...Paul doesn't seem to care much about his current course. In fact he is wondering whether to carry on, or go and 'do something in catering' as he has had some experience working in a fast food outlet.

...Renuka attends her interview at school wearing traditional dress. She speaks very good English and tells you she speaks Urdu at home.

...You meet Nick at a homeless person's day centre. He's slept rough for two weeks - driven from his previous 'Bed and Breakfast' by the antisocial behaviour of other guests, many of whom were heroin users.

...Leanne was a persistent non-attender at school and took no examinations. She comes from a very poor home. Her father is long-term unemployed and her mother is an alcoholic.

...Dean has wanted to join the Police Force since he was little, but his family, friends and members of his community have warned him against this career aim.