Collective Worship & Assemblies

All schools must provide collective worship for all pupils. The aim of collective worship, or assembly, is to develop pupils socially, morally, spiritually and culturally. The 1994 legal
framework documentation regarding collective worship still stands. Added to this is the requirement to promote British values as part of SMSC (Ofsted, September 2014, DfE, November
2014). Free schools and academies have the same requirement to provide collective worship as maintained and faith schools, as part of their funding agreement. The Education Reform Act 1994, states that collective worship should be broadly Christian, in character. 

In practice, our assemblies include learning interesting cultural traditions from around the world and their meaning, listening to stories with a moral message and reflecting on themes such as strength, courage or loyalty. Collective worship should draw pupils’ attention to the values the school wishes to develop both as a body and in each individual. Collective worship is about the growth of the person, their character and social outlook, whatever their academic aptitudes.

Right of withdrawal: the right of withdrawal from collective worship stands for all parents and teachers. Parents may put in writing to the school that they do not wish for their child to be in any assemblies with a religious character, if they so wish. 

Please see our assembly plans for the term below for further information.