1. How to give a good assembly
Education Day
Presented by Teddy Prout
25 November 2018

2. Welcome and introduction

3. What is the purpose of an assembly?
To inform?
To entertain?
To introduce a new concept?
To deepen learning?

4. Timing You have less time than you think
No, you have less time than even that
If you have more time - you can extend

5. Structural elements of an assembly
Introduction of the topic (let the kids know what you hope they will take away)
A good story (with human interest) to set the scene
Make the link between the story and the message
Move the message from the personal to society, the school, or the local community
End the assembly with a rhetorical question, or a quote from someone they will know, and must end with a thank you.

6. How to bring the elements to life
Let the kids know what you hope they will take away - it shouldn’t be a surprise
Demonstrate the message with an item of media (Film clip, a song, a poem)
Check in with pupils on what they would do/how they would feel (hands up, fingers up for a scale)

7. Group Work

8. What did you decide?
Please share your assembly structure

9. Good style make for good discipline
Fast paced,
audible,
of interest to the children,
and varied in tone and presentation style

10. Thank you and questions?