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Ynystawe Primary School

'I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand' Confucius 551-479BC.

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Ynystawe Primary School

'I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand' Confucius 551-479BC.

COLLECTIVE WORSHIP AT YNYSTAWE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Collective worship at Ynystawe

 

We are a school filled with different beliefs and religions and we are very proud of the diversity in our school. We welcome lots of visitors into school to tell us about their religions and have assemblies and lessons from local churches, mosques and synagogues. As part of our Religious, Values Education curriculum, every year, we organise a special 'Faith Fortnight' in which classes explore different religions and visit different places of worship. One of our favourite visits is 'Skanda Vale' in Carmarthenshire!!! 

 

A lot of our assemblies are linked to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and our school values. We also teach the children lots about the world around us including Wonderful nature. 

 

We also have a 'Seren Yr Wythnos' assembly where we celebrate children's achievements in all areas of the curriculum, out of school and in Welsh.

We follow a calendar of different events in different faiths and Welsh Traditions. 

 

There is national guidance about what happens in our assemblies. Please click on the link to find out what the legal requirement for Collective Worship is in Wales. 

 

NIA Supplementary guidance - collective worship (gov.wales)

Taken from the above document:

The requirements are:

· schools must provide collective worship daily for all registered pupils

· most acts of collective worship in each term should be wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character; this means that they should reflect the broad traditions of Christian belief without being distinctive of any particular Christian denomination

· collective worship can take place at any time during the school day

· collective worship can be provided to pupils in any sized group, for example, as a class, a year group, a phase group or a whole-school community

· collective worship should take account of the family backgrounds, ages and aptitudes of the pupils involved

 

 

The aim of collective worship in schools is described in Welsh Office Circular 10/94:

“Collective worship in schools should aim to provide the opportunity for pupils to worship God, to consider the spiritual and moral issues and to explore their own beliefs; to encourage participation and response, whether through active involvement in the presentation of worship or through listening to, watching and joining in the worship offered; and to develop community spirit, promote a common ethos and shared values, and reinforce positive attitudes.”

ESTYN 2017

NIA Supplementary guidance - collective worship

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