COLLECTIVE WORSHIP Training in Schools Work. Running Bible Clubs and Camps.

COLLECTIVE WORSHIPCOLLECTIVE WORSHIP

Training in Schools Work

Running Bible Clubs and Camps

Oh its great, great, brill, brillMega, mega, skill, skillTo have a friend like Jesus.Great, great, brill, brillMega, mega, skill, skillTo have a friend like Him.

He’s always there,He always listens,He always hears me When I talk to him.He loves me now, and will foreverHe’ll be your friend every day, day, day.

Oh its great, great, brill, brillMega, mega, skill, skillTo have a friend like Jesus.Great, great, brill, brillMega, mega, skill, skillTo have a friend like Him.© Doug Horley 1993 Thankyou musicUsed by permission CCL No 3630


Collective:Worship in schools will necessarily be different in character from worship amongst a group with beliefs in common. The legislation reflects this difference in referring to ‘collective worship’ rather than ‘corporate worship’.

Worship: ‘…it must in some sense represent something special or separate from ordinary school activities and it should be concerned to some veneration paid to a divine being or power.’ Education Reform Act 1988 s.6 (1)

WHAT IS COLLECTIVE WORSHIP?

School AssembliesSchool Assemblies

Why?


Why?• Every child chance to choose

• Know Bible

• Invitation to events

• Specials: It's Your Move, Festival, School event


Who?•One or two or team•Share roles and abilities


What?•How long?

– finish deadline?

•Theme– Bible story– Values for life, – Social Emotional Aspects of Learning

(SEAL)– Open the Book.


What?•Songs

– Non-confessional– allowed to do in schools – think wording, what children will be

singing

•Reflection– Prayer– Quiet moment


Details•Arrive early

– think of the staff in charge

•Age range & number•Check facilities

– eg sound / music, screen, laptop, iPad


Details•Have details handy in case of

delay, names, phone number•Dress code•Getting started

– go in with someone who has done it before


Resources•Books on assemblies•Good News Bible artwork•ClickArt CD Rom•Websites:

– www.schoolswork.co.uk– E-assemblies, www.school-assemblies.co.uk– Henry Martyn artwork on www.Sermons4Kids.com

•www.SchoolsLive.org

http://www.schoolswork.co.uk/

http://www.school-assemblies.co.uk/

http://www.sermons4kids.com/


IT’S THE LAW

• Sixth-form colleges/schools should provide an act of collective worship for students.

• Collective worship can involve pupils in different groups at different times.

• Collective worship should be mainly Christian in its character.

• Teachers have the right to withdraw from collective worship.

• Pupils are encouraged to actively participate in collective worship.

• Pupil Referral Units do not have to provide an act of collective worship.


IT’S THE LAW

• ‘Collective worship’ and ‘school assembly’ are not the same thing.

• Secondary schools have to provide one act of collective worship per day for pupils.

• Schools are not permitted to focus their collective worship mainly on the beliefs of one Christian denomination.

• A school can apply not to have an act of collective worship.

• Parents/guardians can withdraw their children from collective worship.

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