Cultural capital is the accumulation of knowledge, behaviour 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, at secondary school and further education and eventually their career and the world of work.
Geography is a topic that lends itself well to developing cultural capital. We are excited about delivering knowledge and making educated citizens who learn from the events, people, ideas we study. Through trips, visits and discussions of current affairs, children become engaged with the world around them, at a local, national and international level.
A lot of thought has gone into our Geography Curriculum to support the needs of our pupils. Within our Geography curriculum, there are high-quality geographical trips, fieldwork opportunities and practical tasks which enable pupils to gain a wider context to their unit of study. Children are then able to apply their knowledge to a more ‘concrete’ experience and bring their learning to life.
Where possible, we use our local environment to enhance learning and bring learning to life. Carefully sequenced geographical vocabulary ensures that our children move up through our school with a vocabulary basis that can be applied to a new topic and support their geographical understanding.
