Cultural Development Cultural development is about pupils understanding their own culture, other cultures in their town, region and in the country as a whole. It is about understanding cultures represented in Europe and elsewhere in the world. It is about understanding and feeling comfortable in a variety of cultures and being able to operate in the emerging world culture of shared experiences provided by television, travel and the Internet. It is about understanding that cultures are always changing and helping pupils understand and cope with change. Promoting cultural development is intimately linked with to value cultural diversity and prevent racism. pupils’ schools’ attempts July 2014 update July 2014 update Question Secure Evidence Academic Evidence Pastoral Academic Pastoral RE (HM) - Pupils are G and T (PB) - We support MFL (SS): Pupil Voice (WM) encouraged to consider where AG&T with change and effects Discussing other - Discussion they get their moral codes and that this sometimes has on the cultures gives between HAV values from, and reflect on their pupil. Especially true nearing students a frame of Council members validity and/or purpose. They exams when AG&T are can feel reference for their and visitors from are also faced with issues, such pressured due to high targets own. our Nepalese link as homophobia, where they and level of expectation. school RE(HM): , Good must explore their own Mentoring is provided to help encourages this and Evil Rights and Does the school assumptions. They also deal with this change. exploration of responsibilities provide address the issue of values. EAL (TA) - EAL pupils have an opportunities for stereotyping and cultural induction where they introduce Lifeskills (KG): pupils to explore Yes assumptions. SOW KS4 their own culture. They are also Unicef RRSS their own cultural (Homophobia, Good and Evil encouraged to share their Award starting assumptions and (Moral codes), Religion and the culture with the school June 2014 values? Media) community and produce posters onwards English (CR) - KS4 poetry for displays for the EAL room in Diversity Units explores poetry of other C15. cultures the starting point of – the SOW is our own culture. Business (JC) - Business culture taught extensively at Ks5 our business culture –
Cultural Development Cultural development is about pupils understanding their own culture, other cultures in their town, region and in the country as a whole. It is about understanding cultures represented in Europe and elsewhere in the world. It is about understanding and feeling comfortable in a variety of cultures and being able to operate in the emerging world culture of shared experiences provided by television, travel and the Internet. It is about understanding that cultures are always changing and helping pupils understand and cope with change. Promoting pupils’ cultural development is intimately linked with schools’ attempts to value cultural diversity and prevent racism. Question Secure Evidence Academic Evidence Pastoral July 2014 update Academic July 2014 update Pastoral Does the school provide opportunities for pupils to explore their own cultural assumptions and values? Yes RE (HM) - Pupils are encouraged to consider where they get their moral codes and values from, and reflect on their validity and/or purpose. They are also faced with issues, such as homophobia, where they must explore their own assumptions. They also address the issue of stereotyping and cultural assumptions. SOW KS4 (Homophobia, Good and Evil (Moral codes), Religion and the Media) English (CR) - KS4 poetry explores poetry of other cultures – the starting point of the SOW is our own culture. Business (JC) - Business culture taught extensively at Ks5 – our business culture G and T (PB) - We support AG&T with change and effects that this sometimes has on the pupil. Especially true nearing exams when AG&T are can feel pressured due to high targets and level of expectation. Mentoring is provided to help deal with this change. EAL (TA) - EAL pupils have an induction where they introduce their own culture. They are also encouraged to share their culture with the school community and produce posters for displays for the EAL room in C15. MFL (SS): Discussing other cultures gives students a frame of reference for their own. RE(HM): , Good and Evil Rights and responsibilities Pupil Voice (WM) - Discussion between HAV Council members and visitors from our Nepalese link school encourages this exploration of values. Lifeskills (KG): Unicef RRSS Award starting June 2014 onwards Diversity Units