AN 11-year-old girl from Bradford has been named as one of the winners of this year’s Spirited Arts competition.

The competition, held by the National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, encourages children to get thinking about RE through art.

Rosie Hope, formerly a pupil of Wycliffe CE Primary School in Saltaire and now a student at Beckfoot School, Bingley, beat competition from 1,800 other children to be named a winner.

Rosie was a winner in the Art in Heaven category, with her drawing depicting how faith can help triumph over doubt.

She said: “I really enjoyed the freedom and creativity I had, where I was free to choose what I did and how to express it.

“It also made me think about how the world would be without the unity and peace of religion.”

Karen Palmer, Wycliffe’s art teacher, entered Rosie into the competition.

She said: “We are delighted that Rosie has been recognised as a winner.

“The students and I look forward to the Spirited Arts competition every year, because even though this is an art competition catalysed by the RE subject association it not only provides an opportunity to think critically about current affairs and values but it also provides a great platform for cross-curricular activity combining subjects like Art, RE, Literacy and even History, which allows our students to explore different ways of learning.”