A NEW APPROACH TO CLASSROOM WORSHIP. AREIAC WORKSHOP

JULY 11

Reflection DIARY

Collective Worship Today!?

“It can no longer be justified to continue this mandatory Collective Worship to a captive audience in schools, given that the majority of pupils – in secondary schools at least – are not religious…. The long and continuing decline in religious belief has reached a point where in many schools any collective worship is embarrassing to pupils and teachers alike.”

We strongly support the continuation of Collective Worship in all schools, recognising the major contribution it makes to the spiritual and moral development of pupils, which is a prime goal of education. It is believed by other faith groups to be of benefit even though its emphasis is mainly Christian.”

Reflection Diary

St Mary’s Middle School: Puddletown

Focus for development

Building work Claire Tantrum CW

CoordinatorDiaries for a yearPositive response

from pupils Mixed response from

staff

Reflection Diary

Durweston Primary School

H/T Liz Wesley Barker

Classroom worship Adapted for KS2 and

KS1Staff confident

How would it work for you?

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How has it worked ?

Provides opportunities for SMSC

Linked to SEAL and soon RRS

Spiritual JournalingStaff get admin done!Accessible to all

faiths and none.

Doesn’t meet legal requirement

Depends on the attitude of the tutor

Depends on how it is explained to pupils

Can be literacy dependant

Become basis of Collective worship planning with church

What the inspectors said

‘They also take the opportunities through reflection time and prayer provided in assembly and in their ‘reflection diaries ‘ to consider a range of issues, including the plight of those suffering elsewhere in the world’ Ofsted

‘The innovative use of reflection diaries throughout the school are seen by students as an important opportunity for them to have time to think about the messages they hear in worship. The diaries encourage students to add depth to their thinking’ SIAS

Free website based resource

http://www.salisbury.anglican.org/schools/collective-worship/diaries-of-reflection

But its as easy to type Diaries of reflection into Google

Downloadable from website for school adaptation and printing

Youtube: dholloway1000Training pack for Schools

Other reflection approaches are (becoming) available!