CULTURAL CAPITAL
How do we define Cultural Capital?
Cultural capital is the knowledge, behaviours, experiences and skills that a student can draw upon to demonstrate their understanding of the world around them. It is one of the key ingredients a student will draw upon to be successful socially and academically.
Cultural capital promotes social mobility and can overcome differing starting points for children.
We recognise that for students to aspire and be successful academically and in the wider areas of their lives, they need to be given rich and sustained opportunities to develop their cultural capital, i.e. their knowledge, behaviours, experiences and skills.
In order to do this, staff and governors must consider each child’s personal development, social development, physical development, spiritual and moral development and cultural development.
We strive to ensure that our curriculum has a positive impact on pupils’ personal development, social development, physical development, spiritual and moral development and cultural development.
Our wider curriculum provision includes carefully mapped out experiences offered across the academic year; staff are encouraged to widen experiences and learning off site, making the most of our city. All are interrelated and cumulatively contribute to the sum of a child’s cultural capital.
Areas of school life which impact Cultural Capital
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Personal Development
Growth Mindset work
Zones of regulation
Place2be
Self Esteem - Celebration assemblies
Confidence – oracy (public speaking)
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Social Development
Charity work (homeless shelter)
Student voice – pupil council
Prefect responsibilities
Healthy School Status
Place2be
Local business partnerships
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Physical Development
PE curriculum/ tournaments and competitions
Celebration of sporting achievement each Monday
Activity based residential
Promotion of walking & cycling to school
Breakfast club
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Spiritual and Moral Development
Collective acts of worship
Prayers of the month
Visits to places of worship
Positive Behaviour Policy
Charitable events – School Fair; Red Nose Day etc.
Zones of Regulation
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Cultural Development
Access to the arts (Magic Lantern, gallery visits)
Music provision – African drumming, singing,
Access to the culture and language of other countries
Promotion of equality and koinonia through school values
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Here are some of the cultural capital activities that have taken place this year:
AUTUMN 1 2023
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Curriculum
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Behavr & Attitudes
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Personal Devt.
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Other
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Parental Engagement
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Autumn 1
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Core
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Wider
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Creative
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Sport
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RE
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Behaviour, attendance
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SMSC, Values, Health
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Reading partners
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EY Fire station
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Y1/3 Gymnastics
(weekly)
Y5 Judo (weekly)
Karate Club Y5 (5 Weeks)
KS2 - SEND Sports - football and multi sports
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Harvest Choir Service
Y6 Mosque visit
Y4 Buddhist Centre
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Online safety wkshps
Road safety
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Y6 transition meeting
Teddy Bear hospital Y1/2
Harvest Assembly
Flu nasal spray Y1 – 6
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After school clubs
UCL Students
Genes for Jeans Day
Maths Monitoring
English Monitoring
Mulberry Girls Work Experience
PSHE Monitoring
EY Moderation
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Yr6 Secondary School Information session
Secondary school Visits
Open Mornings
Yr6 Secondary School Online Application Support
Online Safety Information session
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AUTUMN 2 2023
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Autumn 2
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Core
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Wider
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Creative
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Sport
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RE
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Behaviour, attendance
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SMSC, Values, Health
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Other
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Parents Workshops
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KS1 writing wkshp
Book fair
Y6 Poetry Rich Mx
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Y6 junior citizens
Anti-bullying workshops
Y6 healthy heart talk
Y6 Road Safety Wrkshp
Y1 Toy Museum
Y3 Trip to Natural History Museum
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Y3 Concordia perform
Christmas card comptn
EY Dress Up Day
Y5 Cathedral organ
Y4 Lantern Making Wrkshp
EY Movie Afternoon
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Y3 Intense swim wk
KS2 - SEND Sports - Volleyball
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Class assembly Y5
Class assembly Y4
Class assembly Y3
Class assembly Y2
Class assembly Y1
Choir events
Y1/ 3 Hindu Temple
Choir events
Christmas Play
EYFS Nativity
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Y6 junior citizens
Anti-bullying workshops
Behaviour/ friendship wk
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Bedtime routines
Y6 Height & Weight
Magic bfast trip to No.10?
Night shelter
Remembrance day
Y2/5 Fire safety
Swedenbg Bulb planting
Fluoride Varnish N,R,Y1
Christmas Lunch
Christmas Service
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Y2 cinema
Parents’ meetings
Handwriting, Spelling & Phonics Monitoring
Y3/ 4/ 5 cinema
Child in Need Day
Computing + GR Monitoring
Y6 cinema trips
Christmas Carols
Christmas activities parties
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Reception Class Information session
Reception Online Application Support
Reception Online Application Support
Early Years Speech and Language session
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