A new survey from Ipsos in the UK, in partnership with The Royal Foundation for Early Years, reveals that while 95% of the public believe early childhood is crucial in shaping a person's future, many parents struggle with modern challenges with 61% of parents of 0-5s saying there isn't enough support available.
More young people trust the police to tell the truth than almost any other type of public figure. This includes teachers, priests, judges, scientists, politicians and business leaders, according to new Nestlé research conducted by MORI.
MORI research shows there are 7,383 young people engaged in Positive Futures. Positive Futures, a nation-wide scheme managed within the Home Office Drugs Strategy Directorate, aims to get vulnerable young people involved in sport and on track to a brighter future. The scheme has been running since 2000 and has so far helped over 26,000 10–19 year olds.
In conjunction with the joint industry steering group, MORI carried out a major study to inform decision makers in the water industry on customers' priorities. The findings provide a better understanding of their views on the scope and pace of potential improvement programmes during 2005 to 2010.
More young people living in English and Welsh coalfield communities hope to move from the area than wish to stay, according to new research from the MORI Social Research Institute. The survey was commissioned by Regenerate and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust to ascertain what young people in coalfield areas think of their living environment and of their future prospects.
Teenagers believe young people commit crimes because they have nothing to do and nowhere to go, according to new research by MORI. The survey, commissioned by Nestlé and the Kids Clubs Network, found that among 11-16 year olds, seven in 10 believe a lack of facilities and things to do leads young people to commit crimes.
More than two out of three state school pupils aged 11-16 want to go on to higher education after they leave school, according to a survey of over 2,500 pupils carried out by MORI for the Sutton Trust and published today.
A quarter (23%) of children aged 11 to 16 say they understand how Parliament works. One in eight (12%) know about the European Union (EU) but almost a quarter (23%) claim never to have heard of it.