Self-evaluation is a process of review and action applied to a chosen area of activity. It aims to establish the strengths of the activity, and to identify any actions that will bring about improvement.

• Introduction
• What is self-evaluation?
• Why do we do it?
• When do we do it?
• Who should do it?
• How do we do it?

The following steps are designed to assist you in setting up and carrying out a self-evaluation exercise. It is not prescriptive, but should aid you in putting in place a robust process, capable of measuring impact and highlighting areas for improvement.

• Step 1: Scoping
• Step 2: Agree criteria on which to self-evaluate
• Step 3: Develop a set of questions to ask
• Step 4: Gather existing evidence
• Step 5: Identify any gaps in knowledge
• Step 6: Review all evidence and draw out the common themes
• Step 7: Record and share the results
• Step 8: Monitor improvements and embed a culture of self-evaluation

This part of the toolkit explains how self-evaluation can be used in a variety of contexts.

• Self-evaluation and HMI inspection
• Self-evaluation with partnerships
• Self-evaluation across learning communities
• Peer review of self-evaluation

'How Good is the Learning and Development in Our Community', or 'HGILDIOC', is designed to support evaluation of the quality of services delivered through Community Learning and Development (CLD) type approaches, in Scotland.

• HGILDIOC Framework
• New overarching framework