Search all our publications and reports here: from Data Insights sharing our research findings in brief, to policy briefings, and many more. Use the filters on the right to help find what you're looking for.
This Data Insight by ADR UK fellow Dr Vickie Barrett explores the relationship between school exclusions and offending in England. We used the Ministry of Justice and Department for Education linked dataset which included de-identified data from the Police National Computer (PNC) and National Pupil Database (NPD).
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This Data Insight explores how young workers are matched to firms across local labour markets in England, using the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset. We focus on differences in ‘positive assortative matching’ – the extent to which high-skilled workers are matched to high-quality firms – which is assumed to increase productivity in many standard economic models.
This Data Insight explores the relationship between school absenteeism and subsequent patterns of criminal activity. It addresses the question ‘What are the long-term effects of school absenteeism on crime at different stages of life?’ Specifically, it examines whether authorised and unauthorised absences are associated with future cautions and convictions.
This study was summarised by Rianna during her internship at ADR England, with input and feedback from Ezgi Kaya who produced the original research. It looks at differences in job quality between UK-born and immigrant workers, using detailed data on pay, working hours, and job types.
This Data Insight investigates the extent to which the personal characteristics and area of residence of school or college leavers in England have a bearing on the likelihood of participation in higher education.
This Data Insight by Xiaohui Zhang examines the impact of time spent in care on educational attainment, measured by the number of GCSE and advanced level qualifications achieved by children aged 15 and 17 in England. The findings are based on analyses of the Growing Up in England (GUiE) dataset.
This Data Insight discusses the differences between A-level teacher-predicted grades for university admissions, and exam results, by student gender.
This Data Insight by Dr Anna Leyland summarises findings from working with the Ministry of Justice & Department for Education linked dataset - England. Using data from the National Pupil Database and the Police National Computer, the research analyses the likelihood of receiving a custodial sentence by 2020 for children who were referred to or received an intervention from child welfare services from ages 5-18.
This study was summarised by Sara Duru during her eight-week internship at ADR UK, with input and feedback from the Education and Child Health Insights from Linked Data (ECHILD) team who produced the original research. It looks at academic outcomes and special education needs across gestational age, for children born with and without chronic health conditions (e.g. long-term conditions affecting the brain, lungs, or heart).
