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COSMO Wave 2 Initial Findings - Post-18 Opportunities and Aspirations

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  • James Yarde

    (The Sutton Trust)

  • Xin Shao

    (UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities)

  • Jake Anders

    (UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities)

  • Carl Cullinane

    (The Sutton Trust)

  • Erica Holt-White

    (The Sutton Trust)

  • Kevin Latham

    (The Sutton Trust)

  • Rebecca Montacute

    (The Sutton Trust)

Abstract
Opportunities available to young people to do the types of jobs and training that they want to are not equally spread across the country. Those from the most urban areas are among the most likely to report there being good opportunities available to them (48%), while those from the most rural areas are more pessimistic (37%). Those living in London are most likely to report there being opportunities to train/do the job they aspire to (52%), while those from the East Midlands are the least likely (32%). Over four in five (85%) have now been able to access formal information, advice and guidance (IAG) since the beginning of Year 12. Looking at career related IAG provided in schools, those attending private schools are significantly more likely (93%) to have received such support compared to state secondary schools (80%), sixth form colleges (79%) and FE colleges (66%). Only around one in twenty (6%) are currently engaged in an apprenticeship scheme. Attitudes to their apprenticeships are generally positive. But while the majority (54%) think that apprentice pay was either `good' or `very good', there is a risk that this may change if pay does not keep pace with the cost of living. Like for previous cohorts, the vast majority (68%) of young people say that they plan on studying at university. Despite pandemic disruptions to education, those intending to apply to university were very confident about their prospects of getting a place, with over nine in ten (94%) indicating as such. The percentage of the cohort reporting that their main activity is studying at school/ college dropped by five points compared to the same time last year, from 92% to 87%. Those with parents in routine/manual occupations are twice as likely to have left education after Year 12 as those from professional/managerial households.

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  • James Yarde & Xin Shao & Jake Anders & Carl Cullinane & Erica Holt-White & Kevin Latham & Rebecca Montacute, 2023. "COSMO Wave 2 Initial Findings - Post-18 Opportunities and Aspirations," CEPEO Briefing Note Series 31, UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities, revised Nov 2023.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucl:cepeob:31
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