Links - Collective worship

http://www.natsoc.org.uk or http://www.culham.ac.uk
The National Society and Culham College Institute have joined forces to offer acts of worship for both primary and secondary schools. Each of these acts of worship can be printed off and used as a resource for planning your own worship. Each one includes ways to develop the theme, ideas for readings, music and follow-up activities.

http://www.assemblies.org.uk
This is a site provided by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK). A primary schools' assembly site, it offers two assemblies each week. They are written by experienced practitioners, and are offered for either the whole school or just Key Stage 2. They cover a number of different topics. A nice feature of the site is the 'rapid response' section, where assemblies are provided to match a news item of note.

http://blackburn.anglican.org/
This site presents several sample acts of worship on giving, prayer and the psalms in the 'Schools' section. These include a useful 'Make the connection' introductory section that bridges the gap between the children's own experience and the assembly theme. For instance, an assembly on Psalm 104 takes the theme of 'a picture of God the Creator' and begins with asking what plants or animals the children saw on their way to school. It then progresses with suggestions for a reading, 'pause for thought', a prayer and a song.

http://www.hibbert-assembly.org.uk/
Rather than providing single assemblies, this site tackles a theme and gives a wealth of resources to support its teaching. For instance, the excellent section on bullying gives a primary and secondary act of worship, a number of prayers, notes for the teacher and follow-up material. The primary act of worship uses the story of The Ugly Duckling to tackle the theme of bullying, whilst the secondary act of worship uses the story of Michael, a 17-year-old boy reliving a moment when, at the age of 8, he was bullied, that has remained a painful memory ever since.

http://www.schoolassemblies.btinternet.co.uk
This web site includes assembly ideas, scripts and links and a calendar of religious festivals. The site is particularly helpful for general resources, such as prayer suggestions, rather than for detailed assemblies.

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