Collective worship at Nutgrove Methodist Primary School aims to:

• Enable pupils to 'escape' the mundane to see a glimpse of the 'divine'.
• Enabling pupils to:

Look Up 

• To God / The Divine

Look In

• To Ourselves

Look Out

• To Others

This is theologically rooted in John Wesley's vision:

Do all the good you can.

By all the means you can.

In all the ways you can.

IN all the places you can.

At all the times you can.

To all the people you can.

As long as ever you can.

• Create a special place using candles, music, light, call / response, Bible stories, questions, images, reflection time, prayer. 
• Provide a peaceful environment to enable stillness, prayer and reflection. We encourage children to breathe and meditate at the start of worship to ensure they are 'breathing in' peace.
• Enable pupils to consider spiritual and moral issues, as well as explore their own beliefs.
• Encourage participation and response via active involvement or through listening and participating in the worship offered.
• Provide pupils with the opportunity to plan, lead or contribute to collective worship.
• Help pupils to develop an awareness of their community and the spirit of helping others.
• Develop a spirit of community and an understanding of individuals with other beliefs.
• Acknowledge diversity and affirm each individual’s life stance, whether religious or not.
• Promote a common ethos and shared values.
• Reinforce positive attitudes.
• Promote a growth mindset and support all pupils in their own well-being.

Definition of collective worship

1. For the purpose of this policy, “collective worship” is an act which is additional to, and separate from, ordinary school activities. Collective worship is a time when individuals collaborate to promote the Christian values which are fundamental to the school’s ethos.
2. To “take part” in collective worship implies more than a passive attendance, such that it should have the ability to elicit responses from pupils even though they may not feel able to actively identify in the act of worship on a particular occasion.

Organisation and planning

1. The Headteacher is responsible for creating the Long Term Plan for collective worship.
2. The act of worship, will be held for 20 minutes of the school day in the school hall for 3 days a week and in class exploring Picture News one day a week. On the fifth day, children worship in class with other Epworth Trust Schools in Epworth Worship.
3. Each worship session held will have a theme relevant to current affairs and topics agreed by the headteacher.
4. The content of all acts of collective worship will be considered to ensure suitability and relevance to pupils of all ages and backgrounds.
5. The headteacher will establish a detailed plan for collective worship to make sure progression from each session is carried on to the next, as well as to ensure that learning is practically applied by pupils to their lives inside and outside of school.
6. The school will endeavour to teach the pupils a wide range of worship songs to sing during collective worship.
7. The school may invite visitors or guest speakers to speak during collective worship, in accordance with the timetabled theme.