PGCE Presentation 18/11/25

​Lesson Title: Bourdieu’s Theory: Inclusion & Exclusion in Education

For the great PGCE group at EDC

Draw

How are you feeling this evening? I know I'm not there but don't let that influence you too much!

Draw something which represents how you're feeling.

The Intention for today!

• Understand Bourdieu's key concepts

• Transfer Bourdieu's theory to Inclusion and Exclusion in education

• Correlate real life educational scenarios to theory

• Devise Inclusive school strategies.

Happy Learning!!!

Drag and Drop

Quick Activity! Which types of knowledge does SCHOOL value most? Which does it ignore?​ Pick only 2 please. ​ ​ ​ ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Classical Music

Gaming

Street art

Chess

Skateboarding

Open Ended

From the 2 you picked please explain why might a School value them more than the options.
Reminder, the options were;
Classical Music
Gaming
Street art
Chess
Skateboarding

​Skills, knowledge, language and behaviours a school values.

​​Cultural Capital

​​Social Capital

​​Economic Capital

​​Habitus

​​Field

​Attitudes and behaviours shaped by your background.

​Money and resources that support learning.

​The arena where these capitals matter (e.g., school).

​Networks and connections that give you advantages.

​Task for you to put in your books!
Can you create an example of each of the above subheadings linked to education and write these in your books?
For example Economic capital - "Students' parents have money to buy best sporting equipment/ facilities to allow their child to train correctly all year round. Whilst this doesn't guarantee a student to be better than others it gives a greater opportunity to the learner through their parents' funds."
Go into as much detail as possible - You can't use the one I've given in your book!
We'll talk about this next week

Categorize

Options (9)

Student gets tutoring

Class activities assume students have visited museums, travelled abroad, or read certain book

Teacher assumes student from disadvantaged background will need extra help before seeing work

Confident speaking students formally get higher praise, even when others have good ideas.

Student cannot join an after-school club because their family cannot afford the fee.

student avoids taking subjects (music, drama) because "people like me don’t usually do that"

Teacher offers extra guidance to a student because their parent works at the school.

Kev Is a cracking teacher............ even when his lessons are online they're great!

Parents can help with homework.

Capital Sorting Activity
Sort the cards into the correct type of capital.

Cultural Capital

Social Capital

Economic Capital

None of the Capital's

Scenario Reflection

​Another task for your book!

Describe a situation where a student might feel excluded?
Which of Bourdieu’s concepts help explain it?

Describe a situation where a student might feel included.
Which of Bourdieu’s concepts help explain it?

Try and use real examples you've seen or you can relate too!

Open Ended

Can you provide me with your answer to the following statements?

"Something new I have learned is"
"A form of capital I can relate to is"
"One thing which should change in education is"