At Claverley CE Primary, we recognise that this involves equipping children with the ‘essential knowledge that they need to be educated citizens. It introduces them to the best that has been thought and said; and helps engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement’ – National
Curriculum. Cultural Capital is the accumulation of knowledge, behaviours, and skills that a child can draw upon and which demonstrates their cultural awareness, knowledge and competence; it is one of the key ingredients a pupil will draw upon to be successful in society, their career and the world of work.
Cultural Capital allows children, no matter what their starting point in life, to have the desire to aspire to great things and achieve social mobility. It provides children with life experiences, foundations for success and the ability to achieve goals without the need for financial capital or wealth.
Cultural capital is fostered and nurtured in the following areas, embedded within our whole curriculum:
- Personal Development
- Social Development
- Physical Development
- Spiritual Development
- Moral Development
- Providing our children with an engaging, broad and balanced curriculum, which is carefully adapted and catered to the needs of our children.
- A variety of extra-curricular activities that will improve engagement, self-esteem and mental and physical well-being.
- Carefully planning a variety of experiences for children to take part in during their time at Claverley.
- School trips linked to curriculum topics to promote a love of learning and engagement.
- Teaching children key life-skills that they can continue to use throughout Secondary School and further.
- Educating children on different cultures and ways of life and celebrating differences.
- Providing our children with the knowledge of the variety of occupations they can aspire to be through trips, speakers and research.
Personal
- Careers talks- visitors
- Learning about finance
- PSHE and RSE
- Developing growth mindset, metacognition and resilience through PSHE, PE and Worship
- Transition support
- Developing confidence – public speaking (poetry competition), house captains, end of term services, taking part in assembly
- Developing self- esteem – sports ambassadors, school council, librarians, play leaders, assembly assistants, performances, children having responsibilities in classes, inclusion festival
- Mental health focus
- Pastoral support within school
- House system
- Peer support – house days/ sports days and buddy reading
Social
- PSHE
- Volunteering (Claverley in bloom), charities (Red Nose, NSPCC, foodbank)
- Student voice – school council, Worship
- Eco group/ Gardening
- Access to nurture/ counselling (Listening Ear)
- Community engagement (Flower festival, Local History group)
- Parent workshops
- Choir (visits to Sunrise)
- Play leaders
- Taking part in performances
- Sports ambassadors training – supporting at Sports day
- Young Cadets
- Crucial Crew
- Teaching of internet safety
Physical
- PE curriculum
- Daily mile
- Healthy Eating and school meals and healthy snacks
- Anti – bullying awareness and Odd Socks day
- PSHE – smoking, drugs, alcohol education
- DT – food preparation and Science – nutrition
- Well- being activities
- Celebration of sporting achievements
- Movement breaks
- Role models visiting school
- Cycling proficiency
- Forest school activities- outdoor learning built into curriculum
- Walk to School training
- Arthog residential (physical activites)
- Arthog outreach
Spiritual
- RE
- Acts of worship/reflection
- Support for expression of other faiths
- Inter faith and faith speakers in school
- Visits to religious buildings and centres
- Displays in school
- School links with other schools locally, nationally and internationally
- Reflection areas
Moral
- RE
- Supporting charities
- Visits talks from organisations (Severn Trent Water)
- School behaviour policy and rewards
- Gardening/ Eco club
Cultural
- Broad and balanced curriculum – Arts subjects
- Themed days – Diwali day and Chinese New Year
- House days
- Trips and visits
- Focus on other languages through the curriculum (French) and cultures (Topic)
- Poetry competition
- World Book day
- Choir – Young Voices