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Evaluation Review of the Teens Autism Confident programme pilot project

BVSC Research was commissioned by Autism West Midlands to evaluate the Teens Autism Confident programme. The Teens Autism Confident programme is aimed at supporting autistic teenagers to understand their condition and respond positively to it. This was built upon a previously successful course targeting adults, with the belief that encouraging autistic teenagers to feel more confident about being autistic can improve how they feel about themselves in teenage years and later in life. Read more

Evaluation of the Nottingham Opportunity Nottingham Practice Development Unit

At the core of the PDU’s activity, is a belief that the needs of people experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage are best met by services which operate within a connected, informed system. In recent years, the Human Learning Systems (HLS) approach (Lowe and Plimmer, 2019) has emerged as a challenge to established means of organising public services. Read more

Evaluation Partners for the West Midlands Violence Reduction Unit

During 2020 – 2021, BVSC Research, the Institute for Community Research & Development at the University of Wolverhampton, the University of Birmingham and Community Researchers from the USE-IT project formed the WMVRU evaluation partnership, offering evaluation and insight into the work of the VRU and the interventions funded and supported by the unit. Read more

Evaluation of Women of Yardley Unite, Arts in the Yard

Community group Arts in the Yard, set up by Yardley Arts Forum, Birmingham, commissioned BVSC Research to evaluate their Women of Yardley Unite programme. Read more

SIFA Fireside: Evaluation of the Resettlement Project

BVSC Research was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of the Resettlement Service. Read more

Working successfully with care leavers

GMCVO worked in partnership with Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) and academics from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) to conduct an evaluation of the Boom+ project. This project supports care leavers into volunteering activities and was developed based on a similar project in which GMYN worked with young people in care. Read more

An evaluation of BVSC’s role in supporting the WMCA Housing First programme and the Birmingham Rough Sleepers Initiative

BVSC Research was tasked with evaluating the role of BVSC as Strategic Partnership Managers for the West Midlands Housing First Programme and as the Project Manager of the Rough Sleepers Initiative in Birmingham. Birmingham City Council currently commission both functions. Read more

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Birmingham Holiday Activities and Food Grant Programme 2021

Birmingham City Council has received grant funding from the Department for Education to coordinate a large-scale holiday activity programme with the inclusion of food for children and young people across the city this summer and over the Christmas period.

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