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 contact us.

Digital Work

Developed with consultation from teachers and education settings, this toolkit is designed to support arts and cultural organisations to make the most of their digital content and resources for schools

Future Views

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

Mental Health & Wellbeing

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

Early Years

Research and development into best practice within creative early years provision

Rural & Coastal Development

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

Education Briefing 2019

Each year we provide an up to date view of the education landscape to inform arts and cultural organisations

External Research

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

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

The Music Commission 2019 Report

What does it take to make progress in music? After 18 months exploring this issue, The Music Commission has now finalised its conclusions and has published its report.

The Cultural Learning Evidence Champion’s Handbook

The RSA’s guide to getting to grips with what the ‘evidence agenda’ in arts and cultural learning. Published 2019

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

DCMS and DfE: Government white papers

Read the 2016 reports on culture and educational excellence

Past Research

Education Briefing 2018

Each year we provide an up to date view of the education landscape to inform arts and cultural organisations

State of the Region 2012

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

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

Get in touch

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

Digital Work

Future Views

Mental Health & Wellbeing

Early Years

Rural & Coastal Development

Education Briefing 2019

External Research

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

The Fabian Society: Primary Colours

The Music Commission 2019 Report

The Cultural Learning Evidence Champion’s Handbook

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

DCMS and DfE: Government white papers

Past Research

Education Briefing 2018

State of the Region 2012

Population and Ethnic Diversity 2014

A guide to fundraising

Get in touch

Blog Posts

Cultural Job Centres Project Manager Vacancy

Freelance Evaluator Vacancy

We're Recruiting

Introducing: Native Creatives!

Moving IT On - How To Get Started With Going Digital

Q&A with Gecko’s Amit Lahav

Review: South West Sky Series

Our Top 5 recommends: Dance Resources

Evaluation Consultant - Early Years

Heritage Resources - Top 5 Recommends

Museum From Home Review

Theatre & Performance: Top 5 Recommends (round 2)

Visual Arts: Top 5 recommends

Top 5 Resources - Literature Round 2

Review: Norfolk Music Hub - Prehistoric!

Top 5 Resources: Music - Round 2

Frozen Light's top 5 SEND recommends

Call Out for Commissions

Animagine Review

Our Top 5 Recommends: Film Resources

Our Top 5 Recommends: Dance Resources

What to consider when delivering dance classes online - DanceEast's approach

100 Objects Review

Our top 5 recommends: Heritage resources

Treasure Island Review

Our Top 5 Recommends: Theatre & Performance Resources

Our Top 5 Recommends: Visual Arts Resources

Using Book Creator to respond to a National Centre for Writing prompt

Our Top 5 Recommends: Literature Resources

Our Top 5 Recommends: Music Resources

Headteacher Symposium on Creativity & Education

Why you should be confident presenting your arts and culture provision to Ofsted

Is your Curriculum Ofsted ready?

5 ideas that enable children and young people’s creativity, curiosity and agency

Responding to the Ofsted consultation

Returning to teaching, refreshed and ready!

CALSA blog: working together is success

Supporting best practice in Early Years Arts...

CALSA blog: an introduction

Heritage Hack Model Making Lab!

Artsmark Festival

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Five new cultural learning trials with the EEF and RSA

New Artsmark Levelled Schools!

Culture Connect

Artsmark levelled schools!

People. Place. Potential Conference