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14/03/25

Year 1 Willow class had a wonderful time exploring their 5 senses yesterday. They used their senses to identify different tastes, textures, smells, sounds, and how objects look! pic.twitter.com/k4JXJf5lDW

14/03/25

Year 1 are enjoying every moment of their History and D.T. learning. We have been learning about The Great Fire of London in History. We will a create our very own Tudor houses with hinge joints, wooden beams, small windows and many other interesting architectural features. pic.twitter.com/OOfFlZhyXG

14/03/25

Elm Class have worked incredibly hard to become poets this week! Here is a range of writing from our publishing lesson. If you read the riddles, can you guess what is being described? pic.twitter.com/1yXlVpR0F9

14/03/25

Thank you to who put on a 1-hour session for our girls football team today. The girls have all been invited to trial for the player development squad which they are all extremely excited about! pic.twitter.com/MJ69t2jcbW

14/03/25

A huge congratulations to Zhilab in Year 6 who has joined development squad following a successful trial. This was after he was invited from the 1-hour session that took place during school last term. pic.twitter.com/mkPPRFuLuE

14/03/25

Thank you to ⁦⁩ who put on a 1-hour session for our girls football team today. The girls have all been invited to trail for the player development squad which they are all extremely excited about! pic.twitter.com/S13unm3MWY

13/03/25

Year 6 have demonstrated their culinary prowess today and made the Italian appetiser, Bruschetta, as part of our DT topic! pic.twitter.com/S1dcZi5IPH

11/03/25

A massive congratulations to Elsie in Mulberry Class for achieving her Level 1 award at gymnastics. Keep up the great work! pic.twitter.com/pKXeOPjtjB

11/03/25

Mulberry Class have been learning about different habitats and what they provide to animals in Science. We cannot wait to get outside and start investigating 🔎 pic.twitter.com/GQUnbfOMQA

07/03/25

Our Year 5 girls had a brilliant time the Kings School Netball Tournament today. They had some tough games but showed fantastic resilience and gave it their all! Well done girls! pic.twitter.com/O4P6A2dyOe

07/03/25

Year 1 have had a wonderful world book day. We have written book reviews, read wonderful stories and showed off our fantastic costumes! pic.twitter.com/qSJw92yCAT

07/03/25

Enjoying a love of books for World Book Day in Sycamore Class! pic.twitter.com/izIRkoqg4y

07/03/25

Year 5 love World Book Day! pic.twitter.com/5BoVyM5Aqb

07/03/25

To celebrate International Women’s Day tomorrow, some Year 3-6 girls took part in a footballing festival . The event was part of the FA’s Biggest Ever Football Session to show girls can and should play football! pic.twitter.com/qGTosYQU4I

06/03/25

Thank you to for organising our books. The teachers were delighted to receive their class set this morning and the children were excited to take home their choice of book at the end of the day. pic.twitter.com/IKZslD4WIL

06/03/25

Fantastic entries to the Book in a Jar competition this week from Ollie and Elsie in Birch Class! pic.twitter.com/UOP7qHwnh1

06/03/25

With World Book Week in full swing, year 4 have dropped everything and grabbed their books to read in the sunshine! pic.twitter.com/j1Tp5rRP6k

04/03/25

Year 6 have been learning about blood and the circulatory system in Science. They made their own blood samples to help them understand its components and what their functions are. pic.twitter.com/B5O7sQCJM9

04/03/25

Year 3 have been working on developing their oracy skills in English. Today, we worked in groups of 4 to write a 4 - verse poem about winter. This links to our class text Ice Palace. pic.twitter.com/vkNa5BsAfO

04/03/25

Huge congratulations to Frank in Year R who received this trophy at the weekend for his achievements in his first ever football session! Well done! pic.twitter.com/4jKgUb7kqK

03/03/25

Year 3 began their Art learning sequence last Friday, where their final piece will be a collage based on the Arctic or Antarctic. They loved looking at the artwork of Frances Hatch! pic.twitter.com/vLDc1bNs18

28/02/25

Another huge thank you to for their very kind donation! Year R have transformed the shop into Grandma's cottage from Little Red Riding Hood. pic.twitter.com/orzfMjFXb9

28/02/25

Year 5 had their first lesson on databases this term. They were able to sort, group and search answers to complete the Alien Quiz. pic.twitter.com/UcHQd2rFZw

28/02/25

Year 5 had their first lesson on Databases this term. They were able to sort, group and search answers to complete the Alien Quiz. pic.twitter.com/IK99vEZ3fj

28/02/25

Today some of our Year 5/6 boys had the opportunity to take part in a training session led by . It was a great learning experience for the boys, who came away full of enthusiasm! pic.twitter.com/AWuhVk3GWQ

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