As a Church of England aided school our religious syllabus is geared heavily towards Christianity and its teaching. Therefore, the Bible is central to the syllabus.

We lay great stress on a daily assembly and collective act of worship.  Our acts of worship are firmly rooted in the Christian values, but we acknowledge the diverse and multi-cultural world that we live in.  All teaching staff are encouraged to lead assemblies/collective worship and there is a regular input from the clergy and other members of the parish church with who we seek to maintain strong links, and occasionally from members of other local churches/charities etc. Kay, our school Chaplin regularly leads worship and this is supported by our Collective Worship Ambassadors and other pupils also. 

On several occasions during the school year children attend All Saints Church for an act of worship. We have meaningful links with Bedworth Parish Churches and regularly have visitors that help with our worships.

Each week teachers select one pupil who has demonstrated one of our values for life whether that be as part of their learning or as part of wider school life. Each child is celebrated on our news letter. 

Chapel for Prayer and Worship

Our Chaplain, Kay Orton, explains the significance of our Chapel and how it is used within school.

103rd Remembrance Service- November 2023

We proudly read in the service and walked in the parade to commemorate the 103^rd Remembrance Parade. We are privileged to live in a unique town with a very rich history. Our town has celebrated Remembrance day on the 11^th hour of the 11^th day of the 11^th month every year since 1921.

It is now the largest and most long running service in the country. We were asked to read a poem as part of the service. The service was held at the War Memorial in Bedworth’s Coventry Road Cemetery in the presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire representing H.M.The King, the Mayor of Nuneaton and Bedworth, invited dignitaries and guests, the citizens of Bedworth and the surrounding towns, and supporters from all over the country who travel to be part of the day.

The parade marched through Bedworth Town Centre before forming up in the Cemetery for the Armistice service, after which the parade marches along the Sergeant Simon Valentine Way (formally Rye Piece Ringway) where the salute was taken at the Peace Podium, before wheeling left at the island to re-enter the pedestrian zone and being dismissed at The Alms Houses. 

Every year, this event enables our school community and those that are left to pay respects to those who have sacrificed so much for us and have enabled us to live our lives in all it's fullness.

We were honoured, as we are every year, to be involved. 

Lest We Forget

The Poem read by our pupils during the service;

The Crosses, by Bill Mitton

I stood there before the crosses

glowing white in row on row
Everyone a young life cut short
as the names upon them show.

The dates they died below the names
tell of wars now passed and gone
Passchendaele, the Somme, and Mons

of battles fought, and lost or won.

History remembers, as it should
these men who fought and died
Whilst for their families left behind
a dull sorrow tinged with pride.

The faces of boys held now in Sepia
who died in days long gone
yet living on in memories
and hearts, still holding on.

Yet despite the hurt and grief here
what with horror makes me fill
Is that when I look behind me
there are more new crosses growing still.

Archbishop's Youth Leaders Award Project

The project linked to the Church of England’s Growing Faith Foundation and aimed to build long lasting and positive relationships across schools, churches and households that would help to nurture faith in children and young people.  

Pupils across the schools thoroughly enjoyed and benefitted from taking part in the project. Their teachers shared some of the skills and virtues they felt had been developed in the pupils including communication, teamwork, motivating and encouraging others, commitment and compassion.

“The children really enjoyed working together as a team and being able to come up with their own ideas of how they could help others.” YLA Teacher, The Canons CE Primary

To support their local community pupils at The Canons CE Primary made posters to display around school to encourage children to use the litter bins and volunteered to spend some of their lunchtime litter picking on the school grounds. They also liaised with nurses at the local hospital and organised the support of a local fire station to surprise sick children with a visit from Fireman Sam.

Please see the link below to view a video of some of our staff and pupils talking about the impact of the project. 

Coventry Young Leaders reach their local communities