Attainment Scotland Fund 2022 to 2026 evaluation: analytical plan - year 1 (2022/23)

First annual evaluation plan for the Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF) 2022-26 which covers 2022-23, the first year of the refreshed Scottish Attainment Challenge. This is a companion document to the ASF Evaluation Strategy 2022-26, published in November 2022.


Appendix A: ASF Evaluation Analytical Plan Year 1 timeline

Evaluation Strands

Evaluation Year 1 (school year 2022/23)

Spring 2023

Evaluation Year 1 (school year 2022/23)

Summer 2023

1. Process

Process and implementation

Review of existing data

Local authority survey

Gathering stakeholder views (national, regional and local representatives, including SRAs and AAs)

Report on process and implementation study published

2. Thematic

2.1 Readiness to Learn – scoping

Project plan / specification

Review of existing data

Review of existing data (cont)

Rapid Evidence Assessment/Evidence Review published

Planning for Year 2 research

2.2 Families and Communities

Review of existing data

Development of case study proposal

Case study selection

Case study data collection and write up

Families and Communities Thematic Report published

2.3 CYP Voice

Review of existing data

Development work in partnership with SAC ES AA project and national programmes

Consideration of outcome of Engaging Children and Young People project

Ongoing development

3. NIF report

Annual reporting

Drafting

Annual report published

Dissemination

4. Impact

Feasibility study

Scoping phase

Development phase

Implementation phase

Report and plan published

Contact

Email: Fiona.Wager@gov.scot

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