Research, Evaluation and Consultancy
As a researcher, with extensive experience in qualitative research and evaluation, I can support you in finding and analysing evidence to answer the ubiquitous ‘so what?’ question – particularly where metrics simply can’t provide the answer.
With many examples of multi-agency and stakeholder project work and delivery under my belt, I can support clients to see things differently, to find solutions to outstanding problems, and to take their strategic goals forward.
Example Projects
Sector Characteristics Statements
Client - Quality Assurance Agency
Consultancy Role - Commissioned to engage in review and refresh of QAA Characteristics Statements which act as key national sector reference points for quality and standards.
Higher Technical Qualifications - application and approval
Client - Gatsby Foundation
Consultancy Role - Commissioned to undertake qualitative research with early adopter providers who have successfully gained the HTQ quality kitemark for their Level 4 and 5 courses.
Girls Go STEM: Curriculum Framework Development and Implementation
Client- EIT Raw Materials, Berlin
Consultancy Role - Commissioned to develop a new curriculum design framework for Girls Go STEM courses, and to support subject experts in the development of new curriculum and resources.
Developing a Quality Assurance System for Non-degree Education & Skills Training
Client - EIT Urban Mobility, Barcelona
Consultancy Role - Commissioned to create a proof-of-concept quality assurance process for training providers seeking an European quality kitemark for their CPD courses in the area of Urban Mobility.
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Submissions
Project Funder - 3 x UK Universities
Consultancy Role - Commissioned to advise on the collation of evidence for and/or to support the writing of 2023 institutional TEF submissions (two awarded TEF Gold and one TEF Silver).
Degree Apprenticeships in England: current practices in design, delivery & quality management
Project Funder - Office for Students (OfS)
Consultancy Role - Commissioned to undertake qualitative research to explore degree apprenticeship stakeholders’ views on ‘well-designed’ and ‘high-quality’ provision and to explore how universities were using and/or adapting internal quality management processes for this purpose.