Collective Worship

Collective Worship is a statutory requirement for all schools in England and Wales. At Bickleigh Down C of E Primary School, Collective Worship is so much more than this. It is a time when the school family meets together, learns together, reflects together, a time within which children and staff are given time to be still, to engage and, if they feel called, respond.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Key Stage 1	Whole School Worship	Awards	Key Stage Worship	Class Worship	Whole School Worship
Key Stage 2	Whole School Worship	Class Worship	Awards	Key Stage 2 Worship	Whole School Worship

Children Leading Worship

At Bickleigh Down C of E Primary School children leading worship is a central part of what we do as a school. The children will have the following responsibilities.

Before Collective Worship

During Collective Worship

After Collective Worship

Setting up

The children will:

Selecting and setting up CD
Putting out chairs
Prepare the worship table
The children will ring the bell to call the school to worship.

Gathering

The children will:

Saying a welcoming sentence.
Organise school notices.

Clearing up

The children will:

Hold doors open for those leaving.
Put away equipment and chairs.
Turn off candles.

Welcoming

The children will:

Greet the other children at door
Meet visitors at main entrance (and help them to set up)

Engaging

The children will:

Introduce a visitor or the storyteller
Take part in Drama activities such as Open the Book.
Support teachers with music, video clips and PowerPoint slides.

Recording

The children will:

Record a log book detailing what the school had learnt about in Collective Worship.
Ask the visitor or the person leading worship to sign the log book to say that it is a true representation of what they have learnt.

Planning

The children will:

Choose music and songs to be sung in worship that link to our theme.
Write their own prayers to share at the end of worship.

Responding

The children will have the opportunity to:

Ask and answer questions.
Read or saying prayers.
Leading actions or signing to songs.

Evaluating

The children will have the opportunity to:

Use the Imaginor Evaluation grid.
Work together to look at evaluations and plan the next steps for Collective Worship.
Share evaluation findings with Governors and school SLT.

Sending

The children will have the opportunity to:

Switch off the candles.
Saying the ‘Grace’ or other closing prayer

Format taken from 'Children leading worship' by Helen Matter.