Assemblies - School assemblies are the 'hearth,' of the school, where the Head brings the school together and other teachers become school wide identities. Assemblies need to be exciting, varied, and something pupils look forward to, not stale, repetitive boring sessions that pupils and staff dislike. Here are weekly ideas, with broad geographical themes to support your assemblies, structured for both junior and senior pupils.

School assemblies are the 'hearth,' of the school, where the Head brings the school together and other teachers become school wide identities. Assemblies need to be exciting, varied, and something pupils look forward to, not stale, repetitive boring sessions that pupils and staff dislike. Here are weekly ideas, with broad geographical themes to support your assemblies, structured for both junior and senior pupils.

Beginnings and Fresh Starts

An assembly reading for multiple age groups about renewal at the start of a new year.

2 min read

Now is the time to come to the aid of the planet

Biodiversity is at risk, and with it human life as we know it on the planet. Human beings need to adopt a new way of living if our habitat is to be sustainable.

3 min read

The Bafflingly Big

This assembly focuses on scale and size and how it is important to understand how big something is to best determine its consequence.

3 min read