0:00:13 > 0:00:17My name is Tayyeb. I am 10 years old and I live in Manchester.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26I like living in south Manchester because it's a quiet place.
0:00:29 > 0:00:34In my family I have two siblings - my sister and my brother -
0:00:34 > 0:00:36and my mum and my dad.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Move your fingers, please.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'I'm a carer for my little brother, Faizan. He has a genetic disorder
0:00:41 > 0:00:45'which he has suffered from birth and I help look after him.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Put it on the plate.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51'My parents work hard so I'm glad I can do something to help them.
0:00:51 > 0:00:55'Faizan has learning difficulties and he's weaker than other children
0:00:55 > 0:00:58'his age, so needs to be watched quite closely.'
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Good boy, really hard.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04'He was born with a hole in his heart, and when he was younger
0:01:04 > 0:01:06'had to have several operations in hospital.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09'I help him clean his teeth and wash his face.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12'I also help him get his breakfast in the morning.'
0:01:12 > 0:01:14There we go, finished!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17So, Faizan, will you tell me the name of this book, please?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20'I like helping him to read.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23'I make sure he pronounces words properly. I even fill in
0:01:23 > 0:01:25'his report book for him.'
0:01:25 > 0:01:28- Adven...- Ture.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Good boy.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32On the weekend, if it's good weather,
0:01:32 > 0:01:38we just go to the park and we go on the various things
0:01:38 > 0:01:41such as the slide, the roundabout, the swings.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44- Do you like it? Do you want it fast? - Yeah.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- Do you like the park?- Yeah.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54What's your favourite part of the park?
0:01:54 > 0:01:55That one.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Those swings.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00- Fast.- Whee!
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Whee!- Fast!
0:02:02 > 0:02:08In the park, there's this thing he needs to get up to the slide part.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10So I just help him.
0:02:10 > 0:02:11I just give him support.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16He just uses that support and then he gets up there.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21Can I have another strawberry ice cream with marshmallows?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Yes.- No marshmallows.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Why?
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Can't...can't... There's no more.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33'Faizan means a lot to me because I'm glad that I have a brother.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35'I don't care about his difficulty,'
0:02:35 > 0:02:38I care that I have a brother and I've got someone to talk to
0:02:38 > 0:02:40and I've got someone to play with.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42And I can have him my whole life.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49'My school life is really important to me.'
0:02:49 > 0:02:52OK, you need to make sure that you've got two or three points
0:02:52 > 0:02:54which explain which is your favourite character and why.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59I love the school and it's just an amazing school, really,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01giving you loads of opportunities.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I like creative writing, to be honest.
0:03:04 > 0:03:11I love writing stories and the fact that you can use your imagination
0:03:11 > 0:03:15and do what you want and just make your own story.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17And then at the end, you feel proud.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26'Table tennis is one of the sports I enjoy.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30'It's really fun just playing with the bats and it's a great laugh'
0:03:30 > 0:03:34especially when you're playing with your friends.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36I beat you!
0:03:37 > 0:03:42What I really like about my friends is they're multicultural.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46I have quite a lot of Jewish friends and I really enjoy that.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I like having, I like being friends with people who are
0:03:49 > 0:03:51from different backgrounds,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54because I learn about them and it makes us good friends.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58'I'm British because I was born here,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00'but I'm really interested in other cultures.'
0:04:00 > 0:04:03'My family originates from Pakistan.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06'My dad is a Muslim and sometimes helps me read the Koran.'
0:04:06 > 0:04:08HE READS IN ARABIC
0:04:10 > 0:04:12'The Koran is written in Arabic,
0:04:12 > 0:04:14'so I'm learning how to read the language.'
0:04:18 > 0:04:21'I like the stories in the Koran.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24'I'm a Muslim and I find my faith gives me comfort.'
0:04:24 > 0:04:27We have these, like, sayings which make us feel safe,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and make us feel like, say I'm in an exam and I feel like,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32"No, I'm not going to pass this exam."
0:04:32 > 0:04:36'I've heard a lot of sayings. I say that particular one, such as'
0:04:36 > 0:04:40"Oh Lord, open my heart, grant these wishes,"
0:04:40 > 0:04:45and I feel better, I don't panic and I feel as if I am going to pass.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49- Hi, Mum. I'm just going to ask you a few questions.- OK.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Do you think these responsibilities that I do,
0:04:52 > 0:04:56do you think they help me for later life and why?
0:04:57 > 0:05:02I think these skills that you have now, I think
0:05:02 > 0:05:04you've become a very caring person,
0:05:04 > 0:05:06a very sensitive person,
0:05:06 > 0:05:10somebody who knows that other people have needs
0:05:10 > 0:05:14other than yourself, even when you're really tired
0:05:14 > 0:05:15you will still help him.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19When I do this, do you think it affects anything at all?
0:05:19 > 0:05:22I think it brings you two closer together,
0:05:22 > 0:05:28- um...- Any negative things do you think it affects?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I think sometimes I feel that
0:05:32 > 0:05:35you're so tired that it could affect YOU in some way,
0:05:35 > 0:05:36but not Faizan.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41'My parents go to the gym once a week
0:05:41 > 0:05:43'and I look after Faizan in the soft play areas.'
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Faizan, are you OK?- Yeah!
0:05:45 > 0:05:49'I think my mum really appreciates the help I give her
0:05:49 > 0:05:50'looking after Faizan.'
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Are you going to have another round?
0:05:52 > 0:05:55'I think we're closer as a family because of Faizan.'
0:05:55 > 0:05:58One, two, three...go!
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Hello, my name's Edward, I'm eight years old.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I live near Bude in Cornwall.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20My name's Elizabeth. I'm Edward's sister and I'm eleven.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26We live in Morwenstow,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30a tiny village miles away from anywhere.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36It's so small, there is only one shop, one pub,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39one church and one post office.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43There's no cinema and certainly no fast food restaurant.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45It's quite a big area, really.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48I really enjoy it because there's so many fields and things,
0:06:48 > 0:06:50it's not just houses.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55It's nicer because there's a lot more wildlife and more animals.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58Our parents own a dairy farm. It's hard work,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00and we have to help out sometimes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06When we're on the farm, we have quite a lot of jobs to do.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11On the farm I do the hose,
0:07:11 > 0:07:15look after the dog and feed the calves.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19My mum and dad have a holiday business,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23and I help them by cleaning the holiday lets for them.
0:07:23 > 0:07:27I normally do the hoovering
0:07:27 > 0:07:30and polishing, and I help make the beds.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34The duvets are the hardest part about the bed, because you struggle
0:07:34 > 0:07:37to get everything inside without falling in yourself.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41The chickens are so funny, because when you put them to bed and things,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44they're always trying to run away, and they're
0:07:44 > 0:07:47always up on the window when they want to be fed.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50What I like most about the chickens is probably collecting their eggs.
0:07:50 > 0:07:55They're always new shapes and sizes, from really large to really small.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01Me and Edward, most of the time we're really good, we're working as a team,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03and we're just happy to be with each other.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06But sometimes we can be a little bit...iffy,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11because...just one little move and Edward's a bit naughty,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13and sometimes we get into a bit of a fight.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16This is our school.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21It's small too, with only 75 pupils.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23There isn't a bus service around here,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25so Edward arrives by taxi.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32The school was founded by Reverend Hawker in 1844.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36He wrote a school hymn that the pupils still learn and sing today.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38# Sing to the Lord
0:08:38 > 0:08:42# The children dear
0:08:42 > 0:08:47# His gentle love declare... #
0:08:49 > 0:08:54Today Edward is going on an art trip to nearby Duckpool Beach.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57It's really beautiful.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10The beach is nice because you can play games with your dog
0:09:10 > 0:09:12or throw the Frisbee,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16or you can go in the sea on your boogie board
0:09:16 > 0:09:20and stand up and do this...
0:09:22 > 0:09:27We've come to Duckpool to do some art
0:09:27 > 0:09:32and the first thing we've done is we've drawn things in the sand,
0:09:32 > 0:09:37and in a minute we're going to do it with twigs.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41Well, what we're going to do, I'd like you to use this bit of sand,
0:09:41 > 0:09:46and I want you to create something that makes you think of Duckpool.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59I drew a mermaid because I'm reading a book on mermaids,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01and I just imagined a mermaid being here,
0:10:01 > 0:10:03because it's based in Cornwall and everything.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07I've drawn an island to remind me of Duckpool.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11It reminds me of the summer days that we have here.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15We drew ducks and a mermaid because it's a beach,
0:10:15 > 0:10:17so...something to do with the sea.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25We went to Duckpool...
0:10:25 > 0:10:30'Mealtimes are...varied, but general meals...'
0:10:30 > 0:10:36we just sit down at the table and we have small, one-course meals.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Mum, can you help me do the...?
0:10:39 > 0:10:44'I describe myself as a true British person, very British.'
0:10:44 > 0:10:47I think that we're quite a safe country to live in,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50and I think being British is quite important to me
0:10:50 > 0:10:54because when you live in England and you're a British person
0:10:54 > 0:10:59you almost feel special, and when you hear the anthem you have to join in.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02THEY LAUGH
0:11:02 > 0:11:05'I wouldn't really want to go away, because I wouldn't have'
0:11:05 > 0:11:08this place, because I've grown up here
0:11:08 > 0:11:10'and it's my safe place,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14'it's my haven where I can feel safe and relaxed and nice.'
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Nice soup.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Dad...- Yeah?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21What do you do on the farm?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24Well, I do my best to keep all the animals healthy
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and look after their welfare,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30and, importantly, I try to look after my family
0:11:30 > 0:11:32by earning enough money out of doing that.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- What do you like about farming? - The community.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The scenery... The camaraderie.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Everybody pulls together, no matter what.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46If someone's in trouble, everyone pulls together and helps out.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Probably my hero and my idol is my dad,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53because I think he's absolutely amazing
0:11:53 > 0:11:56how he knows all these things about farming,
0:11:56 > 0:11:58that he's coped with it so far,
0:11:58 > 0:12:00there are some times where I think,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03"Gosh, wouldn't he have just given up?"
0:12:03 > 0:12:05No, but he didn't, he just carried on.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Right, well, this photo there,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11that's the front of the big farmhouse.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13That was taken from the playing field.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15That's granddad holding up a sheep.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18He's got a bit of foot rot on one of his claws.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22- He'll trim that out and the ewe will be fine.- Yucky!
0:12:22 > 0:12:25No, it's probably took 50 years ago, I should think, that photo.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29When I grow up, I'd love to be a famous singer,
0:12:29 > 0:12:33but not so famous that every day I'm out,
0:12:33 > 0:12:37but also I'd like to run a... I'd like to run this farm,
0:12:37 > 0:12:38when I'm older.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- That's granddad again, look. - LAUGHTER
0:12:41 > 0:12:43He's on top of the trailer of hay.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Just being with my family
0:12:46 > 0:12:51and surrounded by all the wildlife and the fields where I live,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55if I didn't have that, I don't know who I would be.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58I'd be a totally different person,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00if I didn't have all of this.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16Hello. My name is Elijah. I'm ten years old and I live in London.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21London is the capital city of England
0:13:21 > 0:13:24and over nine million people live here.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28I love living in London, because it's a big place
0:13:28 > 0:13:33and also, because it has many fantastic people there.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but really, it can be fun.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40I was born in London.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43And my family come from the Caribbean.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46I'm not really sure which nationality I would call myself.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50But I definitely feel like I'm a Londoner.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54This is my school in Hackney, East London.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I really enjoy school, particularly PE and science.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04And there's lots of great stuff that goes on here.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08But there's one thing I do here that's particularly special.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Just down the road from here
0:14:10 > 0:14:12is the main site of the London 2012 Olympics.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- My friend Jasmine and I...- Hello.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24..Have been chosen to be the school's Olympic ambassadors.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30I've known Elijah since around maybe Year 2 or something.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Oh!
0:14:31 > 0:14:35We used to be like... Not best, best friends, but like, friends.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Ow!
0:14:36 > 0:14:42Because she knows I'm smart, she will always call me rude names,
0:14:42 > 0:14:44like geek and dork.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49Sometimes. Because I'm really good at what I do.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00Today we're off to the Olympic site with our learning mentor Saleema
0:15:00 > 0:15:02to check on the progress of the site.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07How many venues do you know?
0:15:07 > 0:15:11Well, the Olympic Stadium, the velodrome,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13the Aquatics Centre,
0:15:13 > 0:15:14the Basketball Arena.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19OK, now you've got to admit the aquatics centre is pretty cool.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21'Next stop is Pudding Mill Lane.'
0:15:21 > 0:15:25I wonder why it's called Pudding Mill Lane.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Wow!
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I'm really excited the Olympics is going to be held in London.
0:15:43 > 0:15:48Right behind us is the brand new Olympic Stadium.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52When it's finished it'll be able to hold over 80,000 people.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55Apart from getting a day off school,
0:15:55 > 0:15:59one of the things I like best about being an ambassador
0:15:59 > 0:16:01is meeting the people that are building the stadiums.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04So, Stewart, do you have any idea
0:16:04 > 0:16:08when the Olympic site is going to be finished?
0:16:08 > 0:16:12We're halfway through the construction programme now.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15All of the venues and the infrastructure here will be ready
0:16:15 > 0:16:17a year before the Olympics in 2011.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20We have to run test events to make sure everything is working
0:16:20 > 0:16:22before the athletes and spectators arrive in 2012.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26What's going to happen to the site once the Olympics has finished?
0:16:26 > 0:16:29After the Games, there are some elements that are temporary,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33they will be removed, but the whole park will be open to public use.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36The venues, the parklands, all the facilities,
0:16:36 > 0:16:39local people like you guys will be able to come along and use them
0:16:39 > 0:16:42and enjoy the venues and facilities we leave behind.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Part of our roles as ambassadors is to report back to the school
0:16:53 > 0:16:55about how the construction is going.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59We've been around on a tour to the Olympic site.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Mostly we've seen the Olympic Stadium,
0:17:02 > 0:17:05the Aquatics Centre, the Basketball and Handball Arena.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08Has anyone got any questions?
0:17:08 > 0:17:09Wow!
0:17:10 > 0:17:14What is the Olympic site looking like at the moment?
0:17:14 > 0:17:15It'll be finished...
0:17:15 > 0:17:19They're saying it's supposed to be finished in 2011,
0:17:19 > 0:17:21so it's going to be ready a year early.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23What are you going to do to the Stadium
0:17:23 > 0:17:27after the Olympics has happened?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31They're going to take out 25,000 seating,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33so they can make it smaller.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37- And so...- They're going to knock down the basketball pitch
0:17:37 > 0:17:39and put something different in it.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41You've obviously learned lots of new things,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45what skills have you learned that are going to help you in the future?
0:17:45 > 0:17:48We've learned projecting our voice in front of a big crowd
0:17:48 > 0:17:53and standing up for ourselves and believing what we believe.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56When we were doing our presentation with our class,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Elijah gave me the kind of confidence,
0:17:59 > 0:18:00he told me to look at him
0:18:00 > 0:18:03and take in a big breath before I started speaking.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07And that made me... It didn't make me nervous most of the time.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Oh, look at that big one!
0:18:12 > 0:18:15In three years' time, in the Olympics,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18I think I'll have succeeded a lot
0:18:18 > 0:18:22by leaving primary school and starting secondary,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25moving on to more hard things,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28and if I'm lucky, I may be in the stands,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31cheering on whoever's in the basketball.
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