Numeracy skills Not Applicable Numeracy skills
Conditions
Interventions
Randomisation is implemented at the school level. Schools are asked to identify approximately twelve pupils who are performing below or insecurely at age expected levels in maths to participate in the
Sponsors
University of York
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Schools: 1. Enthusiasm for the project and for their own professional learning 2. Willingness to identify all eligible pupils using pre-specified criteria 3. Provision of school characteristics and baseline data about pupils in Year 5/6 4. Willingness to allow random allocation to the intervention in the 2016/2017 academic year 5. Willingness to identify approximately 12 current Year 5 children in June 2016 to receive the intervention (or at the latest by the Autumn half-term when the children are in Year 6) 6. Willingness to implement the intervention throughout the academic year 2016/2017 7. Willingness to implement the intervention only to those identified 8. Agreement to be in the independent evaluation 9. Willingness to follow the guidance provided by the researchers 10. Provision of a designated space for tuition sessions for pupils 11. Provision of pupil data to allow us to link KS1 and KS2 data for all Year 6 pupils (2016/2017) from the National Pupil Database 12. Willingness to pay the highly subsidised costs of the intervention Pupils: Year 6 pupils working insecurely at or below age related expectations in maths.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not meeting inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maths attainment measured using Key Stage 2 maths assessments at the end of the academic year. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| English attainment measured using Key Stage 2 English assessments at the end of the academic year. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactKerry Bell
Outcome results
None listed