Our assemblies are carefully planned to support our children's spiritual, moral, social and cultural education. Our weekly assembly structure complements our diverse and inclusive curriculum as follows:

Monday - Assembly led by a member of our Senior Leadership Team (see rota below)

Friday - Celebration assembly

Each Friday, the children's achievements (both in and out of school), exceptional learning/efforts, manners and attendance are celebrated.

Tuesday 1st April 2025 - Easter

Reverend Keene from St Nicholas Church delivered an assembly to the children this week focusing on the Easter Story. The Reverend and some of the congregation took part in a dramatic reading and shared Matthew's Gospel 15 and 16. After this, the children asked questions and reflected on their learning.

Monday 24th March 2025 - Respect and Tolerance

This week's assembly focused on the British Values - Respect and Tolerance. The children learned what respect and tolerance means and why they are so important for a successful society. Lastly, the children considered how showing respect and tolerance in school allows us to create and reinforce an inclusive and safe environment.

Comic Relief - Monday 17th March 2025

On Monday 17th March, a group of Pupil Parliament members led an assembly about Comic Relief. They shared the mission of Comic Relief, the importance of giving to charity and how we will be raising money for the charity through our 'Break the Uniform Rules Day' on Friday 21st March. 

Protected Characteristics - Monday 10th March 2025

During this assembly, the children recalled what the Protected Characteristics are and how this links to the Equality Act. We then discussed what discrimination is, the impact this can have on someone and how we can prevent discrimination at our school.

Personal Responsibility - Monday 3rd March 2025

During this assembly the children learned how they can take responsibility for their personal actions and why this is important. The children made links to how being responsible for our own behaviour can help everybody feel included.

Determination Assembly - Monday 24th February 2025

In today's assembly, we were joined by Alistair Strathern, a local MP. He explained what his role as a member of parliament meant for the local community and how he shows determination to support Great Ashby. Many of the children asked questions to find out more and even offered their own suggestions for the future of our town, including more places to eat ice-cream!

Monday 10th February  - Children's Mental Health Week 

The theme of this year's Children's Mental Health Week is 'Know Yourself to Grow Yourself'. We learned that tuning in to our emotions can help us to make better choices and to understand ourselves well. We also learned some tips for looking after our mental health from Dr Ranj which are: 

• Get a good night's sleep.
• Get outside and get active.
• Feed your mind with learning.
• Speak up if you are finding anything challenging.
• Look out for each other.

Monday 3rd February - Rule of Law

This week's assembly focused on the British Value - Rule of Law. The children learned about what the rule of law is and why laws are so important. Lastly, the children considered the rule of law in school and how it allows us create and reinforce an inclusive and safe environment.

Monday 27th January 2025 - Acts of Kindness

This week's assembly focused on being kind. The children learned about kindness and how this can affect others. At the end of the assembly, the children were challenged to create 'ripples of kindness' throughout the week.

Monday 20th January - Climate Change

This week's assembly focused on climate change. The children discussed what climate change is and why it is happening, as well as the detrimental effects this is having around the world. We thought about some of the changes that are happening including the switch to electric vehicles and the use of wind/solar farms to create clean electricity in the worlds bid to slow down the effects of climate change. 

Monday 13th January - Internet Safety

This week's assembly focused on Internet Safety. The children discussed how we stay safe online and applied their knowledge to a range of different scenarios, thinking about what they would do in each scenario. We listened to the story, 'Oscar's Adventures in the Online World', learnt about what online bullying is and what to do if we see any bullying happening online.

Monday 16th December - Christmas

This week's assembly focused on Christmas. The children discussed  why we celebrate Christmas Jumper Day and how the  'Save The Children' charity helps children around the world.  We also read and discussed the Christmas Story and shared ways we celebrate Christmas  in the UK compared with other countries.

Monday 9th December 2024 - Hanukkah

This week's assembly focused on the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. The children were shown the key elements of the religious services and read a story inspired by a Jewish family during the celebration. We also discussed ways that Jewish people celebrate Hanukkah and the meaning and  importance of each of these aspects. 

Monday 2nd December 2024 - Protected Characteristics

During this assembly, the children learnt about what the Protected Characteristics are and the law introduced by the Equality Act. The children were then shown a scenarios and considered which protected characteristic is being discriminated against and why. We also discussed ways we can treat people around us with kindness and respect.

Monday 25th November 2024 - Individual Liberty

Today's assembly was about the British Value of Individual Liberty. We learned that there are differences between ourselves and others in society and that by celebrating these, we have a chance to learn from each other. We considered the opportunities we have to pursue our own ambitions and to do the things we enjoy both in and out of school.

Monday 18th November 2024 - Anti-Bullying Week

During this assembly students from year 6 explained what Anti-Bullying Week is and why it is important. The children shared this years theme with the school: Respect.

Monday 11th November 2024 - Remembrance Day

During this assembly the children learnt about Remembrance Day. Miss Owen explained to the children what Remembrance Day is, when it occurs and why it is important. The children were able to make links between Remembrance Day and why we sell and wear poppies at Round Diamond.

Monday 4th November 2024 - Fire Safety.

During this assembly the children learnt about fire, the dangers fire presents and how to safe should they experience a fire. The children were able to explain that if they need to call 999 in the event of a fire they would ask for the fire service. We also discussed if their clothes were to catch fire they should STOP, DROP and ROLL. 

Monday 21st October 2024 - Inclusivity

During this assembly the children listened to the song 'If The World Only Knew' by Scott Evan Davis and shared their thoughts. The children were able to make connections between the song and how it feels to be different. The children then listened to the story 'A Different Kind of Brilliant' by Louise E Cummins and unpicked the messages and themes.

Monday 14th October 2024 - Diwali

During this assembly the children learned why Diwali is an important celebration for most Hindus and how this is often celebrated. The children explored the story of Rama and Sita and learnt about Lakshmi - the Goddess of Wealth.

7th October 2024 - World Mental Health Day

During this assembly we discussed World Mental Health Day which falls on the 10th of October every year. The theme this year was to identify your emotions and be able to talk about them.

Monday 30th September 2024 - Black History Month - Inspirational People

During this assembly the children learned what Black History Month is, when it occurs and why. The children explored a range of inspirational people including Rosa Parks, Jesse Owens, Nelson Mandela and Barack Obama.

Monday 23rd September 2024 - Use of Social Media

During this assembly the children identified ways to stay safe when using the internet and the importance of this. We recapped the SMART rules: Safe, Meeting, Accepting, Reliable and Tell.

Monday 16th September 2024 - School Values - Responsible

During this assembly we learned what it means to be responsible and how we can be responsible in a range of situations. We identified what could happen if we are not responsible and then applied our learning to a range of contexts.

Monday 9th September 2024 - Democracy

Within this assembly the school were introduced to the new Pupil Parliament members for the academic year. The children introduced themselves and talked about some of the responsibilities they will carry out as part of their role.

Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Values

To welcome the children back to school, Mrs Clark reminded the children of our school values: Responsible, Determined and Successful. She also recapped our PRIDE Learning Behaviours with the children: Perseverance, Resilience, Independence, Determined and Energised. Lastly, the children considered ways they can show respect both to their peers, adults and school property.

Every day is a learning day - Mrs Phillips

On Tuesday 6th February, Ethan and Tobi from the Pupil Parliament delivered a whole school assembly about the importance of throwing our rubbish away correctly and not littering. They showed the school the video which the Pupil Parliament had created to raise awareness of this issue and the problems that can be caused by littering.

On Thursday 19th October, Paddington's trainer Natalie came to deliver a whole school assembly. She told the children about Paddington and his breed and also shared important information on how Paddington likes to be approached. Paddington sat on the podium for the assembly and all the children practised walking past Paddington as they left assembly while he was on his lead. If they wanted to, the children were able to stroke Paddington using the method Natalie had showed them.