Collective Worship | St. Mary's Catholic Academy Brigg

St. Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP

Christian Collective Worship

At St Mary’s Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy we aim to ensure that children and staff have the opportunity to participate in daily high-quality Christian collective worship encouraging a regular habit of personal prayer to develop spirituality.

Collective Worship in our school will provide a variety of experiences which:

Can be led by learners, staff and visitors
Can be offered for a class, year group, Key Stage or whole school
Use a balance of quiet reflection, silence, prayers, responses, music, dance, drama, slides, video excerpts or short addresses
Ensure the theme, focus, delivery length and resources are appropriate to the interests, age range, backgrounds and ability of the learners.
Set an appropriate prayerful atmosphere with a sense of order and occasion, including entry and exit
Provide a focus using artefacts, candles, symbols and lighting
Respect the freedom of learners and staff in the invitation to prayer and worship
Ensure the possibility of conscious, active participation of all present

Planning

Every piece of Collective Worship is planned to include elements of ‘Hearing’, ‘Seeing’, ‘Doing’ and ‘Thinking.

Collective Worship is planned to follow the sequence shown:

Stage

Things to think about/Points of note

Gathering

How do you want people to enter, what are they going to see – how will you set the tone?

We always start with the sign of the cross.

Explain why we have gathered and make it clear what we are going to be thinking about.

The Word

Scripture should be near the start. It should be the heart and inspiration of the Collective Worship.

Response

How do we respond to what we have heard and to the theme.

Mission

How will we send people out and what do you want them to do?

Collective Worship takes place every day.

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Leader	Head teacher Chaplaincy Team led	Class teacher rota (Can be pupil led)	Deputy Head teacher RE leader Chaplaincy team led	Deputy Head teacher RE leader Chaplaincy team led	Class teacher Pupil
Where	Hall	Hall	Hall	Hall	Classroom/Chapel
Who	Whole School	Years 1-6	Whole School	Years 1-6	Class
Theme	Gospel Nurturing Human Wholeness Liturgical Season	Nurturing Human Wholeness Liturgical Season	Singing	Nurturing Human Wholeness Liturgical Season	Come and See Nurturing Human Wholeness Liturgical Season

Contact Details

Head Teacher: Mr. J. Leech
Deputy Head: Mrs. A. McIntyre
Address: St. Mary's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy, Grammar School Road, Brigg, North Lincs DN20 8BB

Telephone: 01652 653355
Email: enquiries@stmarysbrigg.com
Fax: 01652 658355