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Religious Education 9

Students win National ‘Spirited Arts’ Competition

Year 10 students Sian Ashworth, Ella Robbins, Lucy Darnell and Phillipa Murray, and
Millie Snodin in Year 12, are among those having been selected as winners in the
National Art Competition ‘Spirited Arts’ held annually by the National Association of
Teachers of Religious Education (NATRE).
In its 15th year, this competition has attracted over 300,000 participants averaging
20,000 partakers per year since 2004. hundreds of United Kingdom schools get
involved. entries are also received as far afield as Cyprus and Australia, Indonesia
and South Africa.
the artwork was carried out as part of the College’s enrichment Week, the aim
being to link Religious education to Art and Creativity. themes included Doubt and
Faith, Sacred Places, Prayer and Making Peace.
the College was especially delighted this year to be given a Special Award. “As all of the entries sent by
students from Ivybridge were of a winning standard and a number of their entries are amongst the winners
across various themes, NAtRe are delighted to present a Special Award to the College in recognition of the
excellent work being done in Religious education.”
gail Snodin head of Religious Studies at the College said, “We are delighted that our students have been
recognised as winners. the students and I look forward to the Spirited Arts Competition every year, because
even though this is an art competition catalysed by the Religious education subject association, it not only
provides an opportunity to think critically about current affairs and values, but it also provides a great platform
for cross-curricular activity combining subjects like Art, Religious education, literacy
and even history, which allows our students to explore different ways of learning.”

Year 7 ‘Peace One Day’ Assembly

This year for Peace One Day, Year 7 students held a special assembly about the
importance of trying to achieve peace in the world and in our own lives.
Mia Ryder writes, “We presented a powerpoint which showed the benefits that
peace has to everyone. We included a dance that we performed in front of our
Year group which was to the song ‘heal the world (make it a better place).’
everyone joined in making a pledge to do one thing to spread peace one day.
Students also produced many designs for a worldwide google Doodle

competition. We created a
colourful design that would be
used for the google home page.
Our designs portrayed what
peace meant to us!”