The Purpose Issue

The Magazine of the Pupils of Ibstock Place School

Articles from The Wall 2026

Does Purpose Create Happiness?
Society

Does Purpose Create Happiness?

...or, is it ok to go with the flow? Chloe Dent, S10, contemplates whether the pursuit of purpose truly leads to happiness, or whether the pressure to define meaning in life too early can become a source of stress rather than fulfilment.

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Chloe Dent

Senior 10

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Artwork byMiya Hunt

UVI

What Is Your Purpose?
Lifestyle

What Is Your Purpose?

Alessia Fantuzzi, S8, explores what purpose means and how personal goals and social expectations shape who we become.

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Alessia Fantuzzi

Senior 8

Naomi Annetts

Artwork byNaomi Annetts

Art Editor

Your Word, Your Worth
Lifestyle

Your Word, Your Worth

Victoria Leiman, S9, examines how reputation functions as an invisible social currency in the digital age.

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Victoria Leiman

Senior 9

Naomi Annetts

Artwork byNaomi Annetts

Art Editor

Can Robots Care?

Can Robots Care?

Science & Technology Editor Anastazja Duda, LVI, explores the rise of robot nurses and therapists.

Anastazja Duda

Anastazja Duda

Science & Technology Editor

WC

Artwork byWilliam Croft

Senior 9

Concrete Plans: Architecture's Sustainable Future
Sustainability

Concrete Plans: Architecture's Sustainable Future

Sustainability Editor Bea Jovele, LVI, examines how sustainable construction methods could help reduce environmental damage and reshape the future of the built environment.

Beatrice Jovele

Beatrice Jovele

Sustainability Editor

Ruby Hellier

Photography byRuby Hellier

Art Director

Purpose
Fiction

Purpose

Lucy Lopez, S8, reflects on the tension between parental expectations and personal ambition, exploring how uncertainty over purpose can shape identity, pressure, and self-discovery.

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Lucy Lopez

Senior 8

Phoebe Wenlock

Artwork byPhoebe Wenlock

Sport & Health Editor

Roots
Fiction

Roots

Maryam Mustafayeva, UVI, reflects on cycles of growth, decay, and consequence and the lingering effects of what we nurture and destroy.

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Maryam Mustafayeva

UVI

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Artwork byEmma Shapiro

Senior 9

In Tune Together
Creative Arts

In Tune Together

Ana Valgañon-Archanco, S10, explores how genres such as reggae, folk, blues, Latin, and country music have shaped cultural identity, community, and emotional expression across the world.

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Ana Valgañon-Archanco

Senior 10

Beatrice Jovele

Artwork byBeatrice Jovele

Sustainability Editor

The Price of a Quick Fix
Sport & Health

The Price of a Quick Fix

The Medic Society studies the risky rise of trendy treatments such as Accutane, Ozempic and vitamin drips.

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The Medic Society

LVI

Ele Del Zompo

Artwork byEle Del Zompo

Art Editor

Velvet Blue
Fiction

Velvet Blue

Marianne Pagano, S10, explores a solitary man’s coastal ritual, where a daily swim with a crocodile toy becomes a quiet act of escape and reflection.

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Marianne Pagano

Senior 10

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Photography byMarianne Pagano

Senior 10

Byte-ing the Planet
Sustainability

Byte-ing the Planet

Olga Kostiuk, S10, takes a look at the environmental impact of artificial intelligence to ask "is it worth it?"

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Olga Kostiuk

Senior 10

Ruby Hellier

Photography byRuby Hellier

Art Director