Childhood in Essex The world children and young people are growing up in today has substantially changed from the childhood of previous generations. As such, it’s important for decision makers to put themselves in the shoes of current children and young people, to understand the new opportunities and challenges that they face - as the decisions made now will shape their...
Essex ActivAte is the name for the Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) programme across Essex, run by Active Essex, Essex County Council and Thurrock Council, on behalf of the Department for Education. This programme aims to support the physical and mental wellbeing of primary and secondary school children, through engagement in a wide variety of enrichment and physical activities, and provision...
Each year, Essex County Council sets a research topic to some of the best social science undergraduates at the University of Essex. The Challenge Project acts as an alternative to their individual undergraduate dissertation module in their final year. As a group, the students work together to provide the council with evidence which is academically accredited and cutting edge. The report...
Essex and District Information
In November 2020, the Research & Citizen Insight team in collaboration with the corporate and strategy team and colleagues in Childrens and Families, conducted a survey titled 'Childcare in Essex - Parents' views'. This was aimed at parents of children aged 0-19 (25 if SEND), who were living in Essex, and using any form of childcare (formal or informal), including...
In November 2020, the Research & Citizen Insight team in collaboration with the Corporate Strategy team and colleagues in Children and Families, we conducted a survey entitled ‘Childcare in Essex – parents’ views’. This was aimed at parents of children aged 0 – 19 (25 if SEND) living in Essex using any form of childcare (formal or informal), including those not...
School's health and wellbeing survey reports 2019
