Collective Worship

We have Collective Worship every day. This is inclusive, invitational and inspiring. Our worship gives pupils and school staff the opportunity to:

Engage in an act of community
Express praise and thanksgiving to God
Be still and reflect
Explore the big questions of life and respond to national events
Foster respect and deepen spiritual awareness
Reflect on the character of God and on the teachings of Christ.
Affirm Christian values and attitudes
Share each other’s joy and challenges
Celebrate special times in the Christian calendar.

On Monday we enjoy worship within our Key Stage thinking about our value of the term. On a Tuesday pupils have collective worship led by Mrs Cooper and Mrs Lavis. We also have lots of wonderful visitors including Canon Graham who comes in to lead worship. Wednesday is in key stages we share Picture News, have another visitor from the Church or Baptist Church or pupil led. We also have a wonderful Bible Bookworm group who lead Worship. On Wednesday, we have our weekly Growing Spiritually and Personally Flourishing Worship with one year group at a time. On Thursday children enjoy singing worship. Friday is a time when we come together in key stages to celebrate our achievements as a school family.

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Our worship planning is carefully crafted, and worship is theologically rooted. Each term the plan focuses on a value. We award value leaves and the value’s bear to children in worship on a Friday, who have lived out the value in school. Our worship links to our vison of ‘talk, learn, grow on our journey together’ and includes study of bible stories, key festivals from a range of faiths, British Values, developing courageous advocacy and social justice and significant dates in history.

In addition to the weekly worship routines, there are opportunities for children to lead services both in school and also at the church. Our worship groups plan and deliver worship regularly to the school. In addition, we have year 6 children who are spiritual leaders and support the children across the school with their spiritual development. The children also lead special occasions such as the Remembrance service. The school attends the Church to celebrate harvest, Easter and Christmas, where the children have responsibility for leading the service. Families, governors and the wider community are all encouraged to attend these celebrations. In addition, there are times when the school attends Church to take part in an act of worship for example at the start of advent.

There is regular opportunity for pupils and staff to reflect on the worship and the impact of this on themselves and their own spiritual development. Reflection opportunities are collected, evaluated and inform the future planning of worship across the school. The school Church and Community committee review the impact of worship.