Evaluations
Summer Arts Colleges 2011: Final Outcomes Report
An independent evaluation of the fifth consecutive year of the Summer Arts College programme (2011) has shown that the programme continued to meet its objectives of reducing offending, increasing educational engagement and improving basic skills through the arts for young people at risk of (re-)offending. Comparisons across the five years ... read on →
Summer Arts College: Outcomes Report 2007-11
This outcomes report and accompanying digest is part of a series of publications summarising the outcomes of the four years of Summer Arts Colleges run between 2007-11. The evaluation has shown that the programme consistently meets its objectives of reducing offending, increasing educational engagement, improving basic skills,achieving a qualification and ... read on →
Summer Arts Colleges 2008: Outcomes Report
An independent report on the 2008 Summer Arts Colleges intitiative focusing on reducing re-offending, increasing educational engagement, improving literacy and numeracy skills and ETE progression routes. read on →
Summer Arts Colleges: Evaluation Report 2007
An independent report on the 2007 Summer Arts Colleges intitiative focusing on reducing re-offeding, increasing educational engagement, improving literacy and numeracy skills and ETE progression routes. The findings show positive impacts for the young people in each of the key outcome areas of engagement in ETE, offending behaviour and engagement ... read on →
Evaluation of the Miss Spent Programme 2008
PPRG were commissioned to evaluate the Miss Spent programme from January 2006 using a multi-method research design including interviews and focus groups and documentary analysis. The evaluation considered: • the impact of the project on participants; • the contribution made to tackling offending behaviour and the causes of youth crime; ... read on →
What's the Point: using drama to engage young people at risk
This report summarises the findings of case study research into a drama based Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) project. The findings of this case study research suggest the following factors need to be considered and implemented for the effective use of arts projects within key programmes targeting young people ... read on →
