5/5
We know of over 100 HEIs and third sector organisations already using TAPE to strengthen their evaluation. If you’d like to join them or find out more, feel free to get in touch!
#evaluation #wideningparticipation #highereducation #schools #education #university

5/5
We know of over 100 HEIs and third sector organisations already using TAPE to strengthen their evaluation. If you’d like to join them or find out more, feel free to get in touch!
#evaluation #wideningparticipation #highereducation #schools #education #university

4/5
💡 Why use TAPE?
- Free to use
- Accurately measures the impact of WP activities on pupil AABs
- The first toolkit to demonstrate predictive validity
- Provides a meaningful baseline to understand pupils’ strengths and barriers
- Supports targeted, preventative interventions

3/5
🧪 How was TAPE validated?
Using data from over 4,400 pupils (Years 9–13), we conducted validation tests. TAPE showed strong:
- Content validity
- Face validity
- Test-retest reliability
- Predictive validity (e.g., pupils with low AAB scores less likely to progress to HE)

2/5
🔍 What is TAPE?

TAPE offers a robust measure of:
✔️Higher Education expectations, knowledge amd attitudes
✔️Self-efficacy
✔️Academic motivation
(Collectively known as AABs: Attitudes, Aspirations, and Behaviours)

In more detail... 1/5
Our paper includes a detailed comparison with previous approaches (including the ASQ) and outlines how TAPE builds on this work to offer a stronger validated impact measurement.

I've put it as %female on this. The male %is very close to the reverse (100-female%). I'll have to report some of the things I'm looking at both ways.

There's this which shows gender gap from teachers to leaders. I'm working on this atm. I'll have the (2023-24) data point soon. I've also figures for workforce exit by age. I've not got the gender breakdown out of my ons secure space yet but will have v soon.

Part of the sustainable school leadership project with Toby Greany, Pat Thomson and Mike's Collins: sustainableschoolleadership.uk