A primary purpose of collective worship is to create space for children to think, engage and respond. We therefore need to shape our time together in such a way that we create some key moments for this to happen. One helpful approach to consider is ‘Head, Heart and Hands’ framework. Head for thinking; Heart for […]
Assemblies are a shop window on your values, your approach to working with children, how you see your community as well as how you talk about God with those of little or no faith. It is therefore important to make a positive impression, so here are my top tips: + “Be yourself; everyone else […]
We are pleased to announce that the Big Start Assemblies library just got a lot bigger. We have now added a further 44 new assemblies, which equates to over one school calendar years’ worth of new resources for Collective Worship. This also means that an annual subscription now includes 124 Assemblies with plans, PowerPoint slides, films, songs and graphics to choose […]
If you really want to deliver great primary school assemblies here’s a top tip – plan some engagement into your assembly… For effective engagement in school assembly time, few things work as well as getting the pupils involved. Firstly, here are three reasons why you should get your pupils involved, then I’ll share three ways […]
You’re used to differentiation in the classroom, but how can this apply to your assembly plans? It’s not just about learning, it’s about encounter… What allows children to be able to access worship and feel welcome and included? In the classroom you might think of this in terms of making sure every child has the […]
Fitting activities, games, songs, stories and more into your primary school collective worship can be difficult. Here’s how to make it work… Planning assemblies can be difficult – particularly for busy teachers. You might have the “perfect” collective worship lined up – everything hangs together, you have a consistent message, a variety of ways for […]
We are delighted to be kicking off our Beta phase today with schools from across Chichester Diocese. We can’t wait to hear how real life teachers and real life schools find using the materials. At the moment we have the four part Jonah series looking at “Doing the Right Thing” available. Next up, we will […]
