Greater London Authority and London Councils commissioned research tracking the educational and training pathways of 355,000 London residents from age 15 to 18. The dataset was created to understand the drivers of post-16 education choices and performance in the capital, particularly in the context of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It was produced by Mime and the UCL Institute of Education.
Use Cases
- Analyze the impact of COVID-19 on educational choices based on the pandemic context described.
- Model factors influencing post-16 education and training pathways based on the research objective.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of careers education and guidance programs based on the stated policy focus.
- Study demographic or geographic disparities in educational trajectories across London based on the population scale and location.
Strengths
- Tracks a large cohort of 355,000 individuals.
- Provides longitudinal data covering a three-year period from ages 15 to 18.
- Commissioned by authoritative bodies (Greater London Authority and London Councils).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to being focused solely on London.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority, London Councils, Mime, UCL Institute of Education
- Collection Method
- Commissioned research tracking individual pathways.
- Time Range
- Covers a period from when the cohort was age 15 to 18.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 12:01:44.038040; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- London, United Kingdom