Evaluation of the School Improvement Offer 2019 to 2020 Research Report

This document describes an evaluation of the Department for Education's School Improvement Offer for the 2019 to 2020 period, which aimed to assist schools rated as Requires Improvement by Ofsted through the support of National Leaders of Education (NLEs). Conducted by Starks Consulting Ltd, the evaluation employed qualitative interviews with stakeholders from 53 schools, alongside case studies and questionnaires, although it fell short of the 104 interviews initially targeted. The findings revealed that while schools were generally satisfied with the NLE support, which helped identify improvement areas and implement immediate solutions, they faced challenges such as delays in the matching process, funding restrictions, and the complexity of long-term changes. Issues were also noted with the development and approval of Recommended Action Forms for school interventions. The evaluation concluded that the support was beneficial but recommended streamlining processes, providing more flexible funding, and improving the efficiency of support deployment to enhance the program's effectiveness. **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: Process evaluation
• Process methods: Individual interviews
• 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: December 2020

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