Collective Worship is central to life at Cragside and is underpinned by our vision to ‘Let your light shine…’ We encourage all members of our school community to do this by looking in at themselves, looking out towards the others and looking up towards God and/or something beyond the physical. We end each act of worship by saying we will ‘Look In, Look Out and Look Up as we Shine Bright today.’ While reflecting on how each worship session will help us to achieve this by putting our beliefs into action to create change for ourselves and others. At Cragside, we recognise the key part worship can play in providing members of our school community with a firm foundation of values, beliefs and social conscience. This is an inherent part of the whole school ethos and is underpinned through daily acts of worship where we seek to explore life’s big questions about spirituality and faith. Our collective worship times are fully inclusive and all children are encouraged to think and reflect on the theme being conveyed in a way that is meaningful for them.
Our central aims of Collective Worship are:
To be inclusive, invitational and inspiring
To develop spiritually as a whole school community and as individuals
To provide opportunities to experience, reflect on and respond to our world and out place in it by looking in, looking out and looking up
To be consistent with the faith and practice of the Anglican Church by following the liturgical year and being distinctly Christian
To provide our pupils with regular opportunities for stillness, reflection and prayer
To explore big questions about spirituality and faith
To explore the teachings of Jesus and the Bible and think about how they are relevant in our life as a school
To promote spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
To celebrate the worth every member of this school community including the sharing our gifts and talents with others
To ensure the our vision and ethos are central to the life of the school and have a real and meaningful impact on all our lives
To help children develop respect and understanding of the nature and language of Anglican Christian worship
To help children develop respect and sensitivity to the beliefs and values of others
To create in all a sense of belonging.
To provide children with opportunities to put their faith into action
Policies
| collective-worship Policies | Download |
| Collective Worship Policy 2024 | Download |
Documents
| collective-worship Documents | Download |
| Collective Worship | Download |
| School Prayers | Download |
| Collective Worship Spring 1 | Download |
| Collective Worship Autumn 1 | Download |
| Collective Worship Autumn 2 | Download |
| Collective Worship Spring 2 | Download |
