Cultural capital
The knowledge and experiences that help pupils succeed in society; Ofsted has used the term in describing curriculum aims.
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- England
- Topic
- Curriculum
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- Knowledge-rich curriculum England
- A curriculum that sets out precisely the knowledge pupils should learn and builds it in a planned sequence.
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