This Act requires all schools to have a daily act of Collective Worship either as a whole school or in separate groups. For the majority of occasions during each school term, worship has to be wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character and must reflect the broad traditions of Christian belief. Attention also must be paid to the age, aptitudes and family backgrounds of pupils in school.

We mean that the school community is collected together. We acknowledge that staff and pupils come from a variety of backgrounds and, therefore, do not assume that everyone will respond in the same way, but accept that there will be different attitudes, responses and levels of awareness.

Worship has to do with worth and worthiness. It includes wonder, reverence, thanksgiving and praise. We use hymns, prayers, music, displays and drama as appropriate during worship, and encourage children to be still and reflect on the meaning of the theme. We are interpreting ‘worship’ in a broad sense and so our approach is varied.

The majority of our children belong to the Christian tradition but, since we live in a multi-faith society, there will be occasions when material from other religious traditions will be included. However, the majority of our themes each term will be Christian.

Daily worship takes place at different times. It is difficult for the whole school to gather together, on a daily basis but it is considered important that there are occasions when we do all share in worship together. For this reason, we hold a Key Stage assembly once a week. Once a term, all the pupils attend a service for the school in St Andrew’s Church.

If they so wish, parents may withdraw their children from Collective Worship and Religious Education lessons. (Members of staff also have the right to withdraw.) If there are any concerns, we encourage you to contact the Head Teacher.