Who is taking part?
Every full-time 2006 UCAS applicant was invited to take part in Futuretrack. The Stage 1 survey went live in the summer of 2006.
Applicants were encouraged to complete the survey, regardless of whether they decided to go into higher education, pursue other options or if they didn’t get the UCAS points to progress further.
There were nearly 130,000 useable responses from 277 higher education institutions. Of which:
* 105,000 were in higher education
* 22,000 doing other things (such as working)
* 86% were UK applicants
* 14% were international applicants
* 80% were aged 21 or under.
Futuretrack respondents by region:
* Scotland 8%
* Wales 4%
* Greater London 12%
* North East 4%
* Yorkshire and Humberside 9%
* North West 7%
* East Midlands 6%
* West Midlands 6%
* Eastern 4%
* South East 10%
* South West 7%
* Northern Ireland 1%
* Merseyside 2%
* Not in a higher education institution 18%.
Student skills
Futuretrack asked students to rate their written, verbal, numerical and computer skills. It also asked the students to evaluate their overall self-confidence.
Will these perceptions change over time as the students get older and have different experiences? Does class and race make a difference to the way people view themselves? These are just some of the key themes explored in the study.
Read the complete report
If you want to read the first stage report in full, contact us for a copy. If you’re a Futuretrack participant why not play with the results yourself? Log-on to the members’ section and search the survey to uncover some fascinating results.
Read other sections of the Stage 1 summary
- Application
- Attitudes to higher eduction
- Career planning
- Choice making
- Funding and debt
- 2006 results home
