Worship and church partnership
In accordance with our Trust Deed and with statutory requirements, we have a daily act of collective worship that takes place in the school or, on special occasions, in the church. All CE schools are required to have a daily act of collective worship.
Collective worship is placed at the centre of the school’s daily life. Worship is organised on a whole school basis and led by clergy, staff, visitors and the pupils themselves. The process of worship takes place through a variety of media, song, story, drama, art, music and poetry. It takes place through class assemblies as well as adult-led worship time. Once weekly the worship in school is led by our Parish Priest. The focus of worship is invitational - all children and adults are invited to explore, reflect upon and learn from their own experiences and the experiences of others, question, develop sensitivity and a sense of wonder and awe about the world of which they are part.
We have our own school prayer:
Our School Prayer
Dear God
Help us to do the things we should,
To be to others, kind and good,
In our work and in our play,
To grow more thoughtful every day.
Amen
Our Church
We have excellent links with our church, St Cuthbert's, and enjoy attending at special times of the Christian year. The church is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition and situated in Philbeach Gardens. It was built in 1884-7 by the architect Hugh Roumieu Gough. The exterior is in red and black brick. The characteristic green copper roof was added in 1949 following severe bomb damage to the original slate roof. Father Paul Bagott is the Parish Priest and is a governor at our school.
As a church school we are also linked to the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS).
Follow this link to the LDBS Website: https://ldbs.co.uk/
Follow this link to our church website: http://www.saintcuthbert.org/