Child poverty pathfinders - early implementation process: evaluation

Appendix 3: Partnership scorecard questionnaire

Shared vision

1 Partners have no shared vision of what they are trying to achieve

2 Partners show some signs of sharing a vision

3 Partners share a vision, but this does not influence the way in which they work together.

4 Partners share a vision, and this influences the way in which they work together.

5 Partners have invested time to develop a clear shared vision, and this always guides their actions and contribution.

Objectives

1 The partnership has no clear objectives

2 The partnership has a set of objectives but not everyone in the partnership understands or agrees to them

3 The partnership has a set of objectives that everyone in the partnership understands but not all partners agree with them.

4 The partnership has a set of objectives that everyone in the partnership understands and agrees to.

5 The partnership has a set of objectives that everyone in the partnership understands and agrees to.

Objectives have been well communicated to stakeholders not in the partnership.

Trust

1 Partners do not trust each other

2 Partners have trust in each other on some issues

3 Partners have trust in each other on most issues

4 Partners have trust in each other on almost all issues

5 There is a strongly developed sense of trust amongst partners across all issues

Mutual understanding

1 Partners don't really understand each other's role, focus and needs

2 Partners display patchy understanding of each other's role, focus and needs

3 Partners try to understand each other's role, focus and needs

4 Some mutual understanding established between partners on each other's role, focus and need.

5 Strong mutual understanding between partners on each other's role, focus and need.

Ownership and accountability

1 Partners do not feel that they are responsible for the success of the partnership.

2 Some of the partners feel that they are responsible for the success of the partnership.

3 Most of the partners feel that they are responsible for the success of the partnership.

4 Nearly all the partners feel that they are responsible for the success of the partnership

5 All the partners feel a strong sense of shared responsibility for the success of the partnership

Development

1 Partners have made no investment in the development of the partnership.

2 A few partners have made some investment in the development of the partnership

3 Most partners have made some investment in the development of the partnership

4 Most partners have made some investment in the development of the partnership, and this has improved its effectiveness

5 All partners have invested considerable time and effort in the development of the partnership and this has significantly improved its effectiveness.

Joining up

1 We have had no success in joining up actions and resources for greater impact

2 We have had limited success in joining up actions and resources for greater impact

3 We have had some success in joining up actions and resources for greater impact

4 We have had quite a lot of success in joining up actions and resources for greater impact

5 We have had substantial success in joining up actions and resources for greater impact

Communications - internal

1 The partnership has not developed any systematic approach to internal communication

2 The partnership has a few elements of an internal communications system, but it is not often used

3 The partnership has some elements of an internal communications system that are used but not regularly

4 The partnership has most of the elements of an internal communications system and it is used regularly

5 The partnership has developed very effective ways of communicating between members and uses this actively

Leadership

1 The partnership is never led in a clear and focused way which facilitates effective contribution and achievement

2 The partnership is occasionally led in a clear and focused way which facilitates effective contribution and achievement

3 The partnership is sometimes led in a clear and focused way which facilitates effective contribution and achievement

4 The partnership is usually led in a clear and focused way which facilitates effective contribution and achievement

5 The partnership is always led in a clear and focused way which facilitates effective contribution and achievement

Sustainability and longevity

1 Partners have made no investment in developing sustainable interventions which aim to reduce child poverty beyond the end of the projects

2 A few partners have made limited investment in developing sustainable interventions which aim to reduce child poverty beyond the end of the projects

3 Some partners have made some investment in developing sustainable interventions which aim to reduce child poverty beyond the end of the projects

4 Across the partnership, most partners have made reasonable investment in developing sustainable interventions which aim to reduce child poverty beyond the end of the projects

5 Across the partnership, all partners have made consistent investment in developing sustainable interventions which aim to reduce child poverty beyond the end of the projects

Collecting evidence

1 Partners do not collect or share data that can build an evidence base

2 Partners collect some data but do not share it to build an evidence base

3 Partners collect and share some data to build an evidence base

4 Partners collect and share the relevant data to build an evidence base

5 Partners collect and share the relevant data to build an evidence base that will enable the model to be compared with other approaches

Learning culture

1 Partners have no culture of learning from one another about preventative approaches to reduce child poverty. There are no opportunities for collaboration and coproduction across the partnership

2 Partners have limited opportunities to learn from one another about preventative approaches to reduce child poverty

There are limited opportunities for collaboration and coproduction across the partnership

3 Partners have some opportunities to learn from one another, and a learning culture is developing about preventative approaches to reduce child poverty

There are some opportunities for collaboration and coproduction across the partnership

4 Partners have regular opportunities to learn from one another, with a developed culture of learning about preventative approaches to reduce child poverty. There are consistent opportunities for collaboration and coproduction across the partnership

5 Partners have frequent opportunities to learn from one another with a strong established culture of learning from one another about preventative approaches to reduce child poverty. There are widespread opportunities for collaboration and coproduction

Spreading of partnership working

1 No discernible indication of the Pathfinder influencing wider partnership working

2 Little indication of the Pathfinder influencing wider partnership working

3 Some indication of the Pathfinder influencing wider partnership working

4 Notable indication of the Pathfinder influencing wider partnership working

5 The Pathfinder strongly influences more widespread partnership working

Impact

1 We don't really know what difference we are making

2 We have a limited view of the difference we are making and how to show this

3 We have identified ways of describing our impact, but we could do a lot more

4 We are able to assess our impact using a range of indicators

5 We can describe our impact clearly and persuasively using a range of quantitative and qualitative indicators

Review and reflect

1 The Pathfinder team never takes time to reflect on progress, achievements and lessons

2 The Pathfinder team rarely takes time to reflect on progress, achievements and lessons

3 The Pathfinder team sometimes takes time to reflect on progress, achievements and lessons

4 The Pathfinder team often takes time to reflect on progress, achievements and lessons

5 The Pathfinder team always takes time to reflect on progress, achievements and lessons

Learn and refine

1 The Pathfinder team doesn't draw on lessons from the past in developing new initiatives and its programme of work

2 The Pathfinder team rarely draws on lessons from the past in developing new initiatives and its programme of work

3 The Pathfinder team sometimes draws on lessons from the past in developing new initiatives and its programme of work

4 The Pathfinder team often draws on lessons from the past in developing new initiatives and its programme of work

5 The Pathfinder team always draws on lessons from the past in developing new initiatives and its programme of work