Next Steps is helping researchers, policy makers and others understand what life is like for your generation. Next Steps was originally set up to study young people’s experiences of secondary school and their transitions from compulsory schooling to further education, training or the labour market.
Today, Next Steps is focused on understanding what your adult lives are like, both now and in the future. Where do you live? Do you have a family? What job do you have? Have you changed careers? What will you do when you retire?
By following you into adulthood, researchers are able to understand:
Why is the study so important?
The information you have provided has informed government policy on a wide range of issues, and ultimately helped bring about changes in schools, colleges and services for all young people. Read more about what we’ve learned.
Next Steps has helped shed light on the factors that influence young people’s performance at school.
