Collective worship

At KPS, we ensure that our daily acts of worship are inspiring, engaging and relevant to the children’s lives. They are Christian in character and include teaching, stories, Bible stories, opportunities for reflection, songs and invitational prayer.

Collective worship regularly focusses on our school parable, school values (and their Biblical narrative) and wider Christian values, as well as religious festivals and British values.

We provide opportunities for our children to plan and deliver worship in their classes and to the whole school. We have a small group of students in a Faith Alive group who work alongside clergy and teachers to plan and lead whole school worship.
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We also hold a weekly Believe, Grow Achieve collective worship assembly in which we highlight and celebrate individual’s success inside and outside school. Children are invited to bring in medals, trophies, certificates etc. to share and celebrate their successes with the school community.

Prayers

St Peter's Partnership

​We are fortunate to have a very strong relationship with St Peter’s Church in Kineton, which we hugely value. Reverend Barry Jackson delivers weekly worship in school, with which the children are extremely engaged. We make regular trips to the church to support our R.E. learning as well as at important times in the church calendar such as Harvest, Christmas and Easter. Reverend Barry also supports delivery of the R.E. curriculum as needed and supports staff in its effective delivery. Children attend the Church at Harvest, Christmas, Easter and for our leaver’s service.

Worship in school is regularly led by members of the church team. 

 Liz Host Elofson has joined us as our new Children and Families worker at St Peter’s.  Liz has been very active as a volunteer with the church. With her years of working as a teacher, Liz brings a huge amount of experience of working with children of all ages. Liz now runs an after school club called 'Wacky Wednesdays' in school including puppets, games and singing!

Rev Alison Abbott joined St Peter's in 2022, and she is now full time.  We are very pleased that Alison will have more time to be with us in school. Also, we were delighted that Rev Matthew Arnold joined St Peter's in July and will here until he completes his training in the autumn of 2026.

Several of our governors are able to support all areas of school life as they are members of the Church community and our school community.

As part of the Coventry Diocese, we benefit from a range of support and opportunities for children to be involved in wider Christian celebrations such as diocesan anniversaries, Cross of Nails events and Christingle services.

Children in year 6 visit Coventry Cathedral each year and all children take an annual trip to a place of worship from a different faith as part of Interfaith Week.

 

Advocacy

Advocacy means giving your support to an idea, person or cause.

Linked to our school values of love and responsibility, we believe that we should use our voices to stand up for others and raise awareness of causes that are important in the world. 

We believe that it is important to support others in believing, growing and achieving, just as we strive to do ourselves. We encourage children to look beyond their immediate experiences and environment to support local and global neighbours, inspired by the ministry of Jesus.

Our Advocacy

Our advocacy projects have raised thousands of pounds for causes that our children have chosen. Each class thinks carefully about issues and groups of people that matter to them and thoughtfully considers how to support their causes, either by fundraising or through publicity. Some causes have been inspired by acts of collective worship, some by stories. Others have been inspired by family members or by world events they have seen on the news.

Fundraising events which the children have held in the past include:

• Sponsored silence
• Sponsored cycle
• Sponsored read
• Sponsored walk
• Break the Rules Day
• Tattoo a Teacher Day
• Cake sale
• WW2 themed tea party
• Making and selling Christmas decorations
• Holding a summer fayre with a raffle
• Collection of essential items for Ukrainian refugees

Some of the causes that the children have chosen to support are:

• Help for Heroes
• Refugee Action
• Macmillan Cancer Support
• Myton Hospices
• St. Ephraim School in Bethlehem
• World Wildlife Fund
• Cyclists vs. Cancer
• Brompton Foundation Teenage Cancer Trust

Us In Action