Writing attainment at the end of year 5 Not Applicable Writing attainment
Conditions
Interventions
Schools will be randomly allocated to either the intervention or the control group. For the randomisation, blocking will be used to improve cross-arm comparability of schools and also to improve preci
Sponsors
UCL Institute of Education
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. North East England, London and East Sussex based 2. Agree to provide student data so that it is possible to apply for data from the National Pupil Database 3. Identify a lead teacher from Year 5 for participation (all pupils in this teacher's class will participate in the trial) 4. Agree to cooperate with the project and evaluation teams during the trial 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