Assemblies form an important part of life at Merchant Taylors’.
They take many forms: Chaplain’s assemblies, House assemblies, Year assemblies and Sixth Form assemblies. The Head Master also regularly addresses the whole school, gathered in our Great Hall. The intention is to take a moment from our busy school day for reflection. Assemblies may be prompted by recent events that have been reported in the media. At other times, assemblies may be prompted by a moral or intellectual theme. In each case, we ask the pupils to follow a complex argument and engage with challenging concepts. In this, our assemblies are consciously countercultural to a world which is all too prone to offer soundbites, received wisdom or shallow argument.
Here is the Head Master's most recent assembly on the Merchant Taylors' Great Hall Assembly.
Other Recent Assemblies
Wood_Wide__Web.pdf764 KB
Who_Are_We_Assembly.pdf147 KB
Welcome_Back.pdf451 KB
Stars_Assembly.pdf304 KB
Starships_Assembly.pdf274 KB
Six_Rules_of_Life.pdf102 KB
Science_Assembly.pdf41 KB
Rubber_Ducks.pdf229 KB
Queue_assembly.pdf80 KB
Place_Names.pdf625 KB
Perspective_Assembly.pdf592 KB
New_Technologies.pdf389 KB
Nature_Assembly.pdf298 KB
Marxist_Assembly.pdf268 KB
Linguistics_Assembly.pdf349 KB
Leonardo_da_Vinci.pdf620 KB
Leadership_Assembly.pdf594 KB
Language_Assembly.pdf461 KB
Kairos.pdf271 KB
History_Assembly.pdf78 KB
Hermit_Crab_Assembly.pdf289 KB
Gratitude.pdf320 KB
Exam_Questions.pdf381 KB
Coronavirus.pdf111 KB
Biology_Assembly.pdf667 KB
Art_and_Advertising.pdf657 KB