Diocese of Exeter



A-Z of  Collective Worship web resources

trek/annegordon/

Anne's Page - Exploring Christian Faith with Children.  Includes general advice andsomestarting points andsuggestions for Collective Worship, along with 'Times and Seasons', a brief guide to the church's year, again withsuggestions for Collective Worship.

.uk - assemblies for primaryschools including help in preparation, presentation, music and drama, provided by SPCK.

assemblingcitizens.co.uk

AssemblingCitizensSecondaryschool assembly materials on citizenship issues from The Stapleford Centre (subscription required).

[pic].uk   School and churchsections loads of ideas on a host of themes

 

 

.uk/collective-worship.html

Diocese ofBlackburn Board of Education - Collective School Worship

.uk - gives information on books and resources for Religious Education and Collective Worship.

christian- - thesite of Association of Christian Teachers (ACT).  Useful information, with guidance on celebrating the Christian festivals inschools.

.uk/ay/

Christians in Schools in the Stockport Area: Collective Acts of Worship

Outlines for Collective Worshipsuitable for Key Stage 1 children.

This includes multimedia resources, topical collective worship plans as well as planning for primary andsecondaryschools and reflections forsmaller group contexts. It also access to a range ofsites with resources for Collective Worship; Teaching Christianity: RETRI (Religious Education Teacher Recruitment Initiative) and Clergy and RE. Very goodsite for clergy and lay people interested in RE and Collective Worship, includes a questionnaire tosee if you aresuitable!

culham.ac.uk/storykeepers/ These resources are based on the Storykeepers television / videoseries.

[pic] Ely Diocese has some great free resources you can draw on Their planning is linked to the Church of England Lectionary. This is divided into three years of Bible readings (Years A, B and C) which follow on from each other in a continuous cycle. Each new Church Year begins with Advent Sunday which falls at the end of November or the beginning of December, four Sundays before Christmas Day.  Of course, you may chose to use some of the collective worship ideas at other times of the year, to fit in with your existing themed programme. The short titles beside each date will allow you to select those subjects of interest to you. You will find worship materials from other years still on the site - use the thematic index to find out what is available. 

hibbert-.uk

The Hibbert Assembly

Material provided by the Hibbert Trust.

leicester.diocesan-info/subsite/education.aspx

Leicester Diocese Offers schools a weekly theme and free resources to go with them. This term's themes links to Christian Values

.uk – theChurch ofEngland/National Societysite for all interested in Church of Englandschools and church of England involvement in education, generally, as well as free weekly Collective Worship resources.

.uk/sfr/

RE Today: Space for Reflection Assemblies and guidance for collective worship (password required - available to RE todaysubscribers).

worship

Diocese of Salisbury Board of Education - Collective Worship

schoolassemblies.btinternet.co.uk

School Assemblies for Busy Teachers. Assembly ideas,scripts and other resources contributed by teachers.

[pic].uk  especially theschools livesection free registration to a plethora of resources and ideas forschool clubs

 

 

.uk - resources for assemblies in primaryschools.

 - promotes the teaching of Religious Education, designed to encourage people to consider teaching Religious Education as a career.

.uk/teachingandlearning/assemblies/

Teachernet - Assemblies

A bank of over 100 resources written by teachers for teachers.

 

 

Other sites which include Collective Worship material

cw/

REEP for Schools

.uk

The SEAL materials, including assembly resources, are designed to provide a whole-school approach to promotingsocial, emotional and behaviouralskills.

christian-.uk/learn/

Christian Aid - le@rn zone

.uk/resources/

CAFOD Schools

.uk/cowo.html

Faithzone Videos: Collective Worships based on the videos.

.uk/

Bible Reading Fellowship - Barnabas in Schools.

.uk

Spinnaker Trust - resourcessite.

Other worship resources

bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/collectiveworship/

BBC School Radio - Collective Worship

The most recent programmes are available on the website, along with background information.

.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=mission.content&cmid=292

Diocese of Bath and Wells - Development Matters

Lectionary readings linked to global issues / world development facts, quotes and illustrations.

fishymusic.co.uk

Fishy Music - Resources for Collective Worship

Audio CDs of original material for daily Collective Worship in the classroom - 'five minutes with God, five days of the week'.

twelvebaskets.co.uk

Twelve Baskets - A collection of creative multi-media member-generated resources for worship.

henry_martin.htm

The Art of Henry Martin - A collection of illustrations on biblical subjects, ideal for use on overhead projectors and in PowerPoint presentations.

(The graphics are free for use in churches andschools, but not to be used or distributed for profit.)

liturgy.co.nz

Liturgy: Worship that works - spirituality that connects

A website from an Anglicanschool chaplain inNew Zealand, which includesshort reflections forschool worship,service outlines and resources forspecialservices.



Just This Day centres on a day in November when people of all faiths and countries who recognise the value ofstillness, join together. By 2009 manyschools were taking part. The website has lesson plans for younger children and downloadable resources to aid contemplation andstillness for older children.

 

All-age worship

cofe.worship/

The Church of England – Worship. Common Worship and The Book of Common Prayer available on-line.



'Roots is an ecumenical resource programme based on the Revised Common Lectionary tosupport the worship and learning of the whole Church community.' (subscription required)



Seasons of the Spirit. All-age worship resource.

talks2children.

Talks to Children. Includes a Scripture Index and an index by Season.

.uk

Family Worship Resources. Focus on church all-age worship - includes music.



The Text This Week. Links to a range of resources including an art index and movie theme index.



Sermons4Kids. A large collection of Bible based talks, along with word puzzles, worksheets and colouring pages.

christian-.uk/worship/

Christian Aid Worship resources

dltk-

DLTK's Bible Activities - 'Sunday School' resources.

[pic]Prayer

sacredspace.ie

Sacred Space

Scripture readings and prayers for each day with accompanying guidance.

.uk

Wellsprings on the Web

(Catholic) liturgy and prayer resources.



Prayers for peace, justice and reconciliation.

.uk

The Prayer Guide

Includes advice on leading prayer with children's groups.



World Prayers

Multicultural Prayer Archive



Praying Each Day

Prayer and educationsite of the De La Salle Brothers inGreat Britain including reflections and prayers for each day of the year.

pray-as-you-

Downloadable (MP3 files) daily prayer resources.

.uk - to find out aboutsetting up a prayersupport group for aschool.

 

 

[pic]The Bible:

bible.

Bible Gateway - Biblesearch engine, offering a range of translations and including an audio Bible.

wwsb

World Wide Study Bible

Includes background resources for each chapter e.g. commentaries;study guides; links.

site/PageServer?pagename=bib_search_the_bible

American Bible Society: Advanced Bible Search Offers a range of translations.

 

Quotations

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Bartlett's Familiar Quotations on-line





food.html

Follow Your Dreams: Food for Thought Inspirational Quotations



Apple Seeds 'Quotations andshortstories from eclecticsources.'



Creative Proverbs From Around the World

 

Online Texts / Stories:

div/subject/browse/hum60.60.00/

Internet Public Library: Online Texts

Index of texts freely available over the Internet e.g. Aesop's Fables; Shakespeare; classic drama and fiction.

categories.html

Afterhours Inspirational Stories



The Children's Chapel

Stories for children including Biblestories.

 

Poems:

poems/

Poets' Corner

verse/

Verse: Poetry Anthologies online

 

Biographies:

justus.resources/bio/bioalpha.html

Biographicalsketches of memorable Christians of the past

saints

Catholic Online: Saints and Angels

Index ofsaints with information about each one.





Over 25,000 brief biographies.

 

[pic]Music resources

aboutwanderweg.php

One More Time! - Reflective music for school worship

A CD of music produced to enhance the worshipful atmosphere and the meditative listeningskills of children during collective worship.



Out of the Ark Music

Musical resources for primaryschools, including assembly and Christmassong books.





Christian musicsearch engine for music CDs,sheet music and accompaniment tracks.

worship-

A large collection ofMIDI files for worship, and MP3 backing tracks

grahamkendrick.co.uk

Graham Kendrick

Includessound files. Allsongs are covered under the Church Copyright Licencescheme (CCLI).

tch

The Cyber Hymnal

Over 5,000 Christian hymns andsongs, including lyrics,scores,MIDI files and history.

hymnal/

Oremus Hymnal

Online hymnal containing texts andMIDI files of tunes, with particular emphasis on the Anglican tradition.

 

[pic]Art / Graphics:



Bible Picture Gallery

Large collection of free images; membership required to download large high-resolution graphics.

hmartin.htm

Sermons4Kids: Art of Henry Martin



EBible Teacher

Computer resources for worship, including graphics and PowerPoint examples.

decadeministries.co.uk

Decade Ministries

Visual resources for all-age worship.

 

[pic]Drama:

activities/ActivityDrama.htm

Fun and

Links to Christian dramasources on the web.

 

 

 

Background material / Guidance:

encounterchristianity.co.uk

Encounter Christianity

Website to accompany theseries of books, designed for teaching RE at KS 1 and 2 in a fresh and informative way.

redbridgerenet.co.uk

Redbridge RE Network - Collective Worship

Articles include 'Forming a Collective Worship Policy' and 'Monitoring Collective Worship'.

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Teachers' TV - Assemblies

Teachers' TV programmes for Primary and Secondary to watch online (streaming video), along with background notes.

 

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