We hold a daily worship which is broadly Christian in character and comprises of a song or hymn, a prayer or a period of contemplation/reflection, and a Bible (or other relevant) story which serves to illustrate the values we are trying to promote.

These may be conducted by the Headteacher, a member of staff, the children or sometimes a visiting speaker.

We visit St Mary’s church throughout the year at the major Christian festivals, and to hold special services e.g. Year 6 leavers. Reverend Blewett (and Burt the puppet!) come into school to take collective worship once a month.

Our Collective Worship timetable is as follows:

Monday: Whole School Worship led by Mr Thomson, Head of School

Tuesday: Class Collective Worship by Class Teachers

Wednesday: Picture News, led by Miss Woods, Assistant Headteacher

Thursday: Whole School Singing Worship, led by Mrs Pope and Mrs Thomson

Friday: Whole School Celebration Worship led by Mr Thomson, Head of School

Dear God

Thank you for our school and everyone within it.

In the spirit of St Mary, teach us to show compassion and tell the truth.

Give us courage and creativity to learn and grow.

Help us to give service to our community.

Amen

In school, one child in every class is nominated as the 'Worship Champion' each term. Their job is to make a record of all the learning that has taken place during worship time, in order to create a whole class record over the year. They support the classteacher in leading class collective worship on a Tuesday.

At St Mary's, we encourage children to think about the world that they live in, by asking questions about what they see, hear and experience. These questions are open ended, with no right or wrong answers, but we aim to broaden children's thinking processes, develop their spirituality, develop speech and language skills and to build confidence in their ability to express themselves. A question is posed at the end of Monday's collective worship. The children then have time to think about it, before discussing their ideas in detail back in the classroom at an age-appropriate level as part of their Class Collective Worship on Tuesday. You can view some of the children's answers displayed in our Worship Champions book. 

Each term, a different class takes responsiblity for leading collective worship for the whole school and their parents. Throughout the year, pupils in various leadership groups will have the chance to lead Collective Worship. A recent example is Equailities Group leading the Black History Month Collective Worship.