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In lockdown, all children at Senior House took part in the Spirited Arts competition as part of a specific Religious Studies unit of work. This competition gives children the chance to be creative and imaginative in this subject and is linked to the children's spiritual ideas and skills. Last year over 50,000 pieces of art and poetry were created for the competition and some of these are displayed online. After much careful deliberation, ten pieces were selected to be sent to represent St John's with the winners being announced after the end of the academic year. Winning entries will provide a good response to one of the 5 themes and judges will be taking into account whether it is original, well-created and is an excellent example of Religious Studies. Now in its 18th year, Spirited Arts has attracted over 380,000 participants since 2004, with 2,000 entries being sent in to NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) each year for judging. Hundreds of schools take part and the organisers get entries coming from as far-a-field as Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand and Bahrain.