Educating ...

Friendship flourishes in Year 7 between Rani, who recently arrived from Syria, and old-before-his-time Jack. And the school responds to the shock of the terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert.

This week it's teen angst as Educating focusses on Harrop Fold's student development team. We meet Mia, 15 - seven months pregnant and just a few months away from her GCSE exams.

Mr Chambers wonders if he should turn equations into a form of dance to get drama enthusiast Mitchell to focus. Football-loving Callum's girlfriend convinces him to audition for the school play.

This episode focuses on Harrop Fold School's behaviour team: dynamic duo Mr Chambers and Mr Ben Povey, who's head teacher Drew's younger brother. Cheeky 12-year-old Kayden is well known to the behaviour team and repeated misdemeanours mean Mr Chambers is close to losing his patience with him. Meanwhile, Kayden's long-suffering older sister, Year 11 Shannon, is trying to concentrate on her GCSEs rather than her little brother's antics. Head teacher Mr Drew Povey decides to try a leftfield tactic with 14-year-old Vincent - another boy who's often on the team's books - and puts him on a trial period to join the straight-laced Student Council. And 15-year-old Kim becomes unteachable when her older brother is involved in a serious crime in the community.

There's election fever at Harrop Fold as the search for the school's first ever Head Girl and Head Boy begins in Year 10. Head teacher Mr Povey, staff and students will vote for the winning candidates after a rigorous interview selection process and a nail-biting live debate in front of the rest of the year group. The front runners for the Head Girl position are 14-year-old self-confessed geek Rebecca and old-before-her-time Chelci, who's 15 and who prefers to spend her break and lunchtime helping the staff in reception rather than hanging out with her friends. Going head to head for the boys are long-standing rivals Josh and Leon, who are both 14. They already hold the top positions in the Student Council but Josh is struggling to manage his expanding workload and has to rethink his entry into the competition at the last minute. And as the candidates are being shortlisted, amateur boxer Girhan, who's 15, throws his hat into the ring.

The teachers at Harrop Fold grapple with the fun and the friction that social media brings to the school. They struggle to contain a Snapchat revolution when an anonymous school-wide message encourages students to break the rules by coming in in trainers. Meanwhile, head teacher Mr Drew Povey has to try and negotiate peace between Year 11 girls Serena and Lelo when Lelo is accused of breaking the 'girlcode' by talking to a boy on FaceTime. Social media fan Deputy Head Mr Ross Povey tries to motivate 16-year-old Tom, who's studying for his GCSEs, after anxiety problems lead his attendance to drop to an all-time low. And can Miss Bland come to the rescue when 11-year-old Caprice refuses to come to school after being called names on social media? It's also time for The H Factor, Harrop's all singing, all dancing talent competition; will anxious Tom pluck up the courage to perform alongside teacher brothers Ross and Ben Povey?

This episode focuses on Harrop Fold's newest arrivals and youngest students - the Year 7s - and their characterful Head of Year, no-nonsense Miss Bland. Arriving at school at the same time as the Year 7s is new teacher Mr Humphreys, who's 25. With just a year's teaching experience, at an all-girls' school, Mr Humphreys came to Harrop looking for a challenge but gets more than he bargained for when he becomes 11-year-old Tiger and 12-year-old Billy's form tutor. Best friends Tiger and Billy are messing around in lessons, bringing handcuffs into school and getting into all sorts of mischief. And on Valentine's Day love is in the air for 11-year-olds Lily and Jacob. They used to be boyfriend and girlfriend but since Lily called it off they've been calling each other names and falling out in lessons, leaving Miss Bland to pick up the pieces. But Jacob still has feelings for Lily. Can he win her back with a grand gesture?

Headteacher Mr Drew Povey and his two deputies - Mrs Benigno, and Drew's older brother Ross - have their work cut out as Year 11 mocks season begins at Harrop Fold School. There are tears, tantrums and refusals to even sit the exams, so it shouldn't surprise the staff when the results are in and aren't good. With only a few months until the real GCSEs - in a climate of budget cuts, a new exam system, and with one of the toughest year groups they've ever had - Mr Povey is having sleepless nights and Mrs Benigno is doing all she can to turn things around. The school throw everything they have at the problem, putting on extra lessons, calling a special parents' evening and trying to inspire confidence in their students. And all this while Mr Povey has to keep the rest of the school running. His background in behaviour management is put to the test when Year 8 Sean has a fight in the corridor.