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WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study

Start date:
October 2012  
Funder(s):
Welsh Government 
Status:
Current 
Click here for full details about this project

Research team

WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Catherine Foster
Research Associate
Cardiff University
WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Chris Taylor
Academic Director, SPARK
Cardiff University
WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Jennifer May Hampton
Research Associate
Cardiff University
WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Laura Arman
Research Associate
Cardiff University
WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Sally Power
WISERD Co-Director
Cardiff University

Impact of COVID-19 on learning infographic postcard
Findings Postcard
Growing up in Wales: the pandemic and beyond | Evidence from the WISERD Education Multi-Cohort Study

   

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | March 2022
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Life in Lockdown: Evidence from the 2020 WISERD Education Multi-Cohort Study

We surveyed young people in Years 7-12 about their home learning experiences during summer 2020, what they missed and whether they should be allowed to see friends. In addition to asking about resources for schoolwork, time spent learning and going to school during lockdown, we asked young people about their worries, how they had been…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | February 2021
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Growing up in Wales: school students’ perspectives and experiences

We’ve gathered young people’s views on their teachers, school trips, why they’ve been asked to leave the classroom and why they’ve been given a detention. We also asked about the GCSE subjects they’ve chosen and their awareness of vocational education. We’ve also asked them about growing up in Wales more generally, including their awareness of…

Education, Localities | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | November 2019
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Journal Articles
The mainstreaming of charities in schools

This paper focuses on the ‘mainstreaming’ of charities into schools. There have been growing concerns about the permeation of business and business values in education, but relatively little attention has been paid to the ways in which schools are increasingly engaged in the ‘business’ of fundraising for charities. Drawing on survey data from the WISERDEducation…

Civil Society, Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | March 2018
WISERD Education: Changing the landscape of educational research in Wales Welsh Cover
Reports and Briefings
WISERD Education: Changing the landscape of educational research in Wales

WISERD Education was launched in 2012 in order to change the landscape of educational research in Wales. The main aims of the Programme were: to enhance the capacity to carry out high quality educational research within the higher education sector in Wales; •    to undertake research activities designed to improve the quality of learning and…

Education, Localities | WISERD Education, WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | March 2018
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Journal Articles
Sleepless in school? The social dimensions of young people’s bedtime rest and routines

There are increasing concerns that social pressures, such as family changes and social media, are ‘invading’ the sanctuary of the bedroom with the result that students arrive at school tired and stressed. This paper seeks to examine whether these concerns are justified and contribute to the growing literature on the social dimensions of sleep through…

Education, Health, Wellbeing & Social Care | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | January 2017
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Journal Articles
Private tutoring in Wales: patterns of private investment and public provision

This paper seeks to contribute to the growing research base about the extent and significance of ‘shadow education’ through drawing on data from a national survey of over 1000 key stage 2, 3 and 4 pupils in Wales and over 200 of their parents. Wales provides an important lens to look at shadow education because…

Education, Inequalities | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | January 2017
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Heroes’ and ‘villains’ in the lives of children and young people

This paper explores the responses of nearly 1200 children and young people in Wales who were asked to identify which three famous people they most admired and which three they most disliked. Analysis of these young people’s responses reveals a number of sociological and educational issues. Their selections confirm other research which has highlighted the…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | January 2016
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Giving, Saving, Spending: What Would Children Do with £1 Million?

This article explores children’s responses to a single question: ‘If someone gave you £1 million today, what would you do with it?’ Although such an exploration might seem trivial, we argue that their responses provide important insights into children’s values and priorities. One-third intend to spend it all, one quarter to save it. But the…

Civil Society, Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | June 2015
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Podcast
WISERD Podcast #2: WISERDEducation

A brief overview of the WISERDEducation research project.

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study | September 2013
News
The pandemic and beyond – latest findings from the WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
18th March 2022 | Catherine Foster, Laura Arman, Sally Power

Latest data gathered as part of the WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study (WMCS) reveal the heightened levels of anxiety experienced by young people during lockdown and the ongoing effects of growing up in Wales post-pandemic. Nearly all (93%) of pupils felt the pandemic had affected their learning and over half (57%) think Covid will reduce…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Blog
More opportunities but same standard of living: young people’s perceptions of generational differences
5th November 2021 | Catherine Foster

The news often paints a rather grim future for Gen Z, the generation born between the late 1990s and early 2010s. There is low perceived job security, housing costs continue to rise relative to wages, and the 2012 tuition fee increase means that many now graduate with more debt than previous generations. The ongoing impacts…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
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Do young people trust COVID-19 vaccines?
20th September 2021 | Catherine Foster

On September 13th, the UK’s four chief medical officers concluded that children aged 12 and over can be offered one dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccination. There has been much debate about whether all children and younger teenagers should be offered vaccinations, with discussion about the safety of vaccines, consent from children and the need…

Data & Methods, Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
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Young people’s views on their future in Wales
20th July 2021 | Catherine Foster

Like many European countries, Wales has an ageing population. If a younger workforce is not developed, the burden of health and social care will continue to rise, and economic development will stall. Limitations on freedom of movement due to Brexit and the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic add to the challenges for the Welsh…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
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Young people and political engagement in Wales
14th July 2021 | Catherine Foster

Media coverage over the past few years has shown young people around the world come together to protest for Black Lives Matter, the climate emergency and exam results among other issues. Growing support for Welsh independence and membership of YesCymru is also anecdotally linked to support from the younger generations. While this suggests young people…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Media
Professor Sally Power shares WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study findings in a BBC Wales Radio interview
18th March 2021

Professor Sally Power shares WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study findings in a BBC Wales Radio interview highlighting the impact of lockdown on young people’s learning. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000t6bz (From minute 37:16)

Civil Society, Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
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Covid: Schools warned against overloading pupils
18th March 2021 | Catherine Foster

Cardiff University researcher Dr Catherine Foster (WISERD) said children from disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to have fallen behind while learning from home. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56423630

Civil Society, Education | WISERD Education Data Lab, WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
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The true impact of the coronavirus on a generation of Welsh children
10th March 2021 | Catherine Foster, Jennifer May Hampton

On an Wales Online interview, Dr Catherine Foster said life had “changed dramatically” for many young people who suffered from effects such as loneliness and loss of routine. She said: “Although some children have been able to continue going to school at least part of the time, most have lost the organization and structure that…

Civil Society, Data & Methods, Education | WISERD Education Data Lab, WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
News
Life in Lockdown: Evidence from the 2020 WISERD Education Multi-Cohort Study
25th February 2021 | Catherine Foster, Esther Muddiman, Sally Power

WISERD surveyed young people in Years 7-12 about their home learning experiences during summer 2020, what they missed and whether they should be allowed to see friends. In addition to asking about resources for schoolwork, time spent learning and going to school during lockdown, we asked young people about their worries, how they had been helping…

Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
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Young people and COVID: Part of the solution rather than part of the problem?
19th November 2020 | Esther Muddiman

One of our key priorities at WISERD this year has been to understand the impact of COVID-19 on children and young people in Wales. This is especially important as infection rates continue to rise as we head into winter. In addition to our recent seminar and blogs on home learning during a pandemic, here we…

Civil Society, Data & Methods, Education | WISERD Education Multi Cohort Study
Online Seminar Series
The Effectiveness of Careers Guidance in Supporting Participation in Post Compulsory Education and Training
12th October 2021

Presented by Rhys Davies This presentation explores the provision of careers guidance among 2 cohorts of Key Stage 4 children in Wales and its impact on the transitions subsequently made by Year 11 pupils into Post-Compulsory Education and Training (PCET). Analysis reveals that having a one-to-one careers guidance session in Year 10 or 11 is…

Online Seminar Series
Findings from the latest sweep of the WISERDEducation Multi-Cohort Study
5th October 2021

Presented by Catherine Foster and Laura Arman This seminar will present the latest findings from Sweep 9 of the WISERDEducation Multi-Cohort Study (WMCS). During the summer team of 2021, nearly 1000 young people in Welsh secondary schools responded to a wide range of questions, including their experience of schooling during COVID-19, their political awareness and…

Seminar
Growing up in Wales 2: school students’ perspectives and experiences
22nd November 2019 | Cardiff

Last year we celebrated six years of the WISERD Education Multi-Cohort Study (WMCS) with a brief presentation on some of the key issues that are facing young people in Wales. The interest in that event was such that we think it would be a good idea to hold an annual update of our key findings….

Seminar
Growing up in Wales: young people’s perspectives and prospects
28th November 2018 | Cardiff

Over the past six years, the WISERDEducation Multi Cohort Study (WMCS) has made an important contribution to understanding the lives of young people in Wales, by conducting an annual survey of over 1,000 young people, aged eight to 18-years-old. A key part of the data we’ve been gathering is around our young people’s educational experiences…

Conference
ESRC Festival of Social Science 2018: What do young people value about their friendships?
5th November 2018 | Cardiff

What traits do you look for in a friend? It might be a shared interest, such as a love of football. Alternatively it could be a good sense of humour, a similar outlook on life, or a shared experience – such as growing up in the same village. Other traits that you might value include…

Seminar
Five interesting things about young people in Wales – WISERD Education at the Eisteddfod
4th August 2018 | Cardiff

Hosted by WISERD Education researcher Dr Rhian Barrance. This talk will present findings on young people’s lives from the WISERDEducation Multi-Cohort Study, which has been undertaking research with children in Wales over the last six years. From young people’s views on Brexit to the effect of social media on their sleep, we reveal some of…

Cardiff Lunchtime Seminar
Growing up in “post-colonial” Wales: findings from the WMCS
24th October 2017 | Cardiff

Presented by Sally Power and Dan Evans, Cardiff University


Themes:
Education

WISERD is a collaboration between five universities in Wales and has been designated by the Welsh Government as a National Research Centre

Economic and Social Research Council
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University of South Wales | Prifysgol De Cymru
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