Collective worship at our school is invitational, inspirational and inclusive.

Our daily Christian based collective worship fosters the school community's spiritual development and builds on children's experiences in RE lessons. Daily acts of worship take place in the school hall or in classrooms.

Pupils and staff in our school will come from different backgrounds of faith and no faith, and will naturally be at different stages of their spiritual journey. Opportunity is given, during worship and spirituality sessions, to think, ask questions and reflect. Collective worship at Woodchester provides the opportunity to engage whilst allowing the freedom of those of different faiths and those who profess no religious faith to be present and to engage with integrity.

Collective worship at Woodchester is designed to be formational, transformational and inspirational, leading pupils to become courageous advocates of causes and encouraging them to think searchingly about their faith, beliefs and/or philosophical convictions.

The school’s values, deeply rooted in 1 Corinthians, are promoted through collective worship as children are encouraged to consider what they need to love, to learn and to flourish, and to spread God's love so that others might do the same. Consideration is given to the potential impact that can be had on ourselves, our community and our wider world.
Children are encouraged to reflect on the impact that worship has had on their daily lives in school and beyond.Every Friday we hold a special celebration worship, which celebrates children’s successes; children can be nominated to receive an award for demonstrating one of the school Christian values.

Collective Worship Policy 2024

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