LEAP - Learning Evaluation and Planning

Client
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education

The Ministerial review of community education 'Communities Change through Learning' (1998) identified and introduced the use of community learning plans and strategies. It highlighted a need 'to ensure that targets are set against clear baseline data ...' and noted that: 'a very high priority is required for the evaluation of, and reporting on, community education', including: 'commitment to involving communities in the processes of monitoring and evaluation'.  LEAP was commissed by HMIE to reflect these priorities.  It was developed as a participatory and outcome focused planning and evaluation model that was adopted in community learning and subsequently developed for other sectors.