What is Next Steps?

Next Steps is one of the biggest and most important studies of the generation born in 1989-90 anywhere in the world. It began following 16,000 young people who were in Year 9 in 2004 at state or independent secondary schools across England.

Age 32 Survey

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Age 32 survey. We asked you about your life now and how things have changed for you over the past few years.

Understanding the impacts of COVID-19

We asked you and participants in four other studies to take part in a series of online COVID-19 surveys, so we could understand how the pandemic has impacted different generations. Discover some of our findings.