SUN Young Researchers Barriers 2 Education 2020 | Page 65

Motivated to learn

56 % of young people from year groups 7-10 were not motivated or motivated some of the time to learn in lessons compared to 54 % young people from year groups 11-14 .

Year Group 7-10 Year Group 11 - 14
57 % of young people who live rurally were not motivated or motivated some of the time to learn vs 55 % of young people who live in an urban setting .
54 % of young people who live rurally were not motivated or motivated some of the time to learn vs 55 % of young people who live in an urban setting .
53 % of male and 57 % of female respondents said they were not motivated to learn or were motivated some of the time compared to 68 % of young people who are non binary .
64 % young carers were not motivated or were motivated some of the time compared to 65 % young people in care and 65 % young people with a special educational need or disability .
64 % of young people accessing pupil premium said they were not motivated or motivated some of the time to learn .
50 % of male and 56 % of female respondents said they were not motivated to learn or were motivated some of the time compared to 67 % of young people who are non binary .
63 % young carers were not motivated or were motivated some of the time compared to 64 % young people in care and 62 % young people with a special educational need or disability .
57 % of young people accessing pupil premium said they were not motivated or motivated some of the time to learn .
Finding 6 Young people told us that they were not motivated to learn . It was a very small percentage of young people who said they were always motivated to learn . This needs to be investigated ... Young Researchers also wonder how teachers would answer ," do you feel motivated to teach ?" And if there would be a correlation to how students felt .
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