Aspull Church
Primary School

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Cultural Capital

‘‘Pupils, including those with special education needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged pupils, achieve well in a range of subjects."

Ofsted June 2022

Cultural Capital In Our School

Cultural capital is defined as the accumulation of knowledge, behaviours, and skills that a student can draw upon and which demonstrates their cultural awareness, knowledge and competence; it is one of the key ingredients a student will draw upon to be successful in society, their career and the world of work.

 

Our school recognises that there are six key areas of development that are interrelated and cumulatively contribute to the sum of a pupil’s cultural capital:

  • Personal Development

    • Careers and Information, advice and guidance provision – careers week undertaken
    • Personal Finance Education – Year 6 mini enterprise, charity weeks and fundraising including budget ideas
    • Employability skills
    • Personal, Social and Health Education curriculum
    • Watching documentaries/news reports
    • Transition support and induction
    • Work to develop confidence e.g. public speaking (Junior Speaks) 
    • Activities focused on building self-esteem
    • Mental Health & well-being provision - personalised learning opportunities

  • Social Development

    • PHSE curriculum
    • Charity work and House fundraising activities
    • Student Voice – Pupil Parliament
    • Nurture Group Access
    • Healthy Schools’ Accreditation – to be developed
    • Access to counselling & CAMHS
    • House competitions eg Sports
    • Child led Class Worship across school
    • Gifted & Talented competitions
    • School Sports Organising Crew
    • Eco Team/School Champions/Play Leaders

  • Physical Development

    • Physical Education curriculum
    • Premier Sports clubs and holiday clubs
    • Wigan Athletic links and activities
    • Healthy Eating policies and catering provision
    • Anti-bullying and safeguarding policies and strategies
    • The health, drugs, alcohol, smoking and sex and relationships and elements of the PHSE curriculum (Life Education)
    • Extra-curricular activities available for unstructured time, including lunch and break times
    • Activity-based residential for Year 6 
    • Food preparation and nutrition curriculum
    • Comprehensive competition calendar linking to Aspull cluster of schools
    • National Sports Week - Range of unique experiences eh archery, skipping etc

  • Spiritual Development

    • The Religious Education/School Ethos 
    • Our collective acts of worship and reflection
    • Support for the expression of individual faiths
    • School-linking activities – locally, nationally and internationally – Courageous Advocacy award
    • Worship – Sing & Praise OR Listen & Praise
    • Christian Celebrations throughout the year eg Harvest, Easter, Christingle etc

  • Moral Development

    • The Religious Education/School Ethos
    • Behaviour Management policies
    • Contributions to local, national and international charitable projects
    • Community events such as Love your Community, walking days 
    • Attending events such as Remembrance Sunday

  • Cultural Development

    • Access to the Arts – visits to museums, Bridgewater Hall, theatre
    • Learning to play classical instruments - strings
    • Reading non-fiction and classical literature
    • Access to the languages and cultures of other countries through the curriculum and trips and visits
    • Promotion of racial equality and community cohesion through the school’s ethos
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