Assemblies Made Easy

Victoria Kidwell taught modern languages and english for fourteen years. However, she left teaching a couple of years ago to concentrate on her writing career. She has written 'Assemblies' and 'Homework' for the Classmates series.

• 1) General introduction- aims of the author to help teachers who are completely terrified at preparing and performing assemblies.- explains that this is for those who are uneasy about religious content but that the assemblies still promote moral values that are inherent in all religions.- discusses the benefits that pupils get from performing and how to overcome any relcutance-outlines the mechanics of the actual scripts e.g numbered pupils for flexibility and interchangeable content for more age specific material2) Assemblies in general- Physical and mental preparation- Sources for ideas- Importance of keeping it short and simple- The importance of involving all pupils from the outset- The importance of humour/personalisation- Tailoring the script to the individuals concerned.3) Teacher-centred assemblies- Examples of assemblies each lasting five minutes and on a variety of issues including the latest government guidelines e.g. environment, personal morality, school community life etc.- Props needed for each assembly- Suggestions for further assemlies4) Class assemblies- Examples of assemblies each lasting five minutes and on a variety of issues including the latest government guidelines e.g. environment, personal morality, school community life etc.- Props needed for each asesembly- Suggestions for further assemblies5) Collective worship assemblies-Examples of assemblies each lasting five minutes, which demonstrate collective worship ideas.- Props needed for each assembly- Suggestions for further assembly6) Other resources- A list of websites and organisations that supply resources for assemblies