Analysis of homeschooling in Great Britain during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN). Data relate to homeschooling from the COVID-19 module of the OPN, collected between 13 January and February 2021

Further information about the study may be found on the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) webpage.

Further information about the study may be found on the COSMO website.

Initial estimates of staff and pupils testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) from the COVID-19 Schools Infection Survey across a sample of schools, within selected local authority areas in England.

Estimates from the Schools Infection Survey of pupils testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Including breakdowns by age, sex and region where possible.

Impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on young people and schools, including analysis of face coverings and remote learning, and breakdowns by age and sex where possible. Indicators from the Schools Infection Survey.

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The COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) is a longitudinal cohort study, a collaboration between the UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO), the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies (CLS), and the Sutton Trust. The overarching aim of COSMO is to provide a representative data resource to support research into how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the life chances of pupils with different characteristics, in terms of short-term effects on educational attainment, and long-term educational and career outcomes.

The topics covered by COSMO include, but are not limited to, young people's education experiences during the pandemic, cancelled assessments and education and career aspirations. They have also been asked for consent for linking their survey data to their administrative data held by organisations such as the UK Department for Education (DfE). Linked data is planned to be made available to researchers through the ONS Secure Research Service.

Young people who were in Year 11 in the 2020-2021 academic year were drawn as a clustered and stratified random sample from the National Pupil Database held by the DfE, as well as from a separate sample of independent schools from DfE's Get Information about Schools database. The parents/guardians of the sampled young people were also invited to take part in COSMO. Data from parents/guardians complement the data collected from young people.

Further information about the study may be found on the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities Study (COSMO) webpage.

COSMO Wave 2, 2022-2023
All young people who took part in Wave 1 (see SN 9000) were invited to the second Wave of the study, along with their parents (whether or not they took part in Wave 1).

Data collection in Wave 2 was carried out between October 2022 and April 2023 where young people and parents/guardians were first invited to a web survey. In addition to online reminders, some non-respondents were followed up via face-to-face visits or telephone calls over the winter and throughout spring. Online ‘mop-up’ fieldwork was also carried out to invite all non-respondents into the survey one last time before the end of fieldwork.

Latest edition information:
For the second edition (April 2024), a standalone dataset from the Keeping in Touch (KIT) exercise carried out after the completion of Wave 2, late 2023 have been deposited. This entailed a very short questionnaire for updating contact details and brief updates on young people's lives. A longitudinal parents dataset has also been deposited, to help data users find core background information from parents who took part in either Wave 1 or Wave 2 in one place. Finally, the young people's dataset has been updated (version 1.1) with additional codes added from some open-ended questions. The COSMO Wave 1 Data User Guide Version 1.1 explains these updates in detail. A technical report and accompanying appendices has also been deposited.

Further information about the study may be found on the COSMO website.

For young people, Wave 2 included:

• a household grid
• changes to current status since Wave 1
• qualifications studied towards
• early labour market experience
• residual disruption due to the pandemic
• university applications
• attitudes to education and future careers
• spare time/leisure activities
• homelessness
• health and wellbeing
• friends, peers and family support
• health-related behaviours.

For parents, Wave 2 included:

• demographics
• attitudes to education/education and career aspirations
• parenting, home learning, tuition and catch-up
• working status across the pandemic (since the last interview for parents also interviewed in Wave 1)
• parental tenure, HRP and occupation details
• parental education
• parental income
• grandparents
• COVID-19 history and vaccination
• parent health and wellbeing
• disadvantage.

Age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) for deaths involving COVID-19 by ethnic group, England.

Experimental statistics from the Student Experiences Insights Survey (SEIS) in England. Includes information on the mental health and well-being, behaviours, plans, and opinions of first year higher education students in the context of guidance on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Experimental statistics from the Student Experiences Insights Survey (SEIS) in England. Includes information on the behaviours, plans, opinions and well-being of higher education students in their third year or higher in the context of guidance on the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The period covered in this dataset is 29 November to 20 December 2021.

Findings from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey for England.

This weekly data shows the cumulative number of positive Covid-19 cases in Angus school clusters - combined total of teachers, support staff, children and young people (not including contractors). The dataset is updated fortnightly on a Tuesday. Field names. Cumulative confirmed cases in Brechin. Cumulative confirmed cases in Carnoustie. Cumulative confirmed cases in Forfar. Cumulative confirmed cases in Kirriemuir. Cumulative confirmed cases in Monifieth. Cumulative confirmed cases in Montrose. Cumulative confirmed cases in North Arbroath. Cumulative confirmed cases in West Arbroath.

Headline estimates for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. 

Estimates of differences in coronavirus (COVID-19) mortality risk by self-reported disability status for deaths occurring up to 9 March 2022, using linked data from the Office for National Statistics’ Public Health Data Asset.

Potential impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on young people and schools, including analysis of physical activity and eating behaviours, and breakdowns by age and sex where possible. Indicators from the Schools Infection Survey.

Information from a new module of questions included in the Telephone-operated Crime Survey for England and Wales (TCSEW) around perceptions of crime, the police and anti-social behaviour during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, feelings of safety and experiences of harassment. Data on children’s online activity are also presented. These tables are no longer produced.