Collective Worship

Collective worship is the unique heartbeat of Broseley C of E Primary as a Church school and is a time each day in which we develop a sense of pride in belonging to our school community, when we explore moral and spiritual values in an act of worship and teach the principles of our Christian faith. We also use Collective Worship time to explore global and local issues and events, supporting children in forming and voicing their views and in becoming courageous advocates for change when they see injustice in the world. During Collective Worship, pupils are welcomed and invited to reflect as a school community. Collective Worship takes in many forms and is led by children and adults alike, but it will ordinarily include prayer and a moment for quiet reflection and contemplation. Often we gather together for worship in our school hall or classrooms. We also use our outdoor spaces and the local community space and church to celebrate worship together.

Collective worship takes place daily: we gather as a school family; reflecting on our personal and spiritual development. Whole school celebratory worship takes place weekly with a focus upon our vision and values: children are presented with certificates to celebrate how they demonstrate our values. Twice a week collective worship is delivered on key-stage phase basis, led by the Headteacher and members of the church community. We believe that leading worship for children gathering in their key stage groups enables an age-appropriate differentiation to be made between the explanation of bible stories, spiritual explanations and responses shared by pupils. Weekly class worship is delivered in classrooms as a class family using resources developed by the Diocese of Hereford.