School Values and Collective Worship

Our School Name

Who were St Michael and St John?

At St Michael with St John we teach a range of important Christian values that are promoted in all aspects of school life to enhance the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of all our pupils.

Our Christian Values:

Compassion	Friendship	Responsibility
Co-operation	Hope	Thankfulness
Courage	Love	Tolerance
Creativity	Peace	Trust
Fairness	Perseverance	Truthfulness
Forgiveness	Respect	Wisdom

Each half term we launch our new value in a whole school assembly. Children are invited to talk about the focus of the value and complete a values-based activity with their families at home. This encourages excellent home/school communication and helps parents/carers to be engaged with the learning that is happening at school.

Spring 1 - Hope

This half term, our value is Hope. We will be sharing the following stories from the Bible which reflect Hope:

The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13)

The Story of Simeon (Luke 2)

The Story of Gideon (Judges 6-7)

The Story of Brave Stephen (Acts 6)

In addition, we will cover the following festivals during Collective Worship:

Epiphany

Chinese New Year

Other Special Events:

Father Nicholas will also share a special Collective Worship with us about The Epiphany.
Our Year 3 classes will also plan and share a Collective Worship about Hope with the school and parents.

Collective Worship with Father Nicholas

Autumn 2 - Tolerance

This half term, our value is Tolerance. We will be sharing the following stories from the Bible which reflect Tolerance:

Trouble in Ephesus (Acts 19)

Jesus Heals a Leper (Luke 5)

The Birth of Jesus (Matthew 1)

In addition, we will cover the following festivals during Collective Worship:

Diwali

All Saints Day - a special look at St Michael and St John

Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

Remembrance Day

Advent and Christmas

Other Special Events:

Our Year 5 classes will plan and share a Collective Worship about Tolerance with the school and parents.
In December, our EYFS and KS1 children will tell the story of The Nativity and our KS2 children will hold a Christmas Carol Service in school.
Father Nicholas will also share a special Collective Worship with us about Advent.

Remembrance Collective Worship (Led by our Pupil Leadership Team)

Year 5 Collective Worship about Tolerance

Autumn 1 - Responsibility

This half term, our value is Responsibility. We will be sharing the following stories from the Bible which reflect Responsibility:

The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20)

The Story of a Foreigner - Ruth Finds a New Home (1 Kings 17)

The Wise King - The Wisdom of Solomon (1 Kings 3)

The Reluctant Prophet (Jeremiah 1-40, 52)

Rebuilding God's People (Nehemiah 8-13)

David's Kindness (2 Samuel 9)

In addition, we will cover the following festivals during Collective Worship:

Harvest

Other Special Events:

Our Year 2 classes will plan and share a Collective Worship about being responsible at Harvest time with the school and parents.
We will again be supporting Blackburn Foodbank for our Harvest Charity, and we will show that we are responsible members of society and support people who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Father Nicholas will also share a special Collective Worship with us about Responsibility.