Schedule 20 requires special schools to provide opportunities for pupils to attend collective worship ‘so far as practicable’.
Over the school year, acts of collective worship must be mainly of a broadly Christian character.
BROAD TRADITIONS OF CHRISTIAN BELIEF
AWE, WONDER, MYSTERY – Sense of the SPIRITUAL
SENSE OF TRANSIENCE AND CONSTANT CHANGE –
Seasons, Time, Transformations
Rites of Passage
SENSE OF PATTERN AND ORDER – Rituals, Story,
Special Times, Creation, Creativity, Special Places
AWARENESS OF RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURAL WORLD –
Earth, Air, Wind, Fire, Water, Stones, Light, Darkness,
Journeys, Food etc.
Stewardship
AWARENESS OF SELF – Self Worth, Identity, Talents and Gifts,
Purpose, Choices, Self Control
AWARENESS OF OTHERS – Relationships, Caring, Love,
Joy, Laughter, Forgiveness, Concern for Outsider,
Vulnerable, The Poor
AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY – Neighbour, Values, Rituals and Celebrations,
Feasting, Fasting, Festival, School
AWARENESS OF VALUE – Compassion, Peace, Justice,
Freedom, Sacredness of Person, Service, Silence
AWARENESS OF LIMITATION – Loss, Suffering, Frustration, Death
STORIES OF JESU
TEACHING OF JESUS