Effective pre-school, primary and secondary education project (EPPSE 3-16+): influences on students' dispositions and well-being in key stage 4 at age 16

Using data from the longitudinal EPPSE study, this report provides an account of the latest findings on the analysis of students’ dispositions in Year 11 of secondary education. It covers Mental well-being, School enjoyment, Disaffected behaviour, General Academic self-concept and students’ relationships with their peers (Resistance to Peer Influence) at the end of Key Stage 4 (KS4, age 16). It also investigates aspects of students’ lives and well-being based on their responses to questionnaire surveys on related topics including perceptions of their health, involvement in ‘risky’ behaviours (such as drug taking, alcohol, smoking, crime), educational and employment aspirations and out of school activities. A companion report investigates the same group of adolescents’ views and experiences of their secondary schooling (Sammons et al., 2014a).