Stockport Family Evaluation Research Report

This document describes a comprehensive evaluation of the Stockport Family implementation project and the Team around the School (TAS) program, which aim to improve outcomes for children and families in Stockport through enhanced social work practices and collaboration between social care services and schools. The evaluation, conducted using mixed methods such as qualitative interviews, surveys, and analysis of management information, reveals that while there has been progress in implementation and staff training in restorative practices, it is too early to determine long-term impacts. Challenges such as role clarity, workload management, and the need for ongoing support for restorative practices were identified. The document emphasizes the importance of strategic leadership, clear program logic, and monitoring for sustainable innovation in public sector services. Although there are positive feedback and cost savings, further evaluation is necessary to assess the effectiveness in improving core practice and outcomes. The evaluation also examines staff roles, experience, work satisfaction, support, learning opportunities, and the adoption of the new Stockport Family way of working, concluding that there are areas that need improvement to enhance work satisfaction and service delivery. **This summary was written by an AI model and therefore should not be considered a definitive summary of the report. If you are aware of inaccuracies, please email evaluation.registry@cabinetoffice.gov.uk.**

Description

• Lead department: Department for Education (DfE)
• Evaluation stage: A complete evaluation report
• Other departments: No other departments listed
• Evaluation types: Impact evaluation; Process evaluation
• Impact methods: Theory-based methods
• Theory-based methods: Outcome harvesting
• Process methods: Individual interviews; Surveys and polling
• Grant information: This intervention is not distributing funding via a grant
• Government Major Project information: This intervention is not a major project
• Policies: No policies provided

Event Dates

• Event Name: Publication of final results
• Event date: July 2017

Evaluation Costs

• Cost: Not provided

Evaluation sharing

• Link(s) to published report(s): Yes
• Links to evaluation plans: No link provided
• Links to published evaluations (DEBUGGING): No final report link found.
• Findings: Not provided
• Permission to share confirmed: Yes