Invitation to tender: Evaluation of the Life Changes Trust’s Award to Local House Projects

Tender description

The Trust believes that investing directly in young people and placing them at the heart of all efforts to transform the care system is vital if we are to achieve lasting change. The purpose of this evaluation is to explore the early learning and impact of three Local House Projects in Scotland. We are interested in examining these projects within the context of relationship-based practice. The evaluation will consist of two main elements: a relationship-based processes evaluation, and an impact evaluation. The impact evaluation element will also include working in collaboration with young people in each of the three Local Projects to produce a creative output for each area focused on the young people’s experience of engaging in the project. The evaluation project will have two distinct but interrelated parts: 1) Relationship-based processes evaluation, which will explore how processes can be underpinned by a relational, rather than transactional, approach. It will report on whether and how relationship-based processes within LHPs have: been established; improved the experiences of young people; increased and improved engagement with Corporate Parents; strengthened understanding of how this work fits with local strategy; and enabled and/or removed barriers to the successful running of Local House Projects. 2) Impact evaluation, which will explore the impact of the Local House Projects in terms of a) early outcomes for young people; and b) strengthened relationship-based practice. In addition to reporting on outcomes and impact for young people, this should include examples of the impact of groupwork and co-production, impact on practice, and impact on relationships. This element will also include working in collaboration with young people in each of the three Local Projects to produce a creative output.