To mark the launch of The 3-18 Education Trust’s Belonging Framework, we invited students from across our schools to share what belonging means to them. In collaboration with our schools, we organised a Trust-wide creative competition, encouraging students to express their views on belonging through a variety of mediums.
The Belonging Framework, introduced at the end of the summer term, is designed to guide and support staff, parents/carers, external agencies, and students to understand their collective roles and responsibilities in supporting a successful educational journey. The framework provides practical guidance and resources to help everyone work together, ensuring that every student feels valued and supported.
Our students responded with remarkable creativity, from posters, poems and recipes to artwork, musical compositions and dance pieces. The judging panel was truly impressed by the diversity and quality of the entries, which reflected the unique perspectives and talents of students of all ages.
Our winners were presented with a certificate, gift voucher and house points (or equivalent) in their schools. Congratulations to all our winners!
We are delighted to share a selection of the winning entries and presentation photos below. Thank you to everyone who took part and helped make this celebration of belonging such a success.
Bowbrook Primary School winner
Georgia Smith, Year 1
Belonging poster
Certificate and prize presented by Bowbrook Primary School Headteacher, Sam Aiston
Bridgnorth Endowed School winner
Poem by Laura Pumphrey, Year 8
Coleham Primary School winner
Belonging bread recipe by Laurie, Year 3
Hodnet Primary School winner
Acrostic poem by Emilie Woods, Year 2
John Wilkinson Primary School winner
Picture by Poppy Phillips, Year 5
Much Wenlock Primary School winner
Picture canvas by Velvet-Ivy Moore, Year 2
Winner: Dance by Tamika-Rose Daley, Year 3
The Priory School winner
Story by Bronia Barham, Year 8
St Martins School winner
Poem by Logan Worle, Year 3/4
Thomas Adams School winner
Musical composition by Tom Booth, Year 10
Certificate and prize presented by Thomas Adams Headteacher, Mark Cooper
William Brookes School winner
Maisie Henson, Year 10
Certificate and prize presented by William Brookes Headteacher, Ruth Shaw
Notes for editors
The 3-18 Education Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) of primary and secondary schools across Shropshire, with a community of over 5,000 students.
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