20 ideas for enriching students' cultural capital

Twenty creative and varied ideas to enrich your students' cultural capital – for free! This resource offers something for anyone involved in literacy across the curriculum, leading an English department, or simply wanting to inject their English lessons with a 'real-life' context.

Make it a priority to provide rich cultural experiences and boost students' interest in English in the process by using the ideas in this resource. Suggestions include: making links with local museums and archives, arranging for a speaker, poet, writer or local university student, getting books for your school library or setting up a book group, mini pop up library or reading spa. The resource also suggests how you can get hold of free tickets to film screenings, performances or workshops, or find unusual sources of funding.