AT Drove Primary School differences are a reason to celebrate.

Different cultures are celebrated, so much so that headteacher Nick Capstick has masterminded a £10,000 project to share this with the town.

The school, along with four others, has made a DVD called From The Inside Out, which looks at what it's like to be a child from a different culture living in Swindon.

Children at the school speak 27 different languages, including Goan and Somalian.

Staff wanted a way for children in the town to learn about all of the cultures so applied to Barclays' New Futures fund for cash to create the DVD to be used as a school resource.

Lainesmead Primary, Peatmoor Primary, Nyland Special School and Greendown School also got involved with the project.

"It was all about the pupils," said teacher Candida Hutchinson, the project leader for Drove Primary.

"We wanted the children to see they are not different from each other so we picked common themes that were all relevant to them, such as school, food and festivals."

It took two years to create the finished product and in that time pupils talked to a range of religious leaders, attended festivals and learned how to cook traditional recipes from around the world.

They also had to interview families who had moved here and convey what it really is like for people who come to live in Swindon.

Pupils filmed the entire DVD themselves and had overall editorial control.

Drove School pupil Sukhi Kaur, 11, was born in Swindon but her parents are Indian.

"Making this DVD has shown everyone what different cultures there are in school," she said.

"Before doing this project I didn't know as much about other cultures but now, because we have been speaking to people, we have a much better idea about everyone's lives.

"But I have also learned that basically we are all the same.

"We might dress differently but we all do mostly the same things.

"One of the best things we did was go to the Mela. It was good because I got to show everyone what we do."

Pupil Erin Pryor, 11, said: "I've got friends from different cultures but they don't really talk about it,"

"It's different for me because I had never experienced any of these cultures but now I know why certain things are important to different people.

"I think the DVD is going to be a good way for people to learn about cultures because we experienced them. We didn't just read a book."

Connor Johnson, 11, of Lainesmead, said: "It's been good to get to know how to use all the filming equipment and we got to know people from different schools."