Evaluating a mastery approach to teaching English in Key Stage 3

Evaluation of English mastery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76965629

Enrollment

8640

Registered

2022-04-05

Start date

2022-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-08-02

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Conditions

English teaching in schools Not Applicable

Interventions

Current intervention as of 21/07/2022: The units of randomisation are schools. Those allocated to the intervention group send their Y7 and Y8 English teachers to traini

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current participant inclusion criteria as of 21/07/2022: 1. Non-academically selective, state secondary schools 2. In the East Midlands and Humber, North or West Midlands regions of England 3. Not delivered English Mastery previously 4. Has three or more hours of timetabled English lessons for Year 7 in 2022-23 and for Year 8 in 2023-24 (cohort 1), or for Year 7 in 2023-24 and for Year 8 in 2024-25 (cohort 2) Previous participant inclusion criteria: 1. Non-academically selective, state secondary schools 2. In the East Midlands and Humber, North or West Midlands regions of England 3. Not delivered English Mastery previously 4. Has three or more hours of timetabled English lessons for Year 7 in 2022-23 and for Year 8 in 2023-24

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Current primary outcome measure as of 21/07/2022: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (combined) taken at end of Y6 (2022 for cohort 1, or 2023 for cohort 2) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English at end of Y8 (2024 for cohort 1, 2025 for cohort 2) Previous primary outcome measure: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (combined) taken at end of Y6 (2022) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English at end of Y8 (2024)	—

Measure

Time frame

Current primary outcome measure as of 21/07/2022: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (combined) taken at end of Y6 (2022 for cohort 1, or 2023 for cohort 2) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English at end of Y8 (2024 for cohort 1, 2025 for cohort 2) Previous primary outcome measure: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (combined) taken at end of Y6 (2022) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English at end of Y8 (2024)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 21/07/2022: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (separate) taken at end of Y6 (2022 for cohort 1, or 2023 for cohort 2) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English subscales (Reading; Spelling, punctuation and grammar) at end of Y8 (2024 for cohort 1, 2025 for cohort 2) Previous secondary outcome measures: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (separate) taken at end of Y6 (2022) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English subscales (Reading; Spelling, punctuation and grammar) at end of Y8 (2024)	—

Measure

Time frame

Current secondary outcome measures as of 21/07/2022: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (separate) taken at end of Y6 (2022 for cohort 1, or 2023 for cohort 2) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English subscales (Reading; Spelling, punctuation and grammar) at end of Y8 (2024 for cohort 1, 2025 for cohort 2) Previous secondary outcome measures: Attainment in English, measured using KS2 Reading and GPS (separate) taken at end of Y6 (2022) as a baseline and the GL Progress Test in English subscales (Reading; Spelling, punctuation and grammar) at end of Y8 (2024)

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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