At Rushwick C of E Primary School, the daily act of collective worship is viewed as an integral and important part of school life.

It is a time when we come together to share our love of God and celebrate our achievements together. The worship of the school is based on promoting the Christian Values which permeate the ethos of the school. As such, the contributions of staff, pupils, church clergy and other visitors are valued highly.

Collective Worship, within a Christian context, plays an important part in the life of our school. We also appreciate and note other faiths supporting the context of our school, making links between different faiths and Christianity. For example, how some stories are shared between Christianity and Judaism. We are also exploring intercultural worship and how Christianity is a global religion across different countries and cultures.

Collective Worship is a moment of stillness and reflection in the school day where children meet together with members of staff in a calm and peaceful atmosphere and where all present are given the opportunity to reflect and participate. It is regarded as ‘quality’ time and represents something special or separate from ordinary school routine.

Through praise, prayer, moments of stillness, a strong sense of community, shared ideals, spoken words, ritual, and reflection on important experiences, collective worship nurtures the values and vision at the heart of Rushwick Primary School. We also actively seek to encourage the attitudes of awe, wonder and reflection.

Above all else, the role of Collective Worship at Rushwick is to enable children and adults to flourish spiritually and to support the theologically rooted Christian vision – ‘Ask, Seek, Knock - Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.' Matthew 7:7 -  to impact on children’s and adult’s lives here and at home.

During Collective Worship some children will be worshipping and some will be experiencing something approaching worship; others will be finding out what it is like to worship by being with those who are, or having a quiet moment of reflection. Worship is invitational and children are consistently reminded of this.

We have a daily act of worship each week:

Monday - Whole School in the hall, led by a member of leadership. We are currently following Bible in a Year (cycle B)

Tuesday - Worship Leaders in classrooms

Wednesday - Open The Book / Vicar in the hall

Thursday - Prayer and Praise whole school in the hall, led by a teacher

Friday - Celebration Worship in the hall, led by a member of leadership