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.
At Greet, we recognise that for children to aspire 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.
Some of the ways that we build on our children's cultural capital are:
- Trips, including trips to different places of worship
- Partnerships with artists and art companies, for example Birmingham Royal Ballet
- Learning about world citizens through Picture News
- Ensuring that our curriculum offer includes the chance for children to learn about people from different cultural backgrounds and belief systems
Assemblies are a really important event at Greet Primary, as they enable our children to come together and learn about different communities, cultures, beliefs and values.
We hold assemblies in phases (Years 1-3 and Years 4-6) once a week. Each assembly is linked to relevant UNICEF Rights of the child, a British Value and our SMSC curriculum. Children also have the chance to expand their knowledge of world music, as we use Charanga's 'Listening Calendar' to welcome them into the school hall.
Children also have a weekly class assembly, using 'Picture News'. This is a chance for children to learn about current affairs, thus supporting them to become global citizens. The resources are designed to provide opportunities for children to learn from our world and develop respect for other’s beliefs, feelings and faiths. Each assembly is linked to a UNICEF right, a British Value and a Protected Characteristic.
Finally, all children take part in a weekly celebration assembly, where we celebrate children that have demonstrated having a growth mindset, resilience, interest or teamwork (GRIT) that week. We also celebrate attendance and which house has received the most points during that week too!
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Greet Primary School Equalities statement
- We respect the equal human rights of all our pupils and educate them about equalities issues.
- We respect the equal rights of our staff and other members of the school community.
- We will comply with relevant legislation and implement school plans in relation to race, disability and gender equality
We are proud to be a Silver Rights Respecting School!
We all have rights I UNICEF
"We All Have Rights" explains child rights to children aged 3 to 6. This project draws on UNICEF research about introducing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to your little ones. Follow Viz, Leepa and their pet Zooko on their treasure hunt for child rights!
Across the Academic Year we provide a range of clubs for children to participate in. These clubs run either at lunchtime or after school led by members of staff from Greet.
Clubs are extremely popular and enable staff to develop relationships with pupils from across our school as well as nurturing hidden talents!
Some of the clubs that we offer are:
- Lego
- Multi-skills
- Mandarin
- Cricket
- Football
- Tag rugby
- Youth club
Children at Greet are taught to have GRIT:
- Growth mindset
- Resilience
- Interest
- Teamwork
Every week, children are selected from each class to receive a certificate during celebration assembly based on one of these attributes.
Under the UNICEF Rights of the Child Convention, play is a human right (Article 31)
We are proud to be an OPAL play school.
The OPAL vision is that “every child in every school has an amazing hour of high quality play every day” and as a school we share this vision and recognise the enormous benefits play has on a child’s life.
The school site has been redesigned and fundamental to our approach is that children have the opportunity to play wherever they want, with whoever they want. Children have the freedom to explore and play in their own imaginative ways, experimenting, problem solving and having fun using a wide range of available resources which are very different in each zone.
Some of the zones that we have are:
- Construction
- Bikes and Scooters
- Small World
- Role Play
Every summer all year groups at Greet embark on the journey of creating their own business stall, learning essential aspects of running a company. They start by brainstorming ideas and planning their products then dive into marketing. Pupils learn about profit margins, including how to calculate costs, set prices, and manage finances, providing them with practical experience in budgeting and financial decision-making.
This exciting work concludes with the pupils running a stall at the Greet Summer Fair to sell their products.
This enterprise experience offers a holistic learning experience, helping students develop their creativity and emotional well-being, all while having fun and engaging in meaningful learning.
Every year we organise a careers fair for our Year 6 pupils to introduce them to a variety of jobs.
Children have the opportunity to quiz participants on different aspects of their jobs, including how they ended up in that career and also the advantages and disadvantages of their job.
Several different occupations and local businesses are represented at the event.
If you would be interested in volunteering for our event this year please contact the school office and speak to Mrs Shahnawaz.