Legal Requirements
There has been no significant change in the law about collective worship since the Education Reform Act of 1988 or the Education Act of 1996. Our daily Act of Collective Worship is in accordance with the religious character of our Academy as part of the ODST Corporation of Schools. "Worship will be - appropriate to the age, aptitude and family backgrounds of pupils, - provided in a variety of settings, groupings and timings, with a variety of leaders." (DFES)
Collective worship can vary in content and includes stories, drama, songs, visitors, videos and art. The majority of our sessions reflect the board tradition of Christian belief with regular opportunities to explore festivals and beliefs of other religions. Music is frequently used to welcome children into the gathering and provide them with a time for calm and reflection. The use of prayer is regularly included and children will be invited to join in with the prayer by saying ‘Amen’ at the end or to choose to use the time as a personal quiet reflection.
Each term a value is selected to explore in detail and this forms the basis of the collective worship for that term. During 2018-19 the values are: thankfulness, trust, perseverance, justice, service and truthfulness. Links to Christianity, including Bible stories, will be made as well as links to other religions and general daily life. As an example, some of the themes being used during Term 2 for trust and Christmas are:
Trusting yourself
How to show you can be trusted
Advent
The journey of Mary and Joseph
Hannukah
Reception Crib Service at St Lawrence Church
Key Stage Two Christmas Service at St Peter & Paul Church
Children regularly plan and deliver collective worship, linking to the value of the term. In term 1 these children from Year 5 shared information about their recent visit to a Mosque.
For a weekly timetable of how Collective Worship is organised please click here.
For more information about Collective Worship please contact Amy Pearce, Headteacher.
There has been no significant change in the law about collective worship since the Education Reform Act of 1988 or the Education Act of 1996. Our daily Act of Collective Worship is in accordance with the religious character of our Academy as part of the ODST Corporation of Schools. "Worship will be - appropriate to the age, aptitude and family backgrounds of pupils, - provided in a variety of settings, groupings and timings, with a variety of leaders." (DFES)
Collective worship can vary in content and includes stories, drama, songs, visitors, videos and art. The majority of our sessions reflect the board tradition of Christian belief with regular opportunities to explore festivals and beliefs of other religions. Music is frequently used to welcome children into the gathering and provide them with a time for calm and reflection. The use of prayer is regularly included and children will be invited to join in with the prayer by saying ‘Amen’ at the end or to choose to use the time as a personal quiet reflection.
Each term a value is selected to explore in detail and this forms the basis of the collective worship for that term. During 2018-19 the values are: thankfulness, trust, perseverance, justice, service and truthfulness. Links to Christianity, including Bible stories, will be made as well as links to other religions and general daily life. As an example, some of the themes being used during Term 2 for trust and Christmas are:
Trusting yourself
How to show you can be trusted
Advent
The journey of Mary and Joseph
Hannukah
Reception Crib Service at St Lawrence Church
Key Stage Two Christmas Service at St Peter & Paul Church
Children regularly plan and deliver collective worship, linking to the value of the term. In term 1 these children from Year 5 shared information about their recent visit to a Mosque.
For a weekly timetable of how Collective Worship is organised please click here.
For more information about Collective Worship please contact Amy Pearce, Headteacher.
