Case Study: Edinburgh School Uniform Bank (ESUB)
ESS worked with ESUB to help review their evaluation methods. This case study is an example of ESS’s evaluation principles – good evaluation should be about what matters, and fits the way you work.
Results for: Children & Young People
Case Study: Girlguiding Scotland
This case study by Girlguiding Scotland is about how to embed evaluation across an organisation who are dependent on volunteers.
Case Study: Smart Play Network
ESS provided tailored support for this organisation in 2011, and again in 2023 when the CEO felt it was time for an evaluation refresh.
Creating Confidence Handbook
A handbook for professionals working with children to explore the issue of building confidence, particularly in relation to the Curriculum for Excellence. There is a critique of work in the
Evaluating prevention resource
This guide shares learning from our work about how to evaluate prevention. We suggest approaches you can take and share examples from the third sector.
Evaluating the impact of a partnership case study: Glasgow Kelvin College and Leonard Cheshire
In this case study, staff from Glasgow Kelvin College and Leonard Cheshire share their experiences of evaluating the impact of their partnership and how they plan to use the learning.
Everyone has a story
Between 2015 -16 ESS worked with the Partnership Drugs Initiative (PDI) on a programme to hear the voices, opinions and feelings of young people whose parents are in recovery from problem alcohol
Guidebook
The Guidebook is an online resource for those who wish to find out more about how to commission and deliver effective early intervention. It will continually evolve and expand as
How to evaluate play – and play organisations
Go Play is a programme run by Inspiring Scotland on behalf of Scottish Government to grow the play sector in Scotland, offering more chances for children aged 5 to 13
Kit of Tools
Tools for participatory research and evaluation for children, young people and adults.