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Evaluation of services for young people

Do you:

Want to know what works well?
Want to know how your service could improve?
Want to know why some do not access your service?
Need to evaluate the impact of your service?
Need to demonstrate effective use of staff and money?

We can help you

Set up robust evaluation programmes which abide by ethical standards and protocols.
Use accessible tools and enjoyable methods so that all young people can participate.
Ensure anonymity within the limits of good child protection practice.

Adrienne Katz has extensive experience of working both nationally and with local authorities. Leading a team at the charity she founded, she has carried out evaluations with children and young people ranging in age from 6 -22. Evaluations employ a range of methods: qualitative, quantitative, workshops, drama, music and debates, focus groups and interviews. The findings can be delivered in a wide choice of formats. Youthworks is able to put together the right team of researchers for a particular evaluation.

Work includes:

Islington and You

Consulting one quarter of the pupils in the borough on safety, journey to school, bullying, gangs and weapon carrying; drug awareness, attitudes to school and experience of learning and extra curricular activities. Assessing the effectiveness of the borough’s anti-bullying policy and providing data to the Drug and alcohol team. 2062 young people took part. A preparatory phase consulted young people on issues for inclusion in the survey and interviews.

Waltham Forest and Redbridge

Assessing attitudes to health and experiences of using services related to health. Qualitative and quantitative. 1036 young people. This also included community issues and explored ethnic groups’ perceptions of safety and how they get on with one another.

Young Barnet Connects

Evaluating the Connexions service and students’ experiences of mainstream and alternative learning. Focus on vulnerable and ‘hard to reach’ groups. In depth interviews with over 400 young people.

North London Connects (Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest and Barnet.)

Analysis of services available to young people across the North London Connexions partnership.
Produced searchable CD directory.

367 one to one interviews

31 in group setting

Explored interrupted learners aged 13-19 and their experiences of services.

Connexions London for Government office for London

An assessment of the levels of youth participation in the design and delivery of Connexions services across all 33 boroughs of London.

Greenwich

A data collection programme comparing year on year data establish the extent to which young people are receiving the offer on the 14-19 Learner Entitlement. One to one and group interviews integrated with data collected by Greenwich based on a questionnaire developed by our research team and compared for two years.

Hackney YOT

An evaluation of the service provided by the YOT. In depth interviews with staff and clients.

Islington MAIP

An evaluation of this service of intensive support for young people.

Birmingham Teaching PCT in the Heart of Birmingham

Evaluating the service experienced by vulnerable groups of young people

Reg. Company No 6555609