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School worship, commonly known as 'assembly', has traditionally formed part of the school day in English schools. Much misunderstood and often controversial, school worship is intended to provide an opportunity for the school to come together, to foster a sense of community and to promote pupils' spiritual and moral development. This section explores the requirements for collective worship in different school settings and support and resources are offered for those responsible for the school's worship programme.
The
collective worship resource web site,
produced by Culham Institute in association with The
National Society provides topical collective worship
suggestions for both primary and secondary schools. It is
updated with new material for each term, and special
occasions such as Pentecost or major national events are
also covered.
Church of England Chief Education
Officer, Canon John Hall, responds to David Bell's
remarks on collective worship
Response
to speech given by HM Chief Inspector of Schools, David
Bell, on Wednesday 21 April 2004.
Community
schools
This section explores the provision for school worship in
community schools.
Foundation
schools
This section explores the provision for school worship in
foundation schools
Voluntary
schools
This section explores the provision for school worship in
voluntary schools that have a religious character.
Daily
attendance
Does the whole school have to attend worship together
every day? Why do many secondary schools in England do
not comply with the law requiring an act of collective
worship to be provided every day for every registered
pupil?
These are some of the controversial issues about school worship tackled in this section of the web site.
Withdrawal
Parents retain their right to withdraw their
child/children from school worship. This section gives
the legal background and some practical implications for
schools.
Worship in
Church
Many Church schools will wish to hold school worship in
church, either on a regular basis, or for the major
Christian festivals. Guidelines are offered in this
section to ensure the smooth running of these events.
Visitors
The offering of hospitality to visitors from faith
communities, as part of the school's worship programme,
is likely to be of great importance in Church schools.
Guidelines are offered in this section to ensure the
smooth running of these events.
Copyright
This section contains guidance on copyright issues for
schools wanting to reproduce worship materials, for
example, writing out words of songs or prayers onto an
acetate sheet for projection.
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