Collective Worship

At St Dennis Primary Academy, we believe that collective worship and sharing time together is a crucial part of our broader school life that promotes a common ethos and reinforces positive attitudes.

Every day, every class will be involved in some form of collective worship as this provides opportunities for children to develop an awareness of their community and encourages participation through active involvement. Collective worship can also provide a peaceful environment to enable stillness, prayer and reflection.

These acts of collective worship will reflect the vision and values of our school, the traditions and culture of our country and are broadly based on Christian themes. Therefore, this time promotes diversity and helps children to affirm their views and opinions, whether they are religious or not.

We regularly invite outside speakers into our assemblies to engage children with their specific knowledge, beliefs or skills. This helps children to develop a sense of community and the spirit of helping others.

Every half term, we have a different theme for collective worship and this provides children with the opportunity to plan, lead and contribute to discussions on key themes and topics. Themes include love, compassion, patience, friendship, respect, uniqueness, gratitude, kindness, determination, perseverance, forgiveness, hope and courage.

Assemblies are also used to enable children to consider spiritual and moral issues, as well as explore their own beliefs.

Weekly collective worship programme