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WorshipThe first of these aims and the values it embodies is reinforced in the Christian acts of worship which takeplace each day.According to Ofsted in 2008, ‘The impact of collective worship on the school community is outstanding.Worship is at the centre of school life and is valued highly by the pupils’.Each morning students gather in their tutor groups, year groups, or with other year groups for a short actof worship led by staff, visiting clergy, or the students themselves. These daily acts of collective worship arecomplemented by year group communion services held in school and by services each term at St Edward's,St. Andrew's, St. Chad’s, and St. Michael’s Churches in Romford. Communion is available to all who wouldnormally receive it in their own church. Students themselves contribute to these services and often writeand present their own material.Other notable aspects of the religious life of the school are the frequent and well supported Christian Unionmeetings organised by the Sixth Form students and the extensive community work which is undertaken bymembers of the school. This work includes both raising money for charity and personal service such asworking with primary school students and visiting senior citizens.The school is indebted to many local clergy for their contribution to the religious life of the school,particularly to those six who take on the voluntary, additional rôle of chaplain to eachof the five year groups and to the Sixth Form.4