Academic performance at age 16 Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment: Receipt of "Embedding Formative Assessment" pack, attendance at launch event, and two years of mentoring to support its usage.
Control: Business as usual and payment of £300
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study will include secondary schools drawn from across England. Within each school, the trial will primarily focus on pupils starting Year 10 when the intervention begins. In addition, we will analyse the outcomes of those starting Year 11 when the intervention begins, as secondary outcomes. Furthermore, where possible, opt-out consent will be sought for pupils in year groups lower down the school (with the exception of the bottom year, usually Year 7, since they will not yet be in the school at time of requesting consent) in order to make it possible for longer-term impacts to be explored (although this is beyond the scope of this protocol). In order to be considered, schools will have to agree to provide student data in order that it is possible to apply for data from the National Pupil Database, to allow CPD time for all teachers to participate in the Teaching and Learning Communities, and to cooperate with the project and evaluation teams during the trial (further details of these requirements are outlined in the Memorandum of Understanding with Schools, included with this document in Appendix E). SSAT will advertise the trial on its website and also approach schools via its existing schools network. Where possible it will aim to recruit schools that have larger populations of individuals receiving Free School Meals.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Parents may choose to opt their pupils out of the trial; they will be excluded from all analysis. 2. Independent schools are excluded from the trial.
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. GCSE English grade (using the prevailing grade points system) 2. GCSE Maths grade (using the prevailing grade points system) All above outcomes for a disadvantaged sub-sample (defined as those eligible for Free School Meals) All above outcomes for a high-attaining sub-sample (defined as those in the top quintile of performers in end of Key Stage 2 tests taken at age 11) All above outcomes for a low-attaining sub-sample (defined as those in the bottom quintile of performers in end of Key Stage 2 tests taken at age 11) | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The outcome measures are all pupil attainment measured using General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) results collected through the National Pupil Database (NPD); these are taken at the end of compulsory schooling (age 16). The primary outcome is the Attainment 8 score. This is calculated as the sum of an individual’s best 8 GCSE qualifications (of which two must be maths and English, which are also double weighted). At present the points attached to each grade are 8 points for A*, 7 for A, 6 for B, 5 for C, 4 for D, 3 for E, 2 for F, and 1 for G, but this will change for the cohort we use (in 2017 it is planned to be 8.5 points for A*, 7 for A, 5.5 for B, 4 for C, 3 for D, 2 for E, 1.5 for F, and 1 for G). We will use the prevailing grade points system, while will also cover GCSEs with the reformed grades system Identical data will be collected on children in control schools. All outcomes are at the individual level. By using NPD data for pre- and post-test the measurement will be blinded, since pre-test will use attainment at age 11 (i.e. pre-randomisation) and post-test will be marked by GCSE markers who do not know the identity of the schools whose examination scripts they are marking. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed