School Assemblies

April
May
June
July
Key Issues
Festivals of World Religions
Rapid Response

April Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
April Showers April showers bring May flowers	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Can You Imagine? Using our imaginations	Whole School (Pri)
Words, Words, Words . . . A celebration of Shakespeare’s legacy	Key Stage 2
Pause for Thought: What Is God Like: Part 3 God is kind and caring	Key Stage 2
Pause for Thought: Planting Seeds From little seeds grow beautiful things	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Letting Things Go Why should we forgive those who hurt us?	Whole School (Pri)
Was Noah Foolish? An assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series	Reception / Key Stage 1
Pause for Thought: What Is God Like: Part 4 God is with us	Key Stage 2 - Church School
April Fool's Day April Fool’s Day is on 1 April	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
What Makes a Good Friend? The story of Ruth and Naomi, part 2	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
April Showers April showers bring May flowers	Whole School (Pri)
Be Kind to Our Planet International Mother Earth Day is on 22 April	Whole School (Pri)
Taking the Blame The meaning of Easter	Key Stage 2
Firm Foundations Building blocks	Whole School (Pri)
Spring cleaning Lessons from Spring Cleaning	Whole School (Pri)
Life has Ups and Downs The story of Ruth and Naomi, part 1	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Lots of Light Considers Jesus' statement, ‘I am the light of the world’	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Taking Care of the Poor The story of Ruth and Naomi, part 3	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

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
Dorcas An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)
April Fool’s Day Caring for others	Whole School (Pri)
Bringing Life An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

May Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Pause for Thought: Bees and Honey World Bee Day is on 20 May	Whole School (Pri)
Keep On Walking Walking is good for us!	Whole School (Pri)
Powerful Words Use them carefully!	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Superheroes! Pentecost is on Sunday 23 May 2021	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Comfort During tough times, what brings us comfort?	Whole School (Pri)
Every Life Is Precious An assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series	Reception / Key Stage 1
Pause for Thought: Don’t Give Up! Staying strong during tough times	Key Stage 2
Pause for Thought: How Funny? World Laughter Day is on 2 May 2021	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
Have Some Fun! The wonder of life	Whole School (Pri)
Spring and a Beautiful World! We are part of God’s creation	Whole School (Pri)
Developing Good Habits Aiming for good habits	Whole School (Pri)
Stop, Wait and Go St Julian’s Day is on 8 or 13 May	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
Loud or Quiet? An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)
Look Inside An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

June Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Pause for Thought: Look at the Daisies! Lessons from the daisies	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: The Sun Is Shining! Bringing warmth and light to other people	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Back to Normal? A reflection on our journey out of lockdown	Whole School (Pri)
Learning from Ants The amazing world of the ant	Whole School (Pri)
A Precious Gift An assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series	Reception / Key Stage 1
Pause for Thought: Where Is the Power? God’s power within us	Whole School (Pri)
Passing on the Gift The end of the academic year is approaching	Key Stage 2 - Church School
Be an Encourager! The importance of encouragement	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
One Step at a Time Progress can be made in small steps	Whole School (Pri)
New and Old Friends matter	Whole School (Pri)
The climb To introduce the children to Jake Meyer, the youngest person at the time ever to climb Mount Everest (although that record has now been broken), and encourage them children to consider how they can tackle their own personal Everest.	Key Stage 2
Can We Help? Helping others and being helped	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
We Are Part of God’s Creation! The wonder of the world	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
Sharing An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Every Day Is Special An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School
Keyholders . . . An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri) - Church School

July Assemblies - Primary

Title	Suitability
Pause for Thought: Enjoy the Summer! Spreading happiness	Whole School (Pri)
Look Around You! Children’s Art Week runs from 29 June to 19 July 2021	Whole School (Pri)
A Holiday Hiccup! Hiccups can happen at any time	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Happy Cows! Summer holiday freedom	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: Potential Reaching our potential	Whole School (Pri)
Sports Day An assembly in the ‘Hello, Scruff!’ series	Reception / Key Stage 1
All About Chocolate World Chocolate Day is on 7 July	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
Speaking Without Words Using body language	Whole School (Pri)
Lighthouses A light for the world	Whole School (Pri)
A Packed Lunch! Something small can make a big difference	Whole School (Pri)
The Big Search The Parable of the Lost Coin	Whole School (Pri)
Beautiful Flowers Colour and variety	Whole School (Pri)
Pause for Thought: A New Adventure Moving to secondary school	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
Searching for God An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Whole School (Pri)
What Is a Friend? An assembly from the Culham St Gabriel archive	Key Stage 1

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

Rapid Response Assemblies - Primary

Rapid response assemblies are provided when there is an event in the news, good or bad, that touches children's lives, so we can offer you a way to acknowledge it in your collective worship.

Only current and recent items are shown. Older items are archived.

Title	Suitability
Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh A life well-lived	Whole School (Pri)
National Day of Reflection 2021 An act of collective worship for 23 March	Whole School (Sec)