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.

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.