In this week's Roundup:
Head Student's Welcome | The Week Ahead | Key Term Dates | Noticeboard | Photo of the Week
Nursery & Junior | Senior & Sixth Form | Submit a Story
A message from
Rich Jones, Head.
I am 52 years old and I still really like drinking cheap supermarket squash. Lemon only.
Terrible really. In my defence, it is the zero-sugar version. And, also in my defence, one of the principal reasons I still love it, or perhaps tolerate it, is because it reminds me of being a child.
Many in our community who know me well will probably have little difficulty imagining that I was not a child who sat around much. I was always at the open-air concrete swimming pool in my town, now of course marketed as a ‘Lido’, playing rugby, playing football, annoying friends, neighbours, and family, or simply getting up to mischief on my own.
But I was always on time.
Whenever ‘tea’ was, I was home on the dot, throwing my BMX Chrome Burner down on the drive and colliding into the house. And before anything else happened, I must have drunk two or three pints of heavily watered-down, very cheap squash. Every day.
I did this for years.
And even now, as I swig it, perhaps slightly more delicately these days, I sometimes think about swigging it then. A sweaty, exhausted, breathless boy who was content, loud, abrasive and without quite so much of the scar tissue that comes with age and engagement with the world.
It is extraordinary what tastes and smells can do.
Their transportative quality can send us hurling backwards into a memory, a place, a feeling or an emotion that perhaps we had forgotten was there at all. Something apparently insignificant gets through the defences and, suddenly, you are somewhere else. Taste buds and nostrils have massive power!
I had a squash-like experience today while queueing for lunch.
Susanna, our Head Chef, dutifully informed me that Sara in the catering team had made fresh homemade rolls to accompany the soup.
And then I smelled them.
That instant whiff of hot yeast and warm bread, accompanied by the sight of those slightly uneven shapes, must connect with something for many of us. For me, I slipped straight back into my mum’s kitchen, getting ‘under her feet’. And, like the squash, there was suddenly warmth, family, and closeness.
In a bread roll.
The roll itself, which obviously I had to have, was marvellous. Warm, tasty and, I don’t know... bready. Perfect.
But what struck me most was how wonderfully imperfect they were to look at.
They weren’t identical. They weren’t completely uniform. Some were bigger, some smaller, some slightly wonky. You knew somebody had actually made them.
And I think there is something rather important in that.
There is something initially impressive about perfect uniformity. Straight lines. Identical shapes. Everything where it ought to be. But the things made with passion, care and love do not always tend to be quite so uniform, quite so straight or quite so easy on the eye. Better.
The real strength of ‘homemade’ is often its uniqueness, its imperfection and its loyal refusal to conform completely to form.
And perhaps we need to hold onto that in these wobbly times.
Because more and more of our world is processed, modified, homogenised and formulaic. Food, entertainment, algorithms, routines, opinions and increasingly the words and images we consume can all be smoothed out, tidied up and made to fit.
AI adds another fascinating dimension to this. It can organise, codify, predict and produce astonishing things. But there is a danger, not necessarily in the technology itself, but in what we begin to expect because of it. We could start believing that everything should be tidied up. That everything should fit. And, ultimately, that people themselves can somehow be codified, formulated, and made uniform.
They can’t! The greatest thing about human beings is the mess, although my mother would have disagreed…We are inconsistent. Contradictory. Occasionally infuriating. We get things wrong. We change our minds. We surprise one another. We have bumps and edges and bits that do not quite fit the mould.
And thank goodnes for that.
One of the things I love most about St Chris is our determination not to cookie-cutter young people. We are not trying to produce identical bread rolls.
We are asking young people to discover who they are and telling them that who they are is a pretty good place to start.
That means the job of this school cannot simply be to make children fit itself. The school has to remain agile enough to move, manoeuvre and occasionally reshape itself around them. Of course, there are boundaries and expectations. Young people need those too. But within them there must be room for the mess, the individuality, the contradictions, the passions, the oddities, and the glorious imperfections that make each young person themselves.
That uniqueness sings loudly and proudly here. And we will continue to make sure that it does.
So here’s to cheap squash, wonky bread rolls and the glorious human mess of it all. And my apologies to Sara for turning a perfectly innocent bread roll into this mild rant. Sara you’re rolls were perfect by the way!
Have a lovely weekend.
Free Access to The Wellbeing Hub
for St Chris Families
Supporting pupils’ mental health and wellbeing is central to life at St Chris. To build on our pastoral provision, we have invested in The Wellbeing Hub, a platform created by experts in child and adolescent mental health, with free access for all parents and carers.
The Hub offers practical advice to help families support young people through everyday challenges and different stages of growing up. Resources include:
- Expert advice and parenting courses to support your child’s wellbeing.
- Articles, videos and practical tools to explore at your own pace.
- Guidance on friendships, online safety, resilience and more.
- Monthly webinars with experts in their field.
Pupils aged 10 and above have their own access to age-appropriate resources.
Getting started
Parents and carers will be registered automatically and receive a welcome email containing login details and a link to set up a password.
To familiarise yourself with the platform, watch the guided video tour. You can also follow this guide to add The Wellbeing Hub to your phone’s home screen or computer desktop, making it easy to return whenever you need it.
For questions about access, please contact info@teentips.co.uk.
We hope families will find The Wellbeing Hub a useful source of advice and reassurance, complementing the support available through school.
Safeguarding Update
Understanding ‘Looksmaxing’
We are sharing our first seven-minute safeguarding briefing of the year with parents and carers, focusing on an online trend known as ‘looksmaxing’, including a more extreme form sometimes called ‘hardmaxing’.
The trend centres on changing or ‘improving’ physical appearance and has gained attention on TikTok and other social media platforms. Some content has links to online communities that promote harmful views about women and relationships, making this an important topic for families to be aware of.
Our safeguarding briefings highlight emerging concerns across the country. Sharing this information does not mean we are seeing these issues at St Chris; it helps us work together to recognise potential risks and support pupils.
The attached briefing takes just a few minutes to read. We have also included information from the National Crime Agency for parents and carers who would like to understand more.
If the information raises any questions, or you are concerned about your child’s online experiences, please contact the school’s safeguarding team via our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Alistair Phillips
Thank You: £5,000 Raised for the Bursary Fund
A heartfelt thank you to the families who have donated all or part of their admissions deposits to the St Chris Bursary Fund when their child has left St Chris. Together, their generosity has raised £5,000 to help support access to a St Chris education.
Some families chose to donate their full deposit, while others contributed a proportion. We are grateful for every gift and for the thought behind it. All donors have also agreed to Gift Aid, allowing eligible donations to go further.
These contributions reflect the care within our school community and a wish to help future pupils benefit from the opportunities their own families have valued.
Thank you to everyone who has supported the fund and chosen to leave this lasting contribution to St Chris.
Help Us Reconnect with Former St Chris Students
We are relaunching the St Chris Alumni Network as a school-led network, and we would love your help to reach former students - including those in your own family. We know that some parents and carers are also St Chris alumni, and we warmly invite you to get involved too.
The Network will help former students stay connected with the school and one another through news, events and opportunities to catch up. We also hope to welcome alumni back to share their experiences and career journeys with current students as they explore their own next steps.
If you have a son or daughter who attended St Chris, please pass this invitation on. Whether they left recently or many years ago, we would love to hear where life has taken them and what they would enjoy from the Network.
Join the Alumni Network
To join the Network, former students can visit our website and complete our short form to share their details, interests and communication preferences:
Join the St Chris Alumni Network
Connect on LinkedIn
They can also join our St Chris Alumni Network LinkedIn Group to connect with other former students and hear about careers and professional opportunities:
Please note that joining the LinkedIn Group does not automatically add anyone to our email list, so we encourage former students to complete the form too.
Join the LinkedIn Alumni Group
Follow St Chris School on LinkedIn
If you are a former student yourself, please do join us and share the invitation with old school friends.
Thank you for helping us reconnect with the people who have shaped St Chris over the years. We look forward to welcoming familiar faces back and building new connections across our community.
We are looking forward to welcoming many of our former students back to school this afternoon for our Students vs Alumni Football Match - results to follow next week.
Notices
Whole School
Parents' Circle AGM and Quiz Night: Friday 9 October
The Parents' Circle warmly invites all parents to their first meeting this Academic Year:
Their AGM will start at 6:30pm, at which a new Chair will be voted in.
This will be followed at 7.00pm by a fun and informal Quiz and Rich Jones will - again - act as Quiz Master!
Venue: Social Library (in Senior School).
Nibbles and Refreshments will be provided.
This Event is Free.
There will be six people to a team and teams will be assembled on the night.
Please do book your place via My School Portal (under Calendar) by Monday 5 October so we can ensure we have enough refreshments for everyone.
If you have any questions about the AGM, please do contact the Parents' Circle at: parentscircle@stchris.co.uk
Could You Help Inspire Our Students?
Humanities Futures
Tuesday 3 November 2026, from 6.00pm
We are looking for volunteers for Humanities Futures: Exploring Degrees, Careers and Opportunities, our first careers event of the year for students in Years 10–13 (IV Group to Upper Sixth) from St Chris and local schools.
Did you study a humanities subject at university, follow a related career path, or work for an organisation offering relevant apprenticeships? We would love to hear from you.
We welcome current university students, recent graduates and experienced professionals, particularly those working in archaeology, culture and heritage, education, the Civil Service, policy, planning, law, journalism, academia, publishing, charities, political research, marketing and public relations.
The evening will feature small-group panel workshops, giving students opportunities to ask questions and explore where subjects such as English, Geography, History, Philosophy and Politics could take them. We are also seeking a keynote speaker.
To offer your support, please email Lizzie Hedderson.
If you cannot join us in November but would like to help at a future event, please save these dates:
- Wednesday 24 February 2027: Senior School Careers Fair
- Friday 28 May 2027: Mock Interview Day
Thank you for helping our students explore their next steps.
Recycled Fashion Show: Materials Wanted!
Students have chosen Lost in Translation as the theme for this year’s Recycled Fashion Show. Our student designers are beginning to develop their ideas and would welcome unusual recycled or unwanted materials to incorporate into their creations.
We would be grateful for donations of:
- Old spectacles or glasses
- Sea glass
- Flip-flops
- Old or broken watches, clocks or cogs
- Old fairy lights
Please bring any donations to Main Reception.
Other unusual materials are welcome too. If you have something you think could inspire one of our designers, please send it in. Thank you for helping students turn unwanted items into imaginative fashion!
Early Years & Junior School
Junior School Individual Photographs
Monday 21 September
Individual pupil photographs will take place in the Junior School on Monday morning. Please ensure pupils arrive ready for their photograph. Details of how to view and order photographs will be shared with parents and carers afterwards.
Peace One Day: Whole School Peace Walk
Monday 21 September
On Monday, Junior School pupils will join together for a walk around the local area to mark Peace One Day and the International Day of Peace, reflecting on kindness, respect and understanding.
Pupils will also discuss what peace means to them and how small actions can make a positive difference at school, at home and in the wider community.
Please remember to:
- Pack a white top for your child to change into after their individual photograph, to symbolise peace.
- Ensure they wear comfortable footwear and clothing suitable for the weather.
- Give consent on EVOLVE for your child to take part.
We look forward to coming together to recognise the part we can all play in creating a kinder, more peaceful world.
Macmillan Coffee and Cake Event
Friday 25 September, 2.30pm, Junior School Hall
We warmly invite all Junior School parents and carers – whether you are new to St Chris or have been part of our community for some time – to join us for a drink and a slice of cake while raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support.
We hope to see you there!
Applications Open for Junior School Librarians
Applications are now open for pupils in F, E and D Groups (Years 4 to 6) to become Junior School Librarians.
Do you love books, enjoy learning and want to help other pupils discover the joy of reading?
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed pupils to join the library team and help us create a welcoming and inspiring environment for everyone.
Being a Junior School Librarian requires commitment throughout the year, but it is also an enjoyable and rewarding role. Full details of the responsibilities are included with the application form.
Interested pupils can collect an application form from the Library.
Closing date: Wednesday 23 September
Morning Care – The Library Is Open
The Library is open every morning from 8.00 to 8.30 am for pupils who would like a quieter start to their day.
Pupils are warmly invited to enjoy a book, draw or simply spend some quiet time before school begins. Parents and carers are also welcome to stay with them.
Please remember that pupils must register with Before School Care before coming to the Library.
Senior School & Sixth Form
Senior School: Staying After School
Please can we ask parents to let students know that if they remain at school after the end of the main school day at 3.40pm, they must be registered as being on site, either through an after-school club or activity, or in the Mulberry Building.
Staff patrol after school, but students must register so that we know who is here and can account for their whereabouts. We will also reinforce this message directly with students.
Thank you for helping us keep everyone safe.
Sen
ior School Preloved PE Kit Sale
We are holding our first Senior School Preloved PE Kit Sale during the Pastoral Consultation Evening on Monday 21 September, with further sales planned at Parent Consultation Evenings throughout the year. All money raised will be donated to a charity chosen by the Senior School Eco Council.
To help us stock the stall, we would be very grateful for donations of clean, good-quality St Chris PE kit that your family no longer needs. Donations are welcome throughout the year and can be left at Reception or sent into school for Becca.
Thank you for helping us give PE kit a new lease of life, reduce waste and support a worthwhile cause.
Here's a picture of this week's Pre-Loved Stall at the Junior School Welcome Event!
Apply to Become a Student Librarian
Do you love books? Are you organised, friendly and keen to make a difference? We are looking for enthusiastic students from the Senior School and Sixth Form to join our team of Student Librarians.
What will you do?
- Help to keep the Library tidy and welcoming
- Organise and shelve books
- Add new books to the library system
- Help students borrow and return books
- Support library competitions throughout the year
- Promote a love of reading across the School
What will you gain?
- Teamwork and leadership experience
- Organisation and time-management skills
- Communication and customer-service skills
- Greater confidence and responsibility
- The opportunity to help shape the reading culture at St Chris
For students completing their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, this role can count towards the Volunteering section and can be signed off by Amy.
How to Apply
Please write a short paragraph of around 100–150 words explaining why you would make a good Student Librarian. You might include:
- Why you would like to take on the role
- The qualities and skills you could bring, such as reliability, organisation, teamwork or communication
- Any relevant experience, including volunteering, helping with clubs or supporting younger students
- Your ideas for encouraging others to enjoy reading
Email your application to Amy.Anderson@stchris.co.uk by Friday 18 September.
This is a great opportunity to develop your skills, contribute to the St Chris community and share the joy of reading.
Careers Newsletter
Edition #2
This week’s Careers Newsletter explores careers in sustainability, upcoming employer events and opportunities to study further afield. Highlights include:
- Green careers and virtual work experience: Explore opportunities with the Environment Agency for students aged 13+, careers in forestry, and Heathrow’s Environmental Engineering Sprint for those aged 16+. There is also a quiz to help students discover careers working with nature.
- Creativity meets technology: The CreaTech Careers Festival, running from 23–25 September, explores careers in screen and storytelling, live performance and the future of creativity.
- Meet employers: Find out about upcoming insight events with Deloitte on 28 September, IBM on 7 October and ADM from 14 October, covering a broad range of career paths.
- This week’s spotlights: Discover the role of an environmental consultant, explore early careers opportunities at Aldi, and learn more about the University of St Andrews.
- Studying in Japan: An introduction to university study in Japan, including courses taught in English and where to find information about applications and funding.
- Could you inspire our students? We are looking for parents and friends of St Chris who studied humanities to share their degree and career journeys at our Humanities Careers Event on the evening of 3 November 2026. To get involved, please contact lizzie.hedderson@stchris.co.uk.
Read the full Careers Newsletter here for further details and links to the opportunities featured.
Next Week
Nursery & Junior School
- Monday 21 September: Junior School Individual Photos; Peace One Day Walk
- Thursday 24 September: Junior School Open House
- Friday 25 September: Macmillan Coffee Morning
Senior School & Sixth Form
WEEK B Timetable
- Monday 21 September: Pastoral Consultations
- Tuesday 22 September: Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition
- Wednesday 23 September Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition
- Thursday 24 September: Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition
- Friday 25 September: I Group (Year 7) Bonding Trip; Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition
- Saturday 26 September: Gold DofE Qualifying Expedition
Autumn Term Diary
| Tuesday 29 September | G Group (Year 3) Trip to the National Gallery (TBC) |
| Wednesday 30 September |
Senior School Open Day (Small Group) 1100-1300 D Group (Year 6) Trip to the Imperial War Museum Piano Recital Governors' Meeting |
| Sunday 4 October | Standalone 10K |
| Monday 5 October | J Group (Year 1) Trip to Wimpole Estate |
| Tuesday 6 October |
H Group (Year 2) Trip to Hitchin British Schools Museum Governors' Meeting |
| Wednesday 7 October | Philosophy & Film Screening 1 |
| Thursday 8 October | Sixth Form Information Evening |
| Friday 9 October |
G Group (Year 3) Trip to Anglesey Abbey TBC II Group (Year 8) HPV Vaccinations III Group (Year 9) DTP/MenACWY Vaccinations Parents' Circle AGM & Quiz Night |
| Monday 12 October |
E Group (Year 5) Trip to National Space Centre I Group (Year 7) Parents' Consultation |
| Tuesday 13 October | UCAS Creative Conference |
| Wednesday 14 October |
Flu Vaccinations Junior School Parents' Consultation |
| Thursday 15 October | Governors' Meeting |
| Monday 19 - Friday 30 October |
Half term holiday |
| Sunday 25 - Thursday 29 October | Sports Residential Trip to Salou, Spain |
| Thursday 29 October | Senior School Musical Rehearsal |
| Friday 30 October | Senior School Musical Rehearsal |
| Tuesday 3 November | Senior School Careers Event: Humanities |
| Wednesday 4 November |
Senior School Open Day (Small Group) 1100-1300 II Group (Year 8) and Sixth Form History Trip to Docklands |
| Friday 6 November | ESSA Primary Swimming Gala |
| Saturday 7 November |
Senior School 3D Design Saturday SHED Senior School Musical Technical Rehearsal 1 |
| Monday 9 November |
Lower Sixth (Year 12) Art Trip IV Group (Year 10) Parents' Consultation |
| Tuesday 10 November |
Senior School Open Morning Sixth Form Psychology 'Brain Day' District Cross Country |
| Wednesday 11 November |
Remembrance Day Governors' Meeting |
| Thursday 12 November | III Group (Year 9) Gothic Tales Performance |
| Sunday 15 November | Senior School Musical Technical Rehearsal 2 |
| Monday 16 November |
Senior School Musical Dress Rehearsal A Level Psychology Trip |
| Tuesday 17 November |
Senior School Musical Dress Rehearsal Junior School Open House Flu vaccination catch up |
| Thursday 19 November |
Junior School Book Fair Senior School Musical Performance 1 |
| Friday 20 November |
Junior School Book Fair Senior School Musical Performance 2 |
| Saturday 21 November |
Senior School Musical Performance 3 (matinee) Senior School Musical Performance 4 (evening) |
| Monday 23 November |
Junior School Book Fair A Level Politics Trip V Group (Year 11) Practical Mock Exams |
| Tuesday 24 November |
Junior School Book Fair V Group (Year 11) Practical Mock Exams |
| Wednesday 25 November |
Junior School Book Fair V Group (Year 11) Practical Mock Exams Governors' Meeting |
| Thursday 26 November |
Early Years Nativity 1 V Group (Year 11) Practical Mock Exams GCSE Options Information Evening |
| Friday 27 November |
Early Years Nativity 2 V Group (Year 11) Practical Mock Exams |
| Monday 30 November | V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams |
| Tuesday 1 December |
V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Music Recitals Evening |
| Wednesday 2 December |
V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Senior School Great Debate Philosophy & Film Screening 2 |
| Thursday 3 December |
V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Senior School Christmas Discos |
| Friday 4 December |
Junior School Christmas Fair V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Upper Sixth (Year 13) Practical Drama Exam |
| Monday 7 December | V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams |
| Tuesday 8 December |
II Group (Year 8) Pantomine Trip Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Senior School Christmas Concert |
| Wednesday 9 December |
Junior School Christmas Lunch V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Junior School Christmas Gathering 1 |
| Thursday 10 December |
V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams Junior School Christmas Gathering 2 |
| Friday 11 December | V Group (Year 11) GCSE Mock Exams 1200 noon Last day of Autumn term |
Early Years & Junior
A Week of Creativity and Discovery
It has been a wonderful week of learning, creativity and discovery across the Junior School, with students embracing new challenges and enjoying plenty of opportunities to learn through practical experiences.
In Early Years, students have been building their confidence with early phonics and mathematical concepts, developing their letter formation and exploring matching, sets and sorting through hands-on activities. As part of their ‘Marvellous Me’ topic, our youngest students have enjoyed creating self-portraits, carefully observing their own features and celebrating the ways in which we are both similar and different. Forest School has also been a highlight, with students enjoying the freedom to explore, play and discover the natural world together.
There has been lots of exciting learning in Computing, too. J Group (Year 1) have been introduced to programming, using Cubetto and ScratchJr to explore how instructions and code can make things happen. It has been fantastic to see students experimenting, problem-solving and confidently creating their own digital scenes.
English has provided plenty of opportunities for students to develop their communication and creative skills. H Group (Year 2) brought The Ant and the Grasshopper to life through role-play and debate before using their ideas in their writing. G Group (Year 3) have been developing their understanding of texts through sequencing and drama, as well as preparing presentations about the countries of the UK. Meanwhile, D Group (Year 6) have been exploring characterisation through drama, learning how facial expressions, body language and actions can help them create more vivid and engaging writing.
Mathematical thinking has also been a key focus across the Junior School. Students have been developing their understanding of number in increasingly sophisticated ways, from exploring sets and sorting in Early Years to flexible partitioning in G Group (Year 3) and F Group (Year 4). These activities have encouraged students to think carefully, explain their reasoning and approach problems in different ways.
The creative curriculum has certainly brought learning to life this week. J Group (Year 1) have explored self-portraiture, while F Group (Year 4) have travelled back in time to Ancient Egypt, learning about papyrus before creating their own. Their visit to the British Museum was a particularly memorable experience, giving students the chance to see Ancient Egyptian artefacts first-hand and deepen their understanding beyond the classroom. E Group (Year 5) have also been looking to the very beginning of the universe, creating acrylic paintings inspired by the ‘Big Bang’ as they begin their exciting exploration of space.
Outside the classroom, Forest School has continued to offer wonderful opportunities for students to develop independence, teamwork, perseverance and practical skills. Whether experimenting with ropes and knots, solving problems, building dens, exploring wildlife, having an impromptu tug-of-war or simply enjoying time in nature, students have shown enthusiasm and resilience throughout.
It has been lovely to see so much curiosity and enjoyment in learning this week. From the youngest students taking their first steps in new areas of learning to our oldest students refining their skills and taking on greater challenges, there has been a real sense of confidence, creativity and collaboration across the Junior School.
Senior & Sixth Form
Bake Off Begins with a Biscuit Challenge
St Chris Bake Off got off to a delicious start this week, with Sixth Form students competing to bake the best biscuit.
The students produced an impressive selection of bakes, with Monty F, Blaise S, Noah J and Imogen taking the winning honours for their Crème Brûlée Cookies. Well done to everyone who took part!
Opps Are Up and Running!
Our Thursday afternoon Opps programme began on Thursday, with students heading out for the first running session of the academic year.
The group enjoyed a 5km run in the sunshine, finishing hot but happy, as their post-run photograph shows. A great start to the year!
Dance World Cup Silver for Sophia
Congratulations to Sophia in Year 9 (III Group), who represented England in three performances at this summer’s Dance World Cup in Dublin, returning home with a silver medal!
Performing with her BSPA troupe, Sophia achieved:
- Silver in the Small Intermediate Song and Dance Troupes category with Hooverville.
- Fourth out of 30 in Large Senior Lyrical Dance Troupes, scoring 90% and finishing just 2.8 percentage points behind the gold medal winners.
- Fourth out of 13 in Large Senior Song and Dance Troupes.
Sophia and her troupe also featured in an article in The Times. A wonderful achievement and plenty to be proud of - well done, Sophia!
Sharing Ideas Across Borders: Rebecca’s Art Education Exchange
This summer, St Chris Senior School art teacher Rebecca Twiston-Davies joined fellow art educators in Portugal for the first international exchange between the National Society for Education in Art and Design (NSEAD) and its Portuguese counterpart, APECV.
Held near Porto, the three-day gathering explored inclusion in art and design education, through creative workshops, shared research and conversations about helping every learner feel represented and included.
Rebecca was subsequently invited to write about the experience for NSEAD’s blog. Her reflections offer an insight into how art can encourage connection, self-expression and belonging, and include a thoughtful reference to the progressive ethos and collaborative practice here at St Chris.
