Why Collective Worship?

Collective worship is time for the whole school to gather and for everyone to be given the opportunity to grow spiritually, and be given a ‘time to breathe’.  It should be a central element of school life and be an enjoyable and uplifting time for adults and young people alike.

The law requires that ‘…every pupil should have a daily act of Collective Worship which is ‘wholly’ Christian for church schools’.

Collective 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 joys and challenges
• Celebrate special times in the Christian calendar