Principle 11. Purposeful and proportionate

Purposeful and proportionate

The scope and level of detail reflects the provider’s size, complexity, and context. Self-evaluation is manageable and provides insight without unnecessary duplication.

Taking a proportionate approach makes the process sustainable and focused. It avoids overwhelming staff and ensures attention is given to the areas of highest priority.

Reflective questions

• Have we identified from the outset what impact we are seeking to demonstrate, and what specific evidence we need to collect to do so?
• Is our self-evaluation sufficiently detailed to give us an accurate picture of our impact, without being so time-consuming that it diverts time and resources away from delivering impact?
• When conducting ‘deep dives’ into the evidence of our impact on specific themes of interest, how confident are we that this is adding value?
• How do we ensure that colleagues in different teams enjoy the capacity necessary to reflect meaningfully on the impact of their work, and to contribute to the institution’s self-evaluation?
• Which resources might colleagues in different teams need access to in order to evaluate their impact locally?
• Have we identified opportunities to reduce duplication – both in the collation of evidence, and in using that evidence in self-evaluation?
• Where we have limited capacity to engage in self-evaluation, how do we identify our priority areas of impact, and how confident are we in our choices?