What are these and why are they important?  

At HCPS, we believe fun, rewarding and enriching activities are important for creating the very best memories for our pupils.  You’re only young once!   

 

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.  Here at HCPS we aim to enrich the lives of our children by providing memorable experiences and skills beyond their normal day to day learning.  This could be anything from kicking in the Autumn leaves, learning some first aid skills or cooking a dish from another culture.  Have you ever grown a plant from seed, cloud gazed or built a den?  Visited a library, learnt how to reduce, re-use and recycle or learnt how to care for an animal?    If not, go-pher it!  

  

Please view our year group ‘Gopher’ (Go For) tasks below to find out the type of activities and memories we consider valuable to the young lives in our school.  

 

HCPS Gophers

 

 

Life Skills And Safety Unit

Life Skills And Safety Unit

Each Summer, every year group completes a block of learning covering a range of life skills and safety. This includes (but is not limited to):

• Road Safety
• E-safety
• Water Safety
• Fire Safety
• Safety in the home
• Stranger Danger
• First Aid

Useful Resources For Parents Families

• Curriculum Swimming And Water Safety A Guide For Parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineCurriculum Swimming And Water Safety A Guide For Parents
• Cyberbullying For Parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineCyberbullying For Parents
• Fire Safety For Parents And Carers download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineFire Safety For Parents And Carers
• Internet Matters Parents Guide download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineInternet Matters Parents Guide
• Online Safety Moving To Secondary School Guide For Parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineOnline Safety Moving To Secondary School Guide For Parents
• Road Safety For Parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineRoad Safety For Parents
• Social Media Guide For Parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineSocial Media Guide For Parents
• Tales Of The Road A Highway Code For Young Road Users download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineTales Of The Road A Highway Code For Young Road Users

 

Nurture 

At the beginning of each academic year, all of HCPS completes a Nurture Block of learning. Nurture allows children to connect with others, to build important relationships, and to develop a sense of self-worth. 

 

“Children learn best when they like their teacher and they think their teacher likes them.” Gordon Neufeld.

“No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” Dr. James Comer

 

Our Nurture Block usually centres around a selected text each year. Please see examples of these below:

Nurture Principles @ HCPS

 

Our Nurture Principles support our approach to teaching, learning and pupil development

throughout the school and are reflected in our school motto

'Happy Children Progress & Succeed'.