Collective Worship
At Ashlands our Collective Worship strengthens and supports the Christian identity of our school, reaffirms our values and celebrates the contribution that each child makes to our community.
We seek to celebrate diversity; yet nurture a sense of togetherness, happiness, positivity, fairness and shared values in the school, society and the wider world. We reflect upon moral issues, some of which are current in the world. We take special time out to consider the ‘wonder’ of God, all He has created and to celebrate life. Our Collective Worship is an important time where all can be involved, contribute and gain from the experience.
Collective worship creates a space in our busy school day to embrace learning, reflection and transformation. It helps us to think deeply about the world we live in, our place within it and our love and gratitude for it.
We have adopted the Windows Mirrors Doors concept which we encourage as part of our daily collective worship:
Windows: (out) Opportunities to look out on the world to gaze and wonder: The Wow and Ows moments. The things we find amazing and bring us up short. Encounter: The learning about life
Mirrors: (in) Giving opportunities for children to reflect, to look inward to consider some of the big questions of life: To explore their own insights and those of others.
Reflection: The learning from.
Doors: (up) Giving opportunities to children to respond, to do something to go through the door of a creative expression of their own thoughts and convictions.
Transformation: The learning to live by putting into action what they believe.
Please click the link to read our Collective Worship Policy.
Please click on the icon below for our Collective Worship Focus for 2024 / 2025
Please click on the icon below for our Collective Worship Focus for 2025 / 2026