Gathering Together: Policy and Practice for Collective Worship

SACRE's updated guidance on collective worship is now available. A copy went free to all Kent schools in late April 2008 (Voluntary Aid and Controlled Schools with a religious foundation and Foundation schools with a religious foundation need to base their policy and practice on Appendix 9 a) and b) and may find some of the rest of the resource helpful.) Extra copies are available at a cost of £8.50 (including postage & packing) from ASK Publications.

The guidance has in it two planning grids and a draft policy for collective worship, please click on these links to access.

Themes for Collective Worship

As part of its previous guidance the SACRE produced an outline for a seven year programme of themes that could be developed in collective worship. The document this was produced in is not out of print but the programme of themes is available to download.

Considering Collective Worship in my school

Attached here is a PowerPoint presentation delivered by Pamela Draycott to some Headteacher briefing sessions during May/June 2008 introducing key issues linked to the new SACRE guidance on Collective Worship - Gathering Together.

You can also find a discussion starter  for use in staff meetings or with governors to get them thinking about collective worship in your school.