Evaluation of the Save the Children Families and Schools Together (FAST) programme.
- Conditions
- This study is exploring the educational and behavioural benefits of the FAST programme on year 1 primary school children.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN53386443
- Lead Sponsor
- Education Endowment Foundation
- Brief Summary
1. 2018 results in: https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/public/files/Projects/Evaluation_Reports/FAST.pdf
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Schools were recruited to the trial if they met the following criteria:
1. Primary school in England with Key stage 1 pupils.
2. Schools must have > 20% of pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
3. Schools must be maintained, free, or academy.
Sub-group inclusion criteria - any family with Year 1 children felt by the FAST local partners including school partners to benefit from the programme. This could include an invitation to all families with year 1 children; and/or it could include some targeted invitations to participate in the 8-week programme.
1. Must not have taken part in the FAST programme before
2. Not private schools
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary outcome (KS1 attainment) – assessments sat in May/June 2017, marked independently, raw scores from NPD will also accessed Sept 2017
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> Secondary outcome (SDQ) – mid-point, after each block of 8-week delivery (i.e. Dec 2015, April 2016, and July 2016). A further SDQ at end-point July 2017.<br>