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Norfolk Arts & Wellbeing Programme Evalua8on process and headlines Dr Anni Raw, Durham University

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Norfolk  Arts  &  Wellbeing  Programme  

Evalua8on  process  and  headlines  Dr  Anni  Raw,  Durham  University  

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Ac8on  Research  Evalua8on  •  Two  ques)on  areas:    – What  outcomes?  – What  learning?  

•  Evalua)on  material  of  differing  kinds,  for  different  purposes  

•  Quan)ta)ve  data  (data  that  is  quan)fiable)  =  against  KPIs  (Key  Performance  Indicators)  

•  My  role:  maximise  the  ‘ac)on  learning’  dimension  –  transferable  learning  from  the  process  

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Evalua8on  Framework  •  Ambi)ous  strategy  agreed  •  Par)cipatory  evalua)on  process:  collec)ve  vision  –  aspira)ons  for  the  work  – Group  consensus  process  (ICA),  led  by  Mike  White  

•  Criteria  for  assessing  achievement  of  desired  outputs:  agreed  collec)vely  –  drawn  from  specialist  knowledge  of  consor)um  partners…  

•  A  rich,  extensive  evalua)on  framework  created    •  (the  following  slide  shows  example  page  –  1  of  7)  

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Outcome  area  

Success  criteria  

Evidence  (how  do  we  know  if  this  is  happening?)  

Other  evidence   Examples  (what  this  looks  like  in  prac)ce  –  e.g.s)    

S8mula8

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 enjoyab

le  ac8vity  th

at  im

proves  

health  and

 wellbeing  

Improved  wellbeing,  Posi)ve  social  impact    

•  Posi)ve  change  recorded:  5  steps  to  wellbeing,  or  WEMWS  

•  Change  in  YP  aWtude  and  behaviours  to  others  

•  Posi)ve  change  in  YP  own  self  assessment  

For  YP  and  older  people:  Feel  less  isolated  Learnt  /done  something  new  Altered  aWtudes/  Behaviours  For  personal  budget  holders  Improved  confidence,  communica)on,  teamwork  Be\er  access  to  info  Be\er  informed  decisions  

A\endance  at  sessions  A\en)on/engagement  Interac)vity  Collabora)ve  working  Willing  to  try  things  Willing  to  persevere  Asking  ques)ons  Explaining  to  others  Eye  contact  Improved  concentra)on  

Increased  exposure  to  enjoyable  arts  experiences/  crea)ve  expression  

•  Involved  in  s)mula)ng  C&C  ac)vi)es  

•  Experiencing  new  C&C  ac)vi)es  

•  Opps  for  crea)ve  self-­‐expression  

•  Enjoyment,  fulfilment,  sense  of  achievement  

A\ending,  taking  part  Producing  crea)ve  outputs  Discovering  new  talents,  interests  Greater  confidence  in  own  ideas  and  crea)vity  

Arriving  on  )me;  staying  for  whole  sessions;  returning  each  week;  keen  to  have  a  go;  crea)ng  work;  prepared  to  share  work  with  others;  not  dismissing  or  prejudging  own  work  

Recogni)on  of  individual  achievements  

•  Sharing  outcomes  /  achievements  within  group  

•  Sharing  with  wider  group,  family,  other  residents  

•  Achieving  Arts  Award  credits  

End  of  session  sharings  Work  displayed  in  pubic  spaces  Work  displayed  in  residents’  rooms  Enrolment  on  Arts  Award  Commitment  to  comple)ng  Arts  Award  

Curiosity  overriding  nega)vity  Taking  pride  in  comments  of  others  Showing  enjoyment  in  own  crea)vity  Achievement  of  Arts  Award  

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My  role  in  the  process  

3  overarching  ques)ons  for  my  brief  -­‐  What  has  the  programme  contributed  to  understanding:  

1.        How  effec*ve  arts  and  cultural  interven*ons  are  in  addressing  health  and  wellbeing  agendas?  

2.       What  opportuniAes  and  challenges  are  presented  to  organisaAons  working  collaboraAvely  in  this  field?  

3.       What  benefits  there  are  (financial,  organisaAonal  and  qualitaAve)  to  commissioners  of  the  CreaAve  CommuniAes  ConsorAum  model  of  working?  

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My  Processes  

•  Interviews  with  delivery  partners  •  Colla)ng  documenta)on  from  partners  •  Encouraging  narra)ve-­‐based  approaches*:  – Mapping  project  narra)ves/journeys  

•  Dis)lling  and  reflec)ng  back  learning  from  the  delivery  experiences  

 *2  examples  of  narra)ve  tools  in  use:  

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Example  of  Crea8ve  Scrapbook  in  use    King’s  Lynn  Arts  Centre  Trust  

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Evidence  that  the  programme  has  provided  ‘s*mula*ng  and  enjoyable  ac*vity  that  improves  health  and  

wellbeing’?  

Including  the  following  descriptors:  Increased  exposure  to  enjoyable  arts  and  cultural  experiences  and  crea)ve  expression?  •  Involvement  in  s)mula)ng  crea)ve  and  cultural  

ac)vi)es  •  Experiencing  new  crea)ve  and  cultural  ac)vi)es  

not  undertaken  before  •  Opportuni)es  for  crea)ve  self-­‐expression  •  Gained  enjoyment  and  sense  of  fulfilment  and  

achievement  

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Numerous  examples  across  all  projects    One  example  of  offering  something  very  new:  ‘...  we  were  asked  to  conduct  a  ‘passive’  ac)vity  because  of  the  severity  of  the  levels  of  demen)a  amongst  par)cipants.  We  did  so  but  built  in  op)onal  par)cipatory  involvement  if  par)cipants  wanted  to  join  in.  ...Our  ar)sts  created  an  immersive  experien)al  sound  environment  using  looped  synths  and  ambient  tones  including  the  use  of  a  Hang  Drum.  Many  of  the  residents  decided  to  join  in.’  

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Recogni8on  of  individuals’  achievements?  

Including  the  following  descriptors:  •  Sharing  outcomes  and  achievements  within  the  group  •  Sharing  achievements  with  wider  group,  family,  other  residents  •  Achieving  Arts  Award  credits  

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This  aspect  generally  naturally  built  in  to  project  ac8vi8es  

   

(e.g.  performances  and  sharing  events)  ‘We  had  a  showcase  –  a  premier  night  screening  of  the  par)cipant’s  film,  with  a  red  carpet,  and  posh  guests,  and  a  professional  photographer.    There  were  all  sorts  of  comments  -­‐“I’ve  never  been  on  a  red  carpet  before”,  “I’ve  never  had  a  professional  photograph  taken  before!”’  

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Improved  wellbeing  of  users,  and  posi8ve  social  impact?  

Including  the  following  descriptors:  •  Posi)ve  change  recorded  through  Five  Steps  to  Well-­‐being  or  WEMWBS  assessments  •  Evidence  of  change  in  young  people’s  aWtude  and  behaviour  to  others  •  Evidence  of  posi)ve  change  in  young  people’s  own  self-­‐assessment  

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Young  Carers’  Transi8on  Worker  Comments    

“They  were  so  enthusias)c.    Below  is  a  text  message  I    received  upon  reaching  home.    It  brought  tears  to  my  eyes  (several  )mes  during  the  evening  I  was  in  a  similar  state!)        ‘I  haven't  had  that  much  fun  in  ages,  well  since  my  brother  died  -­‐    thank  u  soo  soo  much  I'm  so  grateful  xx’      What  I  saw  last  night  was  a  rarity  –  they  let  themselves  go  and  forgot  their  responsibili)es  and  had  FUN.”        

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A  symbol  of  impact:  Commitment  Con)nued  commitment  and  a\endance  by  young  people  long  aoer  the  project  ended  •  ‘We’re  s)ll  in  touch  with  all  the  young  people  we  worked  with  in  the  project.  We’d  never  met  the  group  before  this,  they  didn’t  know  we  existed,  didn’t  know  how  we  might  be  able  to  help  them  or  what  we  were.  But  now  they  are  coming  back  to  us  for  a  number  of  reasons...    to  see  shows,  exhibi)ons,  do  the  arts  award  with  us,  work  experience,  volunteering...    

•  They  are  avid  par)cipants.  If  I  emailed  them  right  now  about  an  event,  they  would  all  come..  One  young  person  from  the  group  came  in  last  week,  for  help  to  add  what  he’d  done  in  the  project  into  his  UCAS  applica)on/personal  statement,  because  he  though  it  said  something  valuable  about  him.’  

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Wider  recogni8on  of  the  value  of  arts  and  culture  interven8ons  to  health  and  wellbeing?  

Eg:  Posi)ve  change  in  aWtude  of  health  and  social  care  professionals  to  role  of  arts  and  culture:  •  Health  and  social  care  staff  know  how  to  access  informa)on  about  arts  and  culture  opportuni)es  •  And  have  be\er  understanding  of  benefits  of  crea)ve  interven)ons  for  clients  and  users  

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‘Catalyst’  of  having  funding  to  work  with  new  partners;  partners  become  enthusias8c  to  repeat      ‘There  has  been  follow  up  from  a  school  (a  commissioner)  –  so  the  pathway  forward  may  not  be  so  much  through  ‘robust  evidence’,  but  through  partnership  experience  –  hearts  and  minds,  empirical,  experien)al  awareness  –  just  being  there,  and  knowing  your  kids.    What  is  happening  communicates  already  quite  effec)vely  to  partner/commissioners...’    

‘We  delivered  4  sessions  to  the  Hospital,  and  they  were  such  a  success,  the  hospital  has  now  commissioned  us  to  work  with  them  on  a  regular  basis...’  

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Quote  below  adds  insight  into  achieving  wider  understanding  across  sectors:    

‘As  a  health  and  social  care  worker,  I  couldn’t  deliver  half  of  the  outcomes  without  doing  the  Lord  Mayor’s  procession,  and  the  arts  and  craos,  the  radio,  making  things  and  stuff  [So  would  you  choose  to  do  those  kinds  of  cultural  acAviAes  again?]  Yes,  absolutely.  All  those  things  add  so  much  value,  but  we  need  to  talk  about  it  in  the  right  way...  There’s  an  issue  with  language.  The  terms  ‘arts  and  culture’  might  be  something  that  many  people  don’t  understand.    People  understand  through  experiencing  it.’  

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Summary  findings  of  the  qualita8ve  evalua8on  of  the  Programme:  

1)  Extremely  valuable  and  rich  wellbeing-­‐focussed  arts  and  cultural  work;    

2)  par)cularly  strong  in  inclusion  of  groups  rarely  accessing  such  ac)vity;  

3)  Strong  wellbeing  impacts  in  situ,  (captured  in  photographs  and  quotes,  &  reflec)ons  by  deliverers);  

4)  Persuasive  enough  to  create  new  opportuni)es  for  con)nua)on  or  repeat  work,  through  partners  seeing  wellbeing  impact  on  the  groups  they  know  so  well;  

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Con8nued…    5)  Evalua)on  systems  designed  to  capture  

qualita)ve  data  rather  patchy,  (overload  of  evalua)on  processes,  and  hiccoughs  in  the  evalua)on  strategy);  

6)  Enormous  learning  reported  to  me  as  evaluator  during  the  la\er  stages  of  the  programme.  

(The  subject  of  the  main  evalua)on  report.)