It’s that time of year again when teachers everywhere are preparing for their school leavers’ assembly…
If you’re starting to make plans but find yourself short of inspiration, don’t panic! On this page you’ll find 10 Leavers’ Assembly Ideas for you to use for free.
1. Alien Invasion Play
Set the children the challenge of writing a play about an alien spaceship that lands on the school playground. A group of aliens enter the school with no knowledge of humans, feelings, school or our planet. The aliens have many questions which need answering, such as:
- What is school?
- What are friends?
- Why do you have to leave school?
- How do you feel?
As the children answer the questions, they share their memories of school, along with their feelings about what the future holds.
2. Britain’s Got Talent / X-Factor
Stage your own talent competition in the style of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ or ‘The X-Factor’.
Make sure you have some ‘judges’ prepared with funny or poignant things to say. Buzzers are optional!
The children could sing, dance, tell jokes, perform simple magic tricks, display a sporting or artistic skill and so on.
3. Teachers Awards
Many leavers’ assemblies traditionally involve an awards ceremony for the children. This year, why not turn the tables? Have the children present an awards ceremony for all the teachers who have taught them throughout their time in the school. Here are some ideas for various titles of each award:
- Most enthusiastic teacher
- Best dressed teacher
- Funniest teacher
- Teacher with the best singing voice
- Teacher who drank the most coffee
- Most organised teacher
- Teacher who smiled the most
- Teacher who taught the most exciting lesson
- Teacher who taught the most memorable lesson
- Most caring teacher
If the children can write a paragraph to explain the reasoning behind each award, it also becomes a fun way to reminisce about the children’s time in school.
4. Year 2100 Class Reunion
With the help of the children, write a simple play set in the year 2100. Your pupils have gathered for a class reunion and now they are all in their 90’s! (Wearing grey wigs and using walking sticks / walking frames).
They look back and reminisce on their time in school, as well as discussing their subsequent careers, life accomplishments and experiences.
A ready-made script for this performance is now available for purchase as part of our Moving On – Leavers’ Assembly.
5. Sorting Hat
In the first Harry Potter book, a magical ‘Sorting Hat’ is used to divide the Hogwarts’ pupils into houses. The speaking hat talks about the character of each child, detailing their hopes, fears, strengths, weaknesses and ambitions. In the same way, during your leavers’ assembly place a hat on each pupil’s head in turn. Then have someone read out a lovely paragraph about that child. The passage could be written by a teacher or by one of the child’s best friends. This idea works best if the reader is off-stage with a microphone, using a funny voice to mimic the voice used in the films.
6. Leavers Audio-Visual Presentation
For years now, most schools have produced a basic audio-visual presentation of the children’s time in school, to display during the leavers assembly. This usually consists of simple PowerPoint photos shown over a suitable song. But this year, why not make it a bit different?
Instead of just showing plain photos, try to also incorporate poems, artwork, famous quotes and sayings, all around the themes of leaving, change, goodbyes, growing up, etc. For some inspiration, have a look at our Pinterest Leavers’ Assembly Ideas page.
7. Superhero Assembly
This idea is similar to the Harry Potter sorting hat suggestion above, but instead it’s based on the Marvel Avengers films. In the Marvel universe, a secret agency called S.H.I.E.L.D tracks all the super-powered people in the world, spying on them and keeping records about their abilities. So, here’s the idea: Dress a group of pupils as ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ They only need to wear black suits, ties and sunglasses. Prepare a simple script for them in which they deliver a report on each pupil who is leaving, detailing their characteristics, their achievements and of course their hidden superpowers and secret identities! Have fun! Accompany each child’s paragraph with photos of the child in question, projected on the screen behind the actors.
8. ABC Of Our School
So simple…
- A is for After-school clubs, Algebra, Addition, Aztec Topic and Adventure holidays.
- B is for Best friends, Best Behaviour, Brainy and Beautiful people…
… etc… No further explanation needed! Let’s get on with more Leavers’ Assembly Ideas…
9. Disney Medley
If you are thinking about using any popular songs in your leavers’ assembly, then you should seriously consider using Disney songs. The themes and lyrics in many of them are perfect for any leavers’ assembly. Use several of them together to make an unforgettable medley. Here are some suggestions:
- ‘On My Way’ (Brother Bear)
- ‘You’ll Be In My Heart’ (Tarzan)
- ‘Circle Of Life’ (Lion King)
- ‘Whole New World’ (Aladdin)
- ‘Hakuna Matata’ (Lion King)
- ‘Bare Necessities’ (Jungle book)
- ‘We’re All In This Together’ (High School Musical)
- ‘When You Wish Upon A Star’ (Pinocchio)
- ‘Start Of Something New’ (High School Musical)
- ‘Let It Go’ (Frozen)
10. Psalm 23
For church schools, or for those schools that want to have a more spiritual side to their leavers’ assembly, you can’t go wrong with including elements of Psalm 23… “The Lord is my Shepherd.”
Use readings from modern versions of the Bible, create artwork based on the passage and prepare a computer presentation which shows the way a shepherd cares for his sheep, comparing it to the way God watches over us throughout our lives.
And if you want to include some songs on this theme, we recommend one of the following modern hymns:
- ‘Psalm 23 (And I Will Trust In You Alone)’ by Stuart Townend
- ‘You Never Let Go’ by Matt Redman
And finally…
If you’re stuck for time and want a quick fix, then please have a look at our ready-made leavers assemblies, all available for instant download. Just click on the image below:
