April 2022 update
The Research team have now formally finished both the recruitment and in-school baseline data collection for the JU:MP control trial which is testing the effectiveness of the JUMP neighbourhood programme- https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN14332797.
Measurements being taken within the schools included height and weight, and this accompanied fitting accelerometers as well as giving out parent and teacher questionnaires.
In brief:
- 37 primary schools have been recruited
(17 JU:MP schools, 20 'other' schools across Yorkshire from Sheffield, to Pontefract, Batley to Cornholme
- 30 classes (mixture of years 1, 2 and 3 children) of children worked with
- 90 teachers worked with
- 93 recruitment assemblies conducted by us
- 1,459 children recruited (opt in parental consent, child assent)
- 1,459 children measured in school and fitted with an accelerometer
- 1,459 gift bags made up and handed out to all children as a thank you!
Research and evaluation
Research is at the heart of everything that happens at JU:MP. Local, regional and national insight has informed the Implementation Plan and continues to shape individual elements of the programme, telling us where we should carry on and when we should stop.
A team of researchers at Born in Bradford work alongside the implementation team. Currently the team are working on:
- Evaluation of JU:MP@Home - Find out more from Amanda Seims, Senior Research Fellow
- Recruiting to a children's advisory group - Find out more from Amanda Seims, Senior Research Fellow
- Recruiting to and completing baseline data for the school control trials - work completed, March 2022 - Find out more from Daniel Bingham, Senior Research Fellow