Publications

Browse all research published by the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities study

COSMO Study - Wave 1

Briefing

26-05-23

Briefing No. 7 - Attainment and Assessment

A third of young people reported that they felt that teachers were biased against certain groups in their teacher assessment.

Authors: Jake Anders, Carl Cullinane, Alice De Gennaro, Erin Early, Erica Holt-White, Rebecca Montacute, Xin Shao and James Yarde

Briefing

25-05-23

Briefing No. 6 - Financial Inequalities and the Pandemic

82% of parents and more than half (53%) of young people in families struggling financially report poor mental health.

Authors: Carl Cullinane, James Yarde, Xin Shao, Jake Anders, Alice De Gennaro, Erica Holt-White and Rebecca Montacute

Briefing

29-01-23

Briefing No. 5 - Health Impacts and Behaviours

25% of those living in deprived areas who had contracted COVID-19 reported symptoms of long COVID, compared to 18% of those in affluent areas.

Authors: Erica Holt-White, Xin Shao, Rebecca Montacute, Jake Anders, Carl Cullinane, James Yarde and Alice De Gennaro

Partner publication

09-03-23

Tutoring: The New Landscape

An updated picture of the current tutoring landscape, using data from the COSMO Study.

Published by The Sutton Trust

Briefing

23-11-22

Briefing No. 4 - Mental Health and Wellbeing

Almost half of young people (aged 16/17) are experiencing mental health problems, with differences by gender as well as pandemic experiences.

Authors: Erica Holt-White, Alice De Gennaro, Jake Anders, Carl Cullinane, Erin Early, Rebecca Montacute, Xin Shao and James Yarde

Briefing

13-10-22

Briefing No. 3 - Future Plans and Aspirations

Females, disadvantaged young people and state comprehensive pupils were more likely to change their education and career plans due to Covid-19.

Authors: James Yarde, Xin Shao, Jake Anders, Carl Cullinane, Alice De Gennaro, Erin Early, Erica Holt-White and Rebecca Montacute

Briefing

13-10-22

Briefing No. 2 - Education recovery and catch up

Many students missed a large amount of school time during the pandemic, even after schools had re-opened nationally.

Authors: Rebecca Montacute, Erica Holt-White, Jake Anders, Carl Cullinane, Alice De Gennaro, Erin Early, Xin Shao and James Yarde

Briefing

13-10-22

Briefing No. 1 - Lockdown Learning

Our study found substantial gaps between the state and private sector in intensity of remote learning during the first lockdown in 2020.

Authors: Carl Cullinane, Jake Anders, Alice De Gennaro, Erin Early, Erica Holt-White, Rebecca Montacute, Xin Shao and James Yarde