
Case Study: Hebridean Pursuits Outdoor Learning (HPOL)
ESS worked with HPOL to help clarify their outcomes and indicators. This case study is an example of an ESS evaluation principle: good evaluation should be about what matters.
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Case Study: Hebridean Pursuits Outdoor Learning (HPOL)
ESS worked with HPOL to help clarify their outcomes and indicators. This case study is an example of an ESS evaluation principle: good evaluation should be about what matters.

Case Study: Music 4 U
This case study is about how a range of evaluation support helped Music 4 U get to grips with evaluation, and got them all on the same page.

Case Study: Speech Bubble Drama
This case study describes the way Speech Bubble Drama initially used ESS website resources and templates to write their first evaluation plan. ESS then reviewed the evaluation plan to help them ensure their evaluation captures what matters and fits the way they do their work.

Crisis to Recovery Case Study: Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club
Kingdom Off Road Motorcycle Club share their learning about adapting and evaluating their work during the COVID-19 crisis.

Crisis to recovery: Art in Healthcare
Room for Art is visual art and social prescribing project run by Art in Healthcare providing visual arts workshops facilitated by professional artists with the aim of improving people’s health and wellbeing.

Evaluating arts projects with people who have experienced homelessness: Streetwise Opera’s approach
This guide will help other organisations to reflect on their own monitoring & evaluation work, as well as provide useful tips and guidance.

How Good Is Our Culture and Sport
How good is out culture and sport? 2 is a framework to support self-evaluation within the sports and culture sectors across Scotland.

Participatory Arts Evaluation Approach Project Report
This is a report from a piece of joint work between The Mental Health Foundation in Scotland, Artful and ESS.

Social Value of Community Events Resources
The Centre for Culture, Sport and Events at the University of West of Scotland has resources on evaluating the social value of community events, including a toolkit and evaluation templates.

Thrive Digital toolkit (2017)
Based on the learning from the Legacy 2014 Physical Activity Fund this digital toolkit promotes a small step approach to supporting people become active.