Entrepreneur Poppy Jamie made the first ever TV show on Snapchat, but she is turning her tech and people skills into helping young people with their mental health.

Her app, launching later this year, is called ‘Happy, not perfect’.

“It is about what makes us happy, as perfect doesn’t exist,” she told the Radio Theatre. “Perfect is the other side of the goalposts that we will never get to.

“From a really young age I was always told to talk about my feelings and not bottle things up, so my mum gets a lot of phone calls. She tells me to calm down, talk about how I am feeling and see if I can find a new perspective.

“’Happy, not Perfect’ is my mum in an app. It is about can we try and find a new perspective and giving us the power to choose the thoughts that will help us most.”

St Patrick’s College in Northern Ireland made a film about cyber-bullying, shown to the audience at the Radio Theatre. They gave lots of advice including:

• Don’t respond
• Don’t retaliate
• Tell a trusted adult, parent or your favourite teacher
• Save all the evidence
• Remove or block them

Miss Higgins said the school had a very important role to play in stopping cyber-bullying.

“We saw that 56% [of pupils] witnessed online bullying, so we are honing in on that. We're asking all young people to stand up to it - , even if it is not happening to you - and say it is wrong.”

BBC Director-General Tony Hall popped into the Radio Theatre earlier, at London's New Broadcasting House, to meet some of the young people who took part in the mental health discussion. 

All today we've thrown open the doors at MediaCityUK in Salford to students for the BBC School News Day.

This morning we're joined by youngsters from  Gorse Hill Studios, external , which offers creative programmes to young people who are not engaged in mainstream education.

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Alfie, 12, said: "I first came to Gorse Hill after mainstream education wasn't working out for me any more.

"You'd have kids kicking off every day. I was in a class of Year Sixes and I got bullied and beaten up lots.

"Then I went to Gorse Hill once a week and it was a place where I could have a break and do things like dancing and art.

"I used to really look forward to it and now go there every day.

"We get to go skateboarding - there's always loads of people there.

"I now record videos and edit them. I'd love to do that in future if I can.

"One of my movies was called Gore Hill (see screengrab!) - a zombie movie shot in Gorse Hill, Manchester."

"In Year Nine I plan to go to Manchester Creative Studios where you can learn about the media, including designing video games."

Students from Birmingham's John Henry Newman Catholic College are at the BBC in the city asking visiting peers about what they've been up to so far as part of News Day 2017 . 

Manpreet, a student from Holyhead Community School in Handsworth, Birmingham, said she enjoyed playing with the technology in the Blue Room; her favourite device being a 360-degree camera.

BBC School Report

School reporters from Arnold Hill Academy, Nottingham, were in the BBC radio studios this morning to watch the breakfast show go out. 

Pupils had interviewed one of their teachers, Sarah Marshall, who has taught English and drama at the school for 40 years.

Their  piece was played out on air  this morning.

Image source, Arnold Hill Academy

Image source, Arnold Hill Academy

Stuart Maisner
BBC Live reporter

As part of BBC News School Report day, Brighton-based Rizzle Kicks singer Jordan Stephens has taken his mental health campaign into a Hove school.

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We've been looking at virtual reality headsets on the BBC News Channel.

Schoolchildren are trying out the hi-tech headwear and other gadgets, including 360 degree cameras and smart speakers, in the BBC's "Blue Room".

The room is a space in Media City in Salford dedicated to testing out new technologies.

Pupils from Whalley Range High School in Manchester visited the Blue Room and said: "It's exciting and intriguing to see how everything works, and how the industry has evolved over time."

The bullying began for Grace from Nantwich when she was just seven.

“One of my close friends starting saying names about me: the way I looked; the way I wore my hair,” she said. “It severely knocked my confidence.”

But, despite moving schools twice, the bullying followed her. This time, online.

“When I was in year eight, I started having suicidal thoughts.I was planning to commit suicide,” she said.

But Grace spoke ou,t and got help from her mum and organisations fighting bullying.

“Things only get better when you tell people,” she said. “It helped having someone there to talk to, and knowing who I could trust.” 

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School Reporters have taken over the England Big Picture page this week, inspired by the theme of the five ways to well-being - connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give.

You can see their choices here.

The pupils at Tudor Grange Academy in Worcester have been taking to the airwaves as part of the BBC's School Report Day .

Ben and Tom have been having a go at reading a sports bulletin.

Jacob and Poppy have been getting to grips with reporting live from BBC Hereford & Worcester's radio car.

David Burns
Presenter, BBC Radio Humberside

It's BBC News School Report Day and BBC Radio Humberside's two guest editors, Matthew and Kieran from Trinity House Academy in Hull, are with me now.

Here they are in action:

For the last four years, Laura, 18, has been working with Childline, external  on an app to help young people with their mental health.

Today the app launches with access to counsellors, mentors and blogs.

“Childline got in touch with us and said they wanted to make this thing a reality, which was amazing,” she said. “I can't believe it is happening.

“Children our age are quite scared to pick up the phone. This way, you can just chat to someone on messenger or text. It's more accessible to people our age.” 

Here's a great technique for learning your lines... 

A reminder that you can still catch the discussion on mental health and well-being for young people, which is being held in the BBC's Radio Theatre right now. Click on the link above to see guest speakers and to hear from young people themselves. 

And there'll be a School Report programme broadcast from Northern Ireland that will be streamed live here, starting at 13:45 until 14:35 GMT.

At the Radio Theatre event, Daniella from Essex asked the doctors if they thought every school should offer a safe and quiet space for people who experience anxiety.

Dr Xand said: "Yes is the short answer. It is difficult for schools to do, but in an ideal world there would be a space."

Dr Chris added: "It would send a message to everyone in the school that anxiety is common, real, manageable and you shouldn’t let anxiety about anxiety get you down."

One school in Worthing is has a dog called Buddy that children can pet and walk if they feel stressed.

"I came to see Buddy when I didn't want to speak to a teacher," said one pupil. "You can pet him, hug him and kiss him and it helps." 

Youngsters from across East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire are making the news today as part of BBC News School Report day. 

The programme gives 11 to 16-year-old students across the country the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience.  

And School Reporters in our area have been very much involved. 

We've had some reviewing the papers at Malet Lambert School in Hull this morning, and two students from Trinity House Academy have been guest editors for the David Burns Show on BBC Radio Humberside.

Our bus has also been at Hull's Archbishop Sentamu School. 

Take a look at how some of the reporters have been getting on below:

BBC School Report

Young people are taking over BBC Radio Lincolnshire today as part of BBC News School Report Day.

It gives 11 to 16-year-old students across the country the chance to make their own news reports for a real audience.    

Here's a video of pupils from Carre's Grammar School in Sleaford working on an interview with their head teacher and the director of Scampton Airshow.

There's tension in the office with the School Reporters hard at work - but they've all been remarkably able: