Long term health conditions (young people)

Tomas attends high school. Lives at home with parents and his brother. His parents have always encouraged and supported him. He is a keen rugby player and thinks that his asthma is not stopping him from doing what he likes.

Jamie lives with his parents and his two sisters. He is not allowed to play any contact sport but he does swimming, cycling and he plays golf once a week. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.

Joseph finished his AS levels he will go on to do his A-levels. After that he plans to go to university. He lives with his parents and has an older sister. Ethnic background/nationality: British.

David is a A-level student and plans to go to university. Lives at home with his parents and his brother. He swims and does other sports on a regular basis. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.

James lives with his mother and two brothers. He attends an ordinary school which also has a unit for partially sighted and blind students. Ethnic background/nationality: White British.

Andrew is in high school and lives with his parents and sibling. Ethnic background/nationality: British.

Hassan lives with his parents and a younger brother. He has five hours of home tutoring. He would like to attend school but the authorities have failed to find him a place. Ethnic background/nationality: Asian Pakistani.