School Assemblies

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September
October
Standing
Festivals of World Religions

July Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
A New Adventure Moving to secondary school	Whole School (Pri)
Summer Flowers Beauty, creativity, art: flowers	Whole School (Pri)
Achieving Our Goals Moving to secondary school	Key Stage 2
A Problem Shared . . . Sharing a problem reduces it in size	Whole School (Pri)
Stronger Together The importance of working together	Whole School (Pri)
Mustn't Grumble! Complaining or grateful?	Whole School (Pri)
Friends in Need Friendship matters	Whole School (Pri)
One Step at a Time Progress can be made in small steps	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)
Morning Is Here The beautiful songs and sounds of nature	Whole School (Pri)
Daisies Lessons we can learn from daisies	Whole School (Pri)
Every Little Counts Kindness is important	Whole School (Pri)
Everyone Is a Winner We all win and we all lose	Key Stage 2

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
Moving Forward An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Winners! An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

August Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Starting Something New Starting a new school year	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Our Responsibility to the Earth The starfish story, retold	Whole School (Pri)
When Things Go Wrong Learning from our mistakes	Whole School (Pri)
To Forgive or Not? Forgiveness matters	Whole School (Pri)
Postcards God is with us wherever we go	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Time Is Precious Time is a gift	Whole School (Pri)
Can We Help? Helping others and being helped	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Penny in Our Pocket Using pennies for prayers	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

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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
The Gate The fourth in a series considering the ‘I am’ statements of Jesus	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Doors of opportunity Make the most of every opportunity! - Start of term assembly	Key Stage 2
Knowing Your Name Our names are important - A 'Welcome Back' assembly	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Wonderfully Made! Our bodies are amazing	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
Choices, Choices 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

September Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Clean Slate! A clean, fresh start	Whole School (Pri)
All Pulling Together Lessons from the story of the enormous turnip	Whole School (Pri)
Peace Takes Everyone International Day of Peace is on 21 September	Whole School (Pri)
New Starts A new start for Zacchaeus	Whole School (Pri)
Harvest Medals The harvest of hard work!	Whole School (Pri)
Harvest (or Roald Dahl Day) Roald Dahl Day is on 13 September	Whole School (Pri)
Colours of Autumn Autumn is beautiful!	Whole School (Pri)
A Caring Community School is a special community	Key Stage 2

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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
Making Friends The invitation of friendship	Whole School (Pri)
Little Eyes Are Watching Who will copy you?	Whole School (Pri)
A New Beginning A new school year - a new start!	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
Autumn Leaves An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Love An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

Christian Festivals...

Selection for Harvest

Title	Suitability
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)

October Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
We Can All Do Something to Help We can all make a difference	Whole School (Pri)
The Fruit of the Spirit Fruit trees and the fruit of the Spirit	Whole School (Pri)
What Do You Stand For? The importance of being loyal	Whole School (Pri)
Nothing to Fear An assembly for use around the time of Halloween	Whole School (Pri)
The Big Search The Parable of the Lost Coin	Whole School (Pri)
I Can Be Myself All different and all special	Reception / Key Stage 1
Faithful Friends St Francis Day is on 4 October	Whole School (Pri)
The Jewish Festival of Sukkot Building a shelter to remember	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
A Harvest Thank You! Thank-you cards matter	Whole School (Pri)
Animals Are Special Pets are special 'St Francis' Day on 4 October	Whole School (Pri)
An Apple a Day . . . A Harvest assembly - What do our bodies need?	Whole School (Pri)
Sand and Stars Beyond counting!	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
Discovering Treasure An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Bringing Life An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

Christian Festivals...

Selection for Harvest

Title	Suitability
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)

Standing 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
The Life of Mother Teresa Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of George Cadbury Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Harriet Tubman Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Michael Faraday Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Florence Nightingale Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of William Wilberforce Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Elizabeth Fry Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Thomas Barnardo Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Corrie Ten Boom Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Martin Luther King Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Catherine Booth Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
The Life of Cecil Jackson-Cole Assembly to accompany the book ‘A World of Difference’ by Bob Hartman, delivered free to schools in October 2017	Key Stage 1
Favourite Foods - A Harvest Assembly To recognize the different diets of living creatures and to be thankful for our favourite foods.	Whole School (Pri)
Is Daddy OK? To help schools support children who have parents on active service abroad.	Whole School (Pri)
Ending and Beginning - A Leavers' Assembly To provide an opportunity to say goodbye and support those who are leaving school	Key Stage 2
Bullying - David and Goliath To teach and enjoy the story. To help children learn coping strategies for bullying situations	Whole School (Pri)
Change of Head Teacher To mark a significant moment in the life of a school. To celebrate difference and diversity.	Whole School (Pri)
Celebrating difference To encourage tolerance	Key Stage 2
A death associated with the school community To create space for bereavement; to aid the process of mourning; to offer a pathway through a difficult time.	Whole School (Pri)
Conflict To focus on why conflicts break out and what makes them so hard to stop. To reflect on current conflicts in the International and school communities.	Key Stage 2
Mums To contrast life in the West with parts of the developing world, using the experience of mothers as an example.	Key Stage 2
What's In a Name Getting to know new children. Will provide a good way of encouraging the new intake to introduce themselves to senior member of staff.	Key Stage 2
Remembrance To help the children to understand the importance of remembering, and of how our memories shape us as individuals	Whole School (Pri)
Our School To reflect on our school as a team in which everyone has an important role.	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