I am thrilled to welcome you to The Wall’s brand-new website, brimming with the best journalistic and artistic talent that Ibstock has to offer, and the digital sidekick to our 11th edition of the magazine.

The theme we chose to delve into this year is freedom, something that has never been more complex to us as a collective, no matter your personal slant. It has been fascinating to discover and discuss what freedom means to different people and how we see it evolving in our futures.

As always, everything in this magazine, from the photography to the words – and to this very website itself! - has been crafted by the pupils of Ibstock Place School. The minimalistic style created by the diverse talents of our student artists and designers is no fluke; we wanted to ensure there was plenty of space to let what our pupils have to say breathe and be clearly seen and understood.

We hope you enjoy all that The Wall Online has to offer, and that by the end you appreciate how truly integral freedom, and preserving it, is to the future of our society.