Mini Self Evaluation Toolkit:  Assessing Engagement with Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) Children’s Services Providers

VCS Engage has developed and piloted a Mini Self Evaluation Toolkit (SET) to enable Local Authorities, Trusts, Strategic Partnerships, Support Agencies and the VCS to assess the level of engagement of the VCS in all aspects of local area children’s services.

The toolkit focuses on areas such as commissioning, representation on Children’s Trusts or Strategic Boards, the level of input in to local area policy or strategy as well as highlighting examples of VCS leading on strategy and delivery of local area services.

The mini SET includes an action plan section where those taking part can set out the actions for improving future engagement as well as a communications section to identify how that will be reviewed and shared across the local area.

Copies of the Self Evaluation Toolkit are available free from VCS Engage, National Children’s Bureau on 020 7843 6085 or email info@vcsengage.org.uk or you can access an online copy in the 'Cross-sector engagement' category in the Publications section.

The full report analysing the findings from the evaluation process will be available on the site soon.