
I specialise in using practical and straightforward ways to gather robust evidence for evaluations, visitor studies and community consultation.
I advise clients on evaluation at the project planning stage (e.g. for Heritage Lottery Fund action plans), develop evaluation frameworks and carry out evaluations at the start (baseline), during a project (formative) and at the end (summative). This shows how and why project outcomes were met, and makes recommendations for the future. To increase an organisation’s skills and capacity, I provide evaluation training for staff and volunteers.
Some evaluation projects are:
- Quarry Bank, National Trust – major redevelopment and re-interpretation of the site;
- Glass Beats, National Glass Centre – young people making and playing glass and ceramic instruments;
- Living Wild at Kielder, Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust – encouraging visitors to find out more about wildlife.
Read more about clients and projects.