Pupils who attended the Saturday school showed positive engagement, improved behaviour, confidence, and social skills per the process evaluation¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2016 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The process evaluation revealed a positive picture of involvement and engagement for pupils who attended, with stakeholders reporting improvements in behaviour, confidence, and social skills. → Menzies et al. 2016

Evidence¶

Menzies et al. 2016¶

Victoria Menzies, Adetayo Kasim, Dimitra Kokotsaki, Catherine Hewitt, Nasima Akhter, Clare Collyer, Kirsty Younger, Andy Wiggins and Carole Torgerson. (2016). Hallé SHINE on Manchester: Evaluation report and executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581134

q2 · i? · causal · r2

Qualitative process evaluation (observations and stakeholder reports) of attended Saturday sessions; findings are perceptual reports rather than measured attainment gains. The report adds that more challenging feedback may have helped pupils' learning.

"Evaluators observed good working relationships between the teachers and pupils , and positive and purposeful learning environments in lessons. All stakeholders felt pupils were making noticeable improvements in behaviour, confidence, and development of social skills."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The Hallé SHINE on Manchester Saturday school programme showed no evidence of impact on reading attainment across all three trial years — related
• Teachers and pupils reported positive experiences of the Saturday programme, including improved social skills, relationships and confidence — related
• Class teachers reported that some pupils' confidence and social skills improved during the programme — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Low attendance at Saturday sessions was a barrier to implementation, driven by pupil availability, variable parental engagement, and limited recruitment time — related
• Pupils, teachers and parents held very positive views about the uniformed youth group intervention — a broader claim this one bears on