Introduction to the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data

The UCL Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities (CEPEO) are pleased to offer this training opportunity in partnership with Administrative Data Research (ADR) UK and the Department for Education (DfE).

Delivered by expert users of the data, this online training course will provide new users with insight into the content of the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data and how it can be used to address a range of interesting research questions.

Who this course is for

This course is suitable for PhD students, researchers in academia, government and third sector organisations, and anyone interested in finding out more about the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) data, e.g. for the purposes of commissioning research.

Teaching and structure

In Session 1 we will provide a high-level overview of each of the datasets comprising the original version of LEO, including school records from the National Pupil Database (NPD), further education records from the Individual Learner Records (ILR), higher education records from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), and employment, earnings and benefits data from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

You will hear expert advice from experienced users of the data on how to get the most out of it, and learn about research exploiting different features of the data, including returns to vocational education and the long-term impact of the Education Maintenance Allowance for students’ labour market outcomes. We will also offer a brief overview of the application process.

In Session 2, we will provide a more detailed overview of two of the new datasets recently linked to LEO – the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR) and Universities and Colleges Admissions (UCAS) data – and there will be an opportunity to hear from some early research users about the value these datasets have added to their work using LEO. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions of colleagues from the LEO programme team at the Department for Education.

In the optional Session 3 participants will have the opportunity to book short one-to-one appointments to discuss questions relating to their own research questions or data applications. There will also be plenty of opportunities to ask questions in earlier sessions too.

More detailed itinerary available to registered participants.