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The Odyssey: What Kind of God?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Pupils will:

  • Explore how the film “The Odyssey” portrays the character of the gods, as rather capricious and self-interested, and consider Odysseus’ response of defiance towards them.
  • Investigate biblical teaching on God’s character as steadfast and loving.
  • Compare and contrast these two portrayals of the divine, and consider how a person’s understanding of divine character might impact their life choices.
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Wicked for Good: The Cost of Doing What’s Right

ASSEMBLY OBJECTIVE

This assembly uses clips from “Wicked: For Good” to explore how “being good” may be different from “being seen as good”, and why doing the right thing can sometimes come with a cost. Pupils will reflect on reputation, peer pressure, courage, integrity, and the choices people make when faced with injustice or public opinion. Through considering relevant Bible passages, pupils will explore the Christian belief that God looks beyond outward appearances, seeing what is truly in a person’s heart, and that living with justice, mercy, honesty, and courage matters more than image or reputation.

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Hoppers: Knowing Means Belonging

ASSEMBLY OBJECTIVE

This assembly uses clips from “Hoppers” to help pupils explore what it means to belong and why it matters to know people by name. Pupils will be encouraged to reflect on how they can help others feel welcome. Through considering relevant Bible passages, pupils will explore the belief that God knows each person by name and values them.

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Hoppers: Why Rules?

ASSEMBLY OBJECTIVE

This assembly uses clips from “Hoppers” to explore why rules exist and why they matter. Pupils will be encouraged to reflect on how rules can feel restrictive but are often necessary, and why different situations may need different rules. They will explore how rules can help keep people safe, create fairness, and enable communities to live well together. Through considering a relevant Bible passage, pupils will explore the Christian belief that good rules are built upon the underlying principle of love.

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Mercy: Can Justice be Truly Fair?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Pupils will:

  • develop some understanding of human justice systems
  • explore whether human justice systems can be completely fair
  • consider the strengths and weaknesses of potentially using artificial intelligence in the judicial process
  • understand the biblical concept of ultimate divine judgement
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A Minecraft Movie: Creativity for Good

Assembly Objective:

This assembly uses A Minecraft Movie to help pupils explore creativity, how it can be encouraged or damaged by the words and actions of others, and how it can be used either positively or negatively. Through contrasting characters in the film and three Bible passages, pupils are invited to reflect on how they treat other people’s talents, and how they can choose to use their own creativity to help rather than harm. Continue reading →


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F1 The Movie

Learning Objectives:            

  • Students will: explore how ambition can be both healthy and unhealthy.
  • Understand the meaning of sacrifice within Christian teaching, particularly through the verse John 15:12-14.
  • Recognise how sacrifice can appear in everyday life and in high-pressure environments.
  • Explore the relationship dynamics between Sonny Hayes and Joshua Pearce in F1: The Movie and how their decisions illustrate selflessness and teamwork.
  • Reflect on how choosing sacrifice over rivalry can build stronger communities, friendships, and teams.
  • Synthesise learning by writing a news report on the sacrificial death of Jesus.

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Freakier Friday

Assembly Objective:

What can younger people do when they feel powerless to make changes? As teenagers, we don’t always make wise decisions. Sometimes, though, we know the right and just actions to take, but don’t have the power to enact change. This assembly invites students to consider how God views them, and to reflect on how they can lead well through their actions and behaviours. Through a letter written to a young Christian leader, students will be challenged that youth is not a barrier to effecting change. Continue reading →


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Title: How To Train Your Dragon: Is there a way to train your tongue?

Learning Objectives:            

Students will:

  • Consider how truthful or untruthful language can enflame situations locally and globally.
  • Examine Christian teaching on ‘taming the tongue’ and the exercise of self-control as an area of spiritual growth.
  • Reflect on the wider topic of social media and truth in contemporary settings.

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Lilo & Stitch

Assembly Objective:

What difference does love make? This assembly explores the idea that the capacity to love others is what makes human beings different from other creatures. Through some verses from Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth, pupils will consider how love is lived in practice and how love is the defining characteristic of who God is. The assembly will encourage pupils to think about ways to love others through acts of service and everyday kindness, and to consider what love looks like in practice. Continue reading →