Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Kurzfristig (< 1 Jahr)
Mikro (Individuum)
Sozial

no improvement in mathematics and readings outcomes for pupils as a result of their parents participation in the programme

Veränderung der schulischen Leistungen und Perspektiven

The evaluation did not find evidence that offering parents either incentivised or non-incentivised Parent Academy classes improved maths or reading outcomes for pupils in the trial. The estimated impact on each outcome was close to zero. This is true for the group of all pupils in Years 3 to 6 and for pupils eligible for free school meals. For children whose parents attended the non-incentivised sessions, the estimated impacts on maths and English were actually negative, but these results may have been due to chance, so we would not conclude that Parent Academy has a negative impact.

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Schulbezogene Jugendarbeit
Parent Academy, adult learning course
A series of classes for pupils’ parents, designed to improve the English and mathematics attainment of pupils in Years 3 to 6 in English primary schools. Parents were offered the opportunity to participate in 12 Parent Academy classes, 6 on English and 6 on mathematics, delivered fortnightly by tutors with teaching qualifications and experience of teaching adults. The programme also included an educational family trip.
Großbritannien
between November 2014 and June 2015
2593 pupils
year 3 to 6
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Eltern und sonstige Obsorgeberechtigte

Evaluierung der Aktivität

Sonstige (nicht kategorisierbar)
The evaluation used a two-arm randomised controlled trial to test the efficacy of two versions of the intervention. In the first version, parents were incentivised to attend with a payment of £30 per session and in the second version they were not. Children of both groups of parents were compared with a similar group whose parents were not offered Parent Academy. Sixteen schools in two urban local authorities took part in the trial. A total of 2,593 children were involved. The project also included a process evaluation which assessed how the intervention was delivered and reported on its perceived benefits.
(1) average annual costs of running the programme per pupil for the incentivised group, over three years (2) cost rating - incentivised group (3) average annual costs of running the programme per pupil for the unincentivised group, over three years (4) cost rating - unincentivised group
(1) £641 (2 Moderate: up to about £700 per pupil per year. (3) £280 (4) Moderate: up to about £700 per pupil per year.
between September 2014 and July 2015