11th March 2022
ACTING
HEADLINES
By Mr J Munro
Cultural Capital ‘Cultural Capital is defined as the accumulation of knowledge, behaviours, and skills that a learner can draw upon and which demonstrates their Cultural Capital awareness, knowledge and competence; it is one of the key ingredients a student can draw upon to be successful in society, their career and the world of work.’
support workshops and a Macbeth theatrical performance.
During the week beginning Monday July 4th we have further Cultural Capital building opportunities for learners. As part of this week Cohort 7, 8 and 9 will all have the opportunity to attend week long residential trips and visits. C7 and 8 will be based in Norfolk and C9 in Devon. Our C10 learners Therefore, for our learners to be successful will be taking part in their second week of work academically and provide them with a greater placement. sense of awe and wonder for the world around them we plan to offer them rich and regular We recognise that in offering such opportunities opportunities to develop their Cultural Capital. that these can come with additional costs and I wish Through our curriculum, extra curricular activities, to thank families for your contributions to enable trips and visits and careers activities all learners these activities to be viable. Can I remind any will have such opportunities to do so. Due to the family that should you have any concerns around pandemic, learners have missed out upon many funding due to your personal circumstances please such opportunities over the past few years. As don’t hesitate to get in touch with the school and a school we believe strongly in offering these we will see what can be done to support so our opportunities and will continue to seek to offer learners don’t miss out. Please email Mrs Frogley such enrichment as we move forward. the schools Marketing and Enrichment manager on cfrogley@honywoodschool.com should you Over the next few weeks we will see all cohorts have such challenges. engaging in a variety of such activities that add to their Cultural Capital. C8 GUIDED CHOICES On Wednesday evening this week we welcomed Experiences on offer for our learners are as families of Cohort 8 into school for our ‘Guided follows: Choices’ evening. This annual event is an Cohort 7 - Visit to the Globe theatre and Tate opportunity for families to understand subject Modern gallery. content and be in a more informed position to Cohort 8 - Creative Arts bespoke workshops and guide their children in making choices in which Visit to Bletchley Park. subject to study to GCSE from September. On a Cohort 9 - Visit to Thorpe Park (STEM focus personal level it was lovely for me to see many - Science, Technology, Engineering and families face to face for the first time and put Mathematics) children’s names to parents / carers. Certainly Cohort 10 - Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge, something we have all missed as a result of the Work Experience and Entrepreneur workshops pandemic. Cohort 11 - Visit to London, Mental Health