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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 5225 1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4 Head Teacher Questionnaire, 1986 522510.5255/UKDA-SN-5225-4 University of London, Institute of Education, Centre for Longitudinal Studies Copyright Centre for Longitudinal Studies, UCL Social Research Institute Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 11 August 2005 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORSSCHOOLSSCHOOL BUILDINGSCOMPREHENSIVE SCHOOLSSCHOOLCHILDRENBOARDING SCHOOLSSECONDARY SCHOOLSSELECTIVE SCHOOLSBOYSGIRLSEDUCATIONAL PERSONNELSCHOOLS FOR THE DISABLEDSPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATIONEDUCATIONAL GROUPINGTEACHING METHODSCURRICULUMFIELDS OF STUDYSPORTVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONEXAMINATIONSEDUCATIONAL COURSESFURTHER EDUCATIONEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMMESCAREERS GUIDANCECOMMUNITY WORKEXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIESSCHOOL DISCIPLINECOUNSELLINGACADEMIC ABILITYOCCUPATIONAL STATUSPARENTSUNEMPLOYMENTETHNIC GROUPSFREE SCHOOL MEALSSCHOOL PUNISHMENTS Compulsory and pre-school educationSocial and occupational mobilityFamily life and marriageHealthSocial behaviour and attitudesLabour and employment Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70) is a longitudinal birth cohort study, following a nationally representative sample of over 17,000 people born in England, Scotland and Wales in a single week of 1970. Cohort members have been surveyed throughout their childhood and adult lives, mapping their individual trajectories and creating a unique resource for researchers. It is one of very few longitudinal studies following people of this generation anywhere in the world. Since 1970, cohort members have been surveyed at ages 5, 10, 16, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, and 51. Featuring a range of objective measures and rich self-reported data, BCS70 covers an incredible amount of ground and can be used in research on many topics. Evidence from BCS70 has illuminated important issues for our society across five decades. Key findings include how reading for pleasure matters for children's cognitive development, why grammar schools have not reduced social inequalities, and how childhood experiences can impact on mental health in mid-life. Every day researchers from across the scientific community are using this important study to make new connections and discoveries. BCS70 is run by the <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/1970-british-cohort-study/" target="_blank">Centre for Longitudinal Studies</a> (CLS), a research centre in the UCL Institute of Education, which is part of University College London. The content of BCS70 studies, including questions, topics and variables can be explored via the <a href="https://discovery.closer.ac.uk/item/uk.cls.bcs70/75fe4705-0c94-4f75-b1e6-ad9c61ffde26">CLOSER Discovery</a> website. How to access genetic and/or bio-medical sample data from a range of longitudinal surveys: For information on how to access biomedical data from BCS70 that are not held at the UKDS, see the <a href="https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/data-access-training/genetic-data-and-biological-samples/" target="_blank">CLS Genetic data and biological samples</a> webpage. Secure Access datasets Secure Access versions of BCS70 have more restrictive access conditions than versions available under the standard End User Licence (EUL). The impetus behind the 1970 British Cohort Study: Age 16, Sweep 4 Head Teacher Questionnaire, 1986 survey, which was sent out to every school in Great Britain which anyone born in the target cohort sample week in 1970 was likely to be attending, was to find out more about the schools attended by cohort members, especially as many of the members were about to leave full-time education. This information was particularly important as the response by teachers to the main survey's 'Educational Questionnaire' (Document L) was disappointing, because of the widespread industrial action that year in protest against government educational reforms. The head teacher questionnaire achieved a slightly better response (4,592 pupils covered, as opposed to 3,760 for Document L). The head teacher questionnaires were not able to be keyed, documented and deposited at the time of the survey, due to lack of resources, but funding finally became available in 2004-05 to complete this task at the CLS. A school type variable for the full BCS70 cohort, derived from data in the Head Teacher Questionnaire, is available as part of the main Sweep 4 study (available from the UK Data Service under SN 3535). Latest edition information For the sixth edition (September 2022), the data file has been updated with a minor labelling change.  Main Topics: Topics covered in the head teacher questionnaire include type and history of school (Local Education Authority (LEA) grammar, LEA comprehensive, independent and others); curriculum and subjects covered; structure of classes; teaching staff and facilities available; teaching methods; special needs coverage; vocational education; extra-curricular activities; discipline; pastoral care; and demographic characteristics of school intake, including socio-economic characteristics, ethnic mix, etc. The questionnaire answers have been linked to individual-level records for each child attending that school, matchable to a member of the BCS70 cohort. Each variable is labelled, with value labels applied for all categorical numeric variables. Open-ended questions have been left as string variables, after editing to delete any identifying fine-level geographical references. March 1986 - December 198601 March 198601 December 1986 Great Britain Institutions/organisationsNationalIndividuals The instrument was sent out to every school in Great Britain which anyone born in the target 1970 was likely to be attending. Numeric Longitudinal/panel/cohort Postal survey The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.Personal/genealogical use of these data is not permitted.Additional conditions of use apply:I agree not to use nor attempt to use the Data Collections to identify the individuals from which the study sample was selected, nor to claim to have done so; andI agree not to link between the research identifiers supplied by the UK Data Service [BCSID] and any other identifiers previously issued. See <restrctn> https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/1970-british-cohort-study/ https://bcs70.info/home/about/ https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/publications-and-resources/ https://www.bibliography.cls.ucl.ac.uk/ https://discovery.closer.ac.uk/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=www.ukdataservice.ac.uk&utm_campaign=UK%20Data%20Service:%20BCS70%20resources https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=4126 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=853526 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=7023 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8053 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=8127 https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=854277 https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/case-study/do-smarter-children-avoid-drug-use-later-in-life/ https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=855087 https://discovery.closer.ac.uk/item/uk.cls.bcs70/75fe4705-0c94-4f75-b1e6-ad9c61ffde26 Verkroost, F.C.J. (2022) 'A Bayesian multivariate hierarchical growth curve model to examine cumulative socio-economic (dis)advantage among childless adults and parents, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society). doi:10.1111/rssa.129 https://doi.org/10.1111/rssa.129 Stannard, S., Berrington, A. and Alwan, N. (2019) 'Associations between birth order with mental wellbeing and psychological distress in midlife: findings from the 1970 British Cohort Study (BCS70)', Plos One. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222184 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222184 Stannard, S., Berrington, A. and Alwan, N. (2022) 'Understanding the early life mediators behind the intergenerational transmission of partnership dissolution', Advances in Life course Research, doi:10.1016/j.alcr.2022.100468 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2022.100468 Stannard, S., Berrington, A. and Alwan, N. (2022) 'The mediating pathways between parental separation in childhood and offspring hypertension at midlife', Scientific Reports. doi:10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11007-z Boero, G., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2021) 'Graduate earnings premia in the UK: decline and fall [online]', Cheltenham: Higher Education Statistics Agency. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Graduate-Earnings-Premia-UK-20211123.pdf Cortes, R.A., Barr, R., Ryan, R.M. and Green, A.E. (2022) 'Fine motor skills during early childhood predict visuospatial deductive reasoning in adolescence', Developmental Psychology, 58(7), pp.1264–1276. doi:10.1037/dev0001354 https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001354 Bernardi, L., Bridger, E. and Mattila, M. (2024) 'Voting propensity and parental depression', Electoral Studies, 89, 102800. doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102800 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2024.102800 Boero, G., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2024) 'The college wage premium in the UK: Decline and fall?', Oxford Economic Papers. doi:10.1093/oep/gpae014 https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpae014 Boero, G., Cook, D., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2019) 'The return to a degree: new evidence based on the birth cohort studies and the Labour Force Survey', HESA. https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Return_to_a_degree_main_report.pdf Boero, G., Cook, D., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2020) 'How does the return to a degree vary by class of award?', HESA https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Return-to-degree-by-class-20200310.pdf Boero, G., Nathwani, T., Naylor, R. and Smith, J. (2021). Graduate earnings premia in the UK: Decline and fall?, HESA https://www.hesa.ac.uk/files/Graduate-Earnings-Premia-UK-20211123.pdf https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 5225 2025-03-07T07:47:42Z ddi:codebook:2_5