We have created Theories of Change for each of our core programmes, The Scholars Programme, Join the Dots, Make your Mark and Parent Power.
To form these one-page visuals, each programme has a mission, inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes.
Take a look using the links below, and please do get in touch if you’d like to discuss our evaluation work further.
The Scholars Programme Theory of Change
Join the Dots Theory of Change
Make your Mark Theory of Change
Data from the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT) has shown that The Scholars Programme has an impact on GCSE attainment. Students who did The Scholars Programme in Year 8, 9 or 10 were more likely to achieve a 9-5 in maths and English than students who scored similarly at Key Stage 2 within their schools. Read about our findings in more detail in our research note.
Between 2018 and 2020, we commissioned researchers at the University of Cambridge to evaluate the impact of The Scholars Programme. The evaluation had two phases. Firstly, the University of Cambridge carried out a desk-based review of the charity’s research and impact work to date. Secondly, the University of Cambridge conducted a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the impact of The Scholars Programme on pupils’ cognitive outcomes. You can find out more about the RCT, including the results, here. The results from the RCT will also be published in a peer reviewed journal in the future.
Each year we commission UCAS to run an independent evaluation of our flagship access programme, The Scholars Programme, to understand the impact on progression to higher education. To date, we have conducted eight matched control group evaluations.
Our latest evaluation has been effected by the pandemic and thus should only be viewed within this context – further information about each of our evaluations, including the methodological considerations and key findings, can be found below.
Our Annual Impact Reports offer an overview of the charity’s work during the academic year.
In 2022/23, we mobilised 541 researchers to support 21,416 students in 961 schools across the UK, working alongside our 78 university and higher education partners.
You can find out more about our programmes, our scale, how we evaluate our impact, and our plans for the year ahead, in our annual impact reports.
The Scholar is The Brilliant Club’s academic journal of outstanding pupil work! It is published termly and showcases some of the excellent work produced by pupils on The Scholars Programme and Uni Pathways.
All assignments nominated for publication are reviewed by an expert panel of PhD researchers and only the highest scoring are published.