Collective Worship 2024-25

We will be continuing to focus on our key values. We start each school day by coming together as a school community for an act of Worship, linked to the understanding of the key value for the half term, and always including an opportunity for children to reflect on their own thoughts and feelings. 

We are very grateful for the regular input of local clergy and ministers and lay members of various denominations for their contributions to our worship in school and at our church services. 

We also visit the local church for a church service each term for key services such as Harvest Festival, Christmas and Easter, as well as the end of the school year.

The values for this year are as follows:-

Summer Term 2025

For the first half term, we will focus on the values of hope and aspiration, before finishing the school year by exploring the value of courage.

Isaiah 40:31: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

We will explore the hope that Jesus offers and how each of us can be hope carriers for one another. We will consider our aspirations for ourselves and for the wider world, thinking about a hopeful future for our planet. We aim to help children understand how they can play their part in creating a more sustainable environment and a better society. We want them to feel empowered to bring about positive change and to understand that that just because an action is small it doesn’t mean that it isn’t worthwhile. 

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

“Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality.” Jonas Salk

In the second half of the term we will explore the value of courage. We will think about stepping outside of our comfort zones and overcoming fears, trusting that God is alongside us. We will learn stories from the bible in which people showed courage and did the right thing, not the easy thing- thinking about how we can do the same.

Joshua 1:9: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

“Courage is not the absence of fear. It is acting in spite of it.” Mark Twain

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I’ll try again tomorrow.” Mary Anne Radmacher 

We continue to be very grateful for our local clergy and ministers who lead our worship each Wednesday. Rev Nick Moir, vicar of Teversham Parish Church, Sharon Byrne, curate of Teversham Parish Church and Danny Driver, vicar of Christ the Redeemer will all be leading worships this term. 

We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19