Links
Collective Worship Resources:
cowo.culham.ac.uk
cowo.culham.ac.ukCollective Worship Resource - from the Culham Institute, in association with the National Society
www.culham.ac.uk/storykeepers/
These resources are based on the Storykeepers television / video series.
www.assemblies.org.uk
Assemblies Website (SPCK)
www.bdeducation.org.uk/collective-worship.html
Diocese of Blackburn Board of Education - Collective School Worship
www.ely.anglican.org/education/schools/collective_worship/
Diocese of Ely Education and Training: Schools - RE and Collective Worship Resources
www.salisbury.anglican.org/schools/collective-worship
Diocese of Salisbury Board of Education - Collective Worship
www.hibbert-assembly.org.uk
The Hibbert Assembly
Material provided by the Hibbert Trust.
www.assemblingcitizens.co.uk
Assembling Citizens
Secondary school assembly materials on citizenship issues from The Stapleford Centre (subscription required).
www.angelfire.com/trek/annegordon/
Anne's Page - Exploring Christian Faith with Children
Includes general advice and some starting points and suggestions for Collective Worship, along with 'Times and Seasons', a brief guide to the church's year, again with suggestions for Collective Worship.
www.cist.org.uk/ay/
Christians in Schools in the Stockport Area: Collective Acts of Worship
Outlines for Collective Worship suitable for Key Stage 1 children.
www.schoolassemblies.btinternet.co.uk
School Assemblies for Busy Teachers
Assembly ideas, scripts and other resources contributed by teachers.
Other sites which include Collective Worship material:
www.reep.org/cw/
REEP for Schools
www.christian-aid.org.uk/learn/
Christian Aid - le@rn zone
www.cafod.org.uk/resources/
CAFOD Schools
www.thefaithzone.org.uk/cowo.html
Faithzone Videos: Collective Worships based on the videos.
www.barnabasinschools.org.uk/
Bible Reading Fellowship - Barnabas in Schools
www.spinnaker.org.uk
Spinnaker Trust - resources site
Go to topOther worship resources:
www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/collectiveworship/
BBC School Radio - Collective Worship
The most recent programmes are available on the website, along with background information.
http://www.bathandwells.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=mission.content&cmid=292
Diocese of Bath and Wells - Development Matters
Lectionary readings linked to global issues / world development facts, quotes and illustrations.
www.fishymusic.co.uk
Fishy Music - Resources for Collective Worship
Audio CDs of original material for daily Collective Worship in the classroom - 'five minutes with God, five days of the week'.
www.twelvebaskets.co.uk
Twelve Baskets
A collection of creative multi-media member-generated resources for worship.
www.sermons4kids.com/henry_martin.htm
The Art of Henry Martin
A collection of illustrations on biblical subjects, ideal for use on overhead projectors and in PowerPoint presentations.
(The graphics are free for use in churches and schools, but not to be used or distributed for profit.)
www.liturgy.co.nz
Liturgy: Worship that works - spirituality that connects
A website from an Anglican school chaplain in New Zealand, which includes short reflections for school worship, service outlines and resources for special services.
www.prayingeachday.org
Praying Each Day
Prayer and education site of the De La Salle Brothers in Great Britain including reflections and prayers for each day of the year.
www.pray-as-you-go.org
Downloadable (MP3 files) daily prayer resources.
www.justthisday.org
Just This Day
Just This Day centres on a day in November when people of all faiths and countries who recognise the value of stillness, join together. The website has lesson plans for younger children and downloadable resources to aid contemplation and stillness for older children.
Background material / Guidance:
www.churchofengland.org/education/national-society/teaching-learning/collective-worship.aspx
The National Society: School Worship
Guidance on the law.
www.ely.anglican.org/education/schools/collective_worship/policy/
Diocese of Ely: Collective Worship in Church Schools
Guidance on the law; advice; resources.
www.redbridgerenet.co.uk
Redbridge RE Network - Collective Worship
Articles include 'Forming a Collective Worship Policy' and 'Monitoring Collective Worship'.
www.teachersmedia.co.uk/series/assemblies
Teachers Media - Assemblies
Programmes produced by Teachers' TV for Primary and Secondary to watch online (streaming video), along with background notes.
All-age worship:
cofe.anglican.org/worship/
The Church of England - Worship
Common Worship and The Book of Common Prayer available on-line.
www.rootsontheweb.com
Rootsontheweb.com
'Roots is an ecumenical resource programme based on the Revised Common Lectionary to support the worship and learning of the whole Church community.' (subscription required)
www.spiritseasons.com
Seasons of the Spirit
All-age worship resource.
talks2children.itsforministry.org
Talks to Children
Includes a Scripture Index and an index by Season.
www.familyworship.org.uk
Family Worship Resources
Focus on church all-age worship - includes music.
www.textweek.com
The Text This Week
Links to a range of resources including an art index and movie theme index.
www.sermons4kids.com
Sermons4Kids
A large collection of Bible based talks, along with word puzzles, worksheets and colouring pages.
www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/churches/index.aspx
Christian Aid
Worship resources
www.dltk-bible.com
DLTK's Bible Activities
'Sunday School' resources.
Prayer:
www.sacredspace.ie
Sacred Space
Scripture readings and prayers for each day with accompanying guidance.
www.wellsprings.org.uk
Wellsprings on the Web
(Catholic) liturgy and prayer resources.
www.invitationtoprayer.org
Prayers for peace, justice and reconciliation.
www.worldprayers.org
World Prayers
Multicultural Prayer Archive
The Bible:
bible.gospelcom.net
Bible Gateway
Bible search engine, offering a range of translations and including an audio Bible.
www.ccel.org/wwsb
World Wide Study Bible
Includes background resources for each chapter e.g. commentaries; study guides; links.
biblesearch.americanbible.org/
American Bible Society: Advanced Bible Search
Offers a range of translations.
Quotations
www.bartleby.com/100/
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations on-line
www.quoteworld.org
QuoteWorld.org
food.followyourdreams.com/
Food for Thought - Daily Inspiration
Inspirational Quotations
www.appleseeds.org
Apple Seeds
'Quotations and short stories from eclectic sources.'
creativeproverbs.com
Creative Proverbs From Around the World
Go to topOnline Texts / Stories:
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/hum60.60.00/
Internet Public Library: Online Texts
Index of texts freely available over the Internet e.g. Aesop's Fables; Shakespeare; classic drama and fiction.
www.inspirationalstories.com/categories.html
Afterhours Inspirational Stories
childrenschapel.org
The Children's Chapel
Stories for children including Bible stories.
Poems:
www.theotherpages.org/poems/
Poets' Corner
www.bartleby.com/verse/
Verse: Poetry Anthologies online
Go to topBiographies:
justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/bioalpha.html
Biographical sketches of memorable Christians of the past
www.catholic.org/saints
Catholic Online: Saints and Angels
Index of saints with information about each one.
www.biography.com
Biography.com
Over 25,000 brief biographies.
Music resources
www.onemoretime.biz/aboutwanderweg.php
One More Time! - Reflective music for school worship
A CD of music produced to enhance the worshipful atmosphere and the meditative listening skills of children during collective worship.
www.outoftheark.com
Out of the Ark Music
Musical resources for primary schools, including assembly and Christmas song books.
www.songquery.com
SongQuery.com
Christian music search engine for music CDs, sheet music and accompaniment tracks.
www.grahamkendrick.co.uk
Graham Kendrick
Includes sound files. All songs are covered under the Church Copyright Licence scheme (CCLI).
www.hymntime.com/tch
The Cyber Hymnal
Over 5,000 Christian hymns and songs, including lyrics, scores, MIDI files and history.
www.oremus.org/hymnal/
Oremus Hymnal
Online hymnal containing texts and MIDI files of tunes, with particular emphasis on the Anglican tradition.
Art / Graphics:
www.biblepicturegallery.com
Bible Picture Gallery
Large collection of free images; membership required to download large high-resolution graphics.
www.sermons4kids.com/hmartin.htm
Sermons4Kids: Art of Henry Martin
www.ebibleteacher.com
EBible Teacher
Computer resources for worship, including graphics and PowerPoint examples.
www.decadeministries.co.uk
Decade Ministries
Visual resources for all-age worship.
Drama:
www.funandgames.org/activities/ActivityDrama.htm
Fun and games.org
Links to Christian drama sources on the web.