Planning great project evaluationINSIGHT House, Pearson Street, Brierley Hill, DY5 3BLThursday 13th September 1:30pm start – 4:15pm Purpose and objectives

The purpose of this session is for applicants of Dudley Public Health Small Grants projects to develop a shared understanding of the value of good evaluation and to be supported to plan effective and creative evaluation of their projects.

The objectives are for you to:1. Understand what evaluation is2. Identify who evaluation is for3. Explore the benefits of evaluation4. Explore fun and creative ways of carrying out evaluation

activities5. Develop effective and creative evaluation plans

Session outline

1.15pm Arrivals and refreshments

1.30 Welcome and introductions

1.40 Overview of workshop - what we’ll be doing

1.45 Sharing your project ideas with others

2.00 Group discussion about evaluation

2.30 Our experiences of taking part in evaluation

3.00 Presentation on monitoring and evaluation

3.20 Making evaluation creative and fun

3.30 Developing your evaluation plans

4.00 Summing up and information about support available after the session

4.05 Evaluating this session

4.15pm Close

Participant guidelines

Different starting points

Please appreciate there will be different levels of experience in the room. For some participants this session may be a refresher or to consolidate existing knowledge, for others it will be something new. Take the opportunity to support and learn from each other.

Supporting everyone to participate

We ask everyone to respect the rights of others and to participate in the event as equals. This means not interrupting others when they are speaking and not using your status to make others feel less important. Everyone is equally important and our differences need to be valued. We want everyone to feel comfortable about participating in whatever way they feel able.

Language

Sometimes people use words or phrases which have special meanings and which are not understood by all people. This jargon is almost unavoidable because we all use it but we may forget that others may not understand. If you do not understand it is not your fault and you should not feel stupid if you need someone to explain what is meant. Remember, there is no such thing as a stupid question! If you do not understand something please say so.

Please avoid using language which could be construed as racist, sexist, or discriminates or is offensive to people with disabilities. If you feel that language is offensive you have the right to say so. We would expect that person to change their behaviour. If you are nervous about saying something in public, you could approach the person privately, or ask for help from the trainer or a member of Dudley CVS staff.

Respect and behaviour

Participants must not behave in ways which are unreasonable, unwelcome, and offensive to others or which exclude other participants. Any behaviour which creates an intimidating, hostile or humiliating environment is unacceptable. If you are treated in any way that you find offensive and wish to discuss this we will make every effort to resolve the issue with you.

Confidentiality

Sometimes when working in smaller groups and workshops people feel they want to draw on their own experience, but may not want people outside the group to know the details they are sharing. We can’t guarantee that people you are working with will keep what you say confidential, so you must take responsibility for what you choose to disclose.