Our services are led by
Our Research

Our research and evaluation work is vital to our success as a charity.

 

Sparkle Reports


We are aware that there are many different challenges facing children with disabilities and/or developmental difficulties and their families.

Our research and evaluation work ensures our services are effective, and are often a requirement of our grant funding; funders wish to see detailed evaluations of our unique services and how they are benefiting children and families. Many of our services and how they are delivered are groundbreaking, and other health and social care providers across the UK are keen to learn more about them.

We are enormously grateful to all our parents and the professionals who have taken the time to participate in our research. Without this, it would be impossible to measure the impact of our services, or secure funding to continue them.

If you would like to participate in our evaluations or support our research activities, please contact our Research and Development Officer on 01633 748024 or email research@sparkleappeal.org
 

Published Research
 

 

 

Consultations, Evaluations & Reports

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Lucy O’Brien, Bethan Collins, Dr Elizabeth Nickerson, Dr Lisa Hurt, Dr Sabine Maguire
Disability Prevalence Report
What is the prevalence of childhood disability in Wales? It depends who you ask!

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Sparkle & Disability Sport Wales
Sparkle Swim Evaluation 2024

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Bethan Collins
Sparkle Impact Report 2023

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Bethan Collins
Family Liaison Service Evaluation 2022
A mixed-method evaluation of the ongoing and immediate support offered by the Family Liaison Service, conducted in 2022.

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Bethan Collins
Family Feedback Report 2022
This report outlines findings from Sparkle's 2022 feedback activity and questionnaire.

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Bethan Collins
Residential Trips Evaluation 2022
An evaluation of Sparkle's 2022 3-nght and 1-night residential outward-bounds trips.

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Fiona Elliot & Sabine Maguire
Unmet needs in North Gwent
The views of parents and professionals on specialist provisions for children with disabilities and their families in North Gwent.

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Sparkle (South Wales)
North Gwent Feasibility Report Phase 1
North Gwent Children’s Centre and Transition Hub feasibility report phase 1.

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Sparkle (South Wales)
North Gwent Feasibility Report Phase 2
North Gwent Children’s Centre and Transition Hub feasibility report phase 2.

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Sparkle (South Wales)
Proposed Plans North Gwent
Proposed plans for an Integrated Children’s Centre with Transition Hub in North Gwent.

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Bethan Collins
Caerphilly Consultation
The views of young people, families and professionals on specialist provisions for children with disabilities in Caerphilly County Borough.

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Bethan Collins
ISCAN Evaluation
An in-depth evaluation of the Integrated Service for Children with Additional Needs, a single point of access referral pathway.

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Bethan Collins
Torfaen Report
The Torfaen Report is a formal evaluation of a short-term project supporting families with young children with developmental concerns.

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Fiona Elliot & Sabine Maguire
Serennu Children's Centre Evaluation
The Centre Evaluation Report evidences the impact of Serennu Children’s Centre, its facilities, ethos and activities on children and young people.

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Chloe Hurrell
Transition from Child to Adult Provision
This report proposes a new evidence-based model of transition across Gwent for young people aged 14-24 years moving from child to adult services.

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Nikki Chard
Evidencing the need for Care Coordination
The “Care Coordination Report” proposes a new model for supporting families with high levels of need, who see multiple professionals for their child or young person.

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Susan Booth
Co-location
An academic report, written by a former MSc Physiotherapy student, exploring the concept of co-location within services for children with complex disabilities.