“Continuous improvement is better than
delayed perfection”
Mark Twain
Impact Brief
From day one, we have been committed to internally assess every interaction we’ve had with students, and still today, we remain overwhelmed by the fantastic feedback we receive both on the quality of our trainers and our content. Analysing this data and feedback has allowed us to regularly reflect on our work and make the adjustments and additions to widen our scope, increase our impact and maintain our relevance.
Download our Impact Brief to read more about the work we do:
Feedback
Feedback is taken from every participant in every live MADE workshop. The feedback from each workshop is collated into a feedback report showing both qualitative and quantitative data. Our clients will receive their reports within five days of the delivery of the workshops.
The quantitative data we capture from all of our workshops gets incorporated into accumulated databases which allow us to interpret and analyse long-term trends and maintain high standards for our delivery team. We use the qualitative data to identify improvements and changes that can be made to our content, resources and pedagogical approaches.
Feedback Statistics
We love the work we do and we're great at it too. The feedback we receive from students, teachers and parents confirms this. This data has been compiled from over 250,000 students, teachers and parents.
Independent Evaluation
Since 2017, our live delivery has also been externally evaluated by professional independent bodies as part of the Office for Students Uni Connect programme. This impartial evaluation has shone a light on other areas of our impact and we’re incredibly proud of the findings.
The process evaluation data below was obtained from 4101 post-workshop surveys collected from 3869 students across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset in 2019. Workshops included study and revision skills development (with additional workshops for teachers and parents and carers), and workshops guiding students through planning their future career paths and clarifying how they will achieve their goals and aspirations.
said they were more motivated to do well at school or college
said they were better able to make decisions about their futures
said they felt more confident in studying independently
said they knew more about how to revise effectively for exams
Feedback from staff
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“Made me focus on what really matters”
At the beginning of the summer holiday, Sander de Groot was invited to deliver some workshops as part of an NCOP 'Next Steps South West' summer school, hosted at the University of Exeter. The day was a great success and we received glowing feedback. Looking forward to working with NSSW more closely in 2017-18! AMBASSADOR COMMENTS: It was so helpful - I think it will truly help me in the last year of Uni - very motivational Thinking about new techniques and early revision Understanding myself more Opened my mind about different techniques - think about what we actually do when working STUDENT COMMENTS: It showed me what I was doing wrong and what I could do to improve it I understand now how to manage my time - the practical activities were fun and useful Made me focus on what really matters New revision ideas I will try Better revision - being more efficient Really good stuff. Gave me a better idea of how I can prioritise It gave me more insight into revision techniques Very good ideas and practical New ways of learning Learned new revision techniques Useful tips Highlights importance of education - it was excellent Gave me a different perspective on studying Gave me an advantage on note-taking This workshop should help me to make my notes more concise