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Collective Worship
The heartbeat of school life
The heartbeat of school life
The Collective Worship in our schools should strive to be, as the SIAMS evaluation schedule asserts, the ‘heartbeat’ of a school, beating away beneath everything that goes on in school.
It is a sign of the strength and energy of the Christian identity of a school, reaffirming its Christian vision, values and ethos. It is a time in the school day that that should be valued and special to all.
The Church of England encourages our schools to ensure that Collective Worship reflects the traditions of the Church of England and develops learners' understanding of Anglican traditions and practice. The core intention is that daily acts of worship are invitational, reflective and engaging.
This document has been produced to challenge, to guide and set expectations for Church school communities and diocesan authorities.
This model policy has been created by the Diocese Board of education to support schools in designing and implementing high‑quality Collective Worship.
We have created some downloadable tools to help you monitor and evaluate worship.
These eleven weekly suggestions for class based Collective Worship explore the Lord’s Prayer.
This resource has been designed to support class collective worship within our diocese and can also be adapted for whole‑school worship.
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