Positive family in uencers are just as important as exciting higher education opportunities to reduce barriers to education for young people .
Executive Summary
Positive family in uencers are just as important as exciting higher education opportunities to reduce barriers to education for young people .
In 2019 / 20 Southern Universities Network ( SUN ) Young Researchers designed and delivered a survey with 11-18 year olds ( young people ) across Hampshire , Isle of Wight , Bournemouth , Christchurch and Poole .
2,786 responded through the survey . We also ran 6 focus groups with 57 vulnerable young people to help give context to our data .
Young people told Young Researchers about : 1 . The barriers to their education 2 . Doing well at school 3 . Family and social in uencers to aspiring
SUN responded , pledging to improve their offer
to young people by :
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Focussing on raising young people ' s self con dence through their programmes . Working with schools to deliver inspiring PSHE higher education and further education focussed events and activities . Supporting parents to get the right information to help advise their children .
Young Researchers are looking forward to hearing what other decision makers will do to respond to their ndings throughout 2020 .
Our " HEADLINE " ndings include :
71 % of young people told us that their families in uence decisions about their future .
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8 % of young people said they don ' t get any
help from their family to help them achieve in education . 15 % of young people think that badly maintained schools have a negative impact on their learning . Being in trouble at school ( 25 % of young people ) had a continued negative impact on young people ' s education . Being from a vulnerable group negatively impacts young people ' s self con dence which , in turn , negatively impacts their education . 63 % of young people from year groups 7-10 think group work is the most effective teaching method . 58 % of young people from year groups 11-14 think good feedback is the most effective . 4 % of young people told us that they were not motivated to learn . Young Researchers wonder how teachers would answer ," do you feel motivated to teach ?" And if there would be a correlation to how students felt . Younger young people told us that clubs and sports helped prepare them best for later life . Older young people told us work experience and part time work helped prepare them the best .
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