Collective worship
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.
- Used in
- England, Wales
- Topic
- School life
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Related terms
- Assembly All four UK nations (details may differ) United States
- A gathering of pupils, often whole school or year group, for announcements, collective worship or a talk.
- Religious education (RE) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- A statutory subject in state schools in England and elsewhere in the UK; in England its content in maintained schools is set by a locally agreed syllabus. Called religious and moral education (RME) in Scotland and religion, values and ethics (RVE) in Wales.
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