Below are a number of resources which have been written to support schools in planning Collective Worship that is suited to their school and context. They are just a guide and there is no expectation to follow them explicitly. Our hope is that schools will use these resources to enable all teachers to feel more confident in planning and leading acts of collective worship in their school context.
Many of these documents have been produced following conversations and feedback from teachers across our diocese, so we hope they provide you with an injection of inspiration and creativity as you plan your acts of collective worship.
This page will be regularly updated throughout the year. Not all the plans will look the same or be written in the same detail, as we want to give some ownership back to schools when planning acts of collective worship.
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Exploring music in Collective Worship that is invitational, inclusive and non-confessional - this document explores how we can include and incorporate music in our daily acts of worship to ensure it is invitational and inspiring. It also includes a list of suggested songs to support those planning and leading worship.
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Practical worship in the classroom ideas - this guide contains additional ideas to support the planning of worship in the classroom. The ideas are fairly simple and require a little planning, aiming to reduce the burden on class teachers who are having to plan and lead worship in the classroom on a daily basis.
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Fresh approach to planning worship in the classroom - this document offers support to collective worship leaders in sharping and planning worship in the classroom or other small group. This document compliments the advice in Fresh Approach to Collective Worship document.
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Making the most of worship in the classroom - this is a quick guide for classroom teachers to help them make the most out of planning and leading worship in the classroom. The information in this document is taken from the Fresh Approach to planning worship in the classroom document.
