Our Values
Founded on our values of excellence, integrity and equity, we ensure children and communities in rural Suffolk feel proud of where they come from and confident in where they can go. Everything we do supports that ambition.
Our vision is embedded through three core drivers of change:
Engage: Equity & Representation
We engage children, families and communities from the ground up, opening doors, building confidence and ensuring everyone feels represented
Enable: Wellbeing & Connection
We enable creativity to become part of everyday life so it can support wellbeing, reduce isolation and strengthen community belonging.
Empower: Excellence & Opportunity
We empower potential with specialist teaching, progression pathways and continued support, so ambition and cultural leadership are shaped by talent, not postcode.
Our impact
Since 2019, we’ve grown from six donated violins to a sustained, community-rooted programme working with over 300 children across three partner schools and their surrounding villages
Working in partnership with schools, families, health partners and local authorities, our ensuring our work has regional context and aligns with local needs & priorities including East Suffolk’s Hidden Needs and Suffolk County Council’s priorities for wellbeing, community connection and fair access to culture.
This ensures we are firmly rooted in context, purpose and place.
Impact Highlights
• 450+ children, families and community members engaged annually
• 1,350+ participatory engagements through Schools & Community Pathways
• 500+ audience reach through live performance
• 100% access to free instruments and ensemble participation
• 85% of pupils in individual lessons supported with bursaries or scholarships
• 9 distinctions & 3 merits in ABRSM exams, including a pupil leading the County String Ensemble
“The programme that MORABE has built is, put simply, inspirational… strengthening community cohesion from toddler to later life.”
- Suffolk County Music Service
“I feel very privileged to have access to such a dedicated learning programme in a state school.”
- Parent
“It makes me feel like I matter.”
- Year 7 pupil
Looking Forward
In 2026, we are strengthening our evaluation framework with sector partners, so we can evidence — with greater clarity — the long-term social mobility, attainment and wellbeing impacts we see every day.
