At St Aidan's CE Academy, we gather together in Worship. It is a special time where the whole school comes together and joins as one.
Collective Worship
Collective Worship strengthens and supports the Christian identity of our school, reaffirms our vision of Love, Laugh, Learn, Live and associated values of Hope, Compassion and Respect and celebrates the central role that each child has to play in their community. Our worship reflects the variety of traditions found in the Church of England, and will recognise and follow the Christian liturgical year. The daily Christian act of worship is central to our ethos and is supported by all staff and governors. It makes an important contribution to the overall spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of the whole school community.
Therefore, Collective Worship at St Aidan’s CE Academy is planned to
- to be inspirational and inclusive. It should engage all learners and they should be able to talk about the impact it makes on their relationships and on life in the school.
- will regularly include Biblical material and Christian teaching and this should explore and relate to the school’s core Christian values
- will have a strong focus on God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit enabling all learners to embark on an understanding of the Trinity
- will help all learners to understand Anglican and other Christian traditions found in the UK and worldwide.
- will challenge all learners of all backgrounds to understand and embark on their own spiritual journey. They should understand the value of Prayer, Reflection Stillness
- will contribute significantly to pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development; by providing all learners with “something more than the obvious, something to wonder at, something to respond to”
- will be an opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for achievements within the school, local and international community and occasions of significance, including festivals Collective worship should be invitational and an experience that does not offend the integrity of the non-religious or those of different faith.
Collective Worship Overview 2023-24
In class Collective Worship
Every Tuesday, each class lead their in-class Worship. This is Year 5 setting up their worship space.
Inspirational Visitor -Collective Worship
We welcomed in our first inspirational visitor to worship time. Thank you to Mr Harrington, who came into school to share his skills and knowledge with the children. After speaking to parents and children, we know that everyone went home inspired and we may have helped create a lot of future pilots and aeronautical engineers of the future!
Collective Worship Videos
Impact of Collective Worship
Every class collects responses from Collective worship in school. We have a school Worship reflection book that all stakeholders can write in. We use these reflections to monitor the impact of Collective Worship in school.
Quotes from our Collective Worship Reflection book.
'' Collective worship made us feel that the whole school had come together as one and was a really happy place.'' Miss Hirst (student teacher)
'' Collective Worship this morning was beautiful , it touched my heartstrings and makes me proud to be a part of St Aidan's. Thank You.'' Mrs Hincliffe
I enjoyed today's Collective Worship because of the reflection time because I could reflect, think and relax.'' Jacob Year 5
''Very joyful afternoon with every child singing to the music, quiet moments shared for children to reflect if they wished. Well prepared Collective Worship. Thank you.'' Ruth Hobson (Governor and Collective Worship club link)
''I attended today's Collective Worship - I was impressed with the children's attitudes, friendly smiles, positive praise of others receiving their 'Stars of the Week ' awards. Thank you for brightening my day, St Aidan's.'' Mrs Dollive ( Parent)
''Collective Worship has helped me flourish this week because it helped me to understand and show compassion.'' Eve ( Year 4)
''What a delight to come to your school to share our experiences with your children. They produced a joint collective worship where your vision was evident throughout the day. Our children have thoroughly enjoyed the day - What a joyful place.'' Miss Leithgoe (Staincliffe Junior School)
Look at how our Reception Class responded to the Collective Worship on Sukkot.
After Monday's Collective Worship, Molly in Class 4 went home and created this fabulous piece of Remembrance Day art. Well done, Molly!
Collective Worship Policy
