Information for schools
Please refer to the timetable below for an easy step-by-step guide to what taking part in this evaluation involves:
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Step
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Completion date
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Activity
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Who
|
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1
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30th March
2018
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Send parental consent letter and opt-out form no later than March 30th
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All schools
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3
|
27th April
2018
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Schools to complete pupil information upload form by April 27th
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All schools
|
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3
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27th April
2018
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Teachers to complete the teacher survey (beginning of SDI) by April 27th
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All schools
|
|
4
|
27th April
2018
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be signed and returned by April 27th
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All schools
|
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5
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21st - 25th May 2018
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Random allocation announced (treatment and control schools announced)
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All schools
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6
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5th, 12th or 19th June
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Year 5 teachers and head teachers in treatment schools attend one of three Open Classrooms
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Treatment schools
|
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7
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Day 1:26th June
Day 2:10th July
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Year 5 teachers in treatment schools attend two training days
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Treatment schools
|
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8
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September 2018 – March 2019
|
Follow-on support from Outwood Institute of Education
|
Treatment schools
|
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9
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September 2018- July 2019
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Delivery of SDI in treatment schools
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Treatment schools
|
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10
|
Spring term 2019
|
Case studies in nine treatment schools
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Nine treatment schools
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11
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Spring term 2019
|
Telephone interviews with five control schools
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Five control schools
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12
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June 2019
|
Teacher survey (end of SDI)
|
All schools
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Get in touch
If you'd like more information about the trial or how it might work in your school, please email the team on sameday@natcen.ac.uk or call free of charge on 0808 169 5668.
If you would like further information about the original intervention, you can also email the Outwood Institute of Education at oie@outwood.com.