Cultural Capital
Cultural Capital
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 child will draw upon to be successful in society, at Secondary School and further education and eventually their career and the world of work.
At Greasbrough we enhance children’s experience and learning by utilising different opportunities in our DT curriculum and around school and within our wider community. This links closely to our NEMESIS projects where we teach children to become social innovators and develop an understanding of the Global Goals. We work closely alongside community members to make positive changes within our community.
We plan and deliver DT lessons linked to topics within our school curriculum so outcomes are tangible and link to our current context. Whilst teaching the National Curriculum, we also embed various experiences to develop their skills in the curriculum area and prepare children for the real world. We ensure we provide exciting and engaging DT lessons to develop their thinking and practical skills whilst encouraging children to extend their vocabulary within DT.
Within this we also demonstrate and encourage our school values within the community projects of Passion, Positivity, Aspiration, Commitment and Tenacity. We regularly ensure that parents are involved and participate in DT activities, sometimes working with our Family Liaison Officer, to ensure we model behaviours we want to promote in our school and the community and sharing ideas with them on activities to take place at home.