Evaluation Reports

UCA ‘Thrive Youth Conference’ 2022 – Evaluation Report

UCA's Thrive Youth Conference took place over 2 days in April 2022. The conference aimed to highlight the range of creative careers available, enable young people to find out more
about the vast range of sectors that rely on creative subjects to thrive, focus on enabling and realising aspirations, and give young people the opportunity to find out more about university and make informed decisions about their future.

TASO Blog – What we learnt from taking part in TASO’s Summer School Evaluation

This blog from Amy Burt (Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, University of Kent) looks at the experience of virtual summer schools (first published on TASO’s News & Blog webpage in July 2022) - https://taso.org.uk/news-item/what-we-learnt-from-taking-part-in-tasos-summer-school-evaluation/

Canterbury Christ Church University Inspiring Minds Impact Evaluation

This report follows a quasi-experimental evaluation design to evaluate the impact of participating in CCCU’s Inspiring Minds Year 10 STEM activity. The analysis draws on data supplied as part of the HEAT Track to examine the impact of participation on Key Stage 4 exam attainment.

National Literacy Trust Words for Your Future Evaluation Report

Words for Your Future is a bespoke programme that brings higher education into the classroom to unlock students' literacy skills and raise aspirations.

The programme targets Year 9 students who have the ability to achieve the grades to secure a place at university, but may lack the confidence and literacy skills to do so.

UCA Schools Connect Summary Report – May 2022

Working with target schools and young people from the EKCEP region, the Schools Connect programme was developed to support the core vision of the EKCEP: working collaboratively ‘to change lives and broaden horizons so that every child and young person in East Kent can enjoy and have access to the arts and culture’.