Activity

As pupils watch the extract, ask them to watch and listen carefully, before leading a class discussion: what is happening in this scene? How would students describe the behaviour of the staff? Why do students think Dean has found himself in this situation? How would they describe his emotional state? They can read more a synopsis of the plot by following the link on the right.

Now it's time to see how much students know about the youth justice system in the UK. There are plenty of questions to ask - perhaps gather students' ideas on the board. What different kinds of punishments are there for young people who break the law? Roughly how many young people do students think are serving custodial sentences? What are the priorities of young offender's institutions?

These ideas can be used as a point of reference throughout the rest of the lesson as students learn about/research some of the questions.

Some more ideas

• Encourage students to consider Dean's emotional state in a little more detail - perhaps by writing a short first-person narrative describing his feelings as he arrives at the young offender's institution for the first time.