Evaluation of SEEDS2 learning products
Evaluating each of the three courses
In order to understand the impacts of SEEDS2 on organisational performance and to ensure our learning products continue to meet the needs of the business, we will be running a robust evaluation of all three courses.
This means some employees will be assigned to an evaluation group (Early Adopter, Treatment Group or Control Group). Staff will be asked to undertake the courses at different times, dependant on whether, or not, they are in an evaluation group. This ensures that both our learning and evaluation remains ‘gold standard’.
Practitioners
Invited groups only to book via myLearning
Senior Managers & Senior Leaders
Book via myLearning
Managers
Book via myLearning
Evaluating SEEDS2 products – who should complete and when?
The table below outlines who is in each of the evaluation groups, for all three courses, and when they should complete the learning. Please check each tab on the table before booking your place:
SEEDS2 for Senior Managers and Senior Leaders
- Deputy Heads/Heads of PDU are asked to complete the learning by mid-January.
- Other senior staff are asked to complete by June 2023.
- Please book via myLearning.
SEEDS2 for Managers
- All ‘Manager’ roles eligible within the Early Adopter PDUs should now have completed the learning. If not, please book your place as soon as possible
SEEDS2 for Practitioners
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- PO and PSOs within the Early Adopter PDUs should now have completed the learning. If not, please book your place as soon as possible.
| Region | Early Adopters |
| West Midlands | Dudley and Sandwell, Coventry, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford |
| East of England | Essex North, Essex South, Bedfordshire, and Cambridgeshire |
Frequently asked questions
What if I’ve already trained in SEEDS2 previously and I’m in a control group that is not undertaking the training until later?
As you are in a control group, you don’t need to change the way you currently work. We simply ask that you don’t access the SEEDS2 digital resources on myLearning or introduce any new SEEDS2 (or related) approaches you aren’t using now.
Please note that some colleagues you work alongside may be asked to undertake the learning earlier than you. If so, please be patient and try not to discuss SEEDS2 until you have also completed the learning.
Once I’ve undertaken my SEEDS2 learning, can I discuss SEEDS2 approaches with colleagues outside of my team?
Please be aware that some colleagues you work alongside may be asked to undertake the learning later than yourself. As such, please try not to discuss SEEDS2 approaches or share the digital resources outside of your team(s) unless you are certain everyone in the discussion has completed the learning.
What happens if I move PDU?
If you move to a different PDU, you will become a part of whatever evaluation group, if any, they are in (see above table). If you are moving into the early adopters or treatment group, please book to do the training soon after you move. If you are moving into a control group, we would ask that you don’t change your current practice (see above question for more details). A key exception is that if you have recently completed SEEDS2 training and have not yet implemented these methods into your day to day work, in which case we would ask that you do not continue to use these new methods. If you require any further information, please email: SEEDS2Evaluation@justice.gov.uk