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18/02/26

In Week 6, Aylesford hosted a Performing Arts VIAT Masterclass for all the primaries. The children had an incredible time and, after warm up games, and developing their body language and facial expressions, performed 'Naughty' (from the musical Matilda)! #futureperformers

13/02/26

We love to celebrate sport at VIPS Aylesford and this week has been no exception. Livvy in year 6 proudly represented our school when she played for the Tonbridge and Malling District under 11 girls team in a match against Crystal Palace. Keep following your dream!

13/02/26

We continue to follow the journey of Taylor in Year 3. Last weekend she took part in the All England Open Championships in the famous tower in Blackpool. Her ballroom and latin American dances earned her medals which she was proud to share in school.

13/02/26

For Safer Internet Day this week we enjoyed an assembly delivered by our digital leaders and completed activities in classrooms. Our Yr 5 & 6 pupils took part in a Digital Detox and were challenged to stay off social media for 24 hours. Well done to those who managed! @UK_SIC

13/02/26

Number day 2026 raising money for @NSPCC

12/02/26

Some of our Year 5 and 6 girls took part in a ‘This Girl Can’ event this week which aims to promote gender equality in sports and encourage girls to participate more. They had a brilliant time and represented the school perfectly - go on girls!

12/02/26

Well done to our UKS2 Athletics team for achieving 3rd place last week! 🥉

12/02/26

🥉Bronze medals for our KS1 Athletics team this week! Well done!

06/02/26

THIRD PLACE 🥉 for our amazing UKS2 athletics team this week! Well done!

05/02/26

Year 4, Birch class have been busy sewing in their DT lessons. They have designed and made t-shirts for Bella, our reading bear. A wonderful link between DT and the National Year of Reading. Well done Year 4.

04/02/26

Year 5 have been exploring illusion art based around the work of MC Escher. They have enjoyed experimenting with different techniques to produce some wonderful optical illusions.

03/02/26

Year 3 finished off their DT topic by making bread rolls last week. The children loved mixing, kneading and waiting for the dough to prove before baking it. The results were very much enjoyed! @PaulHollywwod_

02/02/26

Shoutout to James for completing his mile swim! Amazing achievement, well done! 🏊

02/02/26

We are so very proud of Taylor in year 3 who is now competing at a national level for ballroom and Latin American dancing. She achieved a 1st place in the U12 starters section and 3rd in the U10 & U8 sections. Blackpool here she comes! Keeeeep dancing!

30/01/26

Willow Class were very excited to receive one of our National Year of Reading Champion badges for their wonderful book review of The Bog Baby.

29/01/26

Oak Class have been very busy this week learning about odd and even numbers and how to improve the paintings of famous artists.

28/01/26

VIPS Aylesford are all very excited about the Winter Olympics. We have all drawn our country and cannot wait to watch the events. Each class is researching their country and creating flags. @BBCSport @sebcoe @LizYarnold

27/01/26

Year 4 have been working hard to create a fantastic outcome for their history work on the Stone Age this term. @britishmuseum @MaidstoneMuseum

27/01/26

Beech Class have been exploring space and the earth this term. In science they used a torch and a globe to help them understand how night and day occur as the earth rotates on its axis.

23/01/26

Congratulations ot Livvy in Yr 6 who is part of the Youth Council at Aylesford Football Club where she plays. She organised a specialist bag of resources to support the girls teams at training and match days. We are very proud of her @aylesford_fc

22/01/26

Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed reading Cosmic by @frankcottrell_b They have written some very engaging character studies of Liam, the main character in the novel. Well done Beech class.

21/01/26

Year 4 working incredibly hard to produce a fantastic written outcome on the Stone Age in history!

20/01/26

National year of reading 2026 has got of to a brilliant start here at VIPS Aylesford. Thomas in Yr 6 has completed his 'read your height' challenge and we are so very proud of him. We always knew he was an avid reader but this is an incredible achievement. Well done Thomas!

19/01/26

Willow Class have had a very busy week completing large scale practical maths and learning about JMW Turner who spent much of his life in Margate in Kent @TCMargate

16/01/26

Sycamore Class have been creating Banksy-inspired sketchbook designs and created their own street-art using iPads!

Protected Characteristics

Protected characteristics

At Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford, we promote an inclusive environment where we ensure all children gain an understanding of the world they are growing up in, and learn how to live alongside, and show respect for, a diverse range of people. We pride ourselves on a Personal Development curriculum that teaches the importance of uniqueness and celebrating differences which can often be found in the protected characteristics.

The Equality Act 2010, identifies the ‘protected characteristics’ as:

age;
pregnancy and maternity;
marriage and civil partnership;
race;
disability;
religion or belief;
gender reassignment;
sexual orientation;
sex.

Our approach to teaching of the protected characteristics, allows us as a school to:

eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation.
advance equality of opportunity between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.
foster good relations between persons who share a relevant protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.

Promoted in School through:

Impact:

Our school ethos statement and core values.
Our school behaviour policy
Active role modelling by all adults within our school community
Assemblies
PSHE and RE curriculum
Discussion within curriculum subjects, taking a cross-curricular approach
Charity work
Pupil Voice

Our children have high levels of self-esteem, self-knowledge and self-confidence.
They show a strong respect for democracy and support for participation in the democratic process.
They are accepting of responsibility for their own behaviour through the use of our behaviour system.
They show an immense respect for their own and other cultures
A strong understanding of how living under the rule of law protects individual citizens and is essential for their wellbeing and safety.
An acceptance that other people having different faiths or beliefs to oneself (or having none) should be accepted and tolerated, and should not be the cause of prejudicial or discriminatory behaviour
An understanding of the importance of identifying and combating discrimination.

Protected Characteristic	Core Learning:	Year Group:	Term:	Subject:
Age	Where this is referred to, it refers to a person belonging to a particular age (for example, 32-year-olds) or range of ages (for example, 18- to 30-yearolds).
Pregnancy and Maternity	Pregnancy is the condition of being pregnant or expecting a baby. Maternity refers to the period after the birth, and is linked to maternity leave in the employment context. In the nonwork context, protection against maternity discrimination is for 26 weeks after giving birth, and this includes treating a woman unfavourably because she is breastfeeding.
Marriage and Civil Partnership	Marriage is no longer restricted to a union between a man and a woman but now includes a marriage between a same-sex couple. Same-sex couples can also have their relationships legally recognised as ‘civil partnerships’. Civil partners must not be treated less favourably than married couples (except where permitted by the Equality Act).	5	1	PSHE
Race	Refers to the protected characteristic of Race. It refers to a group of people defined by their race, colour, and nationality (including citizenship) ethnic or national origins.	2	4	History
Disability	A person has a disability if she or he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on that person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.	2		Reading
Religion or Belief	Religion has the meaning usually given to it but belief includes religious and philosophical beliefs including lack of belief (such as Atheism). Generally, a belief should affect your life choices or the way you live for it to be included in the definition.			RE PSHE
Sexual Orientation	Whether a person’s sexual attraction is towards their own sex, the opposite sex or to both sexes.
Gender Reassignment	The process of transitioning from one gender to another.
Sex	A man or a woman.	YR - 6		PSHE

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