Worship

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"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

At St John of Jerusalem COE Primary School, our core values of love of God, love of learning and love of one another underpins all we do. To ensure that all pupils, regardless of their faith at our school flourish, we offer a fully comprehensive Religious Education curriculum which allows pupils to explore, investigate and gain a deeper understanding of world religions. We follow the London Diocese Boards RE curriculum, which offers a broad and balanced approach to this subject. Our curriculum covers the main world religions. Religious beliefs within Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Islam are explored, allowing all to learn from and about other religions in a safe environment. RE is taught from Nursery - Year 6 and is paramount to our school life and ethos.
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As a Church of England school, our main focus is on Christianity, and we celebrate and learn about the key events throughout the academic year - Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent and Easter. Pupils develop and use thinking, theological and philosophical skills, all of which build and supports them to become global citizens. All pupils come first and so we prioritise pupils sharing their lived experiences of religion - sharing, questioning and ultimately deepening understanding of one another from each other. This is done in a respectful manner.
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We have a wonderful relationship with our local church - St John of Jerusalem Church and regularly visit as a whole school to acknowledge, participate and celebrate in these key events throughout the year. The Reverend, Andrew Wilson and his team, are part of our school community and every Friday are leaders of our Worship, Praise and Celebration Assembly. The whole community - pupils, staff, parents and Governors are inspired and enriched by the support that our local church offers to us as school.
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In addition to this, we worship and come together every Monday for our whole school assembly, followed by Key Stage 1 assemblies on Tuesdays and Key Stage 2 assemblies on Wednesdays. At our school, we participate in collective worship. It is invitational, and most pupils do participate. This is two-fold: pupils receive in-class worship, giving them a space and time of reflection on a given weekly theme for example, kindness, forgiveness), as well as collective worship completed separately for each Key stage 1 and 2.  Collective worship enriches and deepens pupils and staffs spiritual understanding and journey.  Each classroom has an RE area for reflection, and a class RE book where pupils collective work, ideas, prayers and pictures can be displayed.

Withdrawal from Religious Education or Collective Worship

Parents who wish to exercise their right to withdraw their child from Religious Education or Collective Worship will need to contact the Headteacher or Assistant Headteachers to discuss arrangements for alternative provision.