Writing attainment at the end of year 5 Not Applicable Writing attainment
Conditions
Interventions
Schools will be randomised into either the intervention or the control group. Schools in the intervention group participate in the Craft of Writing (CoW) programme, whereas the control group will cont
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Located in the North West and North East of England (with a small number from London) 2. Agree to provide student data in order that it is possible to apply for data from the National Pupil Database 3. Identify a lead teacher from Year 5 (all children in the teacher's class will participate in the trial) 4. Cooperate with the project and evaluation teams during the trial (further details of these requirements are outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding with Schools) Where possible it will aim to recruit schools that have larger populations of individuals receiving Free School Meals (FSM) than the national average of 15.3 per cent of pupils aged 5-10 (DfE, 2016).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents may choose for their child to not participate in the study; their data will not be collected or processed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Writing attainment, assessed using the Writing Assessment Measure (WAM) at the end of the Year 5 school year in 2019. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Writing self-efficacy, assessed using the Self-Efficacy for Writing Scale (SEWS) (adapted to ensure age appropriateness) at the end of the Year 5 school year in 2019. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed