Aliss Worcester Aliss describes herself as a real girly girl and doesn't think she can do anything. She decided to take the challenge because her friends didn't think she could live without all her beauty products. She also wanted to see the contrast between her present school and its 1960s counterpart.
Avril North Yorkshire Avril is a bright girl who failed the 11 plus but is still determined to pursue a career as a journalist. She says taking part in the 1960s school may change her attitude on giving up easily.
Charlotte Manchester Charlotte is a bit of a clumsy girl. She almost burnt down the house with her hair straighteners and got a can stuck to her finger in home economics. Charlotte wanted to go back in time because her parents say it was harder.
Danielle Nottinghamshire Danielle is a very sporty girl and loves to play netball. She wants to be a PE teacher and will miss her hair straighteners. She wanted to go to the school to prove to her grandparents that their lives were not as hard as they make out and to prove she is a strong person.
Hanna London Hanna is an opinionated north London girl. She loves design, especially making clothes, and her passion is photography. She was looking forward to going to the That'll Teach 'Em school to prove she could work hard at something.
Jennifer South Yorkshire Jennifer wanted to prove her parents wrong and show she could stick something out. At school she is much more interested in practical than academic lessons and is hoping to pursue a career as a beauty therapist. Her real passion in life is Rotherham United FC but her dad thinks she is more interested in the players than the actual match.
Kasi Coventry Kasi works really hard at school, often staying late to do extra work in the run up to her GCSEs. She wants to get into beauty therapy and does things like facemasks and manicures. She wanted to take part in this year's That'll Teach 'Em to meet new people and prove she could do it.
Maureen London Maureen failed her 11 plus and has been working hard to get good grades in her GCSEs. She wanted to take part in the 1960s school to compare it with the present system.
Nikki Blackpool Nikki lives in a hotel in Blackpool that her mum manages. She is young at heart, cutesy and girly. She is also a hard worker, cleaning rooms in another hotel as well as serving food. Nikki wanted to make her mum proud of her.
Sarah Kent Sarah wanted to go back in time to experience what school was like in the 1960s. At school, Sarah is much more practical than academic and has been predicted As in subjects like technology but Ds and Es in things like maths and English. Her ambition is to be a kids TV presenter but if that fails then she wants to be a plumber and earn lots of money.
Sophia London Sophia does not like school at all and is always getting in trouble. Her proudest school achievement was the day she sneaked out to go on an anti-war march and ended up with her photo in the national papers. Sophia wanted to see if the school could discipline her and thought she would be a good challenge for the teachers.
Stevie Hampshire Stevie hoped the school would make her bright. At the moment, she sees school as a place to socialise. She's giving up academic study next year to train as a beauty therapist but her real ambition is to be a glamour model.
