Our new teaching resource looks at using big datasets to find out what affects children’s quality of life. It is aimed at Key Stage 4 students and allows them to delve into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children’s lives. The content is based on research from Birgitta Rabe, Professor of Economics at the University of Essex, who has looked in detail at the effects of the pandemic on children’s schooling and their wellbeing. Using Understanding Society data, Birgitta was also able to look at how parents were affected by the disruption to schooling.
The teaching material also looks at the role economics has in helping us understand families and households and the path that Birgitta took to become an economist. The pack includes an article and Powerpoint looking at the importance of school for children’s wellbeing and how longitudinal data was used to track how children and young people coped during the pandemic. There is an activity sheet, which encourages students to think about why it’s important to survey children and parents, how pandemic policies may have directly affected them, and asks them to design their own survey. The lesson is suitable for students in KS4 and KS5 and links to the curriculum in Economics, Social Science, Sociology and Maths. It can also be used as a careers resource.
You can download this free teaching pack from the Futurum Careers website.
We worked with Futurum Careers to produce these teaching materials. Futurum Careers is a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE). For more information, teaching resources, and course and career guides, see www.futurumcareers.com
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