Cultural Capital - Overview
“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”.
(Department for Education, 2014, p.5)
The aims of our Cultural Capital programme are:
1. To provide the essential knowledge of citizenship, society, and of the local community.
2. To encourage and develop students’ understanding and use of creativity.
3. To facilitate effective and meaningful wellbeing support.
4. To offer students a diverse range of opportunities by engaging with a wide range of cultures, careers, and industries.
As a result of these aims, students leave our sixth form with an enriched sense of self-direction (use of creativity/career opportunities), self-reflection (knowledge of citizenship/wellbeing support), and self-transcendence (Society/Diversity). These are the components that make up self-awareness. Self-awareness being the strongest predictor of success.
Students are active agents in their society and community, understanding the role they play as an individual, member of various group identities, and as a citizen in general.
They will experience a richer sense of personal wellbeing, including being more daring, resilient, and connected. They will be impacted less severely by anxiety, stress, and loneliness. They will also become vicarious role models and leaders of positive wellbeing for others.
Students will have plentiful experiences to share and build on for their future prospects. The experiences will be varied and present a wide range of transferable skills, knowledge, and opportunities from which students can draw from.
This section outlines an initial set of activities for the programme, and the benefits from each activity. All activities have an inherent benefit to student wellbeing.
Child Friendly Nottingham – UNICEF
Description: Training and resources to run a project that helps to ensure that decisions are firmly embedded in children rights.
Outcomes: Social skills, leadership skills, and cultural representation, citizenship.
Link: childfriendlynottingham.org.uk
Focus Group – Future Youth Impact
Description: Online focus group facilitated by Future Youth Impact with an aim to hear and advocate for a diverse range of young peoples’ voices. The organisation is centred around children’s rights.
Outcomes: Social skills, leadership skills, and cultural representation, citizenship.
Link: Future Youth Impact
Voter Registration Champion and Accreditation – CitizensUK
Description: Training and accreditation for Djanogly City Academy Sixth Form to become a Voter Registration Champion, ensuring that all eligible students are registered to vote and understand the importance and value of voting.
Outcomes: Social skills, leadership skills, and cultural representation.
Link: Voter Registration Champions
Youth Voice in Action Democracy Initiative – Positively Empowered Kids
Description: Access to a digital democracy and community-organising platform. Empowers young people to express their views on things and to become the change makers in their school/communities.
Outcomes: Social skills, leadership skills, career aspirations, supports access to university, and community engagement.
Link: Positively Empowered Kids
African & Caribbean Awareness Workshop – Diversify Education & Communities CIC
Description: Assembly session that include a variety of group activities covering: Civil rights, historical black leaders, current black political issues, black mental health, stereotypes and microaggressions, the history and impact of black culture.
Outcomes: Social skills, career aspirations, creative skills, and cultural representation. 
Link: Diversify Education and Community CIC
Creative Writing Workshop – Writing East Midlands
Description: Opportunity building relationships between school and professional writers.
Supporting for students to achieve an Arts Award through their engagement with creative writing.
Signposting students to other creative writing and arts opportunities.
Delivering writer led CPD sessions for your teaching staff and governors, focusing on using creative writing with students for whom English is an additional language.
Outcomes: Creative skills, career aspirations, and community engagement.
Link: Writing East Midlands
STEM Activities & Workshop - Ignite!
Description: Offers a variety of STEM based workshops, resources, and opportunities to students.
Outcomes: Social skills, career aspirations, and supports access to university. 
Link: Ignite!
Tour & Workshop - National Justice Museum
Description: Offers programmes telling the story of law and order through extensive exhibits. A variety of workshops are also available.
Outcomes: Social skills, career aspirations, citizenship, and community engagement. 
Link: National Justice Museum
Artist Experience Workshops & VR Exhibitions – Nottingham Contemporary
Description: Immersive art gallery and creative workshops led by artists.
Outcomes: Creative skills, career aspirations, supports access to university, cultural representation. 
Link: Nottingham Contemporary
Gallery & Arts Activities – New Art Exchange
Description: Art gallery and creative space dedicated to promoting culturally diverse contemporary arts. Hosts gallery viewings and occasional training opportunities for young people.
Outcomes: Community engagement, career aspirations, social skills, creative skills, and cultural representation. 
Link: New Art Exchange
Backstage Tour & Work Experience - Nottingham Playhouse
Description: Member led tour of the Playhouse with professionals talking about their roles and day-to-day duties. Visits the paint shop, wardrobe, props, and main stage. Work experience opportunities are offered to students in year 12 involving technical sound/lighting, marketing, wardrobe, props, and digital department experiences.
Outcomes: Career aspirations, creative skills, social skills, supports access to university, community engagement. 
Link: Nottingham Playhouse
Cinema Trip – Broadway Cinema
Description: Collectively watch a film from the cinema’s regular film programme (certification applies). An effort would be made to ensure the film celebrates and represents various cultures, and inspires an interest in the film/media/creative arts industry.
Outcomes: Social skills, leadership skills, and community engagement.
Link: Broadway Cinema