Introduction
Church of England schools are committed to offering high quality collective worship. They are
places that recognise and value collective worship as central to fostering a sense of community
and to expressing the school’s Christian vision. In practice this means that structure, planning,
evaluation, participation, collaboration, and inspection of worship are all taken seriously by the
school and by diocesan authorities.
In Church of England schools, collective worship is seen as more than a daily ‘awe and wonder’
moment. It is the unique heartbeat of the school and is offered as part of a wider opportunity for
pupils and adults to encounter faith by engaging in conversations about God, both as individuals
and together.
We want pupils to leave school with a rich experience and understanding of Christianity, and we are
committed to offering them an encounter with Jesus Christ and with Christian faith and practice in
a way that enhances their lives…Collective worship in schools, including prayer, reading and reflecting
on the Bible, liturgy, sacrament and experience of the musical and other imaginative riches of
Christianity, provide a vital opportunity for this.
To read the document in full: Collective Worship in Church of England Schools