I am a Deputy Head Teacher and have been leading assemblies for 13 years. I use music, animations and discussions in my assemblies to enhance engagement. In each assembly, we have a different song playing for the children to walk in the hall to. The song at the beginning is always based on the theme of the asssembly. I give facts about the song and artist too, which provides links to our music curriculum. The song for this assembly is ‘Albatross’ by Fleetwood Mac. This cross curricular assembly is based on the beautiful animation called ‘Piper’. About a little bird who never gives up (link provided). It begins with facts about the common sand piper and then discusses the lessons that can be learnt, focussing on independance and never giving up. I have added lots of notes for each slide, giving ideas on how to differentiate between year groups, questions for discussion points and vocabulary to create wordbanks which can be used to compare feelings at different points in the story. I have used this as an observed assembly, but it can be easily adapted for class use too.

This is a great Nativity script about a shelf of toys learning about Christmas. So it includes the traditional story but with a modern twist! It has ideas for some traditional and more modern songs which suits all ages. It includes simple stage directions and has 72 parts so can be used for the whole of KS1. This could even be easily adapted for KS2! It is all in Word so it can be easily adapted for more / less parts by including more / less non speaking or sharing some lines! It lasts for about 40 minutes and all costumes can be easily hand made. If you want any more ideas or have any queries about anything then please just leave a comment and I'll get back to you. I can give more ideas for the costumes we made. I have included the a casting list to make it easy to cast your parts and I have also included a programme to hand out on the night of the show. All you have to do is copy and paste your casting list. Any feedback is appreciated and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

I made this powerpoint for a staff training session. It explains the importance of working walls and an engaging learning environment as well as giving hints and tips for creating purposeful environements and displays to support learning. Great for INSET or staff PDM’s.

I made this Powerpoint for World Book Day but it can be used at any point throughout the year to promote reading in school. It contains a quiz between the adults and the pupils / children Vs families. I asked the SLT to sit at the front behind a table and the rest of the school played against them. The quiz involves guessing characters, guess book from the one liners and even includes a tie breaker. Parents were invited and it was a real success.

This inspirational assembly contains information about Rowan Atkinson’s life, including his successes and failures. It focusses on the fact that he struggled with his stutter and rejections in earlier life and goes on to explain how successful he is now and what we can learn from this I have also included a page that includes cool facts about the well loved actor and a song link to play at the beginning and end of the session if you wish. The song’s theme is linked to never giving up. If you like this assembly, please see my shop page for more aseemblies on mental health and well being.

I have designed this for a whole school assembly about the effects of littering on our world. I have included a link to a beautiful video and music for the children to listen to and watch whilst entering the assembly. The Powerpoint contains facts and figures about the effects of littering and provides discussion points for what we can do to help. It does contain photos to show the effect of littering too. I have used this assembly numerous times and it always gets the message across.

I made this assembly to celebrate failure and explain how you succeed by never giving up. It provides the interesting and inspirational stories behind successful businesses and people who never gave up such as Colonel Sanders, JK Rowling, Honda and Lionel Messi. This can be used for any Key stage and really engages all pupils.

This assembly Powerpoint includes stories behind inspirational people such as Jessica Cox, Kurt Yaeger and more.

This assembly is about famous products that were originally made through mistakes such as fireworks, coca cola and many more. It has engaging pictures to support and the story behind each product. The message is clear, celebrate your mistakes. This can be used for any key stage and easily adapted to suit your needs.

I am a Deputy Head Teacher and have been leading assemblies for 13 years. I use music, animations and discussions in my assemblies to enhance engagement. In each assembly, we have a different song playing for the children to walk in the hall to. The song at the beginning is always based on the theme of the asssembly. I give facts about the song and artist too, which provides links to our music curriculum. The song for this assembly is ‘The banana boat song’ by Harry Belafonte and the presentation includes facts about his life, which relates to well being and everyone having the right to dream. This assembly is all about bananas and the reasons to why they are such a positive fruit. I have included notes for every slide for discussion points and I have included an optional slide about how to turn this assembly into a whole school display. I have used this as an observed assembly, but it can be easily adapted for class use too

I have been an English lead for over 10 years now and I have designed and used this Powerpoint for a number of reasons. It has been used for my World Book Day assembly but it can be used just to promote reading in school and has also been used in class. It is a Children Vs Adults game ( could be pupils Vs staff, children Vs families) and it contains questions related to reading, books and stories. It begins with fascinating facts about reading then contains 4 entertaining rounds inlcuding one liners, questions and picture rounds. It also has a tie breaker and finishes with a wonderful poem about reading by Julia Donaldson. It is a very fun interactive lesson and has had much positive feedback. It is suitable for primary and KS3.

I made this powerpoint for world book day but it can be used for a range of ideas. It explains the importance of reading and includes a quiz for the school to get involved in. Including guessing well known characters and guess the books from the famous line. It ends with a reflection.

I have designed and used this Powerpoint to deliver a whole school assembly about the King’s Coronation but it can be used as a class resource. It contains some history about Coronation traditions from the past and also contains information about how the Coronation was celebrated over the bank holiday weekend, including the procession, the Coronation Concert, the Coronation Big Lunch and The Big Help Out. The Powerpoint is full of uo to date photographs to aid engagement. The assembly ends with a quiz to see what key facts the children have retained. I have also included a youtube link for the children to walk into and out of assembly. It is Zadok the priest, which was played at the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 and Charles III Coronation. Please also see the Powerpoint I have made about our new King, which contains interesting facts about him as a person ( Including his car running on wine!) and his important role as King. Please see my bundle, which contains 2 other assemblies based on the Coronation.

I created this presentation for a staff training session on the importance of taking learning outdoors. It contains information on the impact, benefits and tips on how to begin as well as links for good quality websites to find resources and ideas. I have also included some lovely quotes to inspire and some facts based on real surveys and research. This is also editable so you could add to it to tailor it to your own needs.

This can be used as an assembly for Primary aged children. It celebrates weird and wonderful traditions around the world for seeing in the new year. It has a youtube link for the fireworks displays from around the world, that can be played when children are entering the assembly. It then discusses the fireworks display in London 2023 and some of its meaning. The Powerpoint has different discussion points and is very relevant and up to date. It then touches on the importance of the song, Auld Lang Syne, on New Year’s Eve and has a link to a beautiful version of the song for children to leave assembly to. This can be easily adapted for whole school or individual class lessons.

I made this powerpoint for a Staff Training session on the importance of teaching reading and challenging vocabulary. It contains evidence from research studies, ideas from the simple view of reading, activities for engaging reading sessions. assessment opportunities and ideas for teaching vocabulary.