Self-evaluation tool
The toolkitOverview of the self-evaluation questions
For each of the five inclusive approaches, you are asked a series of questions to evaluate and rate your practice and set out your support and action plan for the next 12 months. You are also asked to reflect on how the pillars of inclusive working underpin your work, and on your learning from applying the ICF.
Please note, in order to save the self-evaluation form during completion, you will need to have registered for a My Kirklees Account , or login if you already have one before starting the form.
Evaluating your progress
You will be asked the same questions for each Inclusive Approach.
- What actions did, or will you take with this approach?
- How or will you measure this?
- How will you know you have made a difference?
- How well have you aligned to this approach? (Rate success from 1 poor to 5 high success)
- 0 No alignment to the approach and the approach has not been considered.
- 1 The approach has been considered with no direct actions taken to align with the approach.
- 2 The approach was considered and actions were changed to align with the approach.
- 3 The approach was considered and actions were developed to align with the approach. Evidence to measure impact/outcomes has been considered.
- 4 The approach has been largely aligned to, actions have been taken, although the approach is not yet fully embedded. There is some good evidence of outcomes/impact. There is a plan for continuous development.
- 5 The approach is in place and well established. There is strong evidence that the approach is having impact where needed. There is a commitment to continuous development.
- How confident do you feel aligning to this approach? (Rate success from 1 not confident to 5 extremely confident)
- 0 No confidence and little understanding about the approach.
- 1 Some understanding about the approach and little confidence in how to apply this.
- 2 Understanding about the approach and some confidence in how to apply this.
- 3 Deep understanding about the approach and confident to apply this.
- 4 Deep understanding about the approach, it is regularly applied across our organisation / workstreams. We can confidently advise others about how we align to the approach.
- 5 Deep understanding about the approach, it is applied and embedded across our organisation / workstreams. We can confidently advise and support others about how they can align to the approach.
- What will you do differently to be even better next time?
- Is there any support needed to provide better alignment to this approach?
- Please reflect on how each pillar has underpinned your work.
- Reflections on applying the ICF and the benefits of self-evaluation.
You can download a copy of the ICF self-evaluation questions and use these to help prepare your responses when completing the ICF self evaluation tool online.
You will be asked the same questions for each Inclusive Approach
- We will take the following actions over the next 12 months to better align with the Inclusive Approach.
- We will complete this action in the following timescale.
- We will need the following support to help achieve this action.
- We will measure our progress towards this action in the following way(s).
- We will communicate our actions and progress towards this within our organisation in the following ways.
Reflect on how each pillar currently, or will, underpin your work.
- Belief that communities hold solutions, with skills and knowledge that is valuable and will help us achieve our shared goals.
- Build belonging and trust with and between our diverse communities on shared interests and challenges, celebrating what is good in local places.
- Care about what matters to local communities and own our shared actions that give us a collective purpose to make a change.
Reflect on how each pillar currently, or will, underpin your work.
- Please select three words which describe how you feel about applying the ICF to your work:
- Enlightened
- Positive
- Reassured
- Excited
- Prepared
- Undecided
- Confused
- Negative
- Supported
- Inspired
- Challenged
- Liberated
- Restricted
- Optimistic
- Apathetic
- Frustrated
- Neutral
- Disinterested
- Motivated
- Overwhelmed
- Confident
- Disheartened
- What benefit(s) does completing the self-evaluation bring to your team, service or work?
What happens after you submit a self evaluation
It is advisable to download and retain the PDF version of your online submission, to act upon. This can be done once you have submitted your self-evaluation. All self-evaluations are submitted to the Communities Board for review and to support the development of the Communities Partnership Board ICF Implementation Plan.
The scores and support and action plans are an important measure of progress detailing what actions need to be taken to adopt the ICF approaches. In designing the self-evaluation tool, we have built in the important process of self-evaluation and learning. This will raise awareness and galvanise commitment to building inclusive communities. There should be as much importance placed on the quality and value of the self-reflective dialogue as the actual scores.
Each organisation has its own leadership structures, governance and impact measures, so would need to work through how they can use the tool to arrive at a high-level score as well as developing an implementation plan for their respective organisation.
