External Evaluator: Into the Outside

Contract Task Specification

Project background

Into the Outside is a 13-month project with young people aged 13-25 enabling them to research, interpret andre-present Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ cultural archives, focusing particularly on the National Lesbian & GaySurvey held by the Mass Observation Archive.

This heritage learning project enables LGBTQ and nonLGBTQ young people to learn about and share LGBTQ histories by engaging with the city’s rich archivecollections.

Through heritage learning activities, young people articulate and share their own experiences andperspectives, examining how issues faced by young people identifying as LGBTQ compare with young peopleacross the past forty years.

The project enables young people in Brighton & Hove to explore, make sense of, and value the legacy of theircultural heritage, promoting archive use, developing heritage skills, and building awareness of LGBTQ issuessuch as mental health, representation, and social barriers to inclusion. The project engages young people indebate, challenge perceptions, and promotes acceptance and understanding.

Project Aims

  • Enable young people togain new skills, training and accreditation
  • Create opportunities for young people to learn about archives, and engage deeply and meaningfully with LGBTQ cultural heritage.
  • Increase awareness and understanding of the lives and experiences of people in Brighton & Hove identifying as LGBTQ between 1967 and the present day.
  • Create new opportunities for young people who may be considered vulnerable, socially excluded or economically disadvantaged to learn about and engage with their local heritage and access the city’s cultural offer
  • Provide fresh insight and new perspectives on the NLGS and other LGBTQ archives held by the city’s archives.
  • Increase teachers and youth workers awareness, knowledge and understanding of themes and issues explored.

Project outputs

  • A series of facilitated workshops including oral history training, photographic activities, and archive visits.
  • Youth led events at Pride 16 and Brighton Photo Biennial 2016.
  • Two youth curated exhibitions re-presenting archive material, and young people’s ownperspectives on this cultural heritage (one during Brighton Photo Biennial this October, and a final exhibition as part of LGBT History Month in February 2017)
  • A digital learning resource for educators
  • A series of dissemination events, & CPD for teachers
  • A new youth archive representing LGBTQ young people.

Application Process

Please submit a CV, letter of application and completed equal opportunities monitoring form by email to Photoworks at

Application deadline: Friday 1 July 2016, noon.

Interviews:Friday 8 July 2016 in Brighton.

Further details at photoworks.org.uk or contact Photoworks on 01273 643908.

Photoworks is an equal opportunities employer and committed to encouraging applications from diverse candidates.

The Role of the External Evaluator

The External Evaluator willbe responsible for developing and delivering an evaluation strategy for Into the Outside.

The External Evaluator will carry out an independent evaluation of the Into the Outside project and its associated outputs that assess how effective the project activities have been in enabling it to achieve its intended outcomes.

Evaluation activities will capture data against the core outputs as they are delivered. The data should enable some interim monitoring and assessment of the project as it progresses.

Evaluation activities will ensure that key data required by HLF at the end of the project is collated as part of the process.Data collection and general monitoring and documentation activities during the project will be undertaken by the External Evaluator, supported by other project members as necessary.

The project ends 17 March 2017. The External Evaluator will produce a written report by end March 2017, evidencing the above, supported by data as appendices.

Evaluation Aims

  • Independently assess project outcomes
  • Measure the quality of the experience of the participants
  • Gauge the impact of the project on project partners
  • Identify the potential legacy of the project for the wider cultural community

Approved Budget

There is a fixed fee of £2,000 inclusive of travel for this contract.

Payment Schedule

Payment to be negotiated as instalments across the life of the project, with first payment due on receipt of signed contracts and invoices, and final payment withheld until submission of final evaluation report.

Project funders

Into the Outside has been has been jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund through its Young Roots programme, and Brighton & Hove City Council.

Key partners

Photoworks

Photoworks is an organisation dedicated to enabling participation in photography, the most democratic medium of contemporary visual culture. Photoworks' programme includes commissions, publishing and participation. In collaboration with local, national and international partners, Photoworks connects outstanding artists with audiences and champions talent and ambition. Photoworks produces Brighton Photo Biennial, the national Jerwood/Photoworks Awards and Photoworks Annual. Photoworks is a National Portfolio Organisation supported by Arts Council England. The Photoworks office is based at the University of Brighton.

The Mass Observation Archive

Mass Observation Archive specialises in material about everyday life in Britain. It contains the papers generated by the original Mass Observation social research organisation from 1937 to the early 1960's and newer material collected continuously since 1981 by the current Mass Observation Project. The Archive is a charitable trust in the care of the University of Sussex.

The Keep

The Keep is a world-class centre for archives that opens up access to all the collections of the East Sussex Record Office (ESRO), the Royal Pavilion & Museums Local History Collections and the internationally significant University of Sussex Special Collections. It is also a centre of excellence for conservation and preservation and represents the new generation of archive buildings in the UK.

Brighton Hove Libraries

Brighton & Hove’s 14 libraries are uniquely placed in the heart of communities. Free to join, visit and spend time in libraries offer opportunities to meet people, read, get information, advice and referral, borrow stock, use the computers, and enjoy a wide range of activities and events in trusted, local, safe and neutral spaces. Jubilee Library, a modern award-winning building, is the city’s flagship library. It opened in 2005 and is the 5th most visited public library in the country with nearly 1 million visits every year, and issuing over 500,000 items per annum. The library is open seven days a week.