Fresh Start pupils made more progress in literacy than control pupils after 22 weeks, with an overall effect size of +0.24¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2 · i1 small
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Subclaims¶

q2 i1 In a two-arm randomised controlled trial across 10 secondary schools, Year 7 pupils receiving Fresh Start for 22 weeks made more progress in literacy than control pupils, with an overall gain-score effect size of +0.24, equivalent to approximately 3 months of additional progress in reading age. → Stephen Gorard 2015

Evidence¶

Stephen Gorard 2015¶

Stephen Gorard, Nadia Siddiqui, Beng Huat See. (2015). Fresh Start Evaluation Report and Executive Summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581126

q2 · i1 · causal · r2

Two-arm school-led randomised controlled trial with 433 Year 7 pupils in 10 secondary schools, analysed by intention to treat using gain scores on GL Assessment's New Group Reading Test A and B. The report states "The overall effect size was +0.24", equivalent to about 3 months of additional reading progress.

"The FS pupils in the intervention group made more progress in literacy than the control group after 22 weeks. The overall effect size was +0.24 in terms of the gain between the scores in the test before the intervention"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Fresh Start showed positive progress results for FSM-eligible pupils and for all pupil sub-groups, though these findings are less secure — a narrower finding that bears on this claim