Tough Young Teachers | Season 1 Episode 1 | Part 1

[Music] how are you these six young teachers are about to start a training program run by teach first an education charity every one of our teaching chapters will be different and effective in different ways with different kids having had six weeks of initial training they are now about to embark on a two-year placement in one of three london schools all in challenging circumstances while they will learn on the job how are you feeling then today charles strangely calm i'm sure that'll change what do you think of the beard it's growing up growing up that's why that's kind of kind of why i kept it i look about charles has just graduated from oxford university with a degree in theology i am about to start teaching in a challenging school called archers atlanta frank in croydon which is amazing but also very pressured very pressured what are you reading i'm reading a short devotional beginning of the day just focus on god and not on myself my faith is something that really motivates the way i live and i think it's a really good opportunity to serve others remember that the eyes of all are upon you and that more is expected from you than from other men i want to give to others what i feel everybody should be able to have in life which is a really good education charles is going to archbishop land frank school in croydon built on a landfill site it is overcrowded and slowly sinking into the rubbish [Music] when a new teacher comes you just like kind of test them to see how far you can push it kind of thing they stand out in the crowd they sort of give off nervous energy some of them like because they're new they don't really know how to like teach should i say they don't have to control the class so any last thoughts before you get to the school it's like any last words when we go to the grave someone has to step up to the plate at the end of the day i mean if i'm going to invest time into anything i mean what more valuable can you invest than a life but i guess it is a fear that if i'm not good at this like if i fail i'm not only failing me but there's so much at hand i mean it's about these kids these children it's about their lives really i mean i can't fail it's not something i can get wrong [Music] claudinia will be teaching at crown woods college in south east london new teachers have got a big job if someone automatically just sets a bad scene it always sticks because you think that every single lesson is going to be bad school is about outcomes so it's about opening doors really that's why i'm here i guess [Music] i'm kind of having several panic attacks in my head right now joining claudinia at crown woods will be oliver well music music music music every lesson will come into classical music that sort of thing and also i've written down quite a few notes from teach like a champion the book that i've read about teaching strategies because i don't put myself into challenges to fail i put myself into succeed because that's intrinsically i expect myself to be good at what i set myself to like my lucky socks i really want to be fantastic i just don't want to make a fool of myself really you're going to take teach like a champion with it i am 8 30 a.m school is about to begin this is what i signed up for [Music] huh well the computer is breaking so i need to restart five minutes before his lesson is about to start oliver's computer containing his whole lesson plan is not working oh crap [Music] would you like me to go get the it yeah that'd be great okay if they do have a computer then we're a little bit screwed i don't actually know what i'll do i did the teach first program and it was really tough i remember a lot of tears a lot of happy moments too but it was the hardest thing i've ever done without doubt like just need to make sure i get it right don't wait outside for me please morning what's your name ben nice to meet you ben in my opinion a good teacher is one that can be like a chameleon [Music] he can adapt to the environment that he's in to the school to the children you've got to change from being oh you said that um would you mind coming over here please so you change you flip in a second literally it's like flip flap do you feel ready they're coming that's there i can't breathe i'm so happy right yeah all have a seat find your name that's on the seat on the table just getting standing on the back okay so good afternoon sevens so as you know i'm miss williams and i'll be teaching you science this year um so let's get started so i'm dyslexic science has some very long complicated words so kind of going i can imagine going to the board and be like okay everyone photosynthesis i'm like i don't actually know how to spell that or i type in or miss doesn't actually know what she's doing or not known enough i guess like that's a worry so what do you think i might be doing with these yep will you be doing something with fireworks if you're fire i will be i'm looking forward to someone saying oh miss like we love your lessons or loving to come to my class or something like that or saying miss like you've you've made my day or thanks miss or something like that i think i guess those small moments will be what i'm living for really so claudinia has got a plan to try and win over the year sevens from the get-go oh too does anyone have any idea about your hand went straight up fantastic oxygen so oxygen is a type of gas fantastic year seven oh i've got a brilliant class so are we ready yeah can i get a countdown from five five four three two one was was that impressive or no no which i mean it wasn't impressive okay so in the second one we have that was fantastic you're right it is in this balloon we only have hydrogen do you think it's gonna be a bigger or quieter pop bigger i don't know what's going on guys so that was the bigger pot that scared me i've got a bigger one miss do you want to hold this for me please just that so much so let it go [Applause] does everyone give thanks to miss [Applause] you've been really good today enjoy your next lesson and i look forward to seeing you tomorrow all right so if you would like to leave quietly and you didn't get blown up so well done bye bye okay [Music] [Music] i think it went really well i think i've got all my nerves out the way hopefully i can keep them as engaged as that which is like you know what school's about you know it can't always be bangs [Music] if you can put your phone in your bag and your bag under the desk that'd be great just down the corridor from claudinia oliver has his own ideas about how to make a good first impression great okay so welcome to gcc business studies i am mr beach like the seaside very simple to remember everyone in this class is fully capable of getting an a-star in gcc business studies everybody in the class right yes right okay good so every lesson you're going to see a new quote you're going to be inspired by legends i like quotes mostly because i'm really inspired by the people who see them do you know marilyn monroe who's marilyn monroe she's an actress yeah she's very famous actors i think she was in no i don't know what she was in but she's very famous actress i'll find him for tomorrow exactly who she is oscar wilde be yourself everybody else is already taken success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm abraham lincoln you three can go i may not be the first this party but i'll be the best you three stay there that was lady gaga i knew three and go it was good i really enjoyed it it was really really good they all participated they all written like notes that i've asked them to write which is like what they expect from themselves oh to get a good grade on this subject that's sweet no detentions on a star like no excited to mark their homework but as i'm excited for this is where the the work begins [Music] over in north west london another trainee merrill is starting her first day at the hairfield academy i'm worried that the kids will sniff out straight away that i'm a newbie and will treat me like a supply teacher who are notoriously treated awfully i'm just gonna wait at the front because i realized that you can't quite see the seating plan i'll be teaching english this year and i'm from an english language background not a literary background so i don't always share a love for reading that most english teachers probably should and rightly so should have but she's not got off to a good start as she's turned up late luke you're just at the back in that chair sorry if i've mispronounced your surname hello good morning to you if you could just take a seat down liam styles yeah spelt your name wrong i'm sorry if you could just take a seat at the back row as well so at the start of the lesson i'd like you to line up silently outside the room which you all did today which is absolutely fantastic i'm really pleased and i do really appreciate that and be ready to learn hands up if you're ready to learn i am because i need to learn all your names so on the outside of your book if you could please write your full name and that is your proper name [Laughter] [Music] at lan frank charles is determined to set out his high expectations to his tutor group of 11 year olds okay my name's mr wallendar i'm going to be your tutor for the year um i've got a seating plan when he was their age he started boarding at charterhouse one of britain's most prestigious public schools could this table here please sit down if your name's on this table charles has been shaped by the educational system which is got to have a stiff upper lip and even if you're feeling something you just have to just put it all aside and do what's expected what we're going to do allow everyone to stand up say your name and something you like that begins with the same letter as your first name my name's season can we speak up whenever we say our names nice and loud and clear so everyone can hear my name i'm not going to deny that there are very few similarities between their schooling and my schooling every week i expect these to be signed by your parents so that they but does that mean that somehow that will like to taint a student-teacher relationship i think yeah it has the potential to do so definitely um but ultimately we all have backgrounds and we can't change them one of his pupils is karen who arrived in london from congo four weeks ago show this to your father or mother okay she registered at the school yesterday and doesn't speak english connor how's your french not good terrible how'd you say what country were you [Music] wanted just have a look at the board that's question one could you just charles ropes in a prefect to help with translation so he can get on with the lesson i just want to help her like i know that like sometimes you don't understand and i really want to help put your names inside your planners please so you got them for the rest of the time standing behind your chairs please was good i think it went well i think we got everything done that we need to get done no one's cried yet no one's kicked off everyone seems happy yeah i'm happy good stuff alex do you know where you're going yeah you've got science now should i take you it's mine thank you very much it's quite challenging with karen speaking only french but the prefects are great really helpful i think i could be firmer to be honest i think i've been a bit soft i've got a lot to learn you well then both we're both learning back at hairfield merrill's first lesson is not ending on such a high note right you said it's actually taken a lot longer than i gave you credit for when i ask you to put your things in your bags you need to do it silently i will wait until you are all silent before i let you go so i'll let you go one by one i was going to do it right by the way if you'd like to go for me thank you very much for waiting quietly last but not least front row off you go thank you very much bye madam bye um that was awful it was a lot worse than i thought it would be um i was so late to the class and they were all queuing up outside which is terrible i completely forgot loads of things i didn't even remember to bring books to the class so thank god there were some books over there it's okay though they won't remember that i don't know what i'm going to teach them tomorrow it's lunchtime and charles is still working he's on playground duty lunch at landfrank is only 30 minutes long and because of the overcrowding has to take place standing up [Music] loiter be a presence i'll go for a little walk i was just wondering i'm on duty now what kind of things shall we do effectively the kids will be all around here um we're talking about um about a thousand pupils in the school that was only designed for about 800 so consequently what's happening is many of them spill out here to have their food which is fine the best trick is to pick somebody up you're having difficulty with spot them out here doing something really good with the basketball next time you pop into so your skills are today it's pretty nice yeah always works always works all right have a good day you too so that's it that's my briefing now i know what i'm doing loitering still [Music] sir but we think you're a good teacher from how you're talking to us we think you're good i'm a good teacher but but from how this conversation's going quite a good teacher guys you should start heading to your next lessons [Applause] i think it's like quite a nice sight actually yeah it's built on the landfill site but it's quite green on a sunny day it's pretty cool i like it right must be done got a lesson to teach now i'll just leave it unlocked i'll be fine okay i'm just literally going in the office so i've got nine five bottom set year nine class chloe is a second year teach first trainee they're going to be looking a little cartoon about the changing economic structure of the uk i think if you went to a school like land frank and you weren't naive and you weren't enthusiastic you wouldn't go in if you were even slightly cynical you would never approach a school that had poor results poor behavior a crumbling down building you just look at it and walk away because you'd think there was no hope i didn't expect fights i knew they'd happen but i didn't put it to the back of my mind i think it's what even though i expected to work long days i didn't expect to work as many hours as i did and i think in your first year it's about surviving it's about getting through your lessons and getting the best out of your kids that you can without killing yourself come and sit down for me morning did you remember your book good boy well done superstar can you start writing down a date title name for me please okay kanan excellent start pen in hand well done over here let me see who else is working well done come on lovely start i went to a very different type of school the way they interact with each other the way the lessons around is so different so in that sense i was very naive and i think what one of the things that shocked me most was how much kids can't be bothered to learn we're writing in our books under our headings we're going to write number one and we're going to write a full answer remember good boy okay very quickly let's go through the answers from one to five so you can make sure you're doing the right thing and then it's been a long first week for the trainee teachers i couldn't really have predicted how much record it's never ending and the size of the job ahead is just starting to sink in [Music] don't work too hard see you tomorrow see you tomorrow where i started work this morning at 6 30. it's now 8 30. that's quite a few hours for one day yes work life balance i saw that [Applause] it's week two on the job [Music] training alongside merrill is ex harrow public school boy nicholas i don't think it's the fact that it's a challenging school that it appeals to me i love young people i've always enjoyed teaching people skills whether it be little things like i taught my sister how to ride a bike you know just little things in my life i've always enjoyed saying teaching people how to do stuff tying knots uh you know whatever it is mia come in find your place when i heard go and teach for two years you can go straight into teaching you don't need to train for a year before you go it rung bells in me nicholas is teaching his year 9 bottom set maths for the first time today what we're going to do can everyone write down their learning objective below the starter do you get a rebecca okay so do you understand the idea of a negative number no not really are you trying to understand no you've got to try if you want to understand others you'll be lost the whole time if i'm like doing like snorkeling or you know scuba diving and i'm like just two meters below and then my instructor goes like right we're gonna go down to the bottom it's five meters down how far below the c am i going to be so i'm two below and then he says we're going down to seven we're going down to five meters below the sea you said the old one yeah good you see you can do it right so you've got to try so do do do a few more questions and then you can see if we get them right when we go through them it's the second one just nine take away ten yeah that's as easy as that yeah how's it going zoe yeah i only put your name on the board that's really good yeah okay good can i say everyone thank you so much for this lesson and if you stand up behind your desks and leave your rebecca was a sweet girl and there was one time i looked her and i was like have you tried and she's like no she didn't feel at all ashamed to just say no i haven't tried it's new to come face to face with it but like i fully expect most of them to be apathetic like a lot of friends in my schools were apathetic and i was at private school so like being being being apathetic is a part of most a lot of students wherever it is expect to be motivated by their teachers and actually i think you know it's not it's not that's pretty fair really if your teachers are totally demotivating then why should you try and work for them you know at the end of the day you're there to try and enjoy education scratch at the surface and there are a lot of teenagers in this area as there are with all areas of london and beyond they're living very very difficult lives by seeing them walk usually around the corridors very calmly and normally entering rooms very well it is

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Keywords: Tough young teachers, teachfirst, teach, career, student, school, British school, Series, episode, season

Id: 5hsIhqcfY_4

Length: 25min 59sec (1559 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 02 2021