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- 1. Collective Worship in a Church School Context Tatiana Wilson
INSET for Ilsington C of E Primary School
- 2. On post-it-notes write down the things you find difficult
about leading collective worship (especially in your
classroom).
- 3. Classroom based Acts of Collective Worship
- 4. Worship lies at the heart of what and who Christians are.
Christians believe worship shows God to us and us to God.
- 5. Christians believe worship transforms us as individuals and
as a community:
- We belong to God and to each other in the worship we share
- We become the people God wants us to become through
worship
- We believe in God and that belief is shaped in our worship
- 6. In a school context we need to recognise
- Collective worship in a church school should be wholly
Christian
- Not everyone who attends or leads collective worship is a
Christian
- 7. Is it important for staff, pupils and parents to have a
common understanding of what Christian worship is?
- 8. School worship needs to:
- 9. How do we ensure that we offer authentic Christian worship
whilst respecting the diverse beliefs of the school community?
- 10. Main ingredients
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- Bible story, church year, saint, liturgy
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- talk partners, responses, drama, music, drawing
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- As a whole, in groups, individually
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- Children should be familiar with key Christian prayers
- 11. Group activity
- 12. www.exeterccyp.org