The Immerse project, led by Imaginate, was an intensive three-year project based in six primary schools in Edinburgh, which aimed to embed performance and creativity in the selected schools through a programme of artistic activities. The aim was that, by the end of the project, teachers felt confident and were ready to develop their own ideas with Imaginate and artists supporting them throughout the process, to deliver more arts-based activities within school to the children who need it most. Kate led independent evaluations of the projects in Years 1 and 2, which involved collection and analysis of data from children, teachers and artists.
Find out more about the project here: Immerse — Imaginate
A campaign to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of Scotland’s children by providing advice and support for the families of children in Primary 1, 2 and 3. Scottish Book Trust (SBT) deliver gift bags of reading, writing and counting resources to every P2 and P3 child in Scotland. KSO research was commissioned to carry out an independent analysis of the packs in 2018.
Delivered by the Scottish Book Trust (SBT) on behalf of the Scottish Government, FMRC was established in 2016 to encourage children to read for pleasure and develop a life-long love of books, while supporting a culture of reading in schools and communities. Throughout 2017/18, Scottish Book Trust ran a pilot reading programme in six secondary schools across Scotland. KSO Research was commissioned to carry out independent analysis of self-evaluations submitted by participating schools and produce a report pulling out emerging themes and conclusions.
KSO Research worked closely with Road Safety Scotland to design a mixed method evaluation of the early years’ ‘Go Safe with Ziggy’ resources that included an online survey of nurseries and primary schools, telephone interviews with teaching professionals, focus groups with parents/carers and a detailed technical book review.
The published report identified strengths and weaknesses with the resource, as well as future challenges and opportunities for its onward promotion. See: Evaluation of Road Safety Scotland’s Early Years Resource June 2016 (transport.gov.scot)
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