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Why Collective Worship?

• Gives both body and spirit time to breathe, offering space and stillness before or during a hectic and pressured day to be oneself, to reflect or just to sit at rest
• May provide an opportunity for pupils and staff to come close to God and to reflect on the most important directions and values for their lives
• May provide a time which pupils can make their own
• Is one of the few occasions in a week of schooling that offers, or should offer, space for the spirit
• Can help pupils ponder on the many ultimate questions life presents, and know that others of all ages ponder these too
• Helps to foster a spirit of community in a school, year group or class
• Enables the overall personality and ethos of the school to come across to everyone
• Is an opportunity to share and reinforce the values the school seeks to live by
• Can be a time of sharing those things that unite, whilst acknowledging or celebrating the diversity of beliefs and values within and beyond school
• Can offer insights into religious and other beliefs and commitments in an open way
• Can be a time to present genuinely alternative views of life and lifestyles for pupils to consider
• Can enable the joys and sorrows of those present to be reflected upon and shared in a way which is otherwise not possible in school
• Enables individuals and groups of staff and pupils to share their concerns, interests and reflections

• Sense of belonging
• Celebrate shared journey into and with God
• Time for spiritual reflection
• Insight into spiritual aspects beyond the material
• To offer experience of worship
• Exploring together Christian beliefs and values
• Enabling pupils to get in touch with their own spirituality