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- It's not your fault.
- I didn't do much to stop it, though,
did I?

You're on your own too? Can I get you
a drink?
- OK.

- It'll cheer you up.
- No it won't! I don't want to go out,
all right?!

Not bad for a first-timer.

- This was your first time, Jonah?

- Yeah, and I'm glad it was with you.

No regrets?
- No regrets.

Morning.

- Ooh, what time do you call this?
Heavy night, was it?

- Mum, Dad's text. He said he deffo
wants me down this weekend.

- Oh, let's not start all that again,
Harry. The answer is still no.

- That's out of order. They're always
allowed to go down.

- They didn't come in the bottom 20%
of their mid-term assessment, though,
did they?

- That's it, is it? Because I'm a
failure

of your stupid experiment.

- Hey!
- Just call Dad and ask him.

He said I could come any time.

Are you listening to me?

- When you and the other governors,

and some of my staff start believing
in it, mate!

- Someone else you're having a go at?
- Harry, what's got into you recently?

It's not a good idea to turn the
breakfast table into a war zone first
thing in the morning, is it?

- Yeah, Harry, don't be a prat.

- Right, if anyone wants a lift, I'm
leaving in five minutes.

I seem to have lost my phone, so can
someone pick it up for me, please?

- Ringing it now.

- PHONE RINGS

- Come on, girls, hurry up.

Here we go. Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Well, the girls' results are up.

- Governors aren't worried about the
girls' results.

- Wasn't segregation introduced to
help the boys?

- Hang on, these are only mid-term
results.

So the boys haven't adapted as quickly
as the girls? We need to be patient.
- Thanks, Janeece.

- If it's not working yet, we try
harder. We try different things.

- Which brings us to today's event.

Chris
- Yes, er, Year 11 boys are going to
be

working on a business initiative with
local entrepreneur Han Nichols.

They'll be developing business plans
for a community scheme

within the school, and the winner gets
an award.
- Sounds good.

So why is it being denied to half the
school purely on the basis of gender?

- It's not about denying anybody
anything.

It's about trying to find new ways to
engage boys who don't respond to
traditional teaching.

- And we are having a problem getting
the boys to respond to anything.
Believe me, I know.

- Yeah, um, Harry's taken a bit of a
dive recently, hasn't he?

- Some good news from the segregation
coalface would be very welcome at the
moment.

- No pressure there, then.

- Isn't that what you boys respond to?

Right, er, moving on. Sambuca Kelly
returns to school this morning.

I gave her a call this morning and we
had a talk about how she might be a
positive influence on Denzil.

She seemed up for the responsibility.
- Good.

I think that's about it then.
- Yeah.

Karen, are you OK?
- I'm fine.

- You seem a bit distracted.

Waking up to a cup of tea in the
morning is one thing.

Waking up to an e-mail from a governor
with serious concerns is quite
another.

- Not to mention the snarling beast
who seems to have taken over my
beloved son.

- Kids, eh? Lucky you came to work to
get away from them.

- You two had a row or something?
- No. Just thought I'd come in with
you.

First day back and all that.

- Josh, I am more than ready to come
back to work, OK?

- Sure.
- Even if both my legs were broke, I'd
still drag myself in.

Daytime TV's definitely gone downhill
since I was a student.

- Tom! Hiya.
- Morning.

- Fit and ready to come back?

- Yup.
- Good for you.
- What does she want?

- Probably wants to welcome the
wounded hero, I should imagine.

- Hello? Karen?

She hung up on me. She heard me answer
and then she hung up on me!

- It's probably at the bottom of her
bag with the keylock off.

Ready for this?
- I wish people would stop asking me
that.

- You've got to stand up for yourself,
Denzil. You can't just be a sheep.

- I've got to listen to this every
morning?

- If you follow people around you're
going to get trodden all over.

I mean, look what happened to me the
last time I was here.

- Oh, look who it is! Did they let you
out early, eh? Good behaviour or
something?

- No, I could've come back any time,
actually.
- So why now? You miss me?

- To keep our Denzil out of trouble.

- You're constantly bending my ears,
you. It's got to be worse than any
trouble I could be getting into.

- Fair enough. Things are different
round here now. Don't worry about it.

If you miss me in class you can always
catch up at break.

- I think I've had enough for a term
actually, thanks.

- All right?
- Yeah, apart from Mr Gobby over
there.

- I've got something to show you.

It's my mum's phone. It's got all her
e-mails on, stuff about the teachers
and loads of other things...

- Yeah, I'll catch up with you in a
minute, Harry.

Oi, you two!
- Hi, Sam.

- Do you not think you two owe me an
apology for getting me kicked out of
school?
- Sorry.

- They didn't throw you out. You chose
not to come back.
- You planted drugs on me, Amy.

- What, and do you think I didn't get
told off for it? I got excluded!

- Right, girls, that's enough!

What is your name, girl?
- Sambuca Kelly.

- Right. I know fitting back in is
hard, but you're a smart girl.

You know this is not the right way to
go about it.

- And what am I supposed to do? Act
like we're best friends? She got me
kicked out of school.

- Listen, I'm sure the problem with
her will resolve itself.

OK, focus, on you, on setting an
example to Denzil. OK?

- OK.

- Why did you have to be like that
with her?

- Look, Sir, I just need to speak to
Miss Montoya. It's about our extra
Spanish classes.

- Ah, the enthusiasm of youth.

Kirby boy for you.
- God, he's keen.

Wish I knew your secret.

- You'll never know. I'm sure it's
something trivial.

- Listen, before I forget, that's the
book you lent me.

And here is one I thought you might
like.

- Hey, I thought we could go to this
place.

It's in Manchester and it sounds dead
classy. My treat.

- Look, Jonah...
- I can afford it. And no-one'll
recognise us there, so...

- We can't be seen talking here like
this. You know that.
- Exactly.

That's why this'd be perfect.

- Look, I'll call you after school. I
promise.

- You'd better.
- And now I'm your teacher and you're
my pupil.

- Oh, so that's how it is, is it? I'm
just a pupil?

- It's what you are. Isn't it?

- Hey, Mum.
- Hiya.

- Is it OK if I miss tea tonight?

I'll be back by 11 and I've got
everything ready for tomorrow.

- Yeah. Are you going somewhere
special?

- Nowhere special. Just...out.
- So when do we get to meet him?
- Mum!

- Well, has he got a name?

- Yeah, it's Ewan, OK. Happy?

So, is it all right?

- Yes. Thanks for asking.

- No problem. Bye.

- So you're allowed to go off with
some guy that Mum's never even met,

and I'm not even allowed to see Dad
without her kicking off?

- It's called keeping her sweet, OK?
Tell her what she wants to hear.

- You get done?

- She just warned me off Amy. Told me
to let it go.

- Well, it makes sense.

- That's all right for you to say. But
I'm not going to stand around and let
Amy walk all over me.

I'm just going to have to be smart
about it.
- Come on, Harry.

What are you doing hanging about?

Done your homework?
- No. Should I have done?

- I have had enough trouble with you
without that kind of lip.

Do you understand me?

Hey, Tom.

Welcome back.
- Good to be here.

- How are you feeling?
- Good.

- You're fully recovered?

- Well I'm, uh, here, aren't I?

- How are you feeling in yourself?
Good?

Ready to jump back into the maelstrom?
- Yep. Same old, same old.

- Because what happened to you must
have been really...

- Karen, thank you for asking. I'm
fine.

I'll take any help you can offer on
how to make Thomas Hardy appeal to
Year 11s, but otherwise...

- OK. How's about in periods five and
six,

you help me on the judging panel with
the Business Initiative?
- Why? I don't know anything about
business.

- Well you can offer a whole fresh
perspective, then, can't you?

- Fine, but don't blame me if I don't
know what to say.

- It's just a presentation, Tom.
- Right.

- Right, just make sure your names are
on your worksheets, please, and
legible if you can, thank you.

- Miss. Are you OK?

- Can you just hand in your
worksheets, please, and get along to
your next class?

- And last but by no means least, your
Shakespeare text is Macbeth.

- Ooh, smart!

Hey, is Hamlet in this?
- No, Janeece.

That would be Hamlet.

- I just thought it might be the
series, you know, like Harry Potter.

I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm glad
that Hamlet isn't in this.

Did he go on or what?
- Grantly, I...

You're busy. I'll come back later.

- No, no. I think we're finished here,
aren't we, Janeece?

Plenty there to be getting your teeth
into.

Everything OK?

- Oh, well, I'll leave youse two to
it.

I don't want to intrude, do I?

- No, it's not OK! I just got this.

- "We need to discuss your results and
disciplinary record. Both are
terrible."

- I'm absolutely horrified!

- "Shouting at the pupils isn't
teaching."

Pah, you need to confront her with
that. Ask her to explain herself.

- I can't. I mean, I can't.

I mean, I can't face her, but you're
the union rep, aren't you?

- Yes...

but we need to think this through.

I mean, she's a formidable opponent.

Not one to be underestimated.

Tell you what. I'll run it past the
union.

Right, we've got full union backing.

Fisher should have spoken to you
before issuing a written complaint,

and the tone of the e-mail is
tantamount to harassment.

- And that means?
- It means that we are going to have
to face her.

- She's had a go at me and all. Don't
know what she thinks that's going to
achieve.

- What, on your first day back?

Look, don't let it get to you, Tom.

You've had enough on your plate, after
everything you've been through.

- BELL RINGS

- Ruby? Grantly?
- Karen.

- We are here on official union
business, to get an explanation for
this.

- When did you receive this?

- When I opened my e-mail account this
morning.

- It is from your e-mail account. Are
you denying you sent it?

- I can see that.
- It contains unsubstantiated
allegations,

deeply unprofessional criticism which
could be construed as harassment.

- Well, that's arguable.
- There will be no debate about it.

It is not an accurate appraisal of Mrs
Fry's performance, and I think you
know it.

- I'll be the judge of what I know and
what I don't know.

- We will need a written apology by
the end of the day. Come on, Mrs Fry.
We're done here.

- Hey, Miss, it's your post.

- Mum, are you OK? What was that
about?

- Oh, nothing for you to worry about.
- Mum?

- Year 11 boys' English results.

- I was wondering if you've thought
about me going to Dad's this weekend?

- Darling, now isn't the time.
- It never is, is it?

That's the power of the union for you.

A bit of solidarity, the management
are on the run.

- You were absolutely brilliant. Very
masterful.

- Ooh, it's been a while since anyone
called me that.

- Well, you were. And thank you so
much for being there for me.

- My pleasure. Ruby, hey? What say you
we go out for a spot of lunch,
celebrate your victory?

- OUR victory. I'd be delighted.
- Really? It's a date.

Right, keep the mumbo-jumbo down to a
dull roar.

I've already dealt with enough
offensive rubbish for one morning.

- What do you mean, sir?

- Oh, just the slight matter of your
mother stirring things a little too
vigorously.

- You mean the e-mails?

- She tells her son about private
communications with the staff?

- If you think they're bad, you should
hear what she says about you behind
your back.

She's always shouting at her laptop.

- Such as?
- Harry, shut up, man! Your mum'll go
mad.

- Well, she says some bad words. I
mean, I can't say them cos I'd get
sent to the cooler.

LAUGHTER

- But she did say that you were a
troublemaker.

I'm allowed to say that, aren't I?

- Ooh, stinger! Got to hurt, that one,
sir!

- Shut up! Right, get on with your
work in silence.

- Yes, Harry!

You wanted to see me?

What's this?

- I came that close to telling her she
deserved every word.

Trouble is, I can't remember sending
it.

- But you must know if you sent it or
not?

- I started an e-mail to her... about
her results, nothing more.

And I can't believe I was quite
so...direct.

It was late and I'd had a glass...

Well, a couple of glasses of wine.

Look... I get home, I eat, I argue
with my kids,

I open a bottle and try and get on
with some work.

I'm not proud of it. Believe me.

- So things are tough at home?

- Mmm, mainly Harry. Ever since the
divorce came through,

I just dread having a conversation
with him.

Either one of us always flies off the
handle.

- Well, don't beat yourself up. Can't
be easy being a single mum.

- I hadn't quite thought of myself as
that.

- Now you know how half the parents
around here feel.

- Segregation isn't working its magic
on him.

And here I am, trying to tell everyone
else to be patient about the boys'
results,

and I can't even get through to my own
son.
- Hmm.

- Will you have a word with him?

- Me?
- Mm. I think he's missing out
on...male conversation.

- Er, yeah, OK, fine.

I'll just get all this organised
first.

- Anna? Grantly Budgen with some more
information.

Yes, it seems our Mrs Fisher has
something to say about everyone in the
school.

Insulting personal attacks, Anne.

But get this - she is even complaining
about

my legitimate activities as union rep.

A face-to-face with you? Oh, that
would put the fear of God into her.

So, you and Mr Budgen, eh?

- Me and Mr Budgen, what?

- Well, I've had a right eye-opener
today. I never realised there was
something between youse two.

- Don't be daft!
- Hey, look, I seen the look on his
face earlier.

- Listen, he was just being a friend,
and as a matter of fact, he's invited
me for lunch.

- Never! What did you say?

- I said yes, of course.

Why wouldn't I?
- Well, it's not just going to be
lunch, is it?

- Janeece, what are you talking about?

- Look, he fancies you.

- Oh, don't be absurd!

Actually, he did call it a date.
- There you go.

- But I've just been trying to make
sure that he's OK, and not completely
on his own without Fleur.

- You've got nowt to worry about,
then, have you?

Pero que quieres decir?
- Que?

- "Como", not "que".

- Como?

PUPILS LAUGH

- Que quieres decir? What are you
saying?

- No...tengo no idea-rio.

LAUGHTER

- What's gotten into you, Harry? Is
this how you want to behave?

The grinning idiot at the back of the
class?
- You calling me an idiot, miss?

Calm down, kid. You're trying to take
everyone on today.

- Dillan, can you please read?

- Como es que estudio usted cuando las
familias gitanas estan ascentadas

durante muchos anos en una localidad
es mas facil...

- Miss Montoya, can I have a word with
Harry Fisher, please?

What's going on?

Your schoolwork and your behaviour
have really dipped recently.

- You sound just like my mum.

- She's worried about you. She's asked
me to have a chat on her behalf.

- So, rather than her talking to me,
she's got you to do it for her?

- Hey! Show a bit of respect, please.

Now, come on, what's wrong?

- Don't know. Ask her.

Or she can ask me herself.

Wait, she can't be bothered!

- She's under a lot of pressure at the
moment.

- I don't care. How would you like it
if your mum was your head teacher?

- Listen, this Business Initiative
today, it should be good fun.

I think that would be a really good
opportunity for you to show

me and your mum that you can apply
yourself like we know that you can.

- And if I don't? What's Mum going to
do?

Put me in the cooler? Or get you to
have another chat with me?

- Come on, Harry. Let's see what
you're capable of, eh?

- OK.

- 'Business Initiative?'

- Well, I don't see why we can't do
it.

- Yeah! Women are just as good at
business too. Better.

- And we get an afternoon off school.
- Yeah...
- Look, I don't know why

you're so bothered about it. It's just
another thing to keep the stupid boys
happy.

- So why aren't they bothered about
keeping US happy?
- Er, because we're not dumb like
them?

- So you're just going to take
everything they give you? Behave like
good little girls

cos you're scared of getting into
trouble?
- Sam's right. It's not fair, is it?

- So then let's do something about it.
- Like what? Start a protest?

- No, just think of some of our own
ideas.
- Well, yeah, why not?

Looking conspiratorial, girls.

- Miss, we think we should be able to
come up with business ideas as well.

- Sounds like you've already made your
minds up, and I'm not going to

stand in the way of students wanting
more education.

See, even the teacher agrees with us.
Oh, come on, Amy.

What's the worst that could happen?
We're asking for more work.

It's not like we're truanting or
getting into trouble, is it?

- Well, I am on board.

So, um, I want you to pick a theme and
write 250 words...

- If we're going to compete against
the boys, we do something that they
would never think of.

We set up a school dating agency.
- But these ideas are supposed to

add value. Like solve problems.
Dating's just a laugh.

- But being single and mardy is a
problem.

Plus, if it makes a few munters hook
up, then that's better for the rest of
us.

- Girls! A theme is an idea...

- They're going to want something more
schooly. Academic and that.
- Well it's a business idea,

it needs a market.

What's going to be more popular with
kids around here than dating?
- She is right, you know.

- Girls! Hey, I am here, you know!

When I said be quiet, I damn well
meant it!

You OK, miss?

Miss Montoya?

- I'm fine... I'm fine. Er,

everyone back to work, please.

I wouldn't leave that around here,
mate. Anything could happen to it.
- Is that right?

- Tell you what? Give us a tenner and
I'll look after it,

make sure it doesn't get no scratches.

- OK, son. How about this? Anything
happens to my car,

I'll hold you personally liable for
every penny's worth of damage, OK?

You're a witness, which makes this a
legally-binding contract.

And just to give you a ballpark
figure, my last respray cost £1,500
before tax. We good?

Pleasure doing business with you.

I think YOU need to talk to him. It
seems more like a family thing.

- Oh?
- Well, he's quite touchy.

He's very defensive and I think maybe
the divorce is affecting him

more than he's letting on. But as far
as the school side of things go,

I think I got through.

- Well thanks, Chris. Seems like the
more scrutiny I'm under,

the more pressure I'm passing onto
him.
- Mmm.

- Hello, Han! How are you?

- How are you?
- Very well. This is Chris Mead, who's
organised today's event.

- Hi.
- Mm, tough call.

I don't know who's going to give you
more grief, me or the kids.

BELL RINGS

And I'll bet Karen here can be a bit
of a taskmaster and all.

- Shall we, er, go through to the
hall?

- I'll catch up with you later.

I heard Mr Mead had a quiet word with
you?
- So?

- Harry!
- What? You expect me to be grateful
now that you're talking to me yourself
rather than using him?

Thanks a lot!

Right, if you'd all like to find a
table and settle into your teams,
please.

- Er, I should warn you that there's
some tricky lads in this year group.

- I'll be fine. But this one'll need
to sharpen up.

- He'll need a new brain first, mate.
- Hey! Behave!

- Yeah, or you'll get this.
- Kyle.

Right, I want you to go and sit on
that table over there next to Harry.

- With him!?
- Just sit down.

- Sharkey started it.

- Finn! Over there.

Come on, lads, hurry up. You're late.

- Ding-ding. When's the next round?

- There won't be a next round.

Right, this is Mr Han Nichols and he's
kindly come into school today

to give you an insight into what it is
to be a successful entrepreneur.

- OK, lads, you've all been given the
brief by Mr Mead.

Remember, your ideas need to be A,
practical,

B, improve the quality of school life,
and C, use only equipment easily
available in the school.

- Right, you've got 30 minutes now to
develop your ideas in your groups

and come up with a presentation by the
end.

- OK, let's get to work.

- I hope you know what you're doing.

Cos if we don't win this, I know who
I'll be blaming.

- Karen knows. About us.

- She can't do.
- Oh, no? Explain this.

- It doesn't mention us.
- It doesn't have to.

Who have you told?
- No-one!

- Oh, come on. Who?
- No! I would never do that!
- Hey, keep your voice down.

- I swear it. Why would I?

- Hardly matters.

The end result's all the same.

I can't believe how stupid I've been.

- Whoa...
- No.

Don't even think about it.

- Vino?

- No. I can't stay long, I've got to,
um, pick up some things for John.

Cos I'm, well, I'm going to make this
romantic meal for him.

Token of my love for him.

- He's a very lucky man.
- Yes, he is.

- Oh, I don't know why we haven't done
this before.

- Yeah, just two friends meeting up
for lunch before we go back to work.

- Yeah, but this is different, though.
This is the start of something new.

Today, the two of us...

- No, Grantly, please don't. I...

You know, I like you, I really do, but
you know, I'm a married woman,

and very happily married. And, you
know, we work together.

I mean, that never works, does it?

And, you know, you know, I just... I
just don't feel that way about you.

I just think you're a smashing bloke
in so many ways

but I have no feelings for you of that
sort whatsoever at all! And I am
sorry, I'm sorry.

- Well I was going to say that today
the two of us have struck a blow for

the rights of the working teacher.

And to answer my own question, yes, I
think we DO need some wine.

- Yeah, great.

- Are you not doing your conversation
classes?

- No. That's over and done with.

Aren't you supposed to be in football
practice?
- Do you know what?

I feel like sitting here all day and
leaving them all to it.

Only Karen's stuck me in this Business
Initiative scheme all afternoon.
- Karen has?

- Yeah, Karen. It's like she's sitting
on our shoulders, trying to monitor
everything that we do.

- Yeah.

- Cesca?

- I think I'm in serious trouble with
her.
- Why?

What have you done?
- She didn't say.

Her e-mail just said to report to her
office after school.

- You must've done something.
- I haven't!
- OK.
- You've no right to imply I've done
anything wrong.

- Don't you have a go at me! It's bad
enough getting it off the kids!

On top of everyone treating me a like
a basket case round here.

- Oh, Tom! Tom! Tom, wait, I didn't
mean it.

- We could set up a business
specialising in cleaning school
science equipment.

It's always filthy.
- Who cares about that?

- OK, what about something green,
then?

Um, we could start our own compost
heap. I mean set up an allotment on
the school grounds?

- Growing carrots? No chance.

- All right, you think of something.

- OK, well, what about me beating you
up so nobody can see?

That'd be a great investment.

Sod it.

Finn.

What's your idea?
- Behave!

As if I'd share anything with you!

- If it meant keeping your teeth, you
might. Your choice.

- OK, here's what we're doing...

- You know, I'm going to strangle
Janeece when I see her.

- You wouldn't be the first to try.

- I know, but it's my own fault. Of
all the people to take advice from!

- Who wouldn't listen to her?

Former pupil. Teenage single mother.

- Yes well, you know, no harm done?
- No, no.

No, I don't think you and I would work
for a second.

- Oh, I don't know about that.
- You're joking!

I'd never get a minute's peace.

And as for your cooking...
- You could do a darn sight worse.

- Your "haute cuisine" is all very
well once in a while, but give me

a ready meal and a large scotch in
front of the telly and I'm happy.

- Ugh!
- Hey...

to us!

And victory this afternoon.
- To victory.

- This can't be what they're doing!
It's stupid!
- Like you'd know!

Sharkey even drew the diagram.

He didn't want to, but what was he
going to do?

- We'll get well done for it.
- Shut it, Fisher.

- Uh, is there a problem?

- Nothing. Just getting on with it.
- Harry?

- This is a load of rubbish.

- A lot of people have made a big
effort to make this work for you
today.
- I didn't ask you to.

- No, but the head teacher did. Now, I
suggest you buckle down, you get your
idea going and you help Kyle.

Otherwise your mum's going to be
finding out what a little pain you're
being today.

'Well, they er, seem to be getting
into it.'
- 'We'll see. It's a shame it had to
be'

something for the school.

You're trying to engage kids that
don't like school, right?

- Yeah. More or less.
- So why do you keep pushing school on
them?

Free them up, listen to them.

They might surprise you.

- Hello, love. Have you seen your
sister anywhere?

- Yeah, yeah, she's gone in to town.
She had to go to the library to get a
book for this humanities coursework.

- Oh?
- Yeah, she mentioned it to you last
night, before she went to bed? Do you
not remember?
- Did she?

Right.

Oh, well, not to worry. I'll catch up
with her later.

- Wasn't sure you'd make it. Must be
difficult bunking off when your mum's
the head.

- Well, what she doesn't know can't
hurt her.
- Oooh, you bad girl!

- I have my moments.

- Let's hope so. Shall we?

- OK everyone, the judges have
arrived, so if the first group

get ready, I want you all to pay
attention to their presentation.

- Kyle, you're first.
- 'How's Harry been?'

- Erm..
- What?
- Just more of the same, really.

- It's my fault. I need to talk to
him.

- OK, folks, this is it.

Remember, presentation is important,
but the idea is the key.

The best spin in the world won't sell
a weak idea. You ready, boys?

HE CLAPS

Save that for the talent shows.

The only applause we want is a "yes"
at the end and a signature on a
contract.

Off you go.

- These days, recycling's dead
important.

Everybody's banging on about it.

So our idea is to recycle drinking
water back into the school.

We'll recycle the water from the
schools' sinks and toilets...

- SNIGGERING

- ..and pump it back into the kitchen,

where then it will be filtered and
then boiled...

- SPEECH DROWNED BY ECHOING

Woah! Stop. Are you taking the mick?

- No.
- You think piping raw sewage into the
school kitchen is a good idea?

- Well, yeah, actually...

- It'd be a public health disaster.
You're wasting my time, and everyone
else's.

You hear that kind of laughter at a
pitch, you've got it very, very wrong.

(I hope they're not all going to be
like this!)

- Don't why you're laughing, Sharkey.

This was your stupid idea.

- Yeah. We'll have to think of
something else, eh, boys!

- Just wait till this is over, we'll
see who's laughing.

- Oi, that is enough.

Just calm down, go and pick your file
up.

- Hey, pity no-one liked your idea of
boiling up crap, innit?

- Yeah? Come on!

- Tom!

- Is that how you fight, is it? When
someone's being held back?

- Kyle, you go to the cooler now,
please.

Mr Mead, can you take over here,
please?
- Yeah.

- Told you there'd be a next round.
Great.

I am OK. Just, when he lunged forward
like that...

- That's an everyday occurrence here.

To be dealt with firmly and calmly.

And that wasn't your reaction!

- I know, I know, and I've said I'm
sorry!

- Sorry isn't the answer here, Tom.
You threw a child to the ground.

- This is Kyle Stack! It's the only
language that he understands.

- Tom, this isn't you, is it?
- Well, how would I know?

All day long people asking me if I'm
OK, or whether I think it's too early
that I've come back!

- And now you've proved them wrong,
have you?

You got aggressive with Kyle. And you
know what, Tom?

For a moment, I thought you were going
to turn on me.

- Every day since this has happened to
me, I've just been playing it through
in my head.

Every punch, every kick, I feel like a
frightened kid or something.

- You've got to understand we've got a
difficult situation here.

You've more or less assaulted a child.

- That is an exaggeration!
- Is it? I've got to bring in
occupational health, and have you
assessed.

- What? A shrink?
- Until you're assessed

and deemed fit, you can't work at
Waterloo Road.

- Well, how long will that be?

- I don't know, but at the moment,
you're a liability to everyone around
you.

Let's just hope Kyle's mother doesn't
press charges.

- Whatever you recommend. Don't worry
about the price.

- As you wish.

- So, where were we? You were talking
about your sister.

- Uh, yeah, but it's pretty boring.

- Oh, I don't know.

Bex and her "dark secret".

Sounds intriguing! What is it?

- See, that's the thing, I don't know.

She won't say.

It doesn't really make any sense.

I know it's about money.

- Most things are.
- Yeah, but most people don't throw
money away, do they?
- She threw money away?!

- Yeah loads of it! But that's Bex for
you - unnecessary.

Drama's her middle name.

Oh, my God, it is amazing in here.

I am such a lucky girl.

- I don't think luck has anything to
do with it.

- The beauty of StudyBase is that it
doesn't require any extra work from
teachers or students. We combine...

- (She won't be much longer.)

- ..process.
- Students do the work, as normal, no
change there.

- She's missed the last two pitches.

I don't know how it'll when it comes
to judging.

- You'll have to be judge and jury all
by yourself then.

- ..hard work people put in year after
year, when it could be shared to help
students like you?

- Uh, hang on a sec, girls, what are
you doing?

- We've come to pitch up our ideas.
- No, no, no, no.

Come on, this is just for the boys,
out you go.

- We just want a chance. Do we not
even deserve that?
- They've got MY attention.

- Thank you!

- All right, then. Why don't you have
a seat next to Harry over there?

- Wow, Sam...you really can't get
enough of me, can you?

It might have to wait this one, though
- I'm a little bit busy.

- Get over yourself, Finn.
- I wasn't talking to you, was I?

- You mess with one of us, and you get
the rest of us.

- Thanks.
- Well, we're a team.

We stick together.

Well, we are!

- You seem to spend a lot of your time
in here, Kyle.

- Yeah. It's cos you lot keep chucking
me in here, even when it's me being
attacked by a teacher.

- I'd be very careful if I were you,
Kyle. Do you remember your first day
at this school?

You set a dangerous dog on my
daughter.

And my every instinct told me to throw
you out.

But it was Miss Lawal who convinced me
I should give you a second chance.

- But I'm the victim this time!
- Victim?

What, copying other students' work,

menacing pupils, being verbally
abusive to members of my staff?

Doesn't sound too good does it, on top
of your previous record.

- No, miss. I'm sorry, OK?

- All I'm asking is that you give Mr
Clarkson a second chance. The way we
did for you.

- Well, he is a bit...
- His confidence has taken a bit of a
knock recently.

I think we should all be aware of
that.

So what do you think, Kyle?

- It was nothing, a misunderstanding.

- Good.

Shall we go and join the others?

- Miss?
- What?!

- You know the bit in paragraph three
where she talks about her father...

- It's a test translation - just do
your best.
- Miss!

- What?!
- I feel sick.
- You'll be fine.

- No, miss. I need to go, now.

- Carry on with your work. I'll be
right back.

- You've got to believe me when I say
I haven't told anyone.

- You don't need to, drawing attention
to us like that.

- You think I've been bragging about
you like some stupid kid!

- Can't you see? This is my job on the
line here.

My entire life.

- I'm sorry.

- I'm going to go see Karen after this
period.

Get it over with. I can't stand this
any more.

- I can see what you were going for,
but I didn't feel that you really
believed in what you were saying

yourself. And if you don't, there is
no way on earth anyone else will
believe you, let alone invest in you.

- What are the girls doing here?
- They just barged in.

I tried to get them to leave, and your
mate Han wanted them to stay.

- This is supposed to be boys only.
I've been talking this up

as a shining example of segregation in
action.

- Yeah, I know, but you said you
wanted me to keep him sweet.

I'll turf them out if you want.
- It's too late now. Just leave it.

I've had enough aggro for one day.

- OK, the girls' presentation's next.

- Ah. This is Ruby Fry, the recipient
of the first of these communiques.
- Don't worry, we will sort this out.

- Well, your support in this makes the
world of difference.

- What happened to you isn't
acceptable. And if Ms Fisher has
indeed been discussing

these matters with her children first,
that's even more unprofessional.
- And she's looking at?

- Written censure. Possibly even
suspension. But that does depend on
how she responds today.

- Quite. Well, shall we?

- I'd like to run through everything
again, just to make sure we're all on
the same page.

- Social networking sites are popular,
but they have their problems.

- People not being who they say they
are, and genuine people living too far
away.

And what does our school have plenty
of? Hot girls, cute boys.

And yet still loads of people are
single. Our project class date will
help...

- Come to see what you've done? The
girls said you encouraged them.

- All I said to the girls was, "Make
your voices heard, like you would have
done."

They were already fired up!

- Since when was I Mr Segregation,
anyway? It wasn't even my idea.

- So it's free of the dangers of other
social network sites.

- I was supposed to say that.
- No, you wasn't.
- It was my idea.

- If it wasn't for me we wouldn't be
here.

- I think he just got that e-mail I
sent him.

- I need to speak to you.
- Can it wait?

- No, it can't.

- ..on producing such a detailed
pitch.

It was funny, and you certainly made
your point.

But let's see what the judges say when
they come to making their decision.

- I don't believe you!

I support you to the hilt with this
segregation, even when you start
acting like it was all my idea,

I organise today and deal with your
mate Han, who's hardly a walk in the
park, I talk to Harry for you...

- Chris, what are you talking about?
- This!

- Karen. I know you said at the end of
the day, but I'm finding the pressure
rather intolerable.

- What?
- Ah, Mrs Fisher.

I believe you know Anna Poulton, our
union official.

- Mrs Fisher, I wish we were meeting
in happier circumstances.

- What is going on? Do you really
think this is how I would express my
dissatisfaction with you?

- My members do all have written
proof.
- Well, I'm not disputing that! I'm
asking "your members"

whether this seems like something I
would do?

Poorly worded, insulting,
unsubstantiated e-mails?

- That's what's so hurtful about it.

- Cesca, you and I have always had our
differences, but we've resolved them
through talking.

Chris, I thought you knew me better.
- So you're denying writing these?

- Well, of course I am! That's not how
I run my school.

I like to think I enjoy a mutual
respect with members of my staff.

Seems I was mistaken.

- As I said before, the girls' pitch
was entertaining.

Extra kudos for having the stones to
get in here in the first place.

But ultimately, ClassDate is just
another dating site so the award

today goes to an idea so simple, I
can't see how it wouldn't work.

The winner is StudyBase, Finn, Josh,
Nate.

THEY CHEER

Congratulations.

I've screwed up, big time. Mum's going
to kill me!

- Harry, just give it to me. You'll
get caught with it for sure!

- But you've all done yourselves
proud, and you've been better behaved
than your teachers.

- Sorry to interrupt, but it seems as
if someone in school has hacked into
my e-mail account.

Obviously this is a serious matter, as
the same person might well have stolen
my mobile phone.

So we'll start with a voluntary search
of all bags,

in here to begin with.

- All your bags on the tables now,
please.

- No way are they searching me! I
didn't steal her stupid phone.

- Amy? Where are you going?
- Home. Miss said the search was
voluntary.

- Have you got something to hide?
- Are you calling me a thief?

- No. But you won't mind us checking,
will you?

- That's not mine.

- Mrs Fisher?

Is that yours?

- No way! No, I don't believe this!
- Come on.

- This is so unfair!

What did you do that for?
- Saving your bacon, pal.

- Amy's going to get well done for
that!
- So?

She set me up! It's time to have a
taste of her own medicine.

- That's out of order. You hated it
when they did that to you!
- Don't get all high and mighty on me!

This is stuff that you've done!
- But no-one had to take the blame.

We could have dumped the phone and
walked away. Oh, and I thought you
were supposed to be avoiding trouble?

- Wait, hang on! So earlier, you
wanted to be hard, "Oh, look at me",
and stick it to your mum.

- It's not fair! It just causes more
aggro for you, Amy, and my mum.

- So now you don't want to upset her?
Make your mind up, Harry!

- I have.

- All right, I'm sorry!

Where you going? Harry?!

- I didn't do it! I never even seen
that phone before you found it!

- Harry!
- It was me.

All of it. I took the phone and I sent
the e-mails.

See?

And I put the phone in Amy's bag.

Thanks a bunch, yeah!

- Right, Amy.

Come on, let's go.

- Have you any idea the amount of
trouble you've caused me today?

- I didn't mean to. I mean, it started
off as a joke.
- A joke?!

Destroying the trust between myself
and key members of staff? That's very
funny.

- Sorry.
- What is wrong with you at the
moment, Harry?

It's just one thing after another.

There's your results, endless
complaints from staff, your attitude.

Do you ever think about anyone else
but yourself?!

- I dunno. Do you?

- What? How dare you, after what
you've done today...

- What about what YOU'VE done? You
know, I used to have two parents that
would listen to me and help me.

Now all I've got is a mum that shouts,
issues orders and will only talk about
stuff connected

to your precious job,

and I've got a dad that I'm not even
allowed to see!

- Harry...

Harry...

Harry!

Stop!
- What are you going to do?

Exclude me for letting down the side?

- As your head teacher, yes, I do have
to discipline you.

- Ooh, big deal.

- As your mother,

I just want to say I'm really sorry.

- For what?

- For not listening to you. Not being
there for you.

Not being a very good mother.

I've struggled since your dad left.

I miss him, too.

- You never say that though, do you?
You never talk about it.

It's like I don't even exist. All you
seem to care about

is how well I eat and how well I do at
school.
- That's not true.

But if I've made you feel like that,
then I'm really sorry.

- I'm sorry, too.

I didn't mean for any of this to
happen.

- I think we should make a promise
that we never ever let it get as bad
as this again.

- OK.

- Now, I've just got one thing to sort
out here and then I suggest that you
and I go and grab a pizza?

Just the two of us.

- Yeah. I'd like that.

- Under one condition - we don't talk
about this place at all!

You off home, Tom?

- Yeah.

Listen, Karen, I owe you an apology.

- No, you don't.
- My behaviour was way out of line.

- I understood why. Counselling will
help.

- I'd best get off.

- See you soon.

- Amy! Lauren!

Wait up!

Look, it was me that put the phone in
your bag. I'm sorry!

- You utter cow! See what she's like,
Lauren? What she's really like?

- That is a crappy thing to do.
- Yeah, I know. I know it was wrong.

But I've spent all that time just
thinking about how to get back at you,
and it's stupid, but I'm sorry.

- Right, well, I'm sorry too, then.

And I should've said sorry earlier.
Much earlier.

- We cool then, yeah?

- Hello, girls! Nice try with the
whole dating thing, but I don't think

we need it as much as you.
- Denzil, what are you doing with him?

- I went to Miss Fisher and said I
should be his mentor since you're
doing such a bad job of it.

- Are you joking?
- Nah, she was well up for it,

not surprising after I've just won the
business initiative.

- Dad! Hang on.

Are you OK?

- What does it look like? I just want
to get home.

And don't look at me like that. I'll
be OK.

They're sending me for counselling.
- That's good, in't it?

- If you say so.

- You got beat up, Dad!

It's a big deal.

No-one thinks you're weak. You just
need help.

- Why can't everyone just accept that
I want to move on?

- Because you can't! That's why you
need counselling.

- I don't have any choice in the
matter. I either go or I don't have a
job.

- Karen, I shouldn't have reacted the
way I did before.

- I put you under pressure. You only
flared because of that.

- Do you think we made a mistake with
this segregation?
- No!

- Did we jump in too fast?

- No! Absolutely not. You said it
yourself,

if it isn't working we just try
harder.

- OK. Right. Well, in that case...

how about community mentoring?

Getting in positive local role models
for the difficult kids?

Your mate Han had 'em hanging on every
word.
- OK.

And I was thinking that to unify the
two sides that we call an election for
head boy and head girl.

Let the kids decide.
- That sounds great.

- Chris?

Um, what you said earlier...

- That's when I thought the e-mail was
from you and it wasn't so...
- It was pretty heartfelt.

- Some of it, maybe.

- I've realised that since Charlie
left

I've been struggling at home, and at
school.

And that can't have been easy for you.
- Or you.

- Yeah, but I've been aware I've been
passing the buck.
- I'm your deputy.

That is what I'm here for.

- Maybe.

Anyway I just wanted you to know
that...

..it won't happen again, all right?

- OK.

- So what happened?

- It was a false alarm. We're OK!

- See? I told you I didn't tell
anyone.

- All I want to do right now is just
go home with you.

- Well, I've got a better idea.

- That was amazing, Ewan. Thank you.

- Anything for you, babe. Anything.

- Oh, I just can't wait to be able to
just come out about all this and show
you off.

- So you want to swap bunking off
school, and meals in fancy hotels

for a mug of tea round the kitchen
table? Boring.
- I know, I know, but...

- No buts!

I don't want to share you. I want all
of you.

All to myself.

Our dark little secret.

- So, what now?

I don't need to be back till 11.
- Well, this is a hotel.

So I booked us a room.

Of course, I can just drop you back
off at yours if that's what you'd
prefer?

She's not as good as you, but she'll
improve.

- Can you tell me about this?
- Please don't ask me.

- I have to.
- Please don't!

- I can't risk anyone finding out
about us.

- I'm fed up of being your dirty
little secret.

- I'm not going to cheerlead a scheme
I don't believe in any more, you're on
your own.

- Why Jess?
- Because I can't have you.

- What if you did?
- If you came back to me,

I'd ever go near Jess again.

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