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East End: Episode 5 (3x5)

Air date: Oct 02, 2014

This episode meets three boys at different stages of their school life. Twelve-year-old Louie has just started secondary school at Frederick Bremer; he struggles to make friends and starts to bunk off. With his attendance record steadily getting worse, it's time for home support worker Emma Austin to step in. She's a pastoral care worker who's always available as an emotional crutch for the students. Devonté, who's also 12, is another of Mrs Austin's charges. He loves rap music and is constantly found playing songs through his phone in lesson time and rapping at inappropriate moments. Due to his responsibilities at home, helping to care for his mother, Devonté relaxes at school instead, and often gets into trouble.