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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

Digital

The research from this project will be available in 2019

Rural & Coastal Development

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

The Fabian Society: Primary Colours

Published in January 2019 this report presents new findings from primary school teachers and arts providers across England, and addresses the the decline of arts education in primary schools

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

Cultural Learning Alliance's ImagineNation: the value of Cultural Learning

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

Arts Council England's Ten year strategy evidence: Children and young people

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

DCMS and DfE: Government white papers

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

CALSA blog: working together is success

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Culture Chain Consultancy Brief

We are looking for a consultant who can work with us to develop a programme that increases the skills and confidence of those working in the arts and cultural sector.

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Supporting best practice in Early Years Arts...

A new blog post by our Education Manager Abi Marrison

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CALSA blog: an introduction

In the first of a series of blogs, Stephen Hughes, one of our team of Cultural & Arts Leaders in Schools and Academies introduces us to his CALSA journey….

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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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Artsmark Festival

A round-up of our 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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