Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have received any formal reports on the findings of the second longitudinal study of young people in England from the contractors who carried it out, or commissioned any research using the data from it; and, if so, where the relevant reports and output can be found.

The department has commissioned or supported the production of 22 research reports based on analysis of the second Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE2). Of these, three are being finalised and will be published in early 2025 and 19 have been published on GOV.UK or elsewhere. The relevant links are provided below:

• Understanding key stage 4 attainment and progress: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/understanding-ks4-attainment-and-progress-evidence-from-lsype2.
• Multiple disadvantage and key stage 4 attainment: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multiple-disadvantage-and-ks4-attainment-evidence-from-lsype2.
• Ethnic, socio-economic and sex inequalities in educational achievement at age 16: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-report-of-the-commission-on-race-and-ethnic-disparities-supporting-research/ethnic-socio-economic-and-sex-inequalities-in-educational-achievement-at-age-16-by-professor-steve-strand.
• Examining the London advantage in attainment: evidence from LSYPE: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/examining-the-london-advantage-in-attainment-evidence-from-lsype.
• Attitudes to STEM subjects by gender: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/attitudes-to-stem-subjects-by-gender-at-key-stage-4.
• Experiences of relationships and sex education (RSE): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/experiences-of-relationships-and-sex-education-rse.
• State of the nation 2019: children and young people’s wellbeing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2019-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing.
• State of the nation 2021: the pandemic and young people’s mental health: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-nation-2021-children-and-young-peoples-wellbeing.
• Bullying: Evidence from LSYPE2, wave 3: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/715469/Bullying-Evidence_from_LSYPE2__wave_3.pdf.
• Extra-curricular provision and outcomes: https://epi.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EC-and-outcomes-final-1.pdf.
• Young people’s experiences of careers information: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/young-peoples-experiences-of-careers-information-advice-and-guidance.
• Higher education (HE) and mental health: analyses of the LSYPE cohort: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-and-mental-health-analyses-of-the-lsype-cohorts.
• Experiences and attitudes of young people and parents during year 9: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/longitudinal-study-of-young-people-in-england-cohort-2-wave-2.
• Health and wellbeing of 15-year-olds: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/longitudinal-study-of-young-people-in-england-cohort-2-wave-2.
• Post-16 aspirations and outcomes: comparison of the LSYPE cohorts: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/post-16-aspirations-and-outcomes-comparison-of-the-lsype-cohorts--2.
• Occupational pathways of technical qualifications: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/933604/Ad_hoc_1_Occupational_pathways_Nov_2020_.pdf.
• Ethnic disproportionality in special educational needs: https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:a28b7858-994a-4474-9c4b-6962d1f6da41/download_file?file_format=application%2Fpdf&safe_filename=Strand%2B%26%2BLindorff_2018_Ethnic%2Bdisproportionality%2B%26%2BSEN_Report.pdf&type_of_work=Report.
• Roles of cyberbullying, sleep, and physical activity in social media and mental health: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352464219301865.
• The association between HE attendance and mental health problems: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00188-3/fulltext.