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Briefing
Briefing No. 4 - Mental Health and Wellbeing
The impact of the pandemic on health and wellbeing goes far beyond the direct effects of someone catching COVID-19 itself. The effects on young people’s mental health were non-trivial 1 – increased reports of anxiety, sleep problems and panic...
23-11-22 - COSMO
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Comment
We must continue to address the unequal impacts of the pandemic
As colleges and schools have returned to some kind of normality as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, it is easy to think of its disruption as over. This is particularly the case as wider challenges around funding and staffing become ever more...
31-10-22 - Jake Anders
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Press release
Landmark study shows the impact of the pandemic on young people
The COVID Social Mobility & Opportunities (COSMO) study, led jointly by the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies and the Sutton Trust, is the largest study of its kind into the...
13-10-22 - COSMO
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Briefing
Briefing No. 2 - Education recovery and catch up
The COVID-19 pandemic and the public health restrictions that followed dramatically changed the structure and experiences of education for young people in England. After the second set of partial school closures in January 2021, pupils returned to...
12-10-22 - COSMO
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Briefing
Briefing No. 3 - Future Plans and Aspirations
The COVID-19 pandemic led to unprecedented disruption in young people’s lives – including school closures (necessitating a move to home-based learning) and exam cancellations. The learning loss associated with these lockdown experiences (see the...
12-10-22 - COSMO
