Cultural Capital 

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development

The Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC) development of pupils is embedded throughout all lessons and every aspect of school life. It is reflected in the School’s three core values of Be Ready, Be Respectful and Be Safe.

 What is Cultural Capital and what does it look like at Broadbottom?

• 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, their career and the world of work.
• Cultural capital promotes social mobility and success.
• Cultural capital gives a child power. It helps them achieve goals, become successful, and rise up the social ladder without necessarily having wealth or financial capital.
• Cultural capital is having assets that give children the desire to aspire and achieve social mobility whatever their starting point.

At Broadbottom CE (VC) Primary , we recognise that for children to “Let their light Shine” and be successful academically and in the wider areas of their lives, they need to be given rich and sustained opportunities to develop their cultural capital.

We recognise that there are six key areas of development that are interrelated and cumulatively contribute to the sum of a child’s cultural capital:

1. Personal Development
2. Social Development, including political and current affairs awareness
3. Physical Development
4. Spiritual Development
5. Moral Development
6. Cultural development

Here is a summary of the key areas of coverage for each area of Cultural Capital Development Broadbottom CE (VC) Primary:

Personal development

1. Citizenship, Personal, Social and Health Education provision
2. The school’s wider pastoral framework
3. Growth mind-set support – resilience development strategies
4. Transition support
5. Work to develop confidence e.g. role play, supporting peers, performances
6. Activities focused on building self-esteem
7. Mental Health & well-being provision

Social Development

1. Personal, Social and Health Education provision
2. Volunteering and charitable work – e.g. raising funds for Willow Wood/Macmillan Coffee Mornings/Sight Savers
3. Pupil Voice – Ethos Team, Leaders in Worship, Prefects, Sports Captains
4. Pastoral and home/school liaison designated teacher
5. Pastoral support from all staff

Physical Development

1. The Physical Education curriculum
2. Healthy Eating policies and catering provision
3. Anti-bullying and safeguarding policies and strategies
4. The Health Education dimension of the PSHE programme, including strands on drugs, smoking and alcohol
5. The extra-curricular clubs related to sports and well-being
6. The celebration of sporting achievement including personal fitness and competitive sport