Assembly
A gathering of pupils, often whole school or year group, for announcements, collective worship or a talk.
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ), United States
- Topic
- School life
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Related terms
- Collective worship England Wales
- The legal requirement in maintained schools in England and Wales to hold a daily act of worship, mainly broadly Christian in character, from which parents can withdraw their child.
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