Collective Worship
The children and staff gather together daily for collective worship.
Monday | Whole School assembly |
Mr Simon Westwood (Head of School)
| 2:50-3:15pm |
Tuesday | Sign to Sing / Hymn Practice |
Miss Catherine Roberts (Ethos Lead) and School Ethos Team
| 2:50-3:15pm |
Wednesday | Class Assembly/Family Groups | Class teachers | 2:50-3:15pm |
Thursday | Church Service | Reverend Bill /members of the ICE team | 1.15 pm - 1.40pm |
Friday | Celebration Assembly |
Mr Simon Westwood (Head of School)
| 2:50-3:15pm |
The children say Grace before lunch and The Lord’s Prayer at the end of every assembly.
Parents and carers are welcome to join us for our special services that are held at St George’s Church. Details of these services will be sent out prior to any service taking place. Please look for key dates on the newsletters and the website.
Schools and daily acts of collective worship
Each pupil must take part in a daily act of collective worship unless they have been withdrawn by their parents.
As a Church of England schools Lady Seaward's provides collective worship in accordance with the tenets and practices of the Church of England.
Our community schools (schools that do not have a religious designation) must provide collective worship that is wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character. A school can reflect the religious backgrounds represented in its community, as long as the majority of provision is broadly Christian.
Religious education
Our schools follow the Devon and Torbay agreed RE syllabus.
The right to withdraw from religious education and/or collective worship
Parents have the right to withdraw their children from religious education and/or collective worship, and should contact Mr Westwood, Head of School to ask for this. Parents will be invited to a meeting to discuss withdrawal and to explore how their concern may be met. Parents are not obliged to attend such a meeting in which case withdrawal shall be put into effect immediately and the school will notify the parent.
Collective Worship policy
Please see our policies below for more information:
Collective worship values and themes of focus this autumn term 2021
The value of Perseverance
Lady Seaward’s are joined by a number of local Reverends across the term to share in their collective worship. Below are pictures from a recent collective worship led by Reverend Sid Humphries this week who discussed with theepupils the importance of persevering when faced with challenge. Pupils took part in the collective worship assuming the role of different animals working together to persevere towards a common goal.
Reverend Sid discussed the importance of staying strong and resilient during times where we may encounter difficulties. He informed us that the sense of struggle we sometimes experience during set tasks makes the feeling of achievement so much greater at the end.
The Prayer Garden is a new addition to our environment. The Ethos Committee expressed that they would like a prayer space outside and they worked alongside Mrs Gillett on ideas for the deign. The children can visit this space during play times and lunch times to pray and take a moment to reflect.
The Lords Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us of our trespasses,
as we forgive those that trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.