Collective Worship plays a key part in our school day here at Bridekirk Dovenby.

We have daily acts of worship including whole school collective worship, key stage collective worship and class worship, one of which is pupil-led. 

Whole School Collective Worship

Twice a week, the whole school meet for a collective worship assembly in the hall. Monday assemblies are also linked to our school Christian value and Friday assemblies make a Christian link to our whole school PSHE and involve a celebration of pupil's efforts and achievements with the presentation of our Golden Jumpers. 

Key Stage Collective Worship

Once a week, pupils take part in a collective worship in their key stages. This KS worship focuses on justice in the world and uses current affairs to ask a Big Question related to our Christian values. The split worship sessions ensure that pupils are able to think about topics relative to their age, so the older pupils in KS2 can develop a deeper level of religious and world views. 

Class Collective Worship

Class worship takes place in classes and is led by the children or their teacher. We use a variety of age appropriate planning which ensures the children use the symbolism; a 'candle' to be calm and reflect, 'windows' to look out at the ows or wows of life, 'mirrors' to look inwards and consider their own lives and 'doors' look ahead and go out and make changes. 

Sometimes collective worship takes place outside. 

Class Collective Worship 

Pupil-Led

Pupil-Led worship takes place in class and is something that pupils take huge pride in. In these sessions, the pupils plan and deliver their own collective worship topics ranging from Bible story study to current events.