The Theme

ASPIRE: NURTURING YOUR POTENTIAL

We are a charity which has supported the people of Bedford for more than 450 years. During that time the borough has changed massively, but one thing’s stayed the same we still support the people of the town to help them improve their lives and our mission is to nurture potential.

To nurture potential means to support and develop someone’s abilities, talents, or aspirations, while helping to create an environment where people can thrive. We nurture potential and help people to aspire by investing in education, trying to ensure financial barriers don’t limit young people’s futures by working with dozens of primary schools, providing grants and community support in Bedford, funding for school uniforms, university bursaries, a generous bursary scheme for pupils to attend our independent schools and we are one of the founding partners of Bedford Giving, set up to create a brighter future for the next generation.

This year’s theme will focus on students thinking about their aspirations, goals, dreams, hopes, and what they want to be or do in life. It could be looking at young people’s futures that year, before they go to secondary school, when they leave school, or even later in life. It can be anything from wanting to be an astronaut to being able to tie their shoelaces with different schools looking at different stages in pupils’ lives.

We’re really excited to see what artwork your students produce and what they aspire to be or do!

To enter the competition visit The Competition & How to Enter section and to book a workshop visit Pupil & Teacher Workshops.