Writing attainment at the end of year 5 Not Applicable Writing attainment
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment: Participation in the Young Journalist Academy programme
Control: Business as usual
All classes will participate in YJA, but only one class from Year 5 will
Sponsors
Education Endowment Foundation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Located in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Rutland, London or Newcastle 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 pupils in this teacher's class will participate) 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