Our School

The Year 8s step back in time and are put to the test when the teachers set up an art gallery. However, only one of the paintings is a genuine masterpiece - can they spot the fakes?

A surprise visit from Blue Peter’s Mwaksy launches an exciting project for students to make their own videos. The winners will get a VIP trip behind the scenes at the BBC’s Media City.

Year 7 step out of the class, and their comfort zones, to spend a day on a farm, giving Amirah the chance to face her fear of animals.

There is tough talking and a few shocks in class as some students face the consequences for poor behaviour. Can they turn it around, or will they need to leave the form and all their friends?

From car washing to cake sales and an unusual sponsored walk, the students roll up their sleeves to see if they can help raise enough money to buy Patsy the poodle, a dog for the whole school.

The stakes are high as years 7 and 8 take each other on in an epic competition. Among the challenges are dancing, rapping, a quickfire quiz and the fearsome bucking bronco finale.

It’s a special time of year as Our School embraces the month of Ramadan and celebrates Eid.

The year 7s and 8s join forces to transform some forgotten wasteland into an outdoor school library.

What does it take to run a school? The year 8 students take on the challenge to find out.

Meeting a family of polar bears changes Sami’s perspective on the climate change crisis with winning results.

With trips abroad on hold, the staff decide to bring a holiday into school - Spanish style.

Celebrity fitness guru Joe Wicks surprises the students with a special PE lesson to help everybody feel a lot better. And there is a mood-changing music lesson with plenty of big crashes and bangs.

Thomas says he doesn’t like school and can’t see the point. What can be done to change his mind and cheer him up? The answer has four paws, a set of whiskers and a fluffy tail.

A chance to meet some of the many different pets living with the students. Miss Robinson takes a doorstep tour in a mission to find out how much they know about all their animals.

With lockdown back, some of the teachers have a cunning plan to cheer up their students - they’re taking lessons on the road, using technology to keep everyone connected and having fun.

It’s a new term for everyone at Our School - exciting but scary too. However, one of the teachers has a great idea to deal with all those nerves and get the year off to a flying start.

How would you feel if you came to school and found your bedroom in the middle of class? And emotions are running high as students and teachers share their own family stories.

What is it like being a twin? Find out from the twins at Our School, among them Grace and Lucia. Both girls love playing football, but which one will get to captain their team?

Can Mrs Robinson get non-stop talker Harry and his class to focus and learn 'the power of yet' as they try new skills such as making a dove out of paper and spinning plates?

It’s a new term for everyone at Our School. There is an exciting ‘human sat-nav’ challenge for year 7, plus a quiz on how much all the students know about their teachers.

Callum faces his biggest fear and agrees to try to learn to swim. If he succeeds, he can join swim club with his friends - but will he sink or swim?

It's a big battle of brainpower as each form faces the other in a fiercely fought quiz. The victors will win a pizza party, the losers are going to get gunged. It's all to play for!

A bizarre lesson in which the students have to balance books on their heads and a visit from a four-legged friend are just two of the highlights of this episode.

Fraser and Theo find out what school used to be like, from revolting school dinners to the days when teachers could give you the belt.

It's Halloween and the school has been invaded by zombies; who will survive their deadly touch and what's it got to do with science?

We find out what it means to be Scottish to the students, and there's a visit from the first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon.

From sumo wrestling to bubble football, it's sports day with a difference, as team captains who wouldn't normally get chosen take the lead in an all-action competition between our two forms.

There's a chance to visit one of Scotland's top acting schools as students learn what it takes to stand up and perform. Also, a visit from one of the stars of Still Game.

What happens when a mum and a dad come back to school for the day, alongside their own children?

There's trouble in school when a group of girls fall out with each other.

We follow three students who attempt fresh challenges, from sport to cooking.

It's the Our School bake-off competition and everyone is determined that their cake will win. Also two students get the chance to help judge alongside celebrity chef Tony Singh.

Some of the students are struggling to get on, so Mr Nicoll takes them on a team bonding trip into the great outdoors.

Darren is one of those boys who has good days and bad at school - can he stop messing around and settle down in secondary school?

Tia and Erin are determined to win places in the school rugby team.

Two teams of students are challenged to make their very own radio show. Which one will win by making the rest of their year group laugh out loud?

We meet the students and staff of a big inner-city school in Glasgow. There are a few differences in the Scottish system - here, it's S1 not Year 7, and among the subjects on the timetable is Scottish studies. But one thing hasn't changed - the series continues to give a uniquely in-depth look at life for a whole group of new students, both in school and back at home, in class, and on trips, with lots of drama, surprises and laughter along the way.

Fundraising Friday hits Our School, and everyone acts strangely. Year 7 Tristan turns up with a yellow mohican, the teachers swap classes for the day, and there seems to be a superhero on the loose in the form of the mysterious Maths Man - but who could he be?

Charity doesn't begin at home - this year's big year 7 fundraising project is in aid of a charity that builds and runs schools in Kenya. The students come up with all kinds of ideas to raise money. Keen rapper Kayden and beatboxer Javonte put the teachers 'on rapport' - aiming to teach them how to rap, before they all have to show off their new skills in a special fundraising assembly. Plus there's a life-changing opportunity for two of year 7 to actually travel to Kenya as school ambassadors to find out what life out there is like. Who will be chosen to represent the school?

There are loads of rumours about a school ghost, so year seven get the chance to find out for themselves when history teacher Mrs Black arranges a spooky school sleepover.

Rugby-mad Mr Shore is on a mission to introduce the boys of Year Seven to his favourite sport and takes them on a trip to the Sheffield Rugby Club to try for themselves. He also arranges for some coaching from top rugby international, Ben Foden.

There is a competition between two of the Year Seven forms to find out which is the funniest. Mr Shabir's form think they have a secret weapon in the form of Finlay, who has a great sense of humour, but he hasn't always had lots to laugh about.

Year 7 have Paralympic swimmer Clare Cashmore in assembly, who inspires them about the challenges she has had to face to win her medals. One of the louder Year 7 girls is finding first term a challenge as she struggles to stay focused and on task.

The hall has been taken over for a special job fair designed to help Year Seven think about how to get the qualifications they need. Some of the choices on offer for them to sample include brick laying, fire fighting, cake baking and film make-up.

Abdul is facing a dilemma about whether or not to become a vegetarian. His father is a butcher, which gives him even more food for thought, and the latest Year 7 trip happens to be to a working farm, where the animals are bred for food.

Wayne is football mad and full of enthusiasm for his fresh start in Year 7. Unfortunately, his keenness to be noticed is getting him into trouble. Can Wayne learn from class mate George's example and channel his energy in the right direction?

Alojz is originally from Slovakia and he is trying to find his place in year 7. He is helped by a good friend from primary, Finlay, and by Miss Hammond, who supports him in his efforts to learn English.

New Year 7 students Olivia and Abdul are about to start their first day at Firth Park Academy in Sheffield. Abdul has an older sister at the school who is on hand to give him some useful advice, but Olivia will be going solo.

Twins Josh and Daniel struggle with their emotions as they also try to settle into Year 7.

A group of Year 7 girls throw themselves into cheerleading.

Spencer and Rhea go in search of healthy options for the school's menu.

The students of Year 7 help support a local homeless charity.

Mobile phones cause a falling out for some Year 7s.

Spencer and Charlie research their family histories.

This time we meet friends Lucy and Donnel. Lucy is a star pupil and known as the BFG by her classmates. Donnel is a loud boy who usually finds himself in trouble. Can Lucy help her friend get on the right track?

Year 7 find out just how strict school used to be in Victorian times.

Thomas and Vanessa attempt to go from being on report to back on task.

How can Izaak learn to cope better with his emotions and settle down?

What exactly does a head teacher do all day? Taylor Jay and Charlie find out as they investigate on a mission to write and photograph a report for the school website.

The Year 7 girls form their own football team, and the hunt is on for a captain.

It's a Brand New Series of Our School. This time CBBC is following Greenwood Academy in Birmingham. See how new boys Eesa and Archie get on in their first few days. We also meet some of the other members of year 7.

Theres some fierce competition for a spot on the school football team. Some of the Year Seven footballers work hard for a place. Nathan and Alex battle it out and everyone finds out who made the famous Conyers football team!

Jamie is hoping to move from the Progress Group into mainstream classes but is his behaviour good enough for him to make the move? Meanwhile Jessica sometimes finds it difficult to keep her liveliness from going too far.

Owen and Harry, who has cerebral palsy, have been best friends since they were little. At Conyers they meet a new friend in Iman who keeps them amused and is a keen follower of mixed martial arts.

We meet Harry, who has autism and loves dinosaurs - there is nothing he doesn't know about them. What he doesn't have is a good friend: will he find one at Conyers? James gets involved in his lessons and takes everything they have to offer, but will his dyslexia stand in the way of his progress?

Kyran and Alex are friends who sit together in class but Kyran in particular tends to get into trouble for talking too much. Delight came to England a few years ago from Zimbabwe and is making the most of school life, especially impressing people with her singing.

Luka aims to make it to school without needing his mum to take him. Connor talks about his love of football and determination to play for the school team. Ben is looking for a new hobby and tries out various things including playing the trumpet.

Chloe and Hollie are identical twins - what is it like being a twin and how do the staff and students tell them apart? Donna has recently returned to the area from New Zealand and talks about how living in two different countries has changed her life and given her an unusual accent! The Year 7's go on a visit to Beamish, a replica of a Victorian mining village, to find out about life in the past.

Katie is hoping for a new start after a tough time at primary school where she was bullied. Lucas has joined Conyers from a very small village school. Will they both be successful in making new friends?

Ewan's behaviour challenges his teachers at his new school.

It’s not just the children that are new - some of the teachers have just joined the school too. When they aren't teaching, form teachers Miss Gibbons and Mr Glendenning, have particularly unusual hobbies. Miss Gibbons takes her tutor group to a gymnastics studio and Mr Glenndining shows off his RNLI rescue skills, earing a new-found respect from their students.

Alex finds himself in trouble in one of his classes while Libby deals with the emotional highs and lows of being a girl in secondary school.

Follow the children as they are promoted from primary school to secondary school. Along with the move comes new fears, high expectations, and a whole lot of excitement. This is the start of the best years of their lives.