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Evaluation of the Reach Programme. A randomised control trial of a mentoring intervention aimed at young people in secondary schools aged 11-16 years

Evaluation of the Reach Programme. A randomised control trial of a mentoring intervention aimed at young people in secondary schools aged 11-16 years

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN84175869
Enrollment
600
Registered
2025-09-17
Start date
2024-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Young people at risk of suspension or who are persistently absent from school, and where there are concerns about future involvement in anti-social behaviour and crime as both a victim or perpetrator. Other

Interventions

The Reach Programme is targeted intervention aimed at YP aged 11-16 in secondary schools (years 7-11) who are at risk of suspension (i.e. they have carried out behaviour in their school that would nor

Sponsors

Youth Endowment Fund
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Young person aged 11-16 years in secondary schools (years 7-11) 2. At risk of suspension (i.e. they have carried out behaviour in their school that would normally qualify for a suspension) 3. Have 3 indicators of vulnerability (e.g. looked after, domestic violence or substance misuse in the home)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Collected on a rolling basis given the rolling nature of the intervention: Teacher report SDQ externalising score

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The baseline and outcome measures are collected on a rolling basis given the rolling nature of the intervention: 1. Emotional regulation (Teacher report SDQ) measured using teacher report SDQ internalising score 2. Behavioural difficulties (Self report SDQ) measured using self-report SDQ externalising score 3. Emotional regulation (Self report SDQ) self-report SDQ internalising score 4. Variety of delinquency measured using variety of delinquency (SRDS) 5. Volume of delinquency measured using volume of delinquency (SRDS) 6. Number of suspensions measured using administrative data provided by the local councils 7. Attendance at school (%) measured using administrative data provided by the schools 8. Level of offending measured using data provided by Leicester violence reduction unit (VRU)

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactCharlotte Coleman
c.coleman@shu.ac.uk+44 114 2256060

Outcome results

None listed

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