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Research & Development

We partner with organisations, researchers and projects across the country to explore and develop some of the key themes in our region. You can find areas of current research as well as relevant external research below.

If you’d like to find out more please click here to get in touch with our Senior Manager for Research & Development.

 

Early Years

Research and development into best practice within creative early years provision

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Research into the impact of arts and culture in mental health support for children and young people

Future Views

A forward-looking research project, aiming to imagine the next generation of cultural learning in 20 years’ time

Creating the Future

Building effective information, advice and guidance to make the creative industries a viable career pathway for young people

Rural & Coastal Development

Opportunities to lead the development of cultural education in rural and coastal communities

Digital

The research from this project will be available in 2019

Population and Ethnic Diversity 2014

Festival Bridge research into the population and ethnic diversity in the Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk

A guide to fundraising

In March 2014, Festival Bridge published a guide to fundraising for voluntary sector arts organisations with Charity Fundraising Ltd

ImagineNation: the value of Cultural Learning

Cultural Learning Alliance

Key statistics, facts, quotes and evidence which can be used to make arguments to colleagues and policy makers across the learning and cultural worlds

Ten year strategy evidence: Children and young people

Arts Council England

During 2017/18 ACE commissioned four research reports, to better understand how children and younger people participate and enjoy arts and cultural activities across England

Education Briefing 2018

Changes to the regional education landscape in 2018, a briefing for arts and cultural organisations

Government white papers

Department for Culture, Media and Sport & Department for Education

Read the 2016 reports on culture and educational excellence

Education Report 2013

Read our report into the factors affecting schools’ decision-making around engagement with the arts and cultural sector

State of the Region 2012

This report examines the cultural education landscape in our region in 2012

Get in touch

Email: bridge@nnfestival.org.uk
Tel: 01603 878285

Blog Posts

Heritage Hack Model Making Lab!

We are very excited to be hosting this workshop as part of NessFest Youth Arts Festival happening on Tuesday 23 October

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The Ipswich Cultural Education Partnership

We are seeking a Chair to lead a new Cultural Education Partnership, formed of professionals in education, arts and culture who are committed to making a difference to the lives of children and young people in Ipswich

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Artsmark Festival

Join us for our inaugural Artsmark Festival on Saturday 13 October!

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Pop Up Creators

Stephanie Peachey visited the beautiful Tallinn in Estonia to meet with artists and fellow partners in the Pop Up Creators programme…

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Are we creating the creatives of the future?

Our Senior Manager Stephanie Peachey asks if we are preparing young people for a future in the creative industries…

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Five new cultural learning trials with the EEF and RSA

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) are looking for primary schools to take part in trials of cultural learning approaches

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New Artsmark Levelled Schools!

Bringing learning to life through arts and culture…

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Culture Connect

Networking events connecting teachers with the arts and cultural offer in their region

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Artsmark levelled schools!

Bringing learning to life through arts and culture…

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People. Place. Potential Conference

A round-up of our conference for cultural education leaders and organisations held on Wednesday 8 November 2017.

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