ResearcherRachel Ormston
Children, Schools & Families
We are perhaps the only research organisation with substantial experience of conducting large and complex surveys, as well as in-depth, qualitative studies in most areas covered by family policies. Our work ranges from research on childcare provision and childrens education, to parental employment and family support. We have also tracked the changing nature of family life through surveys such as the British Social Attitudes survey and the Same Sex Couple legislation evaluation.
Children, Schools & Families
Estimating the prevalence of young people absent from school due to bullying
ResearcherElizabeth Clery
Gives an estimate of the number of young people (aged 11-15) absent from state school because of severe experiences of bullying...
Understanding Society
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The largest social research study of its kind in the world with 40,000 households - 100,000 individuals - taking part across the UK...
Childcare and Early Years: Parents' Survey 2008
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Results from the 2008 survey: Up-to-date and accurate information on families’ childcare arrangements, their views of the childcare providers they use, and their thoughts about childcare in their local area...
Childcare and Early Years: Parents' Survey 2009
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Up-to-date and accurate information on families’ childcare arrangements, their views of the childcare providers they use, and their thoughts about childcare in their local area.
Childcare sufficiency and sustainability in disadvantaged areas
Apr 2012
ResearcherIvonne Wollny
Childcare providers in disadvantaged areas face challenges in terms of remaining sustainable and improving quality ...
Early Education for Disadvantaged 2-year Olds
ResearcherRachel Ormston
Our evaluation of the Government scheme providing free early-years education to disadvantaged 2-year olds...
Evaluation of Children's Centres in England
ResearcherNot available
We have been commissioned to evaluate the Sure Start Children’s Centres programme...
Parental Confidence in the Special Educational Needs System
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This report presents findings from our study of parents’ experiences of the Special Educational Needs system...
Take-up of universal early years provision by disadvantaged families
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study aims to analyse how the take-up of early years provision varies by different dimensions of disadvantage and the main barriers experienced by disadvantaged families.
BCG and health
www.natcen.ac.uk/bcgandhealthMultiple Researchers
This is an observational study investigating the effect that childhood vaccinations have on people's health.
Evaluation of Every Child a Reader
ResearcherEmily Tanner
This evaluation looks at the implementation, impact and value for money of the Every Child a Reader (ECaR) programme...
Intergenerational transmission of worklessness
ResearcherMatt Barnes
Mapping patterns of worklessness across successive generations...
Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children
ResearcherNot available
This study sets out to draw a detailed picture of what very young children eat ...
Offending Crime & Justice
ResearcherSarah Tipping
The Offending Crime & Justice study examined offences, anti-social behaviour and drug use among young people.
Prevention and reduction: A review of strategies for intervening early to prevent or reduce youth crime and anti-social behaviour
Researcher
This review is aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of the key characteristics of ‘what works’ in terms of early interventions to prevent or reduce youth crime or anti-social behaviour.
The Family Wellbeing Index
ResearcherSally McManus
Many areas of life influence the health and wellbeing of families. This study sought to identify some of the evidence about what is known to influence family wellbeing.
Sight impairment at age seven
ResearcherNot available
LIT Programme Evaluation
ResearcherNot available
We're investigating whether the LIT programme works and if it does, why. It's a programme targeted at low-ability readers in year 7 through 'reciprocal teaching'.
Evaluation of National Healthy Schools Programme
Jun 2012
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The NHSP supports schools in encouraging healthy behaviours, raising pupil achievement, reducing health inequalities and promoting social inclusion.
Implementation Evaluation of the National Healthy Schools enhancement model
Oct 2010
ResearcherElizabeth Fuller
A study which fed into the production of guidelines for Special Schools delivering the National Healthy Schools enhancement model...
Living and caring?
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This report assesses the impact of informal care provision on older people by comparing the experiences of carers and non-carers aged 50 and over.
Longitudinal data on food-related issues
ResearcherSally McManus
The Department of Health funded this scoping and analysis project, which builds on a scoping study previously undertaken by the Policy Studies Institute.
National Diet and Nutrition Survey
ResearcherNot available
This survey aims to track (and allow policy makers to quickly respond to) trends in diet and nutrition status...
School Food
ResearcherEloise Poole
The Department for Education (DfE) has asked NatCen Social Research to carry out a survey of school headteachers, to find out about their views and their school’s policies on school food.
Evaluation of South West Healthy Schools Plus
Feb 2012
ResearcherNot available
The evaluation of the South West Healthy Schools Plus (SWHSP) initiative is being carried out on behalf of the Department of Health (DH) and the Government Office for the South West (GOSW).
The Big Eat In Follow-Up Study
Researcher
The Big Eat In Follow-Up Study is a qualitative study in relation to lunch time stay-on-site policies.
Child Poverty in Britain
ResearcherMatt Barnes
Drawing on the many different strands of our research, this summary reveals that more children than previously believed experience poverty...
Motivations for sole and joint birth registration
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study explores how unmarried parents make choices and decisions about sole or joint birth registration...
The circumstances of persistently poor children
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study reports on the characteristics and outcomes of young children living in persistent poverty in Scotland.
A stalled generation?
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The aim of this study is to examine the way in which older and better qualified groups of young people are being affected by the downturn.
Fathers, work and families in twenty-first century Britain
May 2014
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This landmark project will investigate fathers, work and families in twenty-first century Britain.
Living Apart Together
ResearcherNot available
New research into the 10% of British couples who live at seperate addresses ...
British Social Attitudes 27th Report
Dec 2010
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Every year the British Social Attitudes survey asks over 3000 people what it’s like to live in Britain and how they think Britain is run...
Cases of alleged teacher incompetence
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
This study looks at the referral of alleged serious professional incompetence cases being made by employers to the General Teaching Council for England...
The English Baccalaureate and GCSE choices study
ResearcherSam Clemens
Results from this study show that the new English Baccalaureate is increasing the proportion of pupils taking core academic subjects most valued by universities and employers.
16-19 Bursary Fund Evaluation
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The 16-19 Bursary Fund is intended to provide financial support to young people who face barriers to participation in education.
Intensive intervention projects for young people
ResearcherCheryl Lloyd
Twenty Intensive Intervention Projects (IIPs) were set up across England during 2008 to work with young people aged 8 to 19 with the most complex needs. These projects were part of the Youth Task Force Action Plan which was launched in March 2008 by the former Labour Government, aiming to target 1,000 of the most challenging young people every year.
Raising the Participation Age Local Authority Survey
ResearcherSarah Kitchen
We have been commissioned by the Department for Education to find out what local authorities are doing to prepare for RPA.
Student Income and Expenditure Study 2012
Mar 2012
ResearcherEmma Drever
The Student Income and Expenditure Study tracks student expenditure and debt...
Youth in Europe Study
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Comparing the views and experiences of school children across Europe...
Evaluation of the Family Nurse Partnership programme in Scotland
ResearcherRachel Ormston
The Family Nurse Partnership programme (FNP) is a preventive programme for vulnerable young first-time mothers.
Atypical work and family life
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Examines the impact on family life of parents' who work outside office hours...
Evaluation of the Child Maintenance Options Service
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
An evaluation of a new service that provides information and support to parents in relation to child maintenance...
Evaluation of the Child Maintenance Options Service
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
The Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (CMEC) has introduced a new service for separated parents, the Child Maintenance Options Service.
Families & children study
ResearcherClare Tait
The Families & children study is designed to collect information about health, education, work, income, childcare and the wellbeing of children...
Fitting it all together
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
How families arrange their childcare and the influence on children's home learning...
Survey of diet among children
ResearcherLisa Rutherford
This study aims to measure the intake of non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES), saturated and total fat, influences on food choices and eating practices of those aged 3-16 years living in Scotland.
Separating from cohabitation
ResearcherRosalind Tennant
Looking at the parenting and financial arrangements cohabitants make following separation ...
The Teens and Toddlers Programme Evaluation
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
Teens and Toddlers is a youth development programme designed to prevent teenage pregnancy...
Welsh Childcare and Early Years Provision Survey of Parents
ResearcherMultiple Researchers
An important monitor of childcare and early years education in Wales.
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