
5 Principles for good evaluation
Use our 5 principles for good evaluation to help you judge if you are happy with your evaluation!
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5 Principles for good evaluation
Use our 5 principles for good evaluation to help you judge if you are happy with your evaluation!

Case Study: Age Scotland
This case study is about how a series of support sessions with ESS helped Age Scotland set organisational outcomes and create a new evaluation toolkit for the whole organisation.

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: Our evaluation story (The School of Life Sciences, Dundee University)
The School of Life Sciences, Dundee University received tailored support from Evaluation Support Scotland to complete a logic model and set outcomes.

Case Study: Pain Concern
ESS worked with Pain Concern to help improve their helpline service. This case study is an example of an ESS evaluation principle: good evaluation should fit the way you work.

Case Study: Scottish Ballet
This case study is about two tailored support sessions that ESS facilitated for Scottish Ballet, to support them to set and measure outcomes.

Case Study: Victim Support Scotland
This case study is about how Victim Support Scotland developed organisation-wide outcomes, indicators and evidence collection methods.

Embedding Evaluation Checklist – Making it stick
Does your organisation have proportionate evaluation plans in place? Do they routinely build time for evaluation into project plans and funding applications? Does everyone who should be involved (staff and/or

ESS Evaluation Tool: Embedding Evaluation Wheel – Making it stick
This tool is designed to help organisations reflect on what in their organisation is helping make evaluation happen and what could be improved.

ESS Toolkit for evaluation leaders
If you are the evaluation leader in your organisation, this resource is for you! It sets out some key things you need to do as a leader and tips on how to do them.