.

Nice to meet you, Kim.

Rachel's told me a lot about you. Yeah, yeah, likewise.

Same again?

Yes, please.

Same again, thanks. And a pint as well.

So, are we here to celebrate or to feel ourselves for battle? I know there's

been a lot of resistance to this merger. Yeah, which is why it's so good to have

you on board.

You know, a friendly John Foster's face might quell a few fears.

If there are pains in the backside, please don't send them all over to me.

I heard that some of your staff are up in arms about all this.

Which is why we've got to prove that we're as good as any independent school.

This is going to be the best year yet for Waterloo Road. And I want to be part

of that.

Great.

So we've got three weeks to get the school into shape for New Year.

Bunch of snobs, innit?

They're looking rather nervous, don't you think?

I know how they feel.

Hello.

You all right?

I'm Luke.

This is Josh.

Hello, welcome.

Morning.

That's what we like to see, a nice friendly face.

Amy Porter.

Let's just say she sees Waterloo Road with a bit of emotion.

I'm sure we'll win a round.

I don't need you to pick it up for her. Calm down, honey, please.

If it doesn't concern you, get out.

Oh, my God, would you look at him.

So, we've got a hundred new pupils, six new teachers, brand new deputy head.

Never mind two school cultures coming together.

Two very different school cultures.

No, I wouldn't overdo the differences.

Wouldn't you? Anyway, we've all got the same uniform on. No one would be able to

tell the difference. We'll see.

Hey, Chris.

You know, there are a lot of people who think we can't make a go of this merger.

I don't know if the road can't provide these pupils with the education they

deserve, and we're going to prove them wrong.

OK, you lot.

Come on, let's have you inside.

Mum!

Go on, both of you.

Oi, you, out. Staff room.

Helen Hortwell, new English teacher.

You teach?

Not quite.

I've got about 20 minutes to go.

It's my first day teaching.

No.

First day?

Jo.

Brantley. This is Jo Lipset, my new head of department.

Last time we saw each other, we were flat outside an interview room.

Well, the best woman won.

Didn't you say she slept away into the job?

Ah, Tom, the adolescent in the corner there is your new member of staff. I can

only say thank you, God, that you got the head of department's job.

Glad you've taken it so well, Gartley.

Tom Clarkson, head of English. She must be Helen Hopewell. We'll catch up after

assembly, eh?

Sounds like you're a man with a plan.

She's all yours.

Do you think Mum and Dad are going to get divorced?

She should have chucked him out ages ago.

Don't say that. Yeah, but you were just screaming, didn't you?

He was beating her up again.

I've never seen Dad hit Mum.

Yeah, just in secret.

You're talking rubbish.

Hey.

Hey.

I'm Miss Mason, the head teacher here. What's caused all this? Nothing, just a

crybaby. Wait a minute. Wait.

Why don't you go inside? Join the others for a second. No, my sister's come

over, eh? No, no, no, your sister's here with me. Thank you. Go in.

Lindsay!

Lindsay!

Right, first things first. What's your name?

Emily. Emily.

That's a lovely name.

Now, are you going to tell me what you're so upset about?

No. Don't want to tell me?

We've been given an amazing opportunity to create a bigger and a better school.

There's lots of new faces here, I know.

Teachers and pupils. But in no time it's going to feel like we've been together

forever. And there's no time like the present to start getting to know each

other. So I'd like you all to get up. And I'd like to mix up and stand next to

somebody that you don't know.

Let's do it.

Bingo.

That's teachers too, please.

God almighty will be doing the okie -tokiness.

I just wanted to say I'm really looking forward to starting here. It's really

good news. Thank you.

Come on, everybody.

Let's give the John Fodder pupils a hand of friendship.

Hi, Anna.

Hi.

I'm just Stevenson. Mr Clarkson.

I'm Clarkson. No, Mr.

Just go with the falling.

Oh, God.

Oh, come on, at least give it a try. Look, I said I can't. So

all

day today,

Miss Campbell's going to be putting together a sort of sculpture that's

represent the two schools coming together. We'll really hope you get to

Boys and girls, the new school starts here.

We want peace.

And harmony to rule.

Any hint that rivalry or bad blood will be stumped on hard.

Good.

I was the trainee at Mr Tyler's school.

Pitt meets his best student. To make sure that John Foster's standards and

values will be maintained in the new Waterloo Road.

Blah, blah, blah.

You, girl.

Hey. You're either stupid or you're pretending to be. Which is it?

I'm not stupid.

Well, make sure you prove that to me.

Next time you speak, it'll be when I tell you to, OK?

OK, that's enough. Come on.

I'll say it one more time. Welcome to all.

Now, any problem, myself, my management team, Miss Campbell and Mr Mead, we're

here to help. Just come to us.

OK, assembly's over.

Go and have a good day.

If you want peace and harmony to rule, it's usually best not to make one set of

pupils feel inferior to another.

Sorry, this has sounded a bit crass.

Miss Mason and I felt I should try to calm fears.

Oh.

Right.

Uh, Max.

Max. I think I might have handled that differently.

I want the kids to go home and tell their parents what I've said.

If they feel special.

Should keep them off your back for a bit.

You wait for one bus?

Tom, looking forward to shaping your new department?

I am, yeah.

There's a good buzz about you.

Thanks.

Grantly budging, hoping that you are the much -needed saviour this school so

requires.

I reckon that's Miss Mason's role.

Right, shall we go to my office and start this meeting?

I'd like to check out the new facilities.

Okay, I'll show you around.

Oh, no, it's fine.

I'll find my own way.

We'll start you off gently, eh?

Good one, brother, please.

We're strictly mixability here.

Really? I wasn't expecting that.

Well, you'll get a hell of a kick out of making it work.

Do you suppose what they're like?

I don't know the only other class I've got.

There's a few gobby ones in there.

Michaela White, Bolton Smiley.

I couldn't think of it, these two at all.

Is there anyone not gobby? Well, just nine and a half from the off. Any

problems, send them to me.

Seen it all.

With Beatty on the inside of the school.

And I had a seat stood up.

It's so scuzzy.

Yeah, it's that.

That's one.

Find a seat, please.

Come on, man.

Oi!

Oi!

Sambuca.

Quickly, find a seat. Well,

not that it's any of your business, but he's a dad, more or less.

Shows how much you know, doesn't it?

Go on, tell him, Sam.

Tell him what? What am I supposed to say?

That, he wears stripy pyjamas and eats cold quiver breakfast. Uh, yuck, that's

disgusting. Well, you're disgusting.

Uh, what's all the fuss about?

They're insulting us. Yeah. We haven't done anything.

What did I tell you? Clean, yes?

Okay, I'm Mr Clarkson.

I'm going to be your form teacher this year. You lucky people.

So, if you shout out here when I call your names.

Hey, what's your name?

Michaela White.

You've got spirit, Michaela.

Not afraid to voice your opinions, are you? Just pick the right time and the

place next time, yeah?

It feels like John Foster's been taken over.

Well, it's hard for them coming somewhere new.

But I also know it's hard for you when you feel like you're being invaded.

Yep. You've got some great new teachers.

A whole bunch of new friends.

It's not so bad, is it?

I suppose.

Just give it a chance, yeah?

Like 250 grams in there.

Oh, well said up there, Mac. You know, it's

so reassuring knowing that you're going to oversee things.

Thank you. Don't get too used to me.

It's just a flying visit to see how everyone's settling in.

The room looks great.

I'm doing my best. It's not exactly John Fester's, isn't it?

I'm sure you have everything well and truly under control.

Come but try and face the birth of me. Can I just say that I think this merger

is a joke? Rachel Mason, she shouldn't be in a job, let alone running a school.

You! Have those nails ever seen a scrubbing brush?

Thank you.

Love, justice, knowledge, blindness and madness.

What's up with you today, Link?

Do you not feel well?

Yeah, I just don't like this place, all right?

Can anyone tell me another one?

I'm worried about you.

Look, I just had a fight with my mum and dad, all right? No biggie.

Again?

can tell me the last one.

Anyone?

Not now, Lindsay.

You're, like, so in charge, miss.

Sorry if we started off a bit too long ahead.

Yeah, well, our kids have got a lot to offer and all, you know. I've got a

difficult brief.

I just need all the help I can get.

So if I step out of line, just pick me back in.

Looks fabulous.

How's it all going to work?

We are going to transform all of this into a really meaningful work of art,

yeah?

No, I admire teachers who stick their neck out to help.

Especially when someone comes along and nearly falls.

Yeah, well, maybe I overreact.

I'm going to get someone meeting with Rachel.

expecting to see you today.

I want to keep an eye on things.

It's a whole new school ethos about to be written.

Huh? What's Rachel saying about that?

Chris, you know how highly I rate your opinion.

How do you think things are going?

Any areas of concern?

It's like you say, big changes for everyone.

A lot to get used to, but we'll get there.

Staff -wise, Kim, Rachel?

I'm looking forward to working with them both.

Good.

Good. Thank you, Joyce.

I laughed.

People can talk.

Yeah, let's hope it's about our new future.

Those plans that I sent you from over the summer?

These? Yeah.

Yeah, um...

See, basically, we want to keep our community school identity.

Uh -huh.

Yeah.

It's been such a resource for everyone around here.

Not sure how big John Foster's is on community.

No, I do realise how important those exam results are to you.

Top of the league tables for the last three years.

Yeah, can't get away from that one. But, you see, I just don't want my children

to feel inadequate in any way.

Let's give them the kind of intensive support they deserve.

Fingers crossed on Ellie A's support for that one. John Foster's staff are more

than capable of bringing up standards.

I'm sure.

What's all that about?

Miss Hope plus the number of laughs she's getting, she should be in panto.

Well, that looks like a job for the new head of department.

You're enjoying this, aren't you?

Denzel! What are you doing out in your class?

I don't like my new crew. Tech teacher. She's making people laugh at me.

Look, I'm sure she was. Yes, she was.

See, Miss Mason shouldn't be running the school.

Look, it's going to take a while to adjust to making you step up, Den.

Now, come on.

What's your next lesson?

Maths. I'm not going.

Oh, don't. Go.

I'm going home. Oi, this way.

Oi. You are giving me a lot of grief, son. Come on.

24 cases of poor behaviour and verbal aggression a day.

Guns, drugs.

We need to create a new set of school standards covering everything from

personal hygiene, management, timekeeping.

We do already have a policy on all of these things, Max.

We've made huge improvements at this school.

Better isn't always good enough, Rachel.

Let's write an exchange between King Lear and Cordelia in your own words, you

know, so you can really understand where they're coming from.

It may spark up in Shakespeare's words.

Do you really need to ask?

Oi! Are you slacking us off?

Um, look, I want attention now.

You're just going to let her get away with disobeying you?

What, just because she's posh? We should all just walk out.

with a strict set of rules.

Military style discipline will not work at Waterloo Road. It just won't. Don't

sell the children short, Rachel.

empty -headed one at that.

Why don't you just sit down and shut up?

What are you trying to learn here?

She's a nasty piece of work. Are you talking to your posh slag?

Mason's office. Now, the pair of you.

You lot, sit down.

Mick Holcroft.

You do not lash out with your fist, Lindsay, whatever the provocation.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Huh?

You realise I'm going to have to contact your parents on this. There's no other

way.

Miss, don't.

What?

Don't call my mum or my dad.

Lindsay, what is your problem?

Come on, tell me.

Miss, I go mad.

Please, Miss, please, don't call my mum.

Get the police! I'm not safe with her in this school.

What kind of acting is that? Sick. I'm always

the one.

Why don't you just shut up? Tell you twice, Sambuca.

Miss, it wasn't even me, was it? No, no. And you two shut up. I've got your

number, the pair of you.

Why are you picking on us? She started that with me.

Miss Lipset, how can I help you?

Can I have your schemes of work, please, Beth?

What, do you take all that seriously?

Yeah, yeah, I do.

Right, well, I'll have them with you by the end of the day.

Great.

OK, where were we?

Do you want to tell us how you got this job?

And you've got way too much to say for yourself, as usual, Josh Stevenson.

Can we all turn to page 14 of your French revision books?

Is that Apple?

Miss, which book is it?

I don't know.

Is that what you're looking for?

Hey, hey, hey, come on, let's not push and shove. It's only a small doorway.

You're a crap teacher, Miss. Sorry, but you are.

You should have stopped them fighting, Miss. Just standing in the corner doing

that.

Isn't a good thing to do.

Sorry, miss.

You all right? They're feral.

Every last one of them.

Steady on. Steady on.

I have just witnessed a serious assault.

I've told their parents to teach them anything.

Helen, are you all right?

It's awful.

I know. I know it is, love. Come on.

Let's get you to the staff room.

Away from this lot.

Red, there's nothing bad in a girl fight.

What, me?

She's well -stared.

Well, she didn't take the cable on.

None of us are safe.

There's something really weird going on there. A year -12 girl just lashing out

like that.

Linda used to be an exemplary pupil.

She does it again, the new rules will be in place, and she'll be out on her ear.

You two.

Right,

you.

You say to Michaela, I'm sorry for assaulting you. Do it now.

I'm sorry for assaulting you, Michaela.

You should be. And so should you be, miss.

Me? Why?

I was sat there and she smacked me in the face.

And that was out of order.

You're mad.

You retaliated.

So you say...

I'm sorry for assaulting you.

Sorry.

Good. You can thank Miss Mason you're being allowed to stay at school today.

Now get!

And don't give me any more grief.

Sometimes it's useful to assert your authority.

Authority or intimidation.

It's exaggerated comments like that that make teachers scared to discipline

children.

You've just reinforced their belief that bullying gets results.

I care, Rachel.

I hope we both do.

Do you want a bit?

Oh, no, thanks. I'll be popping down to the cook shop later, myself.

Do you want a bit, Grantley?

Well, I don't want to light her off, but it's not looking good.

I'm going to have to stick a teacher in with her till she finds her feet. Yeah,

yeah, good idea.

Look, isn't that just typical?

Oh, typical, Mum.

Do you really think it's going to taste bad?

Give me a magazine any day.

Politique Internationale?

No. I like Bonjour.

I love all the select stuff, me.

So how was your first stab at teaching, Helen?

It's been fine. I've had a bunch of thugs to deal with. That kind of

isn't going to help, is it?

I'm not being helpful.

I'm being truthful.

The truth hurts, Kim.

I mean, school.

It's outrageous.

Everybody knows it's a breeding ground for the next generation of criminals.

An excellent analysis, if I may say, Bangle. There you are.

Great, that's all we need. Another bigot like Grantley. Here we are.

Oh, could everyone just calm down a bit?

Oh, so you're on their side, are you? Do you know what? You sound completely

bonkers. Because she is.

And we all know where the girls in this school get their tarty look from with

you as a role model.

Do you know, why don't you just get a life, you frigid cow?

And I can see why they're all so rude.

given the teachers in this room. You're a disgrace to their profession.

I think everyone needs to just chill out. Look at you.

You're nothing but a bunch of thugs yourselves.

But why did you apply for the job if you didn't want to come here? Because until

now, I thought teaching was a worthwhile profession.

I'm making a complaint to Mr Tyler.

Yeah? Well, get him to come up and cane us all. Me first.

Mum,

it's me.

Could you please call us?

What's happening? Are you okay?

Where is she? Why isn't she answering? How the hell should I know?

Don't shout at me.

Sorry.

Sorry, come here.

Look, everything is going to be fine, right?

Just know it.

that you need to attend to on your patch.

And then with this record... Max.

Helen.

I can't believe what's happening here.

The pupils are out of control.

The staff are shouting abuses in the staff room. That can't be right.

You weren't there.

Calm down. No, no, no. There's mixed ability all through the school in every

subject.

Impossible, Max. You've got to do something about it.

Your complaint has been noted, Helen. Thank you.

Seems I'm not the only one here with concerns.

Well, then I'll attend to them, because it's obviously my staff that have been

accused.

Miss Mason?

Yes?

I'm D .I. Roper.

This is D .C. Blackmore.

Could you speak privately for a moment?

Just stuck to the plan, miss. I'm rather the strength of two men.

Well, it just looks like good teamwork to me.

It looks like something I've had with Suzanne.

Really? Well, that's a show, then, once you know about art, doesn't it?

Yeah, art's always been a bit of a mystery to me.

I'm an artist.

Give me a column of figures, I'm as happy as a pig in mud.

Lunch. Before it all goes.

Are you all all right without me?

Yes.

So how come you left your big job in the city and then to come and be a teacher?

Yeah, when I say leave, what I really mean is kicked out of.

It takes them just to suck at them.

Might have been the reason I got into the profession.

But I love it now.

Yeah, me too.

place an absolute shambles from top to bottom.

I've never experienced anything like that before.

It can't get any worse than this, surely.

It really, really hurts.

Let's make a seat on the sofa, then.

Lindsay and Emily.

Girls, I'm really sorry to tell you, but I've got some terrible news.

I'm afraid your father...

This morning, I'm afraid your

father...

What are you talking about?

Lindsay?

Lindsay, what are you talking about? Pass the way. I'm sorry.

Do you mean he's dead?

My dad's dead.

So you're going to have to answer to me.

That isn't going to be a pleasant experience.

We're making arrangements with the relative for the girls to get picked up.

But they are going to need to make a statement later today.

No.

No way, why?

We didn't see anything.

Miss, I need to talk to my mum.

Lindsay, I'm sorry, but that's not going to be possible.

Is my mum okay?

He was hitting her, you know.

That's a lie.

He was always hitting Mum. Why are you saying that? He wasn't. He wasn't. Shut

up, Em. What the hell do you know? Lindsay, please.

Don't worry.

Why do they need to speak to me?

I can't tell them anything. It's nothing to do with me or Emily. I know. The

police just need to find out what happened this morning, that's all.

No one's accusing you, I promise you, Lindsay.

But you do need to tell them the truth.

Whatever that is, you need to tell them everything, everything you know.

Everything you heard, everything you saw.

You need to tell them.

Yeah.

You will be detained every lunchtime for the next week.

Letters will go out to your parents and guardians.

You will each write an essay explaining why schools have rules which must be

obeyed.

Anyone who fails to deliver will be excluded.

I deserve me at the school to protect their health.

We need to make more of an effort than ever to establish some peace.

I'm relying on you.

Thanks, yes, I will come.

Lindsay, can I just have a quick word, please?

I'm sorry.

Your mum won't be coming home today.

The police are saying that your dad's been murdered.

They're charging her.

Poor girls.

I just knew that there was something wrong with those two. They were so

this morning.

They must have picked up on the atmosphere at home, mustn't they?

You didn't do anything about it, did you?

Sorry? If you knew something, you should have acted.

Um, I have actually spoken to both of them. Too little, too late. These kids

need clear leadership. Someone in charge, looking out for them. Not

dropping balls left, right and centre. Hang on a minute.

Please kick off if I had a chance to do that. Do you impart your... your

protégé, Helen Hopewell?

Clearly rankle she's made a complaint about you.

What? Oh, for goodness sake, Max. She is out of her depth, and she is getting

her defence in person. If you can't see that, I... Believe I have this doctor to

unveil.

Did you get into maths?

Oh, er, not twice.

You've got to be harder on him, Rose.

You've no idea the day I've had.

I hope so. We're in the departmental work. I'm listening to the teacher. It's

fine. My mother's through.

Not that I can tell one end of an equation from another.

OK. I'm coming over tonight. You and me is getting the old maths books out.

Thanks, Mum.

There'll be a spagol in a fire.

Tom, can I just have a quick, quick word? Are you aware that there's been

accusations of staffroom bullying?

What? Yeah, from Helen Hopewell.

Bullying?

There was a bit of a barney, yeah, but we... Look, I don't think some of them

like being here.

Especially Helen.

OK, thanks.

If I knew then what I know now, I'd have cheered that bulldozer on.

And I'd have joined you.

It's going to be hell on earth, you know, Grantly. I can feel it in me

Oh, pub this way, I think.

Sculpture's this way, isn't it?

Very good, minefield.

Max?

Can I have a word?

Not now.

Yeah, but it's really important.

It's over there, isn't it?

Nervous? What do we see?

Helen, glad I called you.

Listen, you're new, so I'm not going to make too much of a fuss, but in future,

please moderate your language when you're talking about your colleagues.

Thank you.

You know this? Me?

No, no.

Terrified. I'll wear it to the Turner Prize.

Hey, that's a good idea.

Do you like visiting an art gallery?

No, I've sculpted my own masterpiece.

Come on.

Thank you.

Right, I think everyone is just about here. Shall we get on with it? Actually,

everyone isn't here yet, Max. We need to wait. Well, I can't wait all day.

Three, two, one.

Ta -da.

The power

of

laughter is a wonderful feat.

So I want you to go home and tell your parents what fun you all had at your new

school today.

I'd also like you to put your hands together to show a big vote of thanks to

Miss Campbell and her team.

for making such a wonderful symbol of unity for our two schools.

Come on, girls, back down, please.

It's OK.

Tell us what happened. Chris, we're going to need an ambulance, yeah?

Back down the stairs.

Back down. Down the stairs.

Are you OK?

Did you do something?

Max, I didn't fall. I was pushed.

One of the Waterloo Road girls.

Did you see who it was?

You didn't, did you?

I think it was Michaela White.

You're drawing attention to yourself, Helen, and to me.

It's down to school.

There's no control, no rules.

You are going to sort that, Max, aren't you? Of course.

I've known dozens of teachers walk on their first day.

There's no harm in admitting the job isn't for you.

Not so long ago, I was your special girl.

Yeah, I can prove it too.

Not that I'm saying it's going to come to that, Matt.

I can't imagine what they're going through.

Oh, poor Emily. She's so upset.

It's Lindsay. She's just closing down.

It is a pretty common response to think of this.

We'll keep an eye on her.

Yeah. She just seems so tortured, you know?

I don't know what the hell went on in that house this morning, but she knows

more than she's saying.

Anyway, how are you?

Me?

What's going on between you and Mac?

He just wants to run everything his way. I think you need to talk to him. He

doesn't rate me, Kim.

Full stop.

After the day I've had today, I'm not sure he's wrong.

Of course he's wrong. I mean, if what you say is true.

You ready?

Um, we were going to go and have a drink, unless you need me?

No, have one of me.

Well, shall we?

Yeah.

Nice start to a new term, eh? A murder.

And here's me thinking a gang fight involving the whole school was as bad as

gets. Welcome to Waterloo Road. We all knew never to be the same again,

Road.

Oh, my life won't be worth living if that Helen Humpwell decides to return.

I mean, I hate to say it, but let's just hope her injuries are serious.

say that. Just enough to keep her off a term or two, eh? Oh, thank God for

mother's ruin, that's all I can say.

I tell you what, I'll be tempted to have a few of those before I go into school

tomorrow. That Jo Lipset is right up herself with a double first and a

in four languages.

She needs to find herself a fella.

Suggest it. See how it goes down.

Why don't you put yourself forward, Tom? You've had everybody else in the staff

room.

You'd better run that past Rose first.

To be honest, mate, I think Ro's probably more her cup of tea than you

Oh. No offence.

Joe!

Didn't know you drank in here.

Well, I didn't, so I started at Waterloo Road. Right, well, you're just in time.

Mine's a pint, thanks. And Kim, I'll have a red wine.

Yes, please.

I'm a fast mover.

Fingers crossed.

So you can keep your hands off.

Relax. It's not my time.

Helen, okay?

What?

If you don't mind me saying so, you seem rather defensive of her.

She's an excellent graduate. She'll be an excellent teacher, given half the

chance. Rachel, I'm not here to talk about Helen.

I'd like to know how you think today went.

Not well, of course, but it was a shambles.

And what do you think that was down to?

In part, it was down to... No, Rachel, there is no part blame in this equation.

Are you partly in charge? Does part of the buck stop with you? No.

Bad management.

Today was a tram smash, and as headteacher, you are responsible.

Part of the reason for that disruption was you wading in and not allowing me to

do my job.

I have informed the LEA that based on what I've seen today, you are not

of running this school alone.

I'll be basing myself here full -time and have their support to do whatever I

see necessary to clean up this mess. Are you joking?

I don't care what you think, Rachel. I care about what's best for this school.

And if you can't see that, then maybe we need to reassess your role here.

I'm not leaving you in charge, in a way.

Understand.

I am in charge.

And I'll be sharing this office with you from now on.

So if you don't mind...

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