Maths Cultural Capital
Our understanding of ‘knowledge and cultural capital’ is derived from the following wording in the national curriculum:
‘It 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.’
Ofsted School Inspection Handbook 2019
What is Cultural Capital at Blackrod for Maths
At Blackrod, Cultural Capital is seen in the way we incorporate our drivers of Possibilities, Environment, Community and Well-Being, into all of our areas of learning and by striving to provide the children the opportunities to experience and develop understanding of different cultural genres which may not be readily accessible to them outside of School.
As Maths is in all aspects of our daily life we look closely at STEM, and significant figures. These then also link to other areas of our curriculum. We give the children the opportunity to see the possibilities maths provides and understanding how it fits in to the wider world.
Cultural Capital is the essential knowledge that children need to prepare them for their future success – in the world of work, in relationships forged throughout life and as a valued contributor to society. When beginning their primary school journey in the EYFS, many children arrive to school with different and sometimes more limited experiences than others.
Therefore, our aim is to give children the knowledge and skills to prepare them for what comes next in their lives. This includes the relevant vocabulary needed throughout their education and the opportunity to link maths to real-world problem solving.
BPS’s Maths Cultural Capital offer includes:
- A progressive vocabulary overview
- Maths books key stage reading area enhancements ●
- Maths project provision resources
- Significant people - Individuals who have changed the direction of maths are embedded into linked subject journey e.g. Computing - Alan Turing /Ada Lovelace ●●
- Extra Curricula Clubs –
- Numicon club
- Times Table Rocks Stars Club
- STEM club ●
- School trips –
- Rivington High School Times Tables Competition
- LEAF Cobble Hay Farm – Farm to Fork ●
- School visitors –
- STEM Morning – Whole School ●
- Enhancement days and assemblies–
- Maths Day which includes exploring significant mathematicians, completing scavenger hunt, maths tuck shop to support home learning, make me a number activities, theme work for display ●●
- Mini Enterprise - children gain the opportunities to develop financial literacy and the knowledge and skills to prepare them for what come next in their lives●●