Summary

  • School Report is staging its 11th annual News Day

  • Secondary school children at more than 900 schools around the UK are taking part

  • Students are also reporting at events in BBC buildings around the country

  • Highlights included a mental health special at the BBC Radio Theatre in London

  • Follow us - @BBCSchoolReport and www.facebook.com/BBCSchoolReport/

  1. Michael Sheen on School Reportpublished at 15:09 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

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    Michael Sheen talks Welsh stories on BBC School Report

  2. Reporting on the sportspublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Two School Reporters got to present part of a BBC Sports bulletin on the News Channel.

  3. Scottish School Report filmspublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Scottish schools have been taking part in digital media workshops, organised by the BBC. 

    For School Report, pupils from several schools have been making reports on such issues as body shaming,healthy eating,healthy living and mindfulness.

  4. Report rewindpublished at 15:04 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    In case you missed the School Report broadcasts on the News Channel, they'll be shown again on the Red Button.

    They'll be on from: 

    • 15:55 to 16:40 GMT in Northern Ireland
    • 16:40 to 18:10 GMT in London
  5. What should schools do about cyber-bullying?published at 15:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    A straw poll in the studio for the Northern Ireland School Report event showed a small number of pupils had experienced cyber-bullying.

    But statistics from the NSPCC show it is rising.  

    In 2012 Anita became a victim of an online hate campaign.

    “People were telling me to take my own life,” she said. “But I decided to take a stand and started my own organisation and Twitter campaign to help people across the world.”

    She said she thought teachers should have a "massive role " in fighting online bullying.

    "They need to keep going with the pastoral care,” she said.

    It's not just posting nasty comments that hurts. Being ignored or left out is another form of cyber-bullying, added Anita. 

    “People think If I am not saying anything nasty or hitting someone, I am not doing anything wrong. But leaving someone out of a group chat, makes people feel like they have done something wrong. Their confidence is gone.”

    Anita
  6. The No Make-Up Challengepublished at 14:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

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  7. Reporting awaypublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Budding reporters are hard at work at St George's School in Edinburgh.

  8. Looking aheadpublished at 14:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Keep your eyes peeled at 14:47 GMT on the BBC News Channel, when our correspondent Judith Moritz will be talking to School Reporters about their involvement with the Big Digital Day. 

  9. 'Snobbery' around performing artspublished at 14:34 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    For our Northern Ireland School Report, pupils looked at performing arts. There are concerns about funding in Northern Ireland and enabling people to follow their dreams.

    And with a focus on improving the numbers studying STEM subjects, pushing for more qualifications in science and technology, will this likes of drama survive?

    Fergal said there is a “snobbery” around the subjects, especially as they are not seen as being directly linked to careers, but there must be a balance between subjects for a full education.

    Creative
  10. Young reporters pose questions to councillorspublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

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  11. Star of The Apprentice gives her advicepublished at 14:18 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    St Paul's High School welcomed back a famous pupil for School Report - the star of The Apprentice, Grainne McCoy.

    She was asked what advice she would give budding entrepreneurs.

    “My advice would be to never give up,” she says. “Over the last 12 years, so many doors have been closed in my face, but I just keep going back.”

    So do pupils fancy their chances on the BBC show?

    Rebecca said: “After having spoken with Grainne, and as she succeeded on it, I think she could help me and the school community, so yes, I would go on it.”

    Watch the full video with Grainne here .

    St Paul's
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  13. BBC School Report - behind the scenes in the weather studiopublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Students Stina and Elisa from Westminster Academy are spending the day with BBC London to find out more about the newsroom. 

    As part of the day, weather presenter Elizabeth Rizzini gave them a forecasting masterclass.

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  14. School Report talks Brexitpublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    We are now live from a School Report event in Northern Ireland where they are tackling the weighty topic of Brexit. 

    A hard border between north and south is a big concern, but both Leave and Remain campaigners are saying nobody wants it to be reinforced. 

    But small business owner Ursula Murphy said she wants decisions to be made to give more assurance to companies like hers. 

    Northern Ireland
  15. Deadline reachedpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

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    School Reporters at more than 900 schools around the UK who are taking part in News Day are putting down their pens and taking fingers off keyboards as they reach the 14:00 GMT deadline for finishing all their reports.

    The schools have until 16:00 GMT to upload those reports to their websites.

    You can look at the work of the schools taking part via our interactive map.

  16. School reveals ambitious plans to run its own radio stationpublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Carla and Jessica
    Reporters, BBC School Report

    Good afternoon from Newcastle's Excelsior Academy. 

    Our roving reporters are ready for a news packed day! We have so much to report on this year.

    Our school is very diverse and we have much to discuss from the importance of British values to the overuse of mobile phones by our generation! 

    Here at Excelsior we are a multi cultural and diverse place where everyone has the right to think differently. 

    We are learning how to put news stories together and are hoping to run our radio station.

    Fingers crossed next year that's where we will be reporting from!

  17. 'It's about what you give'published at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Listen to spoken word artist Success talking about mental health. 

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    Poem:'It's about what you give'

  18. 'I felt not human'published at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Kathryn Langley
    BBC Live reporter

    Florence was diagnosed with an eating disorder at the age of 14. 

    She's been telling us about her experience as part of BBC News School Report day.

  19. School Report Northern Ireland live programme on nowpublished at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Click the button at the top of the page to watch our second live broadcast of the day - a live programme hosted by School Reporters from Glengormley High School in Northern Ireland.

  20. Sports presenters make their debutpublished at 13:43 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2017

    Two pupils present the sports news

    BBC Sport, based at Media City in Salford, has welcomed two new presenters to the studio.

    Jonathan and Joshua, from Wyvern Academy in Darlington, hosted the lunchtime sports news on the BBC News Channel.