Schools of thought: Jeff Beatty recounts a student conference and its vision for the future

‘This gathering of students provided a vision of what is best in us.’

by Jeff Beatty 3rd May 2024

‘Every person is precious’ was the headline of a Quaker Values in Education (QVinE) threshing conference held at Woodbrooke in 2014. Since then, QVinE has attempted – through conferences, publications, online events and Meetings for Worship – to show that Friends care about the education of young people. Mostly, these efforts have engaged Friends who are educational professionals, but rarely young people.