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Table 1 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: Whole School SEND (WSS) Review: study protocol for a two-arm pragmatic parallel cluster randomised controlled trial in 160 English secondary schools

 

Outcome

Source

Measure

Analyses

Primary outcome

 Attainment

Mark obtained in GSCE English language

Exam boards via schools

Continuous

Pupils with a SEND designation

All pupils

Secondary outcomes

 Attainment

Mark obtained in GCSE mathematics

Exam boards via schools

Continuous

Pupils with a SEND designation

All pupils

Grade obtained in GCSE English language

Exam boards via schools

1–9; 0 (unclassified)

Pupils with a SEND designation

Grade obtained in GCSE mathematics

Exam boards via schools

1–9; 0 (unclassified)

Pupils with a SEND designation

 Attendance and exclusions

Unauthorised absences

Schools

Count of number of authorised absences in school year

Pupils with a SEND designation

Authorised absences

Schools

‘1’ = unauthorised absence observed in the relevant school year, ‘0’ otherwise

Pupils with a SEND designation

Exclusions

Schools

‘1’ = exclusion observed in the relevant school year, ‘0’ otherwise

Pupils with a SEND designation

 Wellbeing

Difficulties

Pupil self-report

Total number of difficulties (max 20)

Pupils with a SEND designation

All pupils