Cultural Capital

Cultural Capital in the Curriculum at William Byrd Primary Academy

Cultural Capital ‘…is the essential knowledge that pupils need to be educated citizens, introducing them to the best that has been thought and said and helping to engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement.’ (DfE, 2013)

At William Byrd, we aim to expose all children, and particularly the disadvantaged, to cultural experiences and background knowledge that will equip them with cultural knowledge to propel them further in their education, careers and social development; including but not limited to:

School trips
The opportunity to learn an instrument
Exposure to a wide range of books
Exposure to different types of music including world and classical music
Develop an understanding of the world by exposing children to experiences and people outside of their usual family and community

Through our curriculum intent, implementation and impact, we ensure that cultural capital is being considered and included. Through our curriculum, extra-curricular provision and wider school strategies, this takes the form of:

An emphasis on the arts for example, music, art and DT
Lunchtime clubs
After school clubs
Show and tell
School trips to art galleries and museums
Instrument tuition
Intergenerational trips and contact

RECEPTION & KS1

	RECEPTION	YEAR 1	YEAR 2
Reading	^{Children are exposed to a range of authors and genres, including inspirational BAME authors (e.g. Floella Benjamin, Maya Angelou, Vashti Harrison, Leila Rashid, Satoshi Kitamura), classic children’s literature (e.g. The Wind in the Willows, The Hobbit, The Secret Garden, Private Peaceful), poetry and historical texts. We also have author workshops and visits and celebrate World Book Day.}
Reading		^{Windrush London experience day}	^{Captain Cook Rosa Parks}
Writing		^{Traditional Tales Poetry}	^{Traditional Tales Fables Legends}
Maths	^{Through maths, children are taught essential knowledge: using money, telling the time, knowing about shapes as well as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Real-life problems are used to show children the validity of their maths knowledge.}
Science		^{Chessington Zoo}	^{Local habitats visit}
History		^{Museums and artefacts Museum visit}	^{Royal experience day}
Geography		^{The UK and London} ^{Local area walk}	^{Coast visit}
Art	^{In art, children study the work of and learn about a wide range of diverse artists past and present, including the Impressionists, Lowry, Holbein, Rizzi, Yinka Shonibare and Barbara Walker.} ^{Children are exposed to a variety of cultural art such as Indian art and artists, Still Life, Pop art, Taotie art, Mayan Stelae and works by significant black artists.}
DT		^Engineering	^{Coast visit}
Music		^{World music}	^{Playing glockenspiel Folk dancing/world music}
PE/Sport		^{Daily Mile Sponsored events Dance}	^{Daily Mile Sponsored events Dance}
PSHRE		^{Digital safety}	^{Road safety – local area walk}
RE	^{We study the major world religions and celebrate community religious festivals in school and through assemblies. We organise trips to local places of worship and invite religious speakers in to school to talk to children.}
Computing		^{Online safety Computational thinking Media}	^{Media Photography Animation Zoology}
Personal Development	^{5 Guiding Powers focus in lessons and around the school Pupil-friendly safeguarding, anti-bullying and e-safety leaflets Extra-curricular programme and clubs Leadership opportunities (School Parliament Y2-Y6 / Head Students (Y6) / Playground, Sports and Reading Leaders)}
Personal Development	^{Class sharing assemblies}	^{Class sharing assemblies}	^{Class sharing assemblies}
Whole School Events	^{Community religious and cultural celebration day Harvest Festival, including visit from a local vicar Children in Need Red Nose Day Wear Yellow Day Black History Month Friendship (anti-bullying) week Remembrance Day Christmas Lunch/Jumper Day Pantomime World Book Day} ^{Safer Internet Week}
Extra-curricular & Lunchtime Clubs ^{(Aut Term 2021)}	^{Art Choir Music tuition Gardening Cross stitch Yoga Wellbeing Netball Tennis Football Fixtures, swimming gala etc.}

KS2

	YEAR 3	YEAR 4	YEAR 5	YEAR 6
Reading	^{Children are exposed to a range of authors and genres, including inspirational BAME authors (e.g. Floella Benjamin, Maya Angelou, Vashti Harrison, Leila Rashid, Satoshi Kitamura), classic children’s literature (e.g. The Wind in the Willows, The Hobbit, The Secret Garden, Private Peaceful), poetry and historical texts. We also have author workshops and visits and celebrate World Book Day.}
Reading	^{Bold Women in Black History Earth Heroes: Inspiring stories of people saving our world}	^{Michelle Obama} ^{The Hobbit}	^{The Secret Garden Chinese authors Wangari’s Trees}	^{You are Awesome Goodnight Mr Tom Northern Lights} ^{Private Peaceful}
Writing	^{Poetry Traditional Tales Holiday brochure}	^{Poetry Traditional Tales Biography}	^{19C poetry (The Highwayman) Science Fiction Plastic pollution}	^{Kensuke’s Kingdom Thinker’s rap Greta Thunberg}
Maths	^{Through maths, children are taught essential knowledge: using money, telling the time, knowing about shapes as well as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Real-life problems are used to show children the validity of their maths knowledge.}
Science	^Workshop	^{Sound workshop}	^{Science Museum visit London Zoo visit}	^{Electricity workshop}
History	^{Verulamium visit}	^{British Museum visit}	^{Ancient China Greek Workshop}	^{Maafa RAF Museum visit}
Geography	^{Visit to Lee Valley Regional Park}	^{River and Rowing Museum visit}	^{Sow, grow and farm – school garden}	^{Ecosystems Globalisation Fair Trade Drama}
Art	^{In art, children study the work of and learn about a wide range of diverse artists past and present, including the Impressionists, Lowry, Holbein, Rizzi, Yinka Shonibare and Barbara Walker.} ^{Children are exposed to a variety of cultural art such as Indian art and artists, Still Life, Pop art, Taotie art, Mayan Stelae and works by significant black artists.}
DT	^{Mosaics Verulamium visit}	^{Weaving Landscapes – River & Rowing museum Indian art and artists}	^{Food packaging Architecture}	^{Textiles Food technology}
Music	^{Playing glockenspiel Musical Theatre Music around the world}	^{Playing glockenspiel Composing World music Reading music}	^{Playing glockenspiel Musical notation Pop music World music}	^{Playing glockenspiel Classical music Composition Music for TV and Film}
PE/Sport	^{Daily Mile Sponsored events OAA}	^{Daily Mile Sponsored events OAA}	^{Daily Mile Sponsored events OAA Yoga}	^{Daily Mile Sponsored events OAA Yoga}
PSHRE	^{Valuing differences Being my best}
RE	^{We study the major world religions and celebrate community religious festivals in school and through assemblies. We organise trips to local places of worship and invite religious speakers in to school to talk to children.}
Computing	^{Media – presenters and co-authors Avatars}	^{Software development Media – musicians Data - meteorology}	^{Cryptography Architecture Web development VR designers}	^{Heathrow coding workshop Computational thinking Advertising AI}
Personal Development	^{5 Guiding Powers focus in lessons and around the school Pupil-friendly safeguarding, anti-bullying and e-safety leaflets Extra-curricular programme and clubs Leadership opportunities (School Parliament Y2-Y6 / Head Students (Y6) / Playground, Sports and Reading Leaders)}
Personal Development	^{Class sharing assemblies}	^{Class sharing assemblies}	^{Class sharing assemblies Careers day}	^{Class sharing assemblies Careers day}
Whole School Events	^{Community religious and cultural celebration day Harvest Festival, including visit from a local vicar Children in Need Red Nose Day Wear Yellow Day Black History Month Friendship (anti-bullying) week Remembrance Day Christmas Lunch/Jumper Day Pantomime World Book Day} ^{Safer Internet Week}
Extra-curricular & Lunchtime Clubs ^{(Aut Term 2021)}	^{Art Choir Music tuition Gardening Cross stitch Yoga Wellbeing Netball Tennis Football Fixtures, swimming gala etc.}

Cultural Capital

Cultural Capital in the Curriculum at William Byrd Primary Academy

RECEPTION & KS1

RECEPTION

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

Reading

Writing

Maths

Science

History

Geography

Art

DT

Music

PE/Sport

PSHRE

RE

Computing

Personal Development

Whole School Events

Extra-curricular & Lunchtime Clubs (Aut Term 2021)

KS2

YEAR 3

YEAR 4

YEAR 5

YEAR 6