To view an assembly outline, browse the lists under each tab, and click on any title that interests you.'Church School' assemblies are targeted at Church schools and are more overtly Christian in content.
| Title | Suitability |
|---|---|
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: Needing Each OtherWe all need a helping hand sometimes | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought in the Classroom: the JOY of AdventAdvent leads to Christmas | Whole School (Pri) |
Planning a Perfect ChristmasIt’s time to celebrate | Whole School (Pri) |
What Really Matters?The true meaning of Christmas | Whole School (Pri) |
Christmas StoriesThe Nativity, and other Christmas stories | Whole School (Pri) |
Over by ChristmasA reflection on Christmas past and present | Whole School (Pri) |
A Treasure ChestGod’s kingdom is like a treasure chest | Whole School (Pri) |
Getting or Giving?Giving and receiving at Christmas | Whole School (Pri) |
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 meTo think about God’s care for us through the ministry of angels. | Key Stage 1 |
'Hello, Scruff!' - a Christmas storyThe new king – a Christmas story | Reception / Key Stage 1 - Church School |
Christmas quiz | Whole School (Pri) |
Our Favourite ThingsHopes for the world | Whole School (Pri) |
Lessons from SocksVariety in friendship | Whole School (Pri) |
Christmas TreesThe history of the Christmas tree | Key Stage 2 |
Christmas Around the WorldA worldwide party | Whole School (Pri) |
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 PresentAn 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) |
| Title | Suitability |
|---|---|
Pause for Thought: What’s Around the Corner?The year ahead | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: What the future holdsA reflection on hope in the future | Whole School (Pri) |
Having a Fresh StartClean outside and inside | Whole School (Pri) |
How Is Your Attitude?Changing our behaviour | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: The World’s Most Dangerous Weapon!How do we use our tongues? | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: What Is God Like: Part 2God 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) |
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 JumpersCaring 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 StartThere’s always a second chance | Whole School (Pri) |
Chalking the DoorConsiders 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 DownsThe story of Ruth and Naomi, part 1 | Whole School (Pri) - Church School |
Being GratefulHow do we show our gratitude? | Whole School (Pri) |
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 ChangeAn assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive | Whole School (Pri) - Church School |
| Title | Suitability |
|---|---|
Pause for Thought: Love Is . . .A Valentine’s assembly exploring what love really is | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: Who Is My Neighbour?Being kind and treating people well | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: Seed TimeSpring is on its way! | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: Spring-CleaningLessons from spring-cleaning | Whole School (Pri) |
Hopes, Dreams and the FutureExciting futures | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: Going WithoutAn assembly for Lent | Whole School (Pri) |
What Is Lent?The Christian festival of Lent | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: Is Music Powerful?Music affects our feeling and emotions | Whole School (Pri) |
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 Caring CommunitySchool is a special community | Key Stage 2 |
Love is . . .Love involves actions as well as words | Whole School (Pri) |
A Book with 66 Books!What is in the Bible? | Whole School (Pri) |
Feeling NeededEveryone likes to feel valued | Key Stage 1 |
Keep Going!Perseverance is important | Whole School (Pri) |
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 |
|---|---|
God’s Helping HandsAn assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive | Whole School (Pri) |
Cats: All Different, All Special!An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive | Whole School (Pri) |
| Title | Suitability |
|---|---|
Pause for Thought: New Life!Easter promises new life | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: DaffodilsBeautiful spring flowers | Whole School (Pri) |
Pause for Thought: Nothing Quite Like a Smile!Being happy | Key Stage 2 |
What Will I Become?The tale of the three trees | Whole School (Pri) |
Easter FoodThe origins of some traditional Easter foods | Whole School (Pri) |
Easter: The ResurrectionJesus is alive! | Key Stage 2 |
They Just Don’t Get It!Palm Sunday | Key Stage 2 |
The Best GiftAn assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series | Reception / Key Stage 1 |
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 |
|---|---|
Hot Cross Buns and Easter EggsSpecial Easter foods | Whole School (Pri) |
Be ThankfulWe can be thankful for things every day! | Whole School (Pri) |
Celebrating DifferencesWe should celebrate the fact that we’re all different | Whole School (Pri) |
Signs of EasterSymbols of the Easter story | Whole School (Pri) |
Friends in NeedFriendship matters | Whole School (Pri) |
Peace and Its SymbolsThe meaning of peace | Key Stage 2 |
A Huge Measure!Some things are immeasurable | Key Stage 2 - Church School |
In and on God’s HandsGod will always remember to care for us | Whole School (Pri) - Church School |
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 |
|---|---|
Hands That HelpAn assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive | Whole School (Pri) - Church School |
Rich and Famous?An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive | Whole School (Pri) |
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 MatterBroken friendships affect everyone around us | Whole School (Pri) |
Our Responsibility to the EarthThe starfish story, retold | Whole School (Pri) |
Reacting WellControl your anger or it will control you! | Whole School (Pri) |
Solving ProblemsHow do we solve our problems? | Whole School (Pri) |
When Things Go WrongLearning from our mistakes | Whole School (Pri) |
Love MattersLove 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 WiseThink before you act! | Whole School (Pri) |
Little ThingsSmall acts of kindness can have a great impact | Whole School (Pri) |
Wonderfully Made!Our bodies are amazing | Whole School (Pri) |
A New BeginningA new school year - a new start! | Whole School (Pri) |
Peace SymbolsThe International Day of Peace is on 21 September | Whole School (Pri) |
Assemblies linked to the major festivals of world religions.
| Title | Suitability |
|---|---|
Al-HijraTo consider the meaning of ‘community’, and the beginnings of Islam. | Key Stage 2 |
Baisakhi: A Sikh celebration of commitmentTo value commitment. | Key Stage 2 |
Bodhi DayTo look at how Buddhism began and understand that learning something new can change the way we think about things. | Whole School (Pri) |
Bodhi DayHow 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 TanChinese New Year; new beginnings; looking forward to the future. | Key Stage 2 |
Divali: Festival of lightsTo 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-FitrTo 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 |
HanukkahTo explain the festival of Hanukkah and to think about what a miracle is for us today. | Whole School (Pri) |
Janmashtami: A birthday celebrationTo focus on the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, and the importance of welcome. | Key Stage 2 |
Magha PujaTo 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 BirthdayThe 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 |
ParyushanTo consider the Jain festival of Paryushan. | Whole School (Pri) |
Raksha BandhanTo reflect upon sibling relationships with reference to the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan. | Whole School (Pri) |
RamadanTo 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 |
RamadanTo understand this special time for Muslims, and think about what is important in life. | Key Stage 2 |
Ratha yatra: A chariot festivalTo 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 friendTo explain the Bahá’í faith holiday of Ridván and to encourage understanding of different religious holidays. | Whole School (Pri) |
Rosh Hashanah: The Jewish New YearTo 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 TabernaclesTo help children learn about the Jewish festival of Sukkot, and think about thankfulness. | Whole School (Pri) |
The ascension of Baha' UllahTo 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 RidvanThemes: oneness of mankind, unity, global family, belonging | Whole School (Pri) |
The Birthday of Guru NanakThe life of Guru Nanak; equality; leadership | Key Stage 2 |
The birthday of Guru Nanak Dev Ji: A Sikh celebrationTo celebrate Guru Nanak and his commitment to equality. | Key Stage 1 |
The Birthday of Haile SelassieThemes of celebration, remembering an important person, African culture, equality | Whole School (Pri) |
The Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and DeathHow the Buddha gained enlightenment; making discoveries, change, suffering | Whole School (Pri) |
The festival of Vasant Panchami: A new beginningTo celebrate new beginnings in life and learning. | Key Stage 2 |
The Hindu Festival of DivaliLight; hope; new beginnings | Whole School (Pri) |
The Hindu Festival of Ganesh-ChaturthiTo 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 HoliThe coming of spring and new life; good is stronger than evil | Whole School (Pri) |
The Jewish Festival of HanukahStanding up for what is important; overcoming difficulty; light | Whole School (Pri) |
The Jewish Festival of Rosh HashanaTo 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-FitrCelebrating the end of Ramadan | Whole School (Pri) |
The Prophet's Night Journey and AscensionTo 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 celebrationBuddhist celebration of the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha (May) | Whole School (Pri) |
Yom Kippur: Day of AtonementTo learn about the festival of Yom Kippur and to think about its themes of wrongdoing and forgiveness. | Whole School (Pri) |
Zartusht-no-disoTo introduce this Zoroastrian festival and reflect on the teachings of Zaroaster. | Key Stage 2 |
Ganesh Chaturthi - Festival of the birthday of the elephant-headed godConsiders 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 |