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- I'm taking maternity leave. - Good news? - It's Max's.

- Meet Mr Sharkey.

- Hi, guys. - Sure it won't take you long to realise he's all mouth.

- Miss Mason knows a father shouldn't be banned from seeing his kids.

- I don't make the law, Mr Vale. - No, you don't.

- Take this as your first warning. If I have to give you another, you'll be thrown out of school.

- Stop being daft and go to the doctor.

- Because I don't believe in pills. - Well, you should!

- You mustn't drag your kids into the troubles you have with your wife.

- Don't worry, it's Julie who's going to suffer.

- You said quarter to?

- Sorry. - What kept you?

- I went to the doctor, as advised, and that was the only appointment

I could get. - And?

- Blah, blah, anxiety, blah, blah, sedatives.

Blah, blah, diazepam. - Well, at least you're doing something about it, that's good.

Blimey, you're prepared.

- Yes. I am. I mean, does that look like somebody who's not in control?

I'm going to throw those in the bin. - That's stupid, the doctor obviously thinks you need them.

- All I need is a couple of good nights' sleep.

Now that is everything we need for a highly successful trip.

- Oh, Rachel will be impressed.

- Well, that's the plan. But you know, I doubt it, because she is waiting to see me fail.

- Oh, God! Are you sure you're all right, Ruby? - Yes, I'm fine,

I am fine.

But I would appreciate it if you didn't talk about it, the pills and so on. Come on.

- Whatever.

- You OK to for another hour? - I've got school.

- I know that, but I need those barrels of sanitizer. - I can't shift them on my own.

If I'm late, I'll get detention.

- We'll get closed down unless we start making money.

- So why did you cancel the school trip? School trips make money. - We've been through this.

We cancelled because the farm's not ready. You said Ruby understood?

- She did. She was just a bit disappointed.

- I thought you'd be grateful. You're always moaning about this place.

Look, we need to get it back on its feet first.

Then we'll get schools coming back.

- Is this before or after I fail all my exams? I'm going in.

- Oh, thanks(!) Try thinking what Dad would make of that attitude.

- Yeah, I could make it there for five.

Do I need to bring anything with me?

No, er...I'm going to be on my own.

All right, thank you. See you later.

- Everything OK?

- Yeah, yeah, fine. Just a parent who wants to come in and see me. - Right.

Parent?

- Yeah, why?

- If you need to talk, Kim, you know where I am, yeah?

Right, da-da. What do you think?

- Yeah, it's good.

- Yeah, we might need to be more enthusiastic than that if we're to get Rachel on board. - Sorry.

You're right, no, it's great, it's great. Go on, then.

- I hope I'm not going out on a limb here.

- We're not going out, we're just having a laugh.

It's OK to have a laugh, innit?

- Yeah, course it is.

But does Amy know that?

- Hey, Finn. - Hey.

- What you guys gossiping about?

- The farm trip.

- What's that?

- Just a little something to liven things up. - Is that booze?

- What do you think, Joshers? - Yeah, yeah, I'm in.

That is excellent. Are the staff behind it?

- I think so, but the whole point of peer mentoring is about trust

and empowerment, so it's up to the children now.

- Not exactly. We've still got to keep an eye on things.

- Yeah, but we're not going to mollycoddle them.

The whole point is to allow it to work without our intervention. Our kids'll step up.

- Sounds like it's good to go. Are you going to wish me luck?

- Oh, it's your first day back in the classroom.

- It's a good chance to mark a few teachers' cards.

- Spend more time with the kids, get to know them better.

- Mentoring matches Year 12s with Year 8s. Its priority is to offer practical help for class work.

I think we'll all see the benefits. - Most of them couldn't mentor a geranium.

- Oh, Ruby, thank you for the farm visit.

It's all looking like a great start to our emotional health programme.

- What has a trip to the farm got to do with emotional health?

- A healthy dose of country air?

- I'm sorry about this, but I'd just like to remind you all again

that collective responsibility is the key thing here,

with the mentoring and the visit. We did have a very serious incident

involving the abduction of one of our pupils.

The more we know about our pupils, about their concerns, their hopes,

their troubled backgrounds, the more likely we are to prevent another Bianka Vale incident.

BELL RINGS If you could check the cover sheet. We are a few down today.

- So, going back into the trenches?

I must say I'm impressed. Not every head would put themselves up for a challenge like that.

- He doesn't think I'm going to make it through today?

I thought you'd have sharper instincts, being a betting man. - Prove me wrong.

Fancy a small wager on it, say £10?

- Nah, that's stealing.

If you double it, I might be interested.

- Kevin Roley? - Yeah. - Diane Williams? - Yeah. - You're late, Craig.

- Sorry, miss, I was helping Mark.

- We've all got things to do. We still manage to get here on time, go on.

- He's such a flirt, isn't he?

Was he flirting with you?

- What gives you that idea?

- Maybe it's just his way. He wouldn't mean anything by it.

- I don't trust him.

My advice, stay away.

- You so fancy him, Siobhan. It's obvious.

Yeah, well, maybe he's not your sort.

I mean, you like the quiet types. - What's that supposed to mean?

- Well, you like to play it safe.

Me?

I like the bad boys. I can't help it.

- That's the itinerary, Craig. It's the same as last year

but let me know if you've got any problems.

It'll be great. It's the first time Waterloo Roaders have seen the farm.

Well, it's the first time I've seen it since...

you know...since Mark took over.

He's doing a great job, your brother, running the farm.

Your dad would be ever so proud.

- Yeah. Can't wait for you to see what he's done with the place. - I know.

- Mrs Fry, do you mind if I just leave this here for after the break?

- What? - Well, I'm covering your Year 8s after the break.

- No... Er...sorry, yes. Are you?

- Yeah. You going to leave some work out for them?

- Absolutely. They've got worksheets to be getting on with.

- Worksheets. No practical stuff? Quite fancied doing a bit of cooking.

- No, no, because they did do that last lesson.

- Oh. - And anyway, the theory is very important.

- Oh. Of course.

Enjoy the farm trip. Hope you have a great time.

Ruby, can you give me a call around lunchtime, to let me know everything's going OK. - Absolutely.

Right, you lot, come on, time to go. Chop chop.

Right, I shall be behind you in about two minutes.

- Craig, what's so special about this farm, then?

- Not much.

- We might need something to make it more exciting.

- There'll be a lot going on.

- Anywhere we can sneak off and have a few swigs?

- You'll be fine. Mrs Fry'll have enough to worry about.

- Mrs Fry?

Oh, yeah! Hiding all your unmarked coursework, are you?

Come on, we're waiting for you.

- Steph, I am in big trouble.

I haven't ordered any ingredients for weeks.

The kids haven't cooked, I've not marked their work.

I haven't had the energy and Rachel will be in here.

Oh, God! She's going to be snooping around.

- No, she isn't. Lock the door and bring the key.

Come on, I'll see you outside.

- This is basketball, it's not for short-arses.

- I'm quite good. Maybe I can give you a go.

- Stick to skipping, Sam.

- You fancy him, don't you? - No!

- Craig. - Yeah? - Can you phone Mark and tell him we're on our way, please?

- Yeah. Right, miss.

- Is that him?

- Yeah. His dad died last year so it's just him and his brother.

- That's tough on him. - He's coping with it but they're like that, kids.

Throw anything at them and they bounce back. Thank you, Driver.

All right, everybody,

can you all settle down for me?

Listen up. You need to put them at ease, so find out what they like,

their favourite food or their favourite TV programmes.

- Favourite sixth former. - No, Philip, this is not

a personal vanity programme.

- It'll be a bit like having an older brother or sister,

just one that doesn't tell you to go away and stop embarrassing them.

- Don't forget to take notes and don't forget to fill in your post-interview forms.

- Right, let's go and meet your mentors.

Come on, they won't bite.

- If you come across any problems that you think are too big to solve,

please don't try and solve them yourself.

Ah, here we go.

- Right? - Em, here we go.

You two know each other, don't you? Ros is one of our best.

- I've never done this before.

- That's fine, trust your instincts.

Whatever you think Em needs, you just do it.

- Do you think they've had enough training? - Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

They'll be fine.

- They cut their beaks off to stop them pecking each other to death. - Yugh! - It doesn't bother me

if it clucks, moos, baas or oinks, I'm still going to eat it.

- You all right, Craig?

Yeah, I know what you need. Hand it over, Josh.

- You are such bad influence on me. - That's me.

Siobhan? - No, thanks, I'm all right.

- Aw, go on, Siobhan, do something risky for a change. - Just one.

- You in, Craig?

- Nah, better not. - He can't drink,

he's the farm guide.

Did you have a late night with your quadruple espresso?

- No. Listen, whatever it takes to get me through.

We're here!

Now, put your wellies on, everyone.

- It's minging.

- Wow, it's a dump, mate.

- What's happened here?

It wasn't like this last year.

- Is this your brother, Craig?

- Yeah, that's him.

- Hello, Mark, how are you?

- Ruby, what are you doing here?

- The school trip.

- I wrote you a letter cancelling the trip.

I gave it to Craig to give to you.

You didn't give her it, did you? - Yeah. ..I left it on your desk.

- I didn't get a letter.

- You must have known this morning Ruby was going ahead with the trip!

- I know. I'm sorry.

- I don't understand.

- I'm sorry, you'll have to leave. It's not a good time, Ruby.

I'm not ready for you. There's no farm trials, nothing.

What were you playing at? - I know you're always worried about money and stuff,

and I thought the trip would help.

They're here now, perhaps they should stay.

- Come here. - I just thought it would help.

- What do you think we talked about this morning?

- Could you queue up outside, please. I'll call you when I'm ready.

- Queuing for classes...

oh, that's stopped, circa '82.

- Can I help you, Grantly?

- You really have been out of the classroom a long time.

I think you're in for a shock.

- Don't try and spook me. Teaching's like riding a bike - once you know how, you never forget.

- Hmm, that's just it, isn't it? We're not teaching any more,

the job's about crowd control, keeping yobs in their seats.

Trying to pretend you don't hear them swearing at you.

- That is enough!

I am going to enjoy myself so get lost, everything's under control.

- Course it is. Anyway, any problems, don't hesitate... to sort them out yourself.

- Ruby, can we not just go back?

- No, because what am I going to tell Rachel?

Steph, she'll string me up. Steph, please, would you help me persuade Mark.

- Oh, come on! - Thank you.

- So what d'you say, Mark, eh?

I'm sure a strong young man like

you can cope with a few 14-year-olds.

Of course, you'd have the undying gratitude of me and Rubes.

- Mark, Mark, please.

- All right, a quick tour and then it's off.

- Oh, thank you, thank you so much.

- Get off them tyres, you!

- Right, everyone, come on.

- You're going to love this, miss. Got to be careful - a couple of pens are a bit wobbly,

there's no leccie in the chicken shed. And the barn roof's falling in.

- Thank you, Craig. - With a knackered

barn here and a pile of crap there, here a poo, there a poo...

- Listen, it's fine, it's going to be fine.

Can you not call me Rubes, please.

- This mentoring scheme, it's just a way for the teachers to get us

to do their jobs for them. Cheeky.

- Oi, Denzil, are you wanting a mentor?

Because I've got a great big fat one in here for you.

- You're supposed to be helping and listening to our complaints.

- What have you got to complain about? Someone given you too much homework?

- Lipsett does. In fact, I've got loads of complaints.

Budgen's breath, Fry licking her fingers and putting it back in the cake mix without washing,

Haydock giving us colouring-in without teaching French.

- Denzil, I've heard enough. We need to do something about this, Bolton.

Right, what I want you to do is write down

everything that is bugging you about this place. - Including teachers?

- Especially the teachers. - Get anyone else who's got a problem to make a complaint.

We'll get a massive box and dump it on Miss Mason's desk. - She'll get angry.

- Like you said, we've been told to listen to you. We're just following orders. - In!

Sir, Denzil's making a complaint to his mentor.

- But there's no easy way of saying this, sir. He said your breath stinks.

- Not one more word! Now get in!

Mentors! God help us all. They're going to rue the day...

Karla, I need Miss Mason to sign off on these today!

She's in food tech. - Why, sir?

- Because I need her to read them urgently, all right?!

- No, I mean, why is Miss Mason in food tech?

- Just take them, girl!

And don't forget to tell her I need them back today.

- OK, guys, settle down, please.

Right,

today we're doing worksheets.

THEY GROAN

- Again?

- Well, Mrs Fry said you did a practical last week, Denzil. Theory's as important.

KNOCKING

Yeah!

- Mr Budgen asked me to give you these. - What are they?

- His preliminary form reports, and he wants feedback.

- OK, thanks, Karla.

- He said as soon as possible.

- Thanks, Karla.

Okey-dokey, worksheets. - Miss, we haven't done any cooking for ages.

- Really? - Mrs Fry usually demonstrates.

We never get a go.

- I see...

OK, this is going to be new to me, but what do you say to us doing some cooking today?

ALL: - Yeah! - You'd like that? All right.

- The farm's a bit different from last year, eh, miss?

- Yes, well, there are a few changes.

- Changes? That what you call them?

- Hard times, Ruby.

- Do you know Mark shut the farm shop, laid off all the workers?

- It's just the two of you? - The sooner he finishes school, the better.

Through you come.

- Blurgh!

Come on, hurry up.

- OK, now this here is Betty, she's a five-year-old Friesian.

We use the machines to milk, but on school trips, we offer the chance to milk by hand.

Any takers?

- I'm not doing it. - No?

What about you, Miss Haydock?

- Me? You're having a laugh!

- It's a simple enough technique.

- Go on, miss! - Go on, miss, do it!

- Oh, go on, then.

- She can weigh anything up to 100 stone, so if she steps

on your foot - crunch, bye-bye toes.

- How much does the cow weigh? - Very funny.

- Right.

- Right. - There you go,

wrap your hands around the base of the teats

and just squeeze gently down.

No, no. You've got to squeeze down to get the milk out, don't jerk or yank.

- He's calling you a yanker, miss.

Hey, shut up, I'm doing it. Look at this.

- That's it. And squeeze gently from the base.

- How much milk does she give?

- She'll milk close to 80 pints a day.

- 80 pints! I'm not standing here that long. Somebody else have a go.

- We had twice as many cows, but we can't manage them now.

- I don't think everyone needs to know that.

- Now, can anyone tell me anything about the pasteurisation process?

- There you go, well done. - I thank you.

THEY CHEER

- Hi, Rachel. Yeah, no, we're having a great time, thank you, yes.

The keys? Oh, d'you know, the little sods, they're always hiding them,

but don't worry, they can just get on with their worksheets.

- Ruby, it's OK I'll get a spare set. - OK, smashing.

We'll see you later.

OK, bye-bye. - What?

- She's getting the spare keys from the caretaker for the storeroom.

Great!

- Quiet, please.

Hey!

Quiet, please. Now, Emily,

could you pop to the caretaker's and say Miss Mason wants the masters key

for the food tech room. Thank you, and I'll take that. - Thanks.

- Lesson with Miss Mason going well, is it?

- Yeah, great!

She's letting us do some cooking.

- I told you an empty store room is hardly grounds for dismissal.

- Ah, they're gorgeous.

- Ugh, no, look at their eyes, they creep me out.

- Right, now, these are domestic porkers.

These'll be off to the abattoir in about two months.

- What do you mean?

- Pigs go for slaughter when they're about six months.

- You kill them when they're babies?

- We all end up on the slab, one way or the other. - I'm never eating pig again.

- Well, if you do, just make sure it ain't one of ours, cos they're well scuzzy.

- What's with the comments? You trying to embarrass me?

- This place is a hole. They're not blind, there's no point pretending it's not.

- If you helped more, it might not be. Stop showing me up.

If you want to make yourself useful, get those barrels I asked for this morning.

Not like you need to be on the tour, is it?

Right, then, follow me.

- Are you determined to make life difficult for your brother? - What?

- You're not helping, with your little digs.

- Just saying how it is. You've seen how bad the place is.

- Do you know what I see? A young man working very hard to support his younger brother.

You should have a bit more gratitude.

- Craig.

You need cheering up, mate.

Do you fancy a drink?

- Yeah. - Come on. Lead the way, then.

Josh, come on. Quick before they see us.

- What?

Where's the food?

Right, who wants to learn how to make flapjacks?

CHEERING

OK, you need to start thinking about getting your mix in the oven.

You've got about two minutes.

- No, Sam, we'll get done.

- They're going to kill them, Lauren. All you have to do is keep watch.

Come on, piggies, come on.

Open the gate, Lauren. Come on, open it. Come on, you're free!

- Ruby, have you seen Finn Sharkey or Josh Stevenson?

- No, I haven't, and Amy and Siobhan are missing too.

- Craig, the pigs are out! Craig!

Craig! Don't just stand there, help me.

- Don't panic them, let me deal with it.

- It's not a game!

- No!

Let go! Stop it!

- Put him back!

- Let go! Stop it!

- She got through the cookery lessons

by the skin of her teeth.

She thinks she can do two jobs at once.

Well, if she can, heads clearly don't have enough on their plates.

Yeah, because we certainly do.

- I'm glad we got picked to go together.

Now Lindsay's gone, I'm going to look out for you instead.

- The teachers have been good.

Miss Lipsett gave me extra homework to help me catch up.

Sometimes, it's a bit too much, though.

Mr Budgen didn't give me extra. Said it was up to me to find out what we were doing.

- That's not right? - And Mr Clarkson just talks about football all the time...

..and he smells of curry.

- Looks like it's working well.

- Den, come here. - Come here.

- See this box here? This is for you to collect everyone's complaints in.

Everyone writes their little problem on a piece of paper,

then posts it into the top there.

Have you got that? Are you sure?

Good, and don't come back until it's full.

- And make sure you get everyone to really go for it. Campbell's told us.

- She likes French. It's just that she does have nine other subjects,

maths, English, science...

- OK, OK, yeah, I get the point, Ros, thank you.

- Is this a joke?

- No, sir.

I just feel that she could really benefit from some individual tutoring.

After everything that's happened.

- Miss McCain...

I will give you two seconds... to get out of my sight!

- Down in one, mate.

- Told you this place was crap.

- There's nothing crap about this, mate.

- You must try living here, then.

Getting up at five every morning, having him boss you around all the time.

- You really don't like your brother, do you?

- If he thinks I'm working here for the rest of my life, he can get stuffed.

- Mate, you don't want to be a farmer, don't be, simple as. Just tell him. - What's up there?

- My dad said there was a ghost up there.

I think he just said it so I wouldn't go up.

- Brilliant. Let's have a look.

- Eek! Idiot.

- What's in these barrels, Craig?

- Sanitizer for the milk sheds.

- What you doing?

What did you do that for?

- Stop me, then.

- Do you want a hand? - No, better not. I can do it, it's horrible stuff.

For God's sake, stuff it.

- No, course you don't fancy him. What a slapper!

- He kissed me. - Yeah, right.

- Ask him.

- She kissed me.

- Amy, he's lying. - Come on, let's get down.

No, come on, girls. It wasn't even a proper kiss. Wait till I get my jacket off.

- Lousy barrels.

- What were you doing? Was it some sort of swine liberation front?

- It was a very stupid thing to do, Sambuca. - Apologise to Mr Moran.

- Have you any idea how expensive...?

- Have you seen the state of this farm? You should be reported!

- Get her out of my sight right now! Right now, please, Steph.

And I don't know where Craig is. Find Craig, please.

- Will you lot stop messing about?!

- Mark, I am so terribly sorry.

- Apologies don't cut it, Ruby. These kids are running riot!

- Well, I think, you know, they are unruly from time to time.

- That's putting it lightly! Have you got no control over these kids?

- Look out!

- Oh, my eyes, it's stinging, it's got in my eyes, I can't see!

- Craig, you idiot, come down.

- Oh, no, are you all right?

- It's stinging. - Josh are you OK?

- No, I can't see.

- Mark, Sam will be severely punished when I get her to school.

- When you find the others, you should go. Come back when we've got the place cleaned up.

- It doesn't matter, I know it's a bit down in the mouth, but if you got a bit of new equipment...

- How can I afford that? I have to scrimp and save for every single fence post.

You don't get it, do you? We don't all have a platinum card we can wave about.

- Miss, it's Josh, he's had an accident.

- Dear God! Drinking on a school trip?

- Sorry, miss.

- Get up!

Stand up!

- Let me have a look.

Keep your eye closed.

- Ah! It still stings.

- He needs to go to the hospital.

- He could have lost his sight.

- You are all so for the high jump when we get back.

- It still stings. - I'm so sorry, mate.

I didn't mean for that to happen.

- I could get sued. This is all Rachel needs to get me out.

- Here, phone her and let Tom know.

- Oh, God, this is a nightmare.

Write anything you like? Teachers told us to.

She does that to me too!

- How many have you got? - It's nearly full. Have you put one in?

- I've already spoken to Ros.

- The teachers are crap, you've got to complain about it.

Write whatever you want. I put one in about Budgen's breath.

- Hand that over.

- This has got to go to Miss Mason. - Now!

You are in big trouble, boy.

- Sir, it's not his fault. He was told to do it.

- You come with me, Kelly.

- Right, who can repeat that list to me?

- I'm sorry to interrupt.

- Miss Lipsett, I'm trying to teach.

- I know. Ruby's on the phone. There's been an accident.

- I'll be back as quickly as I can.

- Well, drink was involved, yeah.

We're just in the middle of questioning the kids, so...

Right, we'll see you later, bye-bye.

- What did she say?

- Fine. It's all fine. Just get right back. - Did she say anything about what she'll do?

- Well, it's not your fault, Mark.

- I'm responsible for the place.

Anything goes wrong, it's down to me.

I'd better follow you back and explain what happened.

- She's going to throw the book at me.

- Come on.

- Can't believe we had a fight over a guy.

- Yeah, now we're all in trouble for it. Not that Finn seems to care.

- I know, he's a bit crazy.

- I don't trust him.

- What? Snogging the face off him - that your way of checking?

- I'm staying away.

I'm in enough trouble. He's all yours.

# Nothing

# Is ever what it seems

# And nothing

# Is ever what it seems... #

- Ms Campbell, would you mind explaining to me the meaning of this?

- I've got absolutely no idea, Mr Budgen.

- Well, I will enlighten you, shall I?

I've already been told how to do my job by that Ros McCain, and now,

in here, thanks to your stupid

mentoring scheme, are hundreds of complaints about members of staff in this school. - What? Complaints?

- Yes, insulting, sexually degrading, outrageous slurs on your colleagues,

most of them libellous. Go on,

have a look at your handiwork.

- It was supposed to encourage responsibility.

- Er, what's going on?

- Ah, Miss Mason, perfect timing.

Perhaps you would like to hear how Ms Campbell's mentoring scheme

has made every teacher a laughing stock, thanks to this idiot!

- Miss, Bolton and Paul said they were told to collect stuff about the teachers. - Right.

- They were just trying to be good mentors.

- Go on, you, scoot. I'll come and find you later.

- Perhaps if we'd had someone at the helm.

- Grantly, whether I'm in a classroom or not, I am still in charge!

Kim, you do need to keep a closer eye on things.

You can't introduce new ideas into school and not stay on top of them.

- I know, I'm sorry. - Is that it?

- Yes, it is, Grantly, now calm down and shut up!

Denise, can you cover my class, I've got a problem I need to sort out.

Straight to your form rooms, please.

Ruby, a word, please.

What I don't understand is how five pupils managed to go unnoticed for so long.

And why didn't Craig mention about the trip being cancelled?

- I don't know. - What's he like normally?

- You know, tired and distracted lately, but nothing like this.

Rachel, could I speak to Craig, please?

Because it is out of character, it has happened on my trip and I do feel very responsible.

- Yes, all right.

I will speak with your friend, Mr Moran. there's no way we are going back on that farm.

- All right, thank you.

Do you know how lucky you are?

- Yeah. - Your eyes could have been permanently damaged.

- But they weren't.

- No, and that's just sheer luck.

- Accidents happen, Dad.

- Well, they happen a lot more when alcohol's involved.

What were you playing at, drinking?

- I was just having a laugh.

- You're not laughing now, are you?

Where did you get the booze from?

- Don't know. I didn't see who passed the bottle. - Don't give me that.

Finn Sharkey brought it in, didn't he?

- Maybe. - Didn't he?!

- Yeah, all right. But he didn't make me drink it, that was my decision. - I don't believe you, Josh.

- Like he opened my mouth and shoved it down my throat?

- Right, from now on, you stay away from that lad. - No way.

- He's trouble. - He's my best mate.

- Not any more, he isn't. You got that?

Now, come on.

- Kim.

Have you been hiding from the angry teachers?

- I've messed up.

You were right, they needed more training.

- Look, I was all for it as well, it was a great idea...in theory.

- I just don't know how I'm going to face everyone.

The things the kids said, they said some really terrible stuff. And I've got Grantly...

- Grantly's had his rant now, and we both know that Grantly's happiest

when he's ranting. You should be pleased, you've given him a great day.

Come on, let's go and get a cuppa.

- Where you going?

You out tonight? - No.

- I was talking to Amy, actually.

- See you tomorrow, Finn. - We're washing our hair.

- Amy, I'll wait for you, eight o'clock, you know you'll be there.

- I just really wanted it to work out.

- It is going to work out.

Come on, it's not like you to give up so easily.

- I managed to upset half of the staff room.

- Ros might have gone about things the wrong way,

but she told the staff a few home truths and they didn't like it, don't take it to heart.

- So what do we do now, then?

- Right yeah, we'll put together a prepared statement tomorrow

for the staff, calm their concerns.

- I've put in far too much effort to see it go down the toilet. - It won't.

We've had two bad experiences, and we're new to this as well, remember.

- Thank you. I half expected you to say, "I told you so."

- We've got to support each other.

We can't throw the towel in at the first hitch.

It would have been better if you called Mrs Fry yourself.

Explain why you needed to cancel.

- I know that now.

I knew the farm wasn't suitable.

I did try to explain that to Ruby this morning.

She persuaded me, against my better judgment, to let them stay.

- Nonetheless, chemicals left out in an open barn? It should have been locked.

- There should have been better supervision!

Two teachers there and no control over the kids at all.

- What's going on? - I chucked his letter away.

I wanted you to come to see how bad the place is now that Dad's gone. - You should have spoken to me.

- I tried. Like this morning when I was late because I was working,

and you thought it was an excuse.

- Yeah, well,

I didn't realise how tough things were.

You always seem so happy in school.

- I am. I like being here.

But it doesn't mean things are OK at home, does it? - No.

- Mark puts everything into that farm.

It's losing money, but he thinks he's got to keep it going because of Dad.

- And you thought he'd listen to me more?

- Look, you can imagine the implications this could have for me.

- Yes, I can, I can and I'm sorry, but I am duty bound to make a report to Health and Safety.

- What, so I could get closed down? They weren't even meant to be there.

- I know, I don't know their procedures. They may want to make an investigation.

- If Craig had just cancelled the trip like he was asked to.

- Oh, come on, Mr Moran. - I'll sort it.

- He could be in serious trouble because of what you did. You could lose the farm, Craig.

- But if we lost the farm, it might not be so bad. We'd start over.

I'm not even sure if Mark wants...

- You've spent the last day in this place, mate. Out now.

From now on, you're going to be where I can see what you're doing. Every day. - Mark!

- Get a move on.

- Please, Mark, wait!

We need to talk.

- A boy could've been killed, Ruby.

There, talking over.

- Just listen to what he has to say.

Craig, tell Mark what you told me.

- I'm 14. I shouldn't have to work

on the farm if I don't want to.

I want to finish my exams and go to college.

- So did I. But I didn't have a choice. - It's not Craig's fault.

- Have you any idea what it's like trying to keep my head above water?

Working every hour just to make sure he's looked after?

Having no time for myself?

Dad built that business up for the both of us, didn't he?

So we'd have something. - I don't want it. Dad knew that. So why do you keep going on about it?

- It's me who's kept the farm going, gave up the chance to go to university to help him.

- He's dead, Mark!

He doesn't care about the precious farm any more, so why do you?

- It's all we've got left of him.

- Have you any idea how much I hate the place?

He's everywhere.

I'll definitely apologise, miss. I never meant to upset anyone.

- Telling teachers off isn't going to help Em in the long run.

- I know, I'm sorry.

- OK.

- Can I still be a mentor?

- Yes, of course you can.

Don't just be listening to her moans, though.

- Is something wrong, Kim?

- It's my first scan.

And...I'm not really looking forward to it.

- Well, I'm sure everything'll be OK.

- It's just...it's not how I imagined it to be.

On my own.

- Well, I'll come.

- What? - If you want.

I'm a science teacher, aren't I?

I can count if it's got all its fingers and toes.

You know what? Sorry.

That is a really, really bad idea.

- No, it's not.

Are you sure?

- Yeah, I'll drive us.

- These are Craig's grades for last term.

He has excelled in every subject till recently.

I mean this is A-star quality.

But it won't be if he keeps handing in his coursework late.

- I didn't know you were so clever.

- Oh, yeah, he has his moments.

You should be very proud of him.

You know,

you've both suffered a terrible loss and you're allowed to grieve.

And when you're finished grieving, you're allowed to let go.

- He wanted us to carry it on.

Make him proud. - I know. And he's not around to ask otherwise. I do get it, Mark.

But he would have wanted you to live your own lives, wouldn't he?

Not his.

- I don't know how to run a farm on my own.

- We could sell the place?

- Whatever you do, you do what's best for both of you.

And if is the farm, then you know, there's financial help and support groups.

Me and my John are experts.

Well, the important thing is you admit you need help.

- Come on, mate.

- Thanks, miss.

- I just need you to lift up your top so I can give you the old jelly belly!

- Do you want me to wait outside?

- No, no, it's fine.

- There you go.

- Erm, is...

is everything all right? Is it all right? - Everything's fine.

Do you want to know what the sex is?

- Oh, yes, please. Oh, sorry.

Sorry, it's nothing to do with me.

- You heard him.

- It's a boy.

- A boy.

Hello.

- This is all we could get.

- We can't keep him here, Sam.

- Course we can. Do you want him to end up in a kebab? - That's a lamb!

Your mum could put him in a few sausages, though. - Shut up.

No-one is going anywhere near him.

I'm going to call him Albert.

I love him.

I actually love him.

But not a word to anyone, because he is not going back to that farm.

- It all got a bit carried away. What can I say? You know...

- Oh, hang on.

- Yeah, I just wanted to apologise for today, miss.

- The others are having detention tomorrow afternoon. I do expect

to see you there, Craig, OK?

- So not a word, OK?

- No!

- I don't believe it!

- Easy, easy!

- You brought him in on the coach?

- Pick it up!

- You stole a piglet? - I didn't steal it, he was going to kill him.

- I take it you didn't see that either, Ruby? - I hope she isn't hurt.

- She? - I need to get her back and checked over. - No, please.

You're not going to kill her, are you? - We need a new breeder, don't we, Mark?

- I suppose.

All right, we'll keep her.

You can come and visit. - Thanks.

- Come on, you lot, get out of here. You're in real trouble. Get down there! Excuse me.

- Thanks, Ruby.

I will do right by Craig.

We'll get the farm back on its feet.

We'll get this one in school first thing.

- See ya!

Get you! Ruby the peacemaker, eh? Sorting those two out.

- Can I have a word with Ruby, please, Steph?

- Yeah, yeah, OK, I'll see you later.

- Thanks, Steph.

Oh, Rachel, I am so terribly sorry about today.

- It's not just about today, is it, Ruby?

Your storeroom's empty, the kids say they never did a practical last week.

- Oh, that was another class. - But surely you've got lesson plans.

You must know what each of your classes are doing?

Ruby, are you OK?

- No, I'm not, not really.

- Do you want me to set a bit of time aside to have a chat? - Well, maybe.

You know, I've just had a bad couple of weeks.

- I do understand. Teaching's a really demanding profession, isn't it?

What about dropping some of your management responsibilities?

- I can't.

I can't do that, Rachel, I need the money. - I know, but I need you to be on the ball, Ruby.

I can't carry anyone.

Have a think about it. - No. I don't need to.

I know what it's like. You take a demotion and six months later haven't got a job.

- I'm trying to help you here, Ruby, that's all. - I'm fine.

I'm fine. - OK, well, I want to see you tomorrow then, bright and early.

- OK.

- # I'll do anything

# To be happy

# Oh, cos blue skies are calling

# But I know that it's hard... #

- What do you want?

- Just making sure Josh was OK.

- Well, he is.

- Are you coming out?

- He's grounded and I don't want to see you round here again. - Dad.

- It's all right, mate. It's not your fault Daddy won't let you play. - Get out, Sharkey.

- No worries.

See you tomorrow. - Oi, I'm warning you. You stay away from my son.

- Ooh, I'm quaking.

Text you later, mate.

- And you should have seen me with the piglets, so sweet.

You two seem a bit happy. Where have you been?

- Oh, we were just checking up on one of our younger boys.

- I've never known pastoral care so merry.

- Nice shoes, Steph.

- I've just spent a day on a farm with Ruby Fry, so be gentle with me.

- What is wrong with her? She's been in a funny mood all week.

- I don't know. She's got things to sort out.

She'll be fine. - Hello.

- Rachel, sorry things didn't go according to plan but Ruby, well,

she did her best and Josh is fine.

- Yeah, no, thanks to Finn Sharkey.

- But it wasn't just him, Chris. - Here we are.

- Oh, Grantly, hang on, let me, I'll get those.

- No, no, Miss Mason, these are on me.

- Please, can someone record this moment for posterity?

- Here you are. - Thank you.

- It's not every day one gets to take £20 from the head teacher.

- Excuse me?

- Well, I said you wouldn't last more than a day.

- And what makes you think I won't be teaching tomorrow?

- Because today proved that a head teacher needs to focus on their job and leave the teaching to us.

- Grantly, despite you sending kids into me all day and all those reports

you wanted me to look at and all the other nonsense that you created for me, I was fine.

- Hang on. - Oh, I will be there

tomorrow. Will you?

- Cheers, Grantly.

- Cheers! - Cheers! - Cheers!

Cough up!

Here's to teachers.

ALL: To teachers! - Cheers. - Cheers.

- Oi!

- I knew you'd come.

- Yeah? Well, I felt sorry for you.

- Sorry for me?

- Yeah. I saw your little face when we knocked you back.

- I never did that. - Yeah, you did.

- I never. - Thought you'd have

no-one to play with?

- You still came, though, even though you told Siobhan you wouldn't.

- She's my mate, not my mum.

- So you're not still mad about us kissing, then?

- You did that for attention. - I never.

- Yeah, you did. - I didn't,

I just wanted to be sure.

- What do you mean? - Sure that it was you I wanted to go out with,

if you want to go out with me, obviously.

- What, like proper go out?

Just me and you? - Yeah, course.

- I don't know if I can trust you. - You're the one I really like, Amy.

- Do you think there's something going on between Kim and Chris?

- Ha-ha! In his dreams, yeah.

- See you tomorrow. - Taxi!

- Steph, we haven't booked one.

- Shut up. Just get in and pretend it's ours.

Prescott Road, please, then somewhere near Moss Bank.

- Moss Bank?

- # And nothing

# Is ever what it seems... #

Why does this school pander to the lowest common denominator?

- Well, we can't look like

we're closing the door on any of our pupils' aspirations.

- You calling me stupid, sir, cos I'm not stupid. - What's going on?

- Oh, my God! I don't believe it! It is you, Adam Fleet, fat Adam. I'm sorry.

- Good to see you, too.

- What's going on, sir?

- A lot of noise and very little else.

That's enough now, Michaela, you've had your moment.

- You want to be the first teacher that got a Waterloo Road pupil

into Oxbridge. It's reflected glory.

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