Collective Worship
Collective Worship in our school is invitational, inspirational and inclusive.
Collective worship is often referred to as the beating heart of a church school as it offers a wonderful opportunity for all members of the community to meet together, explore issues together, think through questions together, and respond to others and, for some, to God.
Our daily Christian based collective worships foster the school community's spiritual development.
Daily acts of worship take place in the church, school hall or in classrooms, enabling pupils and adults to flourish spiritually.
The Worship team from Year 5 and 6 take responsibility for planning, leading and the evaluation of worship in order to offer their own meaningful contributions. They make suggestions for further discussion or reflection throughout the week and encourage younger children to play an active role. Each term, the impact of collective worship is idenified during mixed year pupil voice sessions.
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 Amberley 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 Amberley 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 the biblical parable of The Sower, are promoted through collective worship as children are encouraged to consider what they need to love, to grow and to succeed, 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 the an award for demonstrating one of the school Christian values or for demonstrating one of the school’s learning powers. They can also earn certificates for being a community champion or courageous advocate.
We have close links with Holy Trinity, our village church, and visit for services on a Monday morning. You are welcome to join us!
Children in Belted Galloway class have roles as the church team and help organise and run these services. They also volunteer in the community shop and cafe which is located in the back of the church.