Collective Worship

Collective worship is the heartbeat of our school

Each week begins with an opening whole school worship on a Monday, which explores the key message. This is then reflected on and returned to each day, through Whole School Singing Praise and Class worships.

At the end of the week in Celebration Worship, those children who have demonstrated the key message/vision/values are identified by our Ethos group and are celebrated.

Every Collective Worship is Inclusive, Invitational and Inspiring. We provide opportunities for all members of the school community to engage with the teaching of Jesus and enable participants to reflect on spiritual, moral and philosophical issues through our windows, mirrors and doors approach.

We want our Collective Worship to be a reflective time whereby those involved can explore their own beliefs and faiths. We use this time to build and develop a sense of community and family and promote our vision of learning to love ourselves, love each other, love learning, love life; for God is love and our Christian Values.

We think about those who have shaped British Culture through courageous advocacy and the love of God. We explore how Christians around the world worship in a variety of ways.

During our Collective Worship, we gather, explore, communicate and reflect. We ask our children what they can take from the teachings or reflections from the theme and how they could use it today, tomorrow and in the future.

We plan our themes using the Christian calendar, our Vision and our Christian Values. We also respond to Global issues to encourage the children to be the change they want to see in the world, ‘the door’ to being Courageous advocates.

We ensure our Collective Worship is Inclusive as pupils bring their own experience to worship. Inclusion requires pupil involvement in planning, leading and the evaluation of worship and our Ethos group support us in this through their weekly meetings.

The door is always open.

All are welcome to come in and sit as near or as far away from the fire as they feel comfortable.