Evaluation and learning to help you improve lives and services

Affordable, co-designed evaluations that help you improve services, demonstrate impact, measure progress and make better decisions, tailored for social care, health and education.

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We provide evidence-based insights that are practical, stakeholder-informed, and outcomes-focused. From benchmarking to impact measurement, our approach supports learning, improvement, and accountability.

Our expert team helps you build a strong evidence base quickly, affordably, and collaboratively, helping you understand what works, improve outcomes, and demonstrate value.

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Flexible and budget friendly

Evaluation and learning can be tailored to your needs and budget with a range of options available.

Co-designed and outcome focused

We work alongside you to understand your evaluation needs and co-design the process, providing outputs that are outcomes focused and easy to understand.

We understand policy and people

Our team understands policy, budgets, programme management, service delivery and most importantly, people and communities.

Mapping lived experience with delivery

We work with stakeholders across your organisation, mapping the voices of lived experience against delivery.

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We believe the best work starts with a conversation. If you’re thinking about evaluation, talk to us.

We’ll listen, think with you, and help you find a way forward.

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Opening Doors Norwich with their training certificates.

Learning Together: Inclusive research and evaluation training

A practical and inclusive training programme for organisations working with people with lived experience. The training will support your lived experience team to shape research and evaluation projects, influence change, and amplify voices in health, care, and community services.

Tools and resources

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Rural Wisdom

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These resources are from a 2021 lottery funded project to share learning across rural communities in Scotland and Wales.
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Sport for good

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Evaluations from the global Sport for Good Cities programme and connected Model City London.
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Age friendly island

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Evaluation of Ageing Better Isle of Wight, a five year programme from 2015-2020.
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200 Lives

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Research into residential and supported living for adults with learning disabilities, focusing on inclusion, support, and wellbeing.
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Sport Unites

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Evaluation and learning on the benefits and outcomes of community sport for young Londoners.
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Bringing People Together - Learning Partner

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Research that explores and seeks to understand what works and what doesn't for different communities and different contexts.

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Small Supports, big changes: Transforming lives in Leeds

March 24, 2025
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BlogEvaluation and learning
What happens when you reimagine adult social support from the ground up? Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow shares what happened in Leeds following a two year pilot.

Beyond Limits: A blueprint for Small Supports organisations

November 5, 2024
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BlogEvaluation and learning
Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow shares insights from a study into the impact of Small Supports organisations.

Strengthening the Circle Evaluation Report

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Evaluation and learning
Evaluation of a workforce development programme, in order to improve the mental health outcomes for children and young people with extra vulnerabilities, across six geographical areas.

Outcomes and Lessons from London EmpowerHER

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Evaluation and learning
Evaluation and learning report for EmpowerHER, a project to create a healthier, safer and more inclusive future for women and girls in Redbridge and Brent.

Evaluation of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial in Learning Disability and Autism - Resources

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Evaluation and learning
Findings from our role as independent evaluation partner for the trial of this training now rolled out across the NHS.

Time to Talk Next Steps - Final Evaluation Report

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Evaluation and learning
Evaluation from three years of our rights-based support programme for young people with additional needs aged 16 – 25 in England.

Evaluation of the Premier League Primary Stars Programme

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Evaluation and learning
Discover more about our evaluation of this programme whi improves sport, health and wellbeing outcomes of children and young people.

Family Ambassadors Evaluation Report

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Evaluation and learningLong read
Evaluation of the family ambassadors programme in Children and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) in-patient services.
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Annual Report for the Mayor of London’s Community Sport Team, 2025-26

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Evaluation and learning
A round up of impacts and learning about what works in community sport for young Londoners

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What happens when you try to measure what matters?

September 9, 2026
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Blog
Research and evaluation manager at NDTi, Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow, shares how her approach to evaluation changed.

Small Supports, big changes: Transforming lives in Leeds

March 24, 2025
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BlogEvaluation and learning
What happens when you reimagine adult social support from the ground up? Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow shares what happened in Leeds following a two year pilot.

Beyond Limits: A blueprint for Small Supports organisations

November 5, 2024
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BlogEvaluation and learning
Dr Vicky Mason-Angelow shares insights from a study into the impact of Small Supports organisations.

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