Student Impact Evaluation Form
The Student Impact Evaluation Form* is key for measuring our impact as a charity.
All grant recipients are required to complete this form within 30 days of seeing the performance. The final 20% of the grant will be paid when the fully completed report is received and reviewed. If your report is not received within 60 days of the performance we will withdraw our grant for the outstanding amount.
Review the helpful resources to help collate feedback and examples of previous feedback below.
*Formerly called Evaluation Form.
Helpful resources
Collating feedback from a number of students, sometimes from a number of schools can be challenging for theatres in particular. To help you with completing the Student Impact Evaluation Form, we’ve created some free optional resources to download for students and parents to fill in about their theatre trip.
Distribute/print, scan and upload the completed files to this form or use these as a template when requesting feedback from schools.
Downloadable Resources:
What to prepare for the Student Impact Evaluation Form.
To help you prepare, here is a summary of the sections that appear in the Student Impact Evaluation Form. We’ve outlined the requirements for each, so that you know what to expect.
You can also save the form as you go and return to it later to complete each section.
The form should be submitted by the initial grant applicant. Schools, Theatres and Touring Companies should collate feedback from students and teachers. Theatres/Touring Companies should submit the form once on behalf of the schools who attended the production as part of the grant with the collated feedback.
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In this section we will ask for basic contact information and an overview of the performance you saw, so we can connect it with your initial grant application.
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In this section, there is a space to provide feedback quotes from the children who attended the production. You can write this in the text box provided.
Or alternatively, there is also space to upload any additional files (documents or vox pops) containing feedback quotes from children. We’re keen to hear about the educational and wider impact on the children and what they enjoyed rather than a review of the production.
We also want to know how many students experienced the theatre for the first time via this grant.
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In this part of the Evaluation Form, please provide us with feedback quotes from teachers or parents/guardians. We are particularly interested to hear reflections from teachers and parent/guardians on the experience as a whole and their perspective on the impact it has had on the children attending.
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In this section, we request event and production photography. Please provide photos of the children at the event pre or post show (not during the production) and any photos of their wider experience if relevant including any Q&As or workshops.
If you’re a theatre applicant, we welcome production photography to be uploaded in addition to any photos collated from the schools.
In the form, we ask you to confirm that you have obtained parental or guardian consent for the use of any photographs or videos featuring children, which may be included in our promotional materials. We will not publish any names.
Please be aware that we may use these photos or supporting documentation within our future marketing.
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There is a final optional section, where if relevant, applicants can upload files featuring written work or drawings that have been created within the classroom setting following the production, to demonstrate how the theatre trip has been featured in any follow up lessons or educational activities.
Theatres may upload any educational resources for schools that they provided to support the production.
Previous feedback
‘It felt like we were about to be part of something important, not just watching a regular play.’
Year 10 student, Liberation, Royal Exchange Theatre.
‘It was amazing to see how quickly the students connected with the story. They picked up on so many of the subtle themes – especially around social pressure and staying true to yourself. It really resonated with them.’
Music Teacher - Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre.
My son came home genuinely inspired. He told me it was one of the best things he’s ever seen — and coming from a 15-year-old, that’s saying something! He even looked up how theatre lighting works afterwards.
Parent of Year 10 Performing Arts Student - Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre
'I related to the characters, because they were somewhere new and Iʼm starting secondary school soon.'
Primary School Student - The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, UK Tour, The Marlowe Theatre.