Join us for ChEW’s Peer Learning Programme (PLP), a unique opportunity that brings together experienced evaluation professionals from the third sector to provide a space for reflection, learning, and personal development. The PLP is tailored to those who are passionate about building a culture of effective evidence and impact practice within their organisations.

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"The best parts of the programme for me were getting a real sense of how many similar shared experiences there are across the sector, and meeting peers I've stayed in touch with well beyond the programme itself. It also gave me dedicated time to think about my own work — my working style, my wellbeing, where I want to take my role. That was genuinely valuable, and it's almost impossible to carve out that kind of time in the day to day." Dan - Spring 2026 Cohort 

 

Designed for: Experienced professionals in the third sector who manage evaluation teams and/or lead evaluation functions.

 

Duration: November 2026 - March 2027

 

Format: Five half-day interactive online sessions with ongoing peer support and learning activities between sessions.

 

Session dates are confirmed for:

Thursday 19 November

Thursday 17 December

Thursday 14 January 

Thursday 11 February

Thursday 11 March 

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The PLP includes five modules, with a central focus on building an impact and evidence culture within your organisation and developing your personal power to lead this. The five modules are:

 

• Introduction to the PLP – Getting to know each other, developing a shared safe space for learning and introducing peer learning tools and techniques.

• Building an evaluation function - Making the case for evaluation, shaping an impact and evidence culture within your organisation and building evaluation capacity.

• Self-leadership – Reflecting on individual evaluation career paths, areas of interest and personal growth. Exploring personal values and strengths, and enhancing confidence, resilience, and wellbeing. A personal development coach will be leading this session.

• Leading others - Considerations and approaches for leading an evaluation team effectively.

• Leading with impact – Communicating different types of evidence effectively, supporting others to use evidence, mastering influencing and storytelling, and harnessing personal power.

 

At the core of the PLP is creating space and time for you:

 

• To reflect on your journey as an evaluator – both the challenges and successes.

• To connect with new peers and share experiences

• To find inspiration to take forward in your career

 

These interactive sessions will include a combination of knowledge sharing, peer discussion and activities, and external speakers who will share their personal evaluation experiences. Ongoing peer support and learning activities will take place between sessions.

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Facilitated by Shehnaaz Latif: 

This is the second cohort facilitated by Shehnaaz. An expert impact consultant, trainer, and embodied facilitator with over 22 years of experience in evaluation and impact practice. She shared some fantastic insights in the info session about the reflective and collaborative approach she’ll bring to this year’s programme.

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"Everyone took the opportunity to share wins and dilemmas; we shared resources and took the time to illustrate how to navigate the cultures of our organisations in order to embed the evaluation function. It felt really special to have time to speak about self leadership and to honour ourselves in our role. As a facilitator, I love witnessing new connections being made, ideas being explored and examples of how people implement their learning in their everyday practice." - Shehnaaz

 

After taking part, you will have:

 

• A stronger peer network and space for reflection and shared learning

• Increased capacity to lead and build an evaluation function within your organisation

• Greater confidence, resilience, and wellbeing as an evaluation leader

• Improved ability to communicate evidence, tell compelling stories, and influence change

• Practical tools, frameworks, and insights to apply directly in your work

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Watch our Info Session from our last cohort

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Sign-up and prices:

 

Places will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please act quickly if you want to guarantee your spot.

 

ChEW Member: £525

Small Charity Member: £425

Non-member: £625

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What to do to secure your spot:

 

To register for your place, you can either simply follow this link to pay online or email hello@chewgroup.org.uk if you’d prefer an invoice to be sent. 

 

If emailing for an invoice please state your organisation, who the invoice should be made out to, and the type of place you’re registering for (member, small charity member, non-member). 

 

Places are limited to 15 participants and tend to fill quickly, so do get in touch soon if you’re interested.

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