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Dickens' famous ‘Oliver Twist' looks at the lack of provision for care for young children, leading to lives of crime and deprivation. Students are challenged to reflect on social problems that are contributed to by lack of provision today, such as gang culture, and to realise the importance of love in their lives.

From the playground to the media, from the smallest of white lies to the greatest web of deceit, students are faced with lies and the temptation to lie on a daily basis. This assembly encourages students to consider how far they would go and the consequences of lying in their personal relationships.

Swearing can be frequently heard around us - in the playground, in our home, on the television. Does it actually do any harm? This assembly looks at where swearing takes place and how it affects our relationships with the people around us.

This phrase was written by Mother Julian of Norwich, whose story is the focus of this assembly. As a girl, she avoided the Black Death several times, but was later struck by a near-fatal illness. Julian felt that these close encounters with death had led her to a deeper understanding of the purpose of life. Her teachings continue to inspire Christians today.

Gautama Buddha taught that, although death is inevitable for all living beings, there is a final end to the round of birth, death and rebirth that occurs with the extinction of suffering. This assembly explores the Buddhist approach to death through a Zen Buddhist story and the account of the historical Buddha's transition into ‘parinirvana'.