The aim of this evaluation is to provide evidence on how the Pioneer School model is working in practice and what improvements could be made. The ‘Formative evaluation of the Pioneer School model’ is available <a href=”https://gov.wales/docs/caecd/research/2018/180712-formative-evaluation-pioneer-school-model-summary-en.pdf”>here</a>.

This summary represents the culmination of two years of work evaluating the Pioneer School Model. It summarises findings from earlier publications and findings from fieldwork which took place between November 2017 and March 2018.