1. The Eureka Project Evaluation 2016-2018
What are we evaluating?
How will we do it?
What Results are we looking for?
Brian Martin

2. What are we Evaluating ?-The Eureka Project
The project aims to create a detailed manual for the identification of most able students which can be used across national boundaries (Greece).
The project aims to develop a Resource Directory detailing best interventions. (Ireland)
The project also aims to deliver 2 courses for teachers and other associated professionals, which will provide training on the identification of the most able children in education and secondly provide successful intervention techniques and resources.(UK/Czech Rep)

3. How ?-Evaluation Internal
TITAN will lead on the internal quality assurance aspect of the project. They will provide the structure for success.
Quality assurance will be a standing item on the Partnership Steering Group agenda
Effective use of pre-activity/post event questionnaires for feedback,
A feedback process for end users,
Assessment of partner commitment to quality assurance and improvement as well as effective participation in tasks,
A RAG rating approach
Action research.

4. Date Activity Impact
Sept Press release/newsletter in all countries x Awareness raising
Nov Steering Committee meeting x Launch of EUREKA and partners aware of roles
Nov Helpline set up by TITAN for 24 months Accessibility for partners
Dec Websites/Facebook /Social networks updated Interactive communication enabled
March Transnational meeting Greece Exchange of practice
June Training Event 1 KPPP Zlin Upskilling
June Sept Identification Manual Produced and publicised Sharing good practice
Sept European Shared Treasure base contribution Awareness raising in partner countries
Nov Transnational Meeting Ireland Exchange of Practice
March Resource Directory for interventions produced Promotion and Publicity
March Training event 2 UK Upskilling
May Resource Directories and all other resources Sharing Good Practice
on websites
June-September Closing Conferences Dissemination and promotion to a wider audience
June Transnational Meeting UK Concluding outputs, final reports and succession strategy

5. Evaluation External The Manual/The Resource Directory/The Training
External Evaluation will assess:
- Exchange of practice - are the products genuinely good practice;
- Transnationality - the success of transnational working and the effectiveness of partners' contributions;
- Partnership - the overall management and administration of partnership working;
- Dissemination - whether partners have reached a wide audience;
- Valorisation - whether partnerships have achieved multiplier effects through mainstreaming activity.

6. Methodology
Qualitative Attendance at training, interviews with participants/trainers. Survey on impact. Focus group with young people? Observations- Interventions and Resource Directory-Case study on each Quantitative Attendance/certificates, Directories produced-where used? Use of interventions, Use of Resources Action Research-Feedback at meetings to develop practice.

7. The Results-The Key Questions
What changed ?
How did it happen ?
Who was involved ?
What did we learn?

8. External evaluators expectations
Attendance and input at First Management meeting
Sample training in Czech Rep and management meeting. Meet staff who I can communicate with in future.
Attend transnational meeting (Ireland) and meet staff/students
Possible-focus group
Sample UK training and meet UK staff over a period of time
Attend final Transnational meeting
Quarterly reports and 2x case studies. Interim and final report.
Occasional correspondence
Contribution to e newsletter on quality