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The Westgate School
4 - 16 'all-through' school
Winchester, SO22 5AZ | 01962 854757
The Westgate School is a community of learners where partnerships inspire success for all: Learning Together - Achieving Excellence
Assemblies &
Collective Worship
Whole school assembly programme
There is a comprehensive assembly programme All-Through. This includes themes linked to the PD and RE curriculums as well as world events and national days of celebration.
Underpinning our assemblies are our school values of:
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be kind
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be respectful and
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be responsible
Additional assemblies are held to celebrate excellence and achievement in the Phase, Year Group, House and whole School.
Assembly | Key quote | International event | British Values / SMC |
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Welcome Back! | The best time for new beginnings is now' | ||
Pupil Leadership | " Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or some other time. We are the ones we have been waiting for."
Barak Obama | International Day of Democracy / School Council / 8th Septeber International Literacy Day | Individual Liberty, Rule of Law, social |
Headteacher Welcome | |||
Equality and Diversity launch of the Anti-Discrimination Charter | "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." | Mutual respect, Cultural | |
MFL dept | "The limits of my language are the limits of my world." - Ludwig Wittgenstein. | European Day of Languages (Sunday 26th Sep) | Mutual Respect, cultural |
House assembly | "Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change." - Jim Rohn | World Mental Health Day/Harvest Festival | Mutual respect, moral, spiritual, |
Black History | Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some time. We are the ones we have been waiting for . We are the change that we seek. Barack Obama. | Black History Month | Cultural, Mutual Respect, tolernace of differnet cultures and religions |
Charity | 'Do something good for yourself' Tony Adams | Operation christmas child | Mutual Respect, Moral |
Year Leaders | Diwali | tolerance of different cultures and religions. Mutual respect, cultural and spiritual | |
Remembrance Day | Rule of Law, Individual liberty, spiritual/cultural | Remeberance day 11th November | Moral |
Anti-Bullying | Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me'. | Anti-bullying Week - 'Reach Out' | Mutual respect, Moral |
House Assembly | “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” - Michael Jordan | House System belonging to a team. | Mutual Respect/Moral |
International day for the abolition of slavery 1/12 | |||
Disability/bullying | the thing that makes me different is the thing that makes me me | Mutual Respect, Cultural | |
Hope | It's the most wonderful time of the year?' | Christmas | Mutual Respect, Cultural |
New Beginnings | The best time for new beginnings is now'unknown | New Year Resolutions | Individaul Liberty, Social |
LGBT | Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. | Japanese New Year - Gnajitsu | Mutual Respect, Cultural |
RE/Humanism | Being a Humanist | Martin Luther King Day | Rule of Law, Democracy, Moral, Spritual |
RE Dept | Have we learnt the Lessons of the Past (Holocaust Education) | Holocaust Memorial Day | Spiritual, Moral |
Pupil Leadership | " You can do what I cannot do. I can do what you cannot do. Together we can do great things." Mother Theresa | Children's mental health week 7th February | mutual respect, cultural |
Online Safety | All fun and games- exploring respect and relationships online. | Internet Safety Day 8th Feb(Chinese New Year 1st February) | Rule of Law, individual Liberty, Moral, Social |
Love of Reading | Books open your mind, broaden your mind and strengthen you as nothing else can.' | Fair Trade Fortnight | Mutual Respect, Social |
Careers Talks | National Careers Week 15-21st May ???? | ||
International Womens week | Womens week | International Womens Day 8th March 2023 | Mutual Respect, Indiviudal Liberty, Social/Cultural |
STEM | Kids should engineer before they can spell it' Christine Cunningham | STEM Weeks 10-19th March 2023 Mothering Sunday 19th March 2022 | |
Year Leaders | Mutual Respect, Social | ||
RE Department | What is it like to be a Muslim in Great Britain? | Spiritual, Moral, Cultural | |
British Values | Easter New Beginnings | Mutual, Respect, Spiritual | |
BPE | Protected Characteristics | St Georges Day - 23rd April Ramadam-ends 20th April | Mutual Respect, Cultural |
Year Leaders | Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.” – M. Scott Peck | We are all different - celebration of Diversity | Mutual Respect, Indiviudal Liberty, Social |
Pupil Leadership - The Big Ask | " People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Myay Angelou | Elections and voting/ End of Ramadam/ Ascension Day 13/5 | Rule of Law, Democracy, Social |
House assemblies | “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.” Henry Ford | Buddist Day | Mutual Respect, Cultural |
RE Deprtment | What is it like to be a Hindu in Great Britain? | Spiritual, Moral, Cultural | |
Eco Group | Start changing your habits and make them environment friendly. | World Environment Day 5th June | |
Pupil Leadership- The Big Ask | Feedback on the results | Pentecost 23rd May Christain Festival | Mutual Respect, Social |
RE Department | Ethics | Empathy Day/Midsummer day Father's Day - 19th June | |
Dan Howes | Hate Crime | ||
Pupil Support | Peer Supporters | Social | |
Year Leader | It takes a moment to make memories and a lifetime to forget them' | Memories and celebration of the year | Mutual Respect, Social |
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