Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools

A pragmatic randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools programme

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN03012788

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2013-08-07

Start date

2013-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-19

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Conditions

Education - Secondary Schools Not Applicable

Interventions

1. RCT intervention - sixteen week peer tutoring paired reading programme delivered by teachers in school time during academic year 2013/14. Teachers will be trained and receive support materials to

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All secondary schools in North Tyneside and where necessary neighbouring Authorities, with Year 7 and 9 students, will be invited to participate if they are willing to undertake all related research procedures. Eligible students will include those in participating schools.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Schools not meeting the inclusion criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Student scores on the GL Assessment New Group Reading Test	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026