Collective Worship
Collective Worship
Collective Worship is central to the life of our school, helping to establish a strong
sense of community by providing opportunities to celebrate, reflect and explore
our core Christian values of Love, Belonging and Service. It is distinctively
Christian in nature and is reflective of the Anglican calendar. It always includes
an element of scripture, a spiritual song or hymn and prayer. Collective worship
at St. Mark’s is a mixture of whole school worship on a Monday, led by either our
Head teacher, Chaplain, Vicar or groups of pupils, weekly singing worship and
class worship. Children and adults are encouraged to share and reflect on how
the core message from the whole school worship impacts on their own lives, both
at school and within the wider community.
To find out more about our Collective Worships, please look at the Collective Worship Policy. Collective Worship Policy.
Our school chaplain, Rev Georgia, is in school from Monday to Wednesday. As well as leading Collective Worship, she is available to pupils, staff and parents as a support and listening ear.
Our aims for Collective Worship:
- promote the spiritual, moral and cultural development of the pupils
- be consistent with the values of the school
- be quality learning opportunities relevant to the pupils’ experience
- foster a sense of group identify and provide experiences of being part of a community, sharing the values of the school
- provide a time for reflection on spiritual and moral issues and values, pausing from immediate concerns to consider fundamental questions and the importance of religious
- beliefs of those who hold them
- provide opportunities for pupils to consider and explore their own beliefs and those of other people
- promote respect for the integrity of individuals and faiths
- provide opportunities for pupils to worship if they so wish
- encourage participation and response, for example, through active involvement or listening
- provide opportunities to celebrate such things as achievement and special occasions, and to share feelings such as thankfulness, joy, friendship, sadness or hop
Please see below our Collective Worship Planner for the end of the Autumn Term and into the Spring Term.
Whole School Collective Worship
| Week's Theme of the Collective Worship |
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3rd November All saints and All SoulsBible Focus: “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people” 1 Peter 2:9 |
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10th November Remembrance Day and Peace & Anti-bullying WeekGreater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 |
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17th November Dealing with anxiety“Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow has enough worries of its own” Matthew 6:34 |
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24th November Thankfulness“Do not worry about anything but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God” Philippians 4:6 |
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1st December Advent: HopeBible Focus: Simeon and Anna, Luke 2:25-38
Luke 4:18 |
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8th December Advent: JoyBible Focus: The Shepherds, Luke 2:8-15
Luke 2:10 |
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15th December Advent: PeaceBible Focus: Jesus’ Birth, Luke 2:1-7, 16-20 Isaiah 9:6-7 Christmas service “Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6 |
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5th January 2026 EpiphanyBible Focus: “Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking “Where is the child who has been born King of the Jews?” Matthew 2:1-2 |
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12th January Jesus’ sermon on the Mount: Lessons for lifeBible focus: “Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” Matthew 5:3 The Beatitudes: What does happiness look like? |
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19th January Sermon on the mount: Don’t be angry!“In your anger, do not sin” Ephesians 4:26 |
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26th January The sermon on the mount: Don’t judge!Bible focus: Matthew 7:1-5 |
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2nd Feb - Children’s Mental Health Week
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9th Feb The Sermon on the mount: Build wisely!Bible Focus: Matthew 7:24-27 |
