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Daily Reflection

Following a pupil voice survey in May 2021, our collective worship was renamed by the children as 'Reflection' with each daily reflection being a 'Time to' (e.g. Time to think, time to be, time to act etc)

As a church school, our daily reflections are an integral part of our school week and play a key role in the character and personal development of our children. They are planned and led by our children as Reflection Leaders and they play an important role in how we shape our worship and what ‘Big Questions’ linked to our vision we want to explore.  

Our reflections are an opportunity to praise, celebrate, reflect and wonder about our school vision and how it can enrich our daily lives. We underpin them with our vision of ‘Let your Light Shine’ and ‘Grow Together, Shine Forever’ through Christian values, bible stories, our PROUD principles and through key Christian festivals and events in the Church calendar.

We are an inclusive school and so our reflections are also mindful and respectful of other faiths. Our reflection times are there to present all our children with a firm foundation for a strong moral code based on Christian values for their life now and in the future, whatever beliefs they may choose to have. They serve as a vehicle for them to reflect, discuss, question and evaluate how they can become the best version of themselves and let their light shine on others for the collective good.

We aim to make the reflections current and relevant to the world the children live in now and reflect national and global issues. Our Reflection Leaders help senior leaders to plan, deliver and review our reflections to ensure that they have relevance and connect with their peers, so that reflections are invitational and inspire them.

The opportunity to gather for collective reflections comes in a range of experiences and they are interactive and fully involve the children and staff in their discussion and sharing of views and experiences. Reflections use drama, role play, music, art, symbols, stories and ‘talk trios’ to ensure a range of experiences is offered. We have them in the hall, in classrooms, in the woods at Christmas, outside and  even virtually via video links! 

The children contribute to prayers and reflections in worship, through either prayers in the Prayer Basket or impromptu prayers at the end of a Reflection time based on what thoughts/feelings it has provoked in them.

We have differentiated our approach to Reflection time to allow for accessibility for all age groups and we also ensure a spread of age groups lead church services at key times of the year such as Christmas, Easter and Harvest and Pentecost.

Our Reflections follow a weekly format of:

  • Monday- our ‘Big Question’ linked to the vision and theme- 'Time to Be'- these are in Key Stages
  • Tuesday- Class Reflections- Follow up time on the Big Question 'Time to Think'
  • Wednesday- Music Appreciation 'Time to Sing'
  • Thursday- Sharing of learning from ‘Big Question’ and links to our Christian vision 'Time to Share'
  • Friday- Star Assemblies and Good Samaritan celebration and praise assembly 'Time to Shine'

Our local clergy support worship through leading blessings at Church Services.  Governors, leaders and children review Reflections to see if it is helping us deepen our connection to our core vision.

What is the impact of our Reflections? 

For the academic year 202/23 our Reflections were based around the theme of #BAGS (Be A Good Samaritan).  We successfully raised awareness of how to show kindness when it is not popular and how we can show love to those we might not consider to be friends.  

For this academic year, our theme is 'Stewardship' as we continue to live out our vision and let our light shine in school, on our community and the world.