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More girls than boys at the highest ability levels
16th December 2011
There are more girls than boys in the top 10 per cent of the ability range at age 5, a new Millennium Cohort Study analysis has found.
Welcome to our new website!
25th January 2012
CLS has launched a new and improved website to help researchers, cohort members, policymakers and others access information about the...
Pupils from wealthier backgrounds are five months ahead at age 5
15th December 2011
The children of high earners start school five months ahead of pupils from low and middle-income homes, according to new research based...
Sarah Godwin wins 2011 CLS dissertation prize
13th December 2011
The 2011 CLS Masters dissertation prize has been awarded to Sarah Godwin for her study on the relationship between occupational...
Prof Heather Joshi defends the census to the Commons science committee
8th December 2011
The census is a treasure trove of evidence about the social fabric of Britain Professor Heather Joshi tells the House of Commons science...
Summer-born children less likely to attend top universities, study finds
1st November 2011
August-born teenagers are 20 per cent less likely to win a place at a top UK university than those born in September, a new study has...
Risk of downward mobility increasing for less educated
28th September 2011
The risk of slipping down the earnings ladder has increased for the less educated and those living outside London, a new study suggests.
‘Tough love’ from parents decreases chances of teenagers binge drinking
20th September 2011
A tough love parenting style is the most effective approach to preventing teenagers from binge drinking, a new study claims.
Boys with absent fathers become fathers themselves at a young age
7th September 2011
If a boys father is absent when hes a child, he is more likely to become a father himself at a young age, a new study suggests.
Children living in rural poverty "fare worse in reading"
6th September 2011
Children living in poverty in some rural areas have lower standards of reading than their counterparts in cities, a new analysis of pupil...

Mixed methods and narrative research
6th March 2012
Supporting the ESRC Secondary Data Analysis Initiative
Longitudinal analysis
8th-10th February 2012
8-10 Feb 2012, 09.30 - 17.00 Institute of Education
Longitudinal modelling
29th Feb-2nd Mar 2012
29 Feb - 1 Mar 2012, 09.30 - 17.00 Institute of Education

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More girls than boys at the highest ability levels

Welcome to our new website!

Pupils from wealthier backgrounds are five months ahead at age 5

Sarah Godwin wins 2011 CLS dissertation prize

Prof Heather Joshi defends the census to the Commons science committee

Summer-born children less likely to attend top universities, study finds

Risk of downward mobility increasing for less educated

‘Tough love’ from parents decreases chances of teenagers binge drinking

Boys with absent fathers become fathers themselves at a young age

Children living in rural poverty "fare worse in reading"

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Mixed methods and narrative research

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