This project build on previous research conducted jointly by Warwick and the RSC which focused on the teaching of Shakespeare in primary schools belonging to the RSC's Learning and Performance Network.

This aim of this new project was to help sustain the collaborative relationship between Warwick and the RSC and was intended to help the RSC make informed decisions about where in the immediate future to direct its resource to its best effect. New collaborations were formed as part of the Associated Schools Programme, a new programme intended to broaden the range of the company's relationships with schools, and impact narratives were developed to influence public opinion and policy makers opinions.