Independent Evaluation of Calderdale Excellence Partnership?s Improving Writing Quality programme

Independent Evaluation of Calderdale Excellence Partnership?s Improving Writing Quality programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN44470004

Enrollment

288

Registered

2013-05-07

Start date

2013-02-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Education, English writing skills Not Applicable

Interventions

Intervention: Improving Writing Quality intervention: delivered and supported by the Calderdale Excellence Partnership in 2013 and 2014. This intervention will provide memorable experiences for pupils

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary Schools: Primary Schools currently working with Calderdale Excellence Partnership, willing to implement the Improving Writing Quality intervention if allocation to intervention and willing to undertake all related research procedures. Secondary Schools: Secondary Schools currently working with Calderdale Excellence Partnership, willing to implement the Improving Writing Quality intervention and willing to undertake all related research procedures. Pupils/Children: In participating schools all Year 6 pupils in 2012/2013 school academic year. Analysis will focus on Year 6 pupils predicted to achieve Level 3 or an insecure level 4 in English by the end of Key Stage 2 (based on teacher assessments conducted at the end of Autumn term 2012).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Primary Schools: Primary Schools NOT currently working with Calderdale Excellence Partnership, and/or NOT willing to implement the Improving Writing Quality intervention if allocation to intervention and/or NOT willing to undertake all related research procedures. Secondary Schools: Secondary Schools NOT currently working with Calderdale Excellence Partnership, and/or NOT willing to implement the Improving Writing Quality intervention and/or NOT willing to undertake all related research procedures. Pupils/Children: Year 6 pupils NOT in participating primary schools.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Combined Score on 2 writing tasks within the GL Assessment Progress in English 11 (Long Form) test	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Scores on reading, spelling and grammar tasks within the GL Assessment Progress in English 11 (Long Form) test	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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