When Rony arrived in the UK three years ago he could not speak English - now he is fluent, right down to a Brummie accent!

He was nine when he and his family fled their home in Syria and started a new life in Birmingham.

He has been telling School Report about what it is like to have a home and his hopes for the future.

Whalley Range High School in Manchester realised mental health was a concern, when a survey they conducted showed that it was one of the issues on which pupils most wanted guidance. 

Since then, they've been leading the way with an innovative approach to students' wellbeing. 

As part of the BBC News School Report, Aisha, Myesha and some of the Year 11 pupils at Whalley Range high school have been looking at the issue for Radio 4's The World at One.

Their report will be on air at around 13:35 GMT and you can listen live here.

BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan has talked about meeting three School Reporters this week, saying it was an "utterly terrifying experience".

"They want my job and are much better qualified for it than me," he said.

The single biggest thing Amol says he learned from the trio was "that they want to watch what they want, how they want, when they want, where they want".

BBC School Report

Four students of Holgate Academy travelled to the BBC studios in Nottingham to see the journalists and presenters in action.

We saw the BBC go live and took a tour around the building, which was led by a lovely woman called Sandish Shoker. 

We looked around the studio and even got chance to use the blue screen that’s used for the weather. Presenters Sara Blizzard and Sarah Teale talked us through their jobs and answered our questions.

We were able to interview Ben Truslove about Local Live Online and discovered the pressures of being an online journalist.

Image source, Holgate Academy

We got a chance to sit on the sofa where they present from and watched live filming from the gallery, seeing how reporters communicate, present and the time pressures they have to stick to.

It was a really good experience and we even got the chance to be interviewed for the breakfast news where they asked us about our BBC School Report day.

Everyone was so polite and friendly. It was such an amazing experience and it encouraged us to become a journalist or presenter ourselves, thanks BBC!

Tune into the BBC News Channel at 13:30 GMT to see School Reporters reading the lunchtime sports bulletin.

This suggestion on how to improve mental health for young people comes from schoolchildren themselves, after  research conducted for School Report.

School Reporters give an insight into the future of broadcasting.

Rizzle Kicks singer Jordan Stephens has taken his mental health campaign to a school in Hove in East Sussex.

One pupil, Maddie, asked if he or someone close to him had experienced mental health issues.

"In school during my GCSEs I got diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)," Jordan says.

"I was called the hyper kid and told to calm down all the time - it's an infuriating thing for someone who can’t calm down."

He said fame and fortune "gives you all this stuff" but that it did not help him emotionally.

You can find out more about his campaign #IAMWHOLE  here, external .

School Reporters have offered their tips on how mental health can be improved for young people who might be struggling with life. Here's one of them.

This comes after research conducted for School Report.

School Reporters on BBC Radio Wales discuss whether rugby should be played in schools.

Need some tips on how to cope with exam stress? Never fear, 16-year-old Blessing is here to guide you., external

Pacey, a student at Birmingham's John Henry Newman Catholic College, would normally have been in a history lesson but today he has been interviewing a teacher from another school as part of BBC School Report News Day .

In a way, though, history was still the topic - they were discussing the experiences of one of the teacher's pupils, Rony; a refugee from Syria.

Rony (pictured below) attends Balaam Wood School, in Frankley.

Pacey said Rony's story was interesting because "he's had to leave so much behind and try and start afresh".

A third of teenagers with mental health issues lack the confidence to confide in teachers, research suggests.

We're hosting a group of students from Gorse Hill Studios as part of the BBC School News Day here in Salford.

Gorse Hill offers an alternative education to young people away from the mainstream.

One of the students, 14-year-old Megan said: 

"I used to be sat at home doing nothing but started at Gorse Hill in October. They've given me a lot of confidence.

"I used to get myself into trouble and get called the naughty child. I just had to get out of there and I was blamed for stuff even when it wasn't me."

"Here they give everybody a second chance, and treat us with more respect.

"I love singing and do that in the morning with my music tutor.  Afternoons are a bit different, working towards an arts qualification.

"I also worked at a local primary school, helping children with music.

"I recently sang at the Kids in Care Awards at Lancashire Cricket Club at Old Trafford and performed Read All About It by Emili Sande in front of 250 or 300 people.  Everybody was crying because it was so emotional."

Jo Lacon, director of Gorse Hill Studios, said: "Megan has developed into a much more confident and outgoing young person.

"She now feels like she has a voice - literally!"

BBC School Report

The new Notts County owner, Alan Hardy, kindly visited us at The Holgate Academy earlier today. We asked him a series of questions in which he offered some really interesting answers.

Firstly we asked him what made him fall in love with football, to which he replied: "I have been playing football from a very young age. I first played for Priory Celtic at the age group of  U7-U11 this was when I was at Brookhill Leys Infant School before moving on to Clifton AW for U12, U13 and U14, I then signed for Mansfield Town and went from there." 

It was interesting to see where he had come from as we both play football at a similar level now.

Image source, Holgate Academy

Next we asked what made him want to buy Notts County after all the debt and winding up petitions that were in place.

He replied: "As you know, I own many other businesses but I have always wanted to work in sport. The thought of it really excites me."

We asked him what his role was being chairman and owner of Notts County, and if he needed any qualifications.

"You certainly need experience and knowledge in business but not any qualifications," he said. "However you take this test called a ‘fit and proper person test’. This is run by the FA to see if you are worthy of getting the job. You have to submit business plans and other documents but other than that no."

The interview was excellent. Thanks to Alan for his time and we hope to do more things with him in the future.

The discussion on mental health and well-being for young people held in the BBC's Radio Theatre has now ended. But you can watch it again on the Red Button.

Our next live event will be a School Report programme from Northern Ireland that will be streamed live here, starting at 13:45 until 14:35 GMT.

Some of the stories young people can come across, particularly online, can cause them upset or anxiety.

This page lists support for young people who want to get advice about their mental health and well-being.