TEEM UP: Teaching effective early mathematical understanding in primary schools

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Maths attainment of children in school years Reception and 1; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25478558
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of York

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 29 January 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-01-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3000

Inclusion Criteria

School inclusion criteria:
1. State primary and infant schools
2. Schools located in the East of England and bordering local authorities (Initial target area for recruitment – may be broadened if required)
3. Schools who have a reception cohort size ideally greater than 20 (excluding children with EAL who are new to English and/or SEND that would prevent them from accessing the assessments)
4. Schools willing to nominate one YR teacher and at least one Y1 teacher (who are fulltime or majority time), who will participate in the Oxford TEEMUP PD, if their school is randomly allocated to the intervention group
5. Schools who anticipate participating YR and Y1 staff will remain teaching the same year groups (i.e. will stay teaching Reception or stay teaching Year 1) over the duration of the study
6. Schools who can commit to keeping participating children in classes taught by participating YR and Y1 teachers
7. Schools that agree to all requirements outlined in the Information for Schools and Memorandum of Understanding document
8. Schools that sign a DSA

Pupil inclusion criteria:
Cohort 1:
1. Children aged 3 to 4 years, starting reception in September 2021
2. Children in class/es of pre-identified Reception teacher/s
3. Children who complete the trial pre-test

Cohort 2:
1. Children aged 3 to 4 years, starting reception in September 2022
2. Children in class/es of pre-identified Reception teacher/s

Exclusion Criteria

School exclusion criteria:
1. Schools in a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT ), where another school in the MAT is taking part in TEEMUP (only 1 school per MAT will be eligible for TEEMUP)
2. Schools already taking part in a Reception or Year 1 substantial PD related research study
3. Schools already taking part in an EEF funded trial in the early years or KS1 (for example the White Rose maths trial or Maths Champions II trial)
4. SEND schools
5. Private schools

Pupil exclusion criteria:
1. Children with English as an Additional Language (EAL) who are new to English
2. Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) that would prevent them from accessing the assessments

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The maths attainment of cohort 1 pupils, measured by the British Abilities Scale 3 Early Number Concepts (BAS3 ENC) at baseline (October – December 2021) and posttest (May-July 2023)