The new term at the school ends up getting off to a noisy start after Karen shows up and discover sthe alarm going off and her new site manager, Rob Scotcher, taking a casual approach to the problem. After a pulpil at the school abandons and then reclaims her baby, Karen is concerned her, the child and the secret that she\'s trying to hide.

Martin Dunbar ends up being called a pervert by his classmates after he is caught poring over a lingerie magazine and hanging around the girls\' changing rooms. Chris thinks it is just normal boyish behaviour but the truth is much more complicated. Sambuca and her mum end up having to face a harsh reality after they discover the truth about has been causing the headaches she has been suffering with. The sixth formers attend a Careers Fair. Jess and Aiden continue to grow closer as Vicki attempts to hide that she is jealous from her best friend and boyfriend.

After Amy finds out she has a stalker she feels like a celebrity but after things begin to get personal she decides to take her own revenge. After Eleanor reveals who the stalker is, her handling of the situation causes problems for Karen. The sixth formers turn the cameras on themselves for an English project. Rose and Tom can\'t find the words to tell Sam that there\'s no cure for her cancer as her friends struggle to come to terms with what is going on.

New girl Evie Prior shows up at the school but something about her story doesn\'t quite add up. She is soon upsetting the rest of her classmates and causing problems for Karen. Evie attempts to empathise with Finn, who\'s devastated by girlfriend Sam\'s terminal illness. The school ends up being forced to deal with the fallout when the truth about Evie is revealed. Eleanor and Daniel have their appraisals as Karen sits in on their classes and finds room for improvement for both teachers.

Karen\'s new community café prepares to open for the first time and she\'s invites the Director of Education along for the grand opening. Twins Shona and Rhona cause problems in class after they\'re caught in the middle of a custody battle between their mum and gran.The twins\' gran takes matters into her own hands as the court makes its ruling. Rob\'s estranged wife, Naomi, warns Karen off her husband in a bid to win him back. Vicki finally sees Aiden\'s true colours and ends up being forced to admit what happened to Jess and Ronan.

Sam wants to meet the father she\'s never known before she dies and gets help from Lauren and Finn. Karen wants to promote a positive image of the school and hires Linda Wickes to help put a positive spin on things. Richard Whitman, the Director of Education, shows up unannounced, and he disapproves of both the PR launch and Karen\'s professionalism.

The sixth form prepare to take their exams and with Richard Whitman on a personal vendetta to see the school close for good there\'s a lot riding on the exams going well. Sam\'s memorial service is held and everyone is on edge.

Karen begins to doubt Chris\'s judgement after he attempts to help newcomer Scout. Chris discovers that she\'s working as a drug courier and he ends up stepping in to try and rescue her from her family. Possibe redundancies sees the staff concerned about their jobs. Eleanor Chaudry is still spying on the school and Richard Whitman has plenty of inside knowledge that he could use to see the school close for good.

It\'s decision day at the school and the staff await the Local Authority\'s decision on whether the school will stay open. Eleanor feels the preusure as she realises the consequences of her actions and Karen discovers what she has been up to. Chris creates some healthy competition between the staff and Year 10s as they help with a local community garden project.

Everyone is geared up as the school gets ready to face an independent inspection. After the lead inspector finds out that Chris has allowed a pupil to spend the night at his house, it\'s Karen\'s job that\'s ends up being on the line. Jess issues Eleanor with an ultimatum. Scout and his brother Liam face being taken into care with their mother still missing. Scout ends up deciding to take matters into her own hands and run away. With the police, Chris and a drug dealer in pursuit, its harder than she thought though.

Charismatic superhead Michael Byrne begins his first day in charge at the school after being brought in by the education authority to turn the school around. Michael is still bearing the scars following an attack at his previous school by the knife-carrying Wayne. Michael is shocked when his ex-pupil is acquitted of attempted cuddle and he vows to get revenge. Phoenix and Harley Taylor start at the school and the day begins in tragedy after they discover the passing of their nan. The brothers decide to keep her passing a secret so that they wont be sent back to live with their abusive father. The pupils find themselves being confronted by an influx of trouble-makers from the nearby estates.

Coming soon...Jez and Sian Diamond plan a dinner party so that they can try to get to know their colleagues better but the unexpected arrival of Jez\'s estranged children, Madi and Zack throws everything up into the air. Michael\'s A-level recruitment drive sees him at loggerheads with Grantly. Scout\'s enthusiasm for the guitar touches Matt. Vicki ends up being inspired to retake her A-level sciences, but after Ronan throws a surprise house-warming party it highlights the differences between them.

Michael unleashes his new secret weapon on the school who is the new Head of English Linda Radleigh. Grantly is not happy that she was appointed without the job even being advertised and Tom atttempts to placate him. Linda agrees to keep an eye on Emily James on the day her sister, Lindsay, is due to be released prison. After Emily manages to give her the slip, Linda is soon back on her trail. Jez announces a new lunchtime Fit Club and Michael attempts to get closer to Sian over drinks.

The schhol is involved in a rugby clash with St Mary\'s and Jez, under pressure to deliver a victory that he\'s promised Michael, turns to ex-pro Ken Watling for help. Things end up coming to head between Vicki and Ronan and after Vicki hurts herself, Sian becomes suspicious that Ronan is hitting her. Phoenix is happy after Nelson gives him with a moped for his birthday.Professional boundaries end up being crossed for Linda and Michael when she makes him an indecent proposal.

Scout is pleased after Mia, a mid-twenties MS sufferer, offers her the position as a live-in carer. Matt organises a special orchestra project but is not pleased after Michael insists that Tariq is included. Michael attempts to keep his distance from Linda. He is concerned though when Sian accepts Linda\'s help to input the grades. Linda ends up confessing to Sian about their tryst. Michael finds his world being rocked even further by the sudden arrival of Wayne.

After Madi is mugged on the way to school, a furious Jez responds by beginning boxing classes. They are short-lived though when Zack floors Harley and Michael intervenes. Tariq is attempting to recruit prefects, but Michael changes tack after seeing Tariq\'s ju-jitsu moves on Jez and wants him to give self-defence classes instead. Michael finds himself under pressure after concealing the CCTV footage of what happened with Wayne.

Michael is appreciative of Sian\'s support after a newspaper article lets it known what his salary is. He ends up confiding in her about his house being broken into, but is shocked after video footage of his fight with Wayne is emailed to him. Tom is not happy after he finds out that a teaching assistant called Greg has been brought in by Linda to assist him. Rosie tells Matt she\'s pregnant and ends up coming up with the idea that they draw up an agreement of what is expected.

Margaret Harker, the wife of a local entrepreneur, is at the school to decide whether to make a sizeable donation. Michael finds it difficukt to keep focused after he finds out that it is Phoenix who has been emailing him the video footage. Sian informs Michael that Linda knows about their affair and he finds it hard to keep up his professional façade in front of Margeret. Freddie is hoping to make a full recovery after his heart transplant as he returns to mainstream school. He soon becomes an easy target in class. Ronan and Finn attempt to repair their broken hearts by planning to get some girls at Phoenix\'s house party but things don\'t go to plan.

Viv O\'Donnell, a local radio DJ superstar, hosts her live radio show at the school. Everybody is excited about having a masterclass in radio journalism from her except her daughter Andi who shies away from her mum\'s limelight. Sian and Michael end up getting up late, having spent the night together in a hotel. Jez steals Sian\'s car keys to check her GPS, only to find out that she has lied about where she has been. After confronting Sian, she ends up admitting the truth about the affair she has been having. Trudi gets a hard time from Finn after it is accidentally revealed that her dad has marriage plans for her with a family friend.

It is the final day of term and things begin badly for Michael after he discovers a threatening note on the dashboard of his car. Jez\'s unexpected arrival during the staff briefing ends up ruining any chance that the prize-giving will be the focus of the day. Grantly lets Michael know that Jez will be making a formal complaint to the governors about his affair with Sian. Jez takes Madi and Zack out of class to take them to Ireland. Wayne slips in to school with revenge on the agenda and Michael finally gets a chance to confront his stalker.

It's the first day of the new term and Sian, who is covering for Michael, has her work cut out after the school is infiltrated by a local gang called the DSC. Tariq's efforts to turn over a new leaf are tested by the arrival of new pupil called Mason who soon makes it clear that he expects Tariq to join the DSC. Jez is the prime suspect in Michael's hit and run, but with his marriage back on track he's worried that Sian will find out he was with Janeece.

The head boy and head girl elections are being held but Lauren has other things in her mind as she sets her sights on starting a modelling career. After she attends an audition, she is told that she's not right for them and that surgery could help her. She ends up thinking of a moneymaking scheme to raise the money but Josh makes her reconsider her decison. Trudi ends up clashing with Michael over his anti-gang measures. Josh's drug problem sees him getting into serious trouble with Tom.

Josh's promise to give drugs for good ends up being tested after his former dealer Grady gets in touch and his drug problem begins spirals out of control. Tom is furious after he finds drugs in his son's pocket and their relationship becomes tested. Tom has to oversee the selection process for the new Head of English and the two candidates, Vanessa and Nicki, are soon put to the test.

Zack believes that Jez isn't his real father and decides to have a DNA test reformed to confirm his suspicions. Jez is upset after he finds out, but discovers that he shares Zack's paternity fears. Jez ends up telling Zack that he loves him no matter what and the pair grow closer. After Josh's behaviour starts to become increasingly erratic, Nicki urges Tom to get some professional help. Matt is concerned that he could lose Martha after he finds out that Rosie is moving away with Alex.

Grantly manages to prove that he will do anything for Fleur after her health deteriorates. Trudi\'s world ends up being plunged into crisis with the shock discovery that she is pregnant. Nicki encourages Tom to be honest with Josh about his problems.

The school fun run is held and Jez's star athlete, Mercedes, has been training hard in an effort to impress him. After she's injured on the run she manages to persuade Jez to take her home and after misreading the signs, she attempts to kiss him. Jez' s life begins to unravel and Sian later reveals her true feelings about their relationship. Trudi comes to a decision about Finn. Grantly returns to work, justy a week following the loss of his wife.

Josh is finding it hard to cope with the workload as the exam season begins at the school. With no medication his mental health starts to spiral out of control and he becomes obsessed with an old plague pit under the schoo'. After some of the girls play a trick on him, he begins to believe that spirits are attempting to contact him. Janeece's wedding day arrives and nothing seems to be going right. Jez ends up moving out and Trudi and Finn both make a potentially life changing decision.

Shelby is desperate for alcohol having spilt her secret stash of vodka on the morning of her art exam. She manages to make it to the exam, but without being able to get her fix she finds it hard to concentrate. Shelby ends up suggesting to Madi that they go to the pub to celebrate her birthday. Alan Dixon is atthe school to conduct a review for the Local Education Authority. Jez ends up realising that he needs to prioritise his relationship with his children. Janeece ends up taking some drastic measures when she finds it hard financially. Finn manages to fall further under the Murray gang's influence.

Scout is about to marry asylum seeking pupil Danilo and she is having doubts but her mother persuades her to go through with it. Scout becomes jealous after Danilo flirts with Em and ends up calling the wedding off. Danilo is able to convince Scout that he does like her and he thought she didn't like him. Phoenix tries to persuade Scout not to go ahead with the wedding. After Danilo fails to show up to football practice, Phoenix ends up letting it slip to Tom about the wedding and there is a race against time to find the happy couple. Finn finds himself being pressured into committing an act of retaliation on Tariq's gang. Lorraine continues to chase Michael about her job offer.

Josh ends up being involved in gang fighting and ends up on the receiving end. Waterloo Road in Rochdale may be closing, but Michael has big plans to keep the school alive in a new way.