ESS is clear that there is no absolute standard for self- evaluation. What is good enough depends on what you need evaluation for, your context, the needs of your service users, and practical considerations like time and resources.
However, our 5 principles, which are the distillation of ESS’s many years of experience, can help you judge if you are happy with your evaluation and identify areas you want to improve. In this resource ‘Is your evaluation good enough?’ you can find some top tips on how to do this, as suggested by your peers as well as links to relevant free ESS resources.
You might want to start by downloading, and completing, our short self-assessment template which can help you identify which principle you want to focus on first. Find the self-assessment template here.