What's included in the Lent Whole School Assembly PowerPoint resource and why is it useful?

Lent Whole School Assembly PowerPoint is a slideshow that explains how Christians use the 40 days before Easter to reflect and grow. The content includes 14 slides, covering what Lent is, Jesus' 40 days in the desert, key days from Ash Wednesday to Easter Saturday, why purple is used, actions during Lent, giving something up or taking something on, the meaning of Lent, a reflection and follow-up activities. It links to RE learning about Christianity.

From Ash Wednesday to Easter

A timeline of Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Saturday, opening with "Why do you think people find it helpful to have a special time to rest and reset?"

Giving Up and Taking On

Why some Christians give up sweets or screen time and others take on something positive, such as being extra kind, with questions such as "What is one habit you could try for 40 days?"

Let's Learn More

Follow-up ideas, including a poster explaining Lent and the colour purple, a 40-day challenge to build a positive habit and comparing Lent with Ramadan or Yom Kippur.

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.