faced by many families who came to Britain from the Caribbean and consider the values of acceptance and new beginnings. children of the Windrush Generation, she left behind familiar surroundings, friends and family in the hope Her story encourages us to welcome others, celebrate diversity and approach new beginnings with courage and hope.

Children explore the value of hope and consider whether people can change, learn from mistakes and begin , new beginnings and hope. This makes Paul’s story particularly effective for collective worship about hope, change and new beginnings Paul’s new beginning also required somebody else to be willing to believe that change was possible. chances, change and new beginnings.

Famous Faces

Assembly Theme: HOPE Suitable for EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. They may feel excited about new opportunities whilst also feeling nervous about change, uncertainty or Whether it is changing class, moving school, starting a new job or facing a new challenge, transitions Helping children to reflect positively on change can support their emotional wellbeing, build resilience beginning.

begin a journey towards a new land. , change and taking a first step when something feels difficult. In Abraham’s story, his trust changed what he actually did. That might be trying something new, joining an activity, beginning a difficult piece of learning, making a new friendship or facing a change.

From these humble beginnings, she went on to become one of the world’s best-known country singers and programme provides books for young children, helping them to build their own collection of books at home What began as a small project has grown enormously, with millions of books being given to children around Her Imagination Library shows children how one idea, beginning on a relatively small scale, can grow

story of Mary Seacole and explores the values of equality, determination and giving everyone a fair chance She travelled to Britain and approached the government and the nursing team being sent to the Crimea, hoping Mary’s experience provides an accessible historical example through which children can begin exploring For younger pupils, this can begin with the simple idea of giving everybody a fair chance. How can we give others a fair chance?

If pupils are new to the topic, this assembly works particularly well alongside our Introduction to the This assembly begins by asking children whether they have ever voted and whether it would be fair if The Suffragettes campaigned to change this, holding marches, displaying signs and using the colours purple Their campaigning contributed to major changes in voting rights and represented an important step forward By learning about the Suffragettes, children begin to understand that democracy is not simply about putting

From unusual characters to magical inventions and strange new worlds, his books show children how writers This assembly gives children the chance to explore that imagination for themselves. It allows us to create, invent, explore possibilities and look at familiar things in completely new ways imagining something new. If you have some Roald Dahl books available, you may wish to show these at the beginning of the assembly

As Augustus explores the world around him, he begins to notice the beauty of nature — colourful fish, and his Smile became one of her most popular books and has been enjoyed by children in schools and homes

For primary-aged children, this can be understood through the rules they already know at home, in school Very quickly, however, things begin to go wrong. Children push past one another, arguments begin, games become unfair and people get hurt. This allows older pupils in particular to move beyond simply saying ‘rules are good’ and begin considering

If a rule exists, it should apply fairly rather than changing depending on who has broken it. Together, democracy and the Rule of Law help children begin to understand why societies need both a voice They can begin to understand why rules exist, why they should be applied fairly and why we need to take