What's included in the Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that explores the day when many Muslims remember the birth and life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). The content includes 12 slides, covering what Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi is, who the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was, kindness, honesty and trust, compassion and fairness, community and helping others, how people mark the day, Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi in the UK, values in our school and a time to reflect. It links to RE learning about Islam.

Who Was the Prophet Muhammad?

Why Muslims believe he was the final prophet and a messenger of God, and why many say "Peace be upon him" when they hear his name, with questions such as "What does it mean to show respect?"

Kindness, Honesty and Fairness

The values the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) taught, from speaking gently and helping those in need to patience and forgiveness, asking "Why is honesty important in our school community?"

Marking the Day

How some Muslims celebrate while others remember the day in other ways, through stories, poems, prayers, sharing food and giving to charity, ending with "How will you make our school community a kinder place?"

How do our whole school assemblies work?

Our whole school assemblies are PowerPoint slideshows that follow a similar structure: an introduction, questions to get children thinking, the key points of the topic and reflection time. They're paced to suit a primary school assembly and work best on a whiteboard, projected out to the hall. You can use them:

• as a whole school assembly, from EYFS up to KS2
• as a class assembly
• as a teaching PowerPoint when you want to cover an event or topic in your own classroom

The majority of our assemblies include teacher notes and guidance to support delivery, and because they're pacey, you can adapt them to however long your assembly lasts.

Adapting the Assembly for Your School

Every assembly is editable, so you can add, remove or change slides to suit the needs of your school. We cover religious events, seasonal topics, values such as kindness, friendship and tolerance, science, history, PSHE, music, significant people and sporting events, so you can choose the assemblies that fit your school year.

Supporting Learning at Home

Families can carry the conversation on at home by asking children about their assembly: what they heard, how it made them feel and what they think about it.

You can explore more of our whole school assembly resources here.