Design and execution of research and development

Tender description

To design and implement an impact evaluation into the longer term outcomes of the British Council's Connecting Classrooms programme. The design needs to establish that any effects of Connecting Classrooms interventions can reasonably be attributed to the programme and not solely to other influences. In order to do this, it is important to establish a control group of schools that have not taken part in the programme but are similar in other respects. If outcomes and impacts predicted for Connecting Classrooms interventions are present in schools that participated in the programme but not in comparison schools, then these can reasonably be attributed to the programme. Suppliers are invited to outline their approach in the response section, with particular as to how they intend to ensure the control group is comparable with the intervention group. Connecting Classrooms operates in over 40 countries across 5 regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and the UK). It is anticipated that this study will focus on a minimum of 5 countries, and will include a minimum of 10 schools per country (50 schools in total). The countries for focus in this study will be determined by the British Council and its funding partner for the programme, the Department for International Development (DFID), in consultation with the selected supplier. The minimum of 10 schools per country should aim for a minimum achieved sample of: — At least 5 schools which have participated in Connecting Classrooms interventions (treatment group), — At least 5 schools which have not participated in Connecting Classrooms interventions (control group). The 5 schools selected for involvement in the treatment group should reflect the range of Connecting Classrooms training interventions offered in the region.