School Assemblies

October
November
December
January
Key Issues
Festivals of World Religions

October Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Feelings Get Passed On! Our feelings affect other people	Whole School (Pri)
What About Praying? What does it mean to pray?	Whole School (Pri)
What a Wonderful World! Each person is a part of God’s creation	Whole School (Pri)
Having a Laugh! The power of laughter	Whole School (Pri)
Enjoy the Autumn Days Beautiful autumn	Whole School (Pri)
Unique! We are special	Whole School (Pri)
Crossing Bridges Grasping new opportunities	Whole School (Pri)
Golden Wonder Harvest and the wonder of the world	Whole School (Pri)

More from the archive...

You may find the following assemblies from our archive useful this month. To explore the archive yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
Be Thankful We can be thankful for things every day!	Whole School (Pri)
Having Courage Florence Nightingale showed courage in how she faced opposition	Whole School (Pri)
Feeling Needed Everyone likes to feel valued	Key Stage 1
Keep Going! Perseverance is important	Whole School (Pri)
A Huge Measure! Some things are immeasurable	Key Stage 2 - Church School
Being a Friend An assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series	Reception / Key Stage 1

From the Culham Collective Worship archive...

You may find the following assemblies useful this month. To explore the archives yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
Recognizing Our Faults An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)

Christian Festivals...

Selection for Harvest

Title	Suitability
Favourite Foods - A Harvest Assembly To recognize the different diets of living creatures and to be thankful for our favourite foods.	Whole School (Pri)
Harvest Thanksgiving To help children give thanks for their food - even if it isn't their favourite!	Whole School (Pri)
Food, Glorious Food To show the wonder of God's provision of food. To reflect on the need to share food around the world.	Whole School (Pri)

November Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Pause for thought in the Classroom - Autumn Leaves How do we feel about changes this autumn?	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom - What Makes Us Truly Happy? Happiness through contentment	Whole School (Pri)
Poppies and Remembering Remembrance Sunday is on 8 November 2020	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom - A Time to Remember What special memories do we have?	Whole School (Pri)
Fitting Together Getting along together	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom - What Is God Like: Part 1 God loves beauty and variety	Whole School (Pri)
A Story for Advent An assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series	Reception / Key Stage 1
The Meaning of Advent Waiting for Christmas!	Whole School (Pri)

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You may find the following assemblies from our archive useful this month. To explore the archive yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
All That Glitters Is Not Gold Our attitudes to our possessions matter	Whole School (Pri)
Giving and Receiving The importance of being generous	Whole School (Pri)
Advent Calendars Where did Advent calendars come from?	Whole School (Pri)
'Hello, Scruff!' Loving others To encourage children to be ready to help others.	Key Stage 1
Lots of Fireworks! Bonfire Night is more fun when we remember to be safe	Whole School (Pri)
Ready for Advent? 2 December 2017 is Advent Sunday	Whole School (Pri)

From the Culham Collective Worship archive...

You may find the following assemblies useful this month. To explore the archives yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
Remembrance Day An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)

December Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: Needing Each Other We all need a helping hand sometimes	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: the JOY of Advent Advent leads to Christmas	Whole School (Pri)
Planning a Perfect Christmas It’s time to celebrate	Whole School (Pri)
What Really Matters? The true meaning of Christmas	Whole School (Pri)
Christmas Stories The Nativity, and other Christmas stories	Whole School (Pri)
Over by Christmas A reflection on Christmas past and present	Whole School (Pri)
A Treasure Chest God’s kingdom is like a treasure chest	Whole School (Pri)
Getting or Giving? Giving and receiving at Christmas	Whole School (Pri)

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You may find the following assemblies from our archive useful this month. To explore the archive yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
Angels watching over me To think about God’s care for us through the ministry of angels.	Key Stage 1
'Hello, Scruff!' - a Christmas story The new king – a Christmas story	Reception / Key Stage 1 - Church School
Christmas quiz	Whole School (Pri)
Our Favourite Things Hopes for the world	Whole School (Pri)
Lessons from Socks Variety in friendship	Whole School (Pri)
Christmas Trees The history of the Christmas tree	Key Stage 2
Christmas Around the World A worldwide party	Whole School (Pri)

From the Culham Collective Worship archive...

You may find the following assemblies useful this month. To explore the archives yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
Christmas: A Surprise Present An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)
Why Are Friends Important? An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)

January Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: What’s Around the Corner? The year ahead	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: What the Future Holds A reflection on hope in the future	Whole School (Pri)
Having a Fresh Start Clean outside and inside	Whole School (Pri)
How Is Your Attitude? Changing our behaviour	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon! How do we use our tongues?	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought in the Classroom - What Is God Like: Part 2 God loves to have relationships with people	Key Stage 2 - Church School
What Is a Lightbulb Moment? An assembly about Epiphany	Whole School (Pri)
What Is Epiphany? Epiphany is on 6 January	Whole School (Pri)

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You may find the following assemblies from our archive useful this month. To explore the archive yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
Christmas Jumpers Caring for others at Christmas	Whole School (Pri)
What Makes a Good Friend? The story of Ruth and Naomi, part 2	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
A New Start There’s always a second chance	Whole School (Pri)
Chalking the Door Considers the festival of Epiphany	Whole School (Pri)
I Need That Book! The story of Mary Jones	Whole School (Pri)
Clean Slate! A clean, fresh start	Whole School (Pri)
Life has Ups and Downs The story of Ruth and Naomi, part 1	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Being Grateful How do we show our gratitude?	Whole School (Pri)

From the Culham Collective Worship archive...

You may find the following assemblies useful this month. To explore the archives yourself, follow the "Find an assembly..." link at the top of the page.

Title	Suitability
A Good Friend Is . . . An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
All Change An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

Key Issues Assemblies - Primary

The assemblies in this section tackle issues or deal with important events that occur from time to time in the life of any school.

Title	Suitability
Watch your tongue! To show that once something has been said, it can never be taken back again.	Whole School (Pri)
Broken Friendships Matter Broken friendships affect everyone around us	Whole School (Pri)
Our Responsibility to the Earth The starfish story, retold	Whole School (Pri)
Reacting Well Control your anger or it will control you!	Whole School (Pri)
Solving Problems How do we solve our problems?	Whole School (Pri)
When Things Go Wrong Learning from our mistakes	Whole School (Pri)
Love Matters Love spreads around the world	Whole School (Pri)
To Forgive or Not? Forgiveness matters	Whole School (Pri)
How Are You Feeling? Our experiences can change our moods	Whole School (Pri)
How to Be Wise Think before you act!	Whole School (Pri)
Little Things Small acts of kindness can have a great impact	Whole School (Pri)
Wonderfully Made! Our bodies are amazing	Whole School (Pri)
A New Beginning A new school year - a new start!	Whole School (Pri)
Peace Symbols The International Day of Peace is on 21 September	Whole School (Pri)

Festivals of World Religions - Primary

Assemblies linked to the major festivals of world religions.

Title	Suitability
Al-Hijra To consider the meaning of ‘community’, and the beginnings of Islam.	Key Stage 2
Baisakhi: A Sikh celebration of commitment To value commitment.	Key Stage 2
Bodhi Day To look at how Buddhism began and understand that learning something new can change the way we think about things.	Whole School (Pri)
Bodhi Day How the Buddha gained enlightenment. How learning something new can change the way we think about things. The place of suffering in learning and growth.	Key Stage 2
Chinese New Year, or Yuan Tan Chinese New Year; new beginnings; looking forward to the future.	Key Stage 2
Divali: Festival of lights To reflect upon the significance of the Hindu festival of Divali.	Whole School (Pri)
Eid Ul-Adha - Muslim festival of sacrifice (15 October 2013) To consider the meaning of sacrifice.	Reception / Key Stage 1
Eid ul-Fitr To consider the meaning of the words ‘Eid ul-Fitr’ and thereby to understand something about the different facets of this Muslim festival.	Key Stage 2
Hanukkah To explain the festival of Hanukkah and to think about what a miracle is for us today.	Whole School (Pri)
Janmashtami: A birthday celebration To focus on the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, and the importance of welcome.	Key Stage 2
Magha Puja To look at the Buddhist festival of Magha Puja.	Whole School (Pri)
Mahavira Jayanti: Jain festival (April) Introduces the Jain festival celebrating the life and enlightenment of Mahavira Jayanti. This assembly is taken from Primary School Assemblies for Religious Festivals (SPCK, 2012).	Whole School (Pri)
Maulid Al-Nabi: The Prophet Muhammad's Birthday The life of prophet Muhammad; believing; messages	Whole School (Pri)
Naw Ruz: 'The beginning of spring' (21 March) To explain the Baha’í Faith holiday of Naw-Ruz and to encourage understanding of different religious holidays.	Whole School (Pri)
Nov Ruz (usually 21 March) To introduce the Zoroastrian faith and its key festival of Nov Ruz (New Year).	Key Stage 2
Paryushan To consider the Jain festival of Paryushan.	Whole School (Pri)
Raksha Bandhan To reflect upon sibling relationships with reference to the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan.	Whole School (Pri)
Ramadan To consider how denying ourselves something we crave teaches us self-control and makes us more grateful for those things we take for granted.	Key Stage 2
Ramadan To understand this special time for Muslims, and think about what is important in life.	Key Stage 2
Ratha yatra: A chariot festival To focus on the Hindu festival of Ratha Yatra and celebrate a shared sense of community.	Whole School (Pri)
Ridvan: The Garden of Ridvan's letters to a friend To explain the Bahá’í faith holiday of Ridván and to encourage understanding of different religious holidays.	Whole School (Pri)
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New Year To learn about the Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah and think about how different sounds make us feel different things.	Whole School (Pri)
Sukkot: The Festival of Tabernacles To help children learn about the Jewish festival of Sukkot, and think about thankfulness.	Whole School (Pri)
The ascension of Baha' Ullah To understand the basic beliefs of the Baha’i faith by considering the life and death of Baha’ Ullah and thinking about our own behaviour towards and attitudes about others.	Key Stage 2
The Baha'i Festival of Ridvan Themes: oneness of mankind, unity, global family, belonging	Whole School (Pri)
The Birthday of Guru Nanak The life of Guru Nanak; equality; leadership	Key Stage 2
The birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: A Sikh celebration To celebrate Guru Nanak and his commitment to equality.	Key Stage 1
The Birthday of Haile Selassie Themes of celebration, remembering an important person, African culture, equality	Whole School (Pri)
The Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Death How the Buddha gained enlightenment; making discoveries, change, suffering	Whole School (Pri)
The festival of Vasant Panchami: A new beginning To celebrate new beginnings in life and learning.	Key Stage 2
The Hindu Festival of Divali Light; hope; new beginnings	Whole School (Pri)
The Hindu Festival of Ganesh-Chaturthi To learn about the festival, which celebrates the birth of Ganesh, the elephant-headed god, and focus on celebration, new beginnings, overcoming difficulties	Whole School (Pri)
The Hindu Festival of Holi The coming of spring and new life; good is stronger than evil	Whole School (Pri)
The Jewish Festival of Hanukah Standing up for what is important; overcoming difficulty; light	Whole School (Pri)
The Jewish Festival of Rosh Hashana To explore the roots and meaning of the festival and themes of Jewish new year, to think about new beginnings and the effects our actions have on others.	Whole School (Pri)
The martyrdom of the Bab (9 July) To look at faith in the context of the Baha’i religion.	Key Stage 2
The Muslim Festival of Eid-ul-Fitr Celebrating the end of Ramadan	Whole School (Pri)
The Prophet's Night Journey and Ascension To learn why Muslims pray five times a day and focus on prayer and reflection	Whole School (Pri)
The Sikh Festival of Vaisakhi (or Baisakhi) Themes of loyalty, self-sacrifice, devotion, bravery	Whole School (Pri)
Wesak: Buddhist celebration Buddhist celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha (May)	Whole School (Pri)
Yom Kippur: Day of Atonement To learn about the festival of Yom Kippur and to think about its themes of wrongdoing and forgiveness.	Whole School (Pri)
Zartusht-no-diso To introduce this Zoroastrian festival and reflect on the teachings of Zaroaster.	Key Stage 2
Ganesh Chaturthi - Festival of the birthday of the elephant-headed god Considers how to overcome obstacles with reference to the Hindu god, Ganesha (SEAL theme 1: New beginnings). This assembly is taken from Primary School Assemblies for Religious Festivals (SPCK, 2012).	Key Stage 2