‘...let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven.'
Matthew 5:16
Collective Worship
Our Collective Worship is at the heart of school life and reflects our Christian vision in every aspect. Pupils, staff and the wider school community actively participate, helping to shape and contribute to worship that is meaningful and relevant. It is a valued part of our school day and welcomes all.
The church year, important contextual themes and our vision set the themes explored in Collective Worship which are shared with parents through newsletters and updates, ensuring the whole community is aware of the values and messages being explored. Our website and newsletters provide a “window” into these moments, showing how worship is lived out, connected to our school vision and embedded in the daily life of our school.
It is inclusive, invitational and inspiring. It is educational in nature and does not make any assumptions of the world views of the collective.
Our Curriculum
What Spiritual Development Means to our School Community
Spirituality is a growing understanding of...
Self
Being a unique person, understanding self-perception and our responses to it.
Others
How empathy, concern, compassion and other values and principles affect relationships and our role as citizens of our community and our world.
World and beauty
How we perceive and relate to the physical and creative world through responses to nature and art.
Beyond
How we relate to the 'unanswerable questions'/the transcendental. How we consider our responses to experiences that might be 'outside' of those that are 'everyday'.
St John's Newland Church
The school enjoys close links with St John’s Church.
Staff from the church regularly lead our morning worship on Tuesdays and we have services at church for Harvest, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and our Year 6 leavers’ service.
Classes often visit the church as part of the RE curriculum and staff come to participate in RE lessons in school.
Find out more
Please follow this link if you would like to find out more about St John’s Newland Church.
