London Education and Inclusion Project (LEIP): Intervention to reduce antisocial behaviour and improve educational/occupational attainment for pupils at risk of school exclusion

• Register: ISRCTN
• Last refreshed on: 17 October 2016
• Main ID: ISRCTN23244695
• Date of registration: 14/01/2014
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: University of Cambridge (UK)
• Public title: London Education and Inclusion Project (LEIP): Intervention to reduce antisocial behaviour and improve educational/occupational attainment for pupils at risk of school exclusion
• Scientific title: London Education and Inclusion Project (LEIP): a cluster-randomised controlled trial of an intervention to reduce antisocial behaviour and improve educational/occupational attainment for pupils at risk of school exclusion
• Date of first enrolment: 01/05/2013
• Target sample size: 800
• Recruitment status: Completed
• URL: http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN23244695
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Cluster randomised controlled trial (Treatment)

Countries of recruitment

United Kingdom

Contacts

• Name: Manuel Eisner

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: School level:
More than or equal to 28% of children eligible for free school meals

Young people:
1. Entering Year 9 or 10 in September 2013
2. Identified by the school as at high risk for school exclusion and/or becoming NEET based on:
2.1. having had previous school exclusions,
2.2. unauthorised absences, and
2.3. having engaged in behaviours that lead to other disciplinary measures
Exclusion criteria: School level:
1. Pupil Referral Units and 'special' schools
2. Schools already participating in initiatives funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the Greater London Authority (GLA)

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender: Both

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Behaviour problems which place them at the highest-risk for school exclusion and decreased educational attainment
Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Intervention(s)

The participating schools are randomised to two groups:

1. Intervention
The intervention provided by Catch 22 is delivered in three main components: group work sessions, one-to-one meetings and family support. It targets a number of individual risk factors including students? poor communication skills (e.g. ineffective strategies to request attention, difficulties sharing emotions, avoidance of eye contact for social interactions), hidden communication needs (e.g. receptive-expressive language difficulties), behavioural problems in school (e.g. disruptive behaviour in the classrooms, violence), academic problems, poor attainment and attendance below the expected level. At the family level, the intervention targets risk factors such as poor family support for academic activities whereas at the school level, the intervention is focused on risk factors such as poor classroom management.

2. Control
Schools in the control group are offered a one-off workshop delivered by trained corporate volunteers. These workshop sessions address employability skills of young people, provide insight into the world of work and facilitate discussions concerning employment.

Primary Outcome(s)

Behaviour problems - antisocial behaviour. This will be measured via self-reported questionnaires, teacher-reported questionnaires as well as official data with respect to educational outcomes. They are collected at baseline and 1-3 months following the intervention.

Secondary Outcome(s)

Educational and occupational attainment. This will be measured via self-reported questionnaires, teacher-reported questionnaires as well as official data with respect to educational outcomes. They are collected at baseline and 1-3 months following the intervention.

Secondary ID(s)

LEIP2013

Source(s) of Monetary Support

The evaluation is funded by the European Commission, Social Experimentation Grant (EC reference VS/2012/0345) awarded to the Greater London Authority/University of Cambridge (UK), The intervention is funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (UK)