Teachers and pupils reported positive experiences of the Saturday programme, including improved social skills, relationships and confidence¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2015 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? Teachers in two observed schools reported pupils' improved social skills, better relationships and increased confidence. → Victoria Menzies 2015 q1 i? All eight teachers interviewed agreed the programme let them plan outside the box and reinforced links with real life. → Victoria Menzies 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Victoria Menzies 2015¶

Victoria Menzies, Clare Collyer, Dimitra Kokotsaki, Catherine Hewitt, Kirsty Younger, Andy Wiggins and Carole Torgerson. (2015). SHINE in Secondaries: Evaluation report and Executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581429

q1 · i? · causal · r2

Light-touch cross-sectional process evaluation using lesson observations, interviews and focus groups in one London and one Manchester project. Teachers reported "pupils’ improved social skills, better relationships at all levels and increased confidence"; no effect sizes are printed.

"An important outcome reported by the teachers in two schools observed was pupils’ improved social skills, better relationships at all levels and increased confidence through their participation in practical and team-building activities."

Victoria Menzies 2015 (2)¶

Victoria Menzies, Clare Collyer, Dimitra Kokotsaki, Catherine Hewitt, Kirsty Younger, Andy Wiggins and Carole Torgerson. (2015). SHINE in Secondaries: Evaluation report and Executive summary. Education Endowment Foundation. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED581429

q1 · i? · qualitative · r1

Interview finding from the process evaluation: all eight teachers interviewed agreed the programme gave them the opportunity to think and plan ‘outside of the box’ and enjoyed theme-based teaching reinforcing links with ‘real life’. Qualitative, small-sample self-report.

"All eight teachers interviewed agreed that SHINE in Secondaries gave them the opportunity to think and plan ‘outside of the box’ and they enjoyed teaching around a particular theme, which helped reinforce links with ‘real life’."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Social Awareness and Relationship Skills — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Class teachers reported that some pupils' confidence and social skills improved during the programme — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Teachers in Playworks schools reported significantly better student behavior at recess and readiness for class — related
• Meditation shows significant but predominantly small effects on social competence, with teacher-facilitated programmes showing more significant effects — related
• Schools involved in qualitative interviews were positive about the tuition, keen to work with the Tutor Trust again, and confident it benefited their pupils — related