The initial proposals for the project identified a range of different target groups and types of geographical location. The selection of the eight groups we worked with was based on what would be achievable with the resources in a somewhat limited timescale yet still achieve as much diversity of involvement as possible. The schools selected were:

Wymeswold County Primary School
A small village school in an affluent community based in the eastern Wolds of the borough. The age-range was 7-8 years old. 25 pupils were engaged in the project. The population is almost solely Anglo-European. 5 workshop sessions.

Shelthorpe Primary School
A large, estate-based school in the south west of Loughborough. Approximately one-third of the children at this school have been identified as having specific educational needs. Shelthorpe is on the Central Government index of the 2000 most deprived wards in Britain. The population of the area is largely Anglo-European. 25-30 pupils were engaged in the age-range 8-9 years old. 4 workshop sessions.

Cobden Primary School
A medium-sized urban school in the south east of Loughborough. The school has a high percentage of children of South Asian heritage, predominantly Bangladeshi. The Hastings Ward in which the school is situated is also on the Government's 2000 list. The age-range was 9-10 years. 25-30 children took part in the project. 4 workshop sessions.

Rendell Primary School
A medium-sized urban school in the north east of Loughborough. The school has a high percentage of children of South Asian heritage, predominantly Gujarati. The Lemyngton Ward in which the school is situated is also on the Government's 2000 list. The age-range was 7-8 years. 25-30 children took part in the project. 4 workshop sessions
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Eastfield Primary School
A medium-sized school in the urban fringe area of Thurmaston. Thurmaston is a reasonably affluent community of middle-income families with small pockets of deprivation. There is a substantial South Asian (mainly Gujarati) population to the south of the school and some children from this area attend Eastfield. The age-range was 7-8 years old. 25-30 children took part in the project. 4 workshop sessions.

Hall Orchard Primary School
A medium-sized village school in the Central Soar Valley area of Charnwood. Barrow is a relatively affluent/middle-income village with small areas of local authority housing. The population is almost solely Anglo-European. The age-range was 7-8 years old. 25-30 children took part. The school also did considerable follow-up work to the project. 4 workshop sessions.

Charnwood Museum, Loughborough Open Group
A shifting group of 8-10 children in the age-range 9 -11 years old. This group met for two extra sessions making six in all. The project drew children mainly from central and west Loughborough.

Birstall Library, Open Group
A group of eight 9-11 year olds all from Birstall and recruited through Riverside Primary School.

The open groups were the only ones with Year 6 students present. All schools were not prepared to release Year 6 pupils due to SATs’ considerations. A further nine Year 6 children at Shelthorpe School were interviewed during the course of the project and their concerns and ideas are also contained within the report.