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But….• The discrete “Aimhigher effect” could not be proved butthere was a strong association between improvedoutcomes for learners and Aimhigher programmes.• Methodologically there were flaws – no control groupand too much diversity within generic activities• Where integrated programmes were effective it wasimpossible to tell what improvements were due toschools’ interventions and what to Aimhigher activities.• What could be asserted was that there was evidencethat the Aimhigher cohort performed better on a rangeof KPIs than their peers and that stakeholders attributedchanged behaviours to Aimhigher support.
Now?• Different context – more diversified, smaller scaleoperations, fewer partnerships• Competitive environment• Widening participation addresses student lifecycle• Evaluation smaller scale, more focused on manageableoutcomes, and with methodologies devised by HEIsrather than to national models• But national framework for evaluation proposed ininterim report by HEFCE and OFFA
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Page 3 and 4: Evaluation• Annual monitoring fro
Page 5: Outcomes• Aimhigher evidence focu

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