My name is Kaja Piekarska and I am 11 years old.

I am from Poland and I came to England with my family for work.

My dad works in Sainsburys and we live in Basingstoke which is ok but there is lots of rubbish which I don’t like.

My mum is called Agnieszka, my dad is called Gerard and I have a sister Julia.

We also have 15 fish and 2 parrots at home. We speak Polish and our religion is Catholic.

I like to play netball and do art. I also like collecting things like stamps, stones and coins. I listen to pop and some rock music and my role model is Keira Knightley.

My favourite food is spicy pizza and tomato soup. My favourite film is Gone with the Wind.

Kaja Piekarska

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My name is Ela Vig.

I was born in November 1957 in Poland where I was brought up as a Catholic. I married my British husband five years ago and moved to England.

I always enjoyed being a student; loved learning and achieving, especially coming first in class.

My favourite subjects were languages and psychology at university. I also enjoyed taking on all sorts of roles like class leader, school drama club directorand so on.

For as long as I can remember I knew I was going to be a teacher. I was an English teacher in Poland and owner of a School of English. I have been at Andover College for the last 5 years as ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Coordinator.

I have always looked up to people with lots of knowledge and achievements. I hope to have my own School of English catering for all migrant workers needing to learn the language.

Ela Vig

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My name is Emma Ratcliff and I am 11 years old.

My family moved to Basingstoke in 1966 from other parts of England and they have been here ever since.

I have a brother called William and lots of aunties , uncles and cousins; my aunty Claire is expecting twins.

We are a Christian family and our language is English.

I like to go ice-skating and swimming. In my spare time I collect precious stones and listen to pop music.

My favourite restaurant is La Tasca because I love paella but I don’t like Macdonalds!If I could have 3 wishes I would have a dog , do well in my SATs and there would be no more pollution.

My role model is Audrey Hepburn and when I grow up I want to be a vet.

Emma Ratcliff

Hampshire is my homeA toolkit for identity and diversity

My name is Haries Inayathulla and I am 10 years old.

My family are from India; we have been in England for 3 years and we came here to learn to speak English.

We speak Tamil when we are at home.

I have two brothers; Shaquille is 13 and Jaweed is 5. I also have two sisters; Raheza is 3 and Farehais is 4 months old.

We are a muslim family.

I like to ride my bike, go to the park and play with my friends. I also like to do origami at home.

My favourite food is pizza.

My three wishes would be to discover something, to stay in Basingstoke and to be rich.