What is it?

Assemblies play a vital role in setting the tone of the school and in promoting its underlying ethos. In today’s multicultural Britain, it is widely accepted that all pupils need to learn about other cultures and to learn to respect different beliefs as well as those who are visibly different from them.

Assemblies that embrace the spirit of the National Curriculum and that understand the nature of modern day British society, and the need to challenge at least some aspects, such as consumerism, while actively promoting others such as cultural diversity, will help to meet the needs of youngsters today and help to prepare them for the modern world.

What does it contain?

This new resource by Gulshan Kayembe provides a wealth of resources designed to assist your school in its commitment to providing multicultural assemblies. The file couples its assembly plans with clearly-defined aims, sound background information and instructions for delivery. The resource comprises a comprehensive introduction and the following detailed sections:

• Multicultural Assemblies for All Seasons
• Issues and Values
• Inspirational People.

‘This file not only provides excellent guidance on the major legal requirements of an act of collective worship but also provides a very wide range of appropriate topics and themes for assemblies. It is particularly strong on diversity and multicultural ideas as well as many moral and social topics so important as part of life today.’

Harold Davies, former headteacher and Ofsted Inspector.