St Dunstan’s College Junior School’s collective acts of worship are predominantly Christian, while we seek to celebrate and value other faiths represented within our school family and our local community.

1. To share bible teaching and stories and to talk about their relevance to the children’s life in school and at home.

2. To celebrate the main events in the Christian and other faiths calendars.

3. To encourage children in reflection and prayer.

4. To celebrate the achievements and awards of groups and individuals.

5. To share information and news with each other.

6. To welcome visiting speakers into the Junior School, e.g. to represent charities.

7. For year groups to lead the Junior School termly in a celebration assembly focusing on a particular focus or project.

8. To share music making within the Junior School, giving pupils of all abilities the chance to perform in public.

9. To establish a sense of identity as a school, Department, class, year group or house.

The Pre-Preparatory Department will meet daily for 15 minutes in their own hall. All children will attend unless their class teacher gives permission otherwise.

A different member of the teaching staff will lead these assemblies each day. The content will vary but may include:

• Bible stories.

• Christian based stories.

• Stories containing moral teaching.

• A celebration of Christian Festivals.

• Appropriate videos, e.g. The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe.

• Singing of traditional and Christian songs

• Radio broadcasts of ‘Something to think about’.

• Information about timetables or routines.

On a Thursday morning the Pre-Preparatory Department will meet with the Preparatory Department, usually in the Great Hall.