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• Who we are

• Our role in Cook It!
The aim of Cook It! Evaluation
   To explore and measure:
   – Understanding of the purpose and role of Cook It!
   – Levels of enjoyment and satisfaction with Cook it!
   – The overall impact achieved for students and
     teachers who have participated in Cook It!
   – The wider benefits Cook It! has achieved for
     students beyond the school environment.
   – Drivers and barriers to setting up and running the
     Cook It! clubs.
   – Successful strategies for setting up and running the
     Cook It! clubs.
   – Strategies for sustaining Cook It! in the future.
                   Methodology
Two types of methodology:
• Quantitative:
   – School coordinator benchmark and measurement
      questionnaires
   – Student benchmark and measurement questionnaires
• Qualitative:
   – 12 x School visits
   – 4 x Group discussions with teachers
   – Telephone interviews with school and LEA coordinators
 Benchmark and tracking
     questionnaires
• All coordinators will be asked to complete
  questionnaires before and after their Cook It! clubs are
  implemented.
• We need to recruit 12 schools to administer student
  questionnaires before and after the Cook It! clubs are
  implemented.
• The questionnaires will help us to:
   – gain an overview of the approaches adopted by
      schools;
   – obtain key data relating to the Cook It! club aims
      and outcomes;
   – accurately assess the impact of the Cook It! clubs.
   School case study visits
• 12 School case study visits (one in each
  Local Authority). Each visit will involve:
• Observation of the Cook It! club
• Research with with difference audiences:
   – Mini-group discussions with participants
   – One-to-one interview with Cook It!
     coordinators
   – One to one interview with other
     teachers/staff
   – Mini-group discussion with parents
   – One to one interview with other key
     stakeholders e.g. community health
     coordinators
  Teacher group discussions
• Four group discussions with Cook It! coordinators.
• Eight teachers in each group
• These will take place in accessible locations across the North
  East.
• The qualitative research will enable us to explore in depth:
     How Cook It! clubs were operated
     Impact and learnings (students and teachers)
     Successful strategies/best practice
     Suggested improvements.
• Groups will take place in the evening.
     The benefits of participating
          in the evaluation
• Teachers and schools will receive financial incentives
  and expenses for participation:
   – £100 in supermarket vouchers for school
      visits/questionnaires.
   – £80 for attending teacher discussions.
• Participants have the opportunity to give feedback on
  their involvement.
• Your opportunity to provide valuable feedback Share
  best practice.
• Share barriers and learn from others how these can be
  overcome.
• Identify the impact of the Cook It! club in your school.
           Next steps…

• Coordinator questionnaires are
  available to complete today.

• Recruitment schools to take part in the
  student questionnaires to take place
  before Cook It! clubs begin.