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16/09/25

Valley Invicta Primary at Aylesford are holding our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 26th September at 9am. Please come along and help us raise funds for such a good cause.

15/09/25

Mulberry class are loving learning more about Jawlensky and his use of colour. It was brilliant to see their creativity and unique designs.

15/09/25

We are so proud of Oscar in Year 2 who has chosen to take his love of Traction Man to a whole new level. He has created his very own brave Scrubbing Brush and evil Dishcloth!

15/09/25

We are all so proud of Hannah in year 6 who was the flag bearer for New Zealand at the women's rugby World Cup on Saturday. What an experience! 

12/09/25

Elm Class had a wonderful time in art, exploring where clay comes from and learning key skills like smoothing, rolling, and coiling. They're getting ready to create nature-inspired patterns in a few weeks – we can't wait to see their creativity shine! 🎨✨

11/09/25

Year 5 have been learning about how different types of mountains (dome, plateau, volcanic and fold) are formed using every day materials.  

10/09/25

So proud of Pine and Yew Class for their fundraising last year for Books2Africa. The books are on their way to new schools now! 

10/09/25

Amazing writing in Mulberry Class this morning. Their ‘Traction Man’ character descriptions had a brilliant range of adjectives!

10/09/25

Fantastic reading comprehension skills in Year 2 Sycamore Class exploring their text ‘A friend like Simon’.

09/09/25

We are so very proud of Grace in Year 3 who was chosen as the parents player of the match when she played for her football team at the weekend.

08/09/25

Year 5 showed off their sporting prowess during football today in the glorious sunshine; their dribbling and accuracy skills were clear to see!

08/09/25

In science, Elder class have investigated the adaptation of bird beaks. We enjoyed seeing which beaks were most suited to the different types of food.

08/09/25

Maple Class had a great time this week during our learning launch. We tried foods from different countries in The Americas, made Brazilian carnival masks and Native American dream catchers.

08/09/25

Year 4 have made a fantastic start to their new topic in Art. They look forward to sharing their final outcomes of Roman mosaics in a few weeks!

05/09/25

Year 2 have loved learning all about Traction Man this week and can't wait to see what adventures he is going to go on next!

05/09/25

What a fantastic first week in Elm Class! 🌟 Everyone has worked so hard and settled in brilliantly. We ended the week with a fun PE session focusing on Fundamental Skills 🏃‍♀️⚽️     

05/09/25

Sycamore Class created amazing title pages based on the portraits of Jawlensky. They were so creative!

03/09/25

Elder class have enjoyed their learning launch this morning for our Geography topic! Can you guess the continents we are learning about this term?

02/09/25

Mission: Completed! All the Year 5 agents graduated from Spy School with flying colours today! From testing our agility on the laser course to writing secret codes with invisible ink, it is safe to say the children had a superb time!    

11/07/25

Today we were able to celebrate the achievements of some of our Year 5 children who have finished their Young Adventurers programme  We are very proud their success. Well done!

11/07/25

Elm Class have one very proud teacher! 🎨 We are such wonderful little artists and feel amazed by what we can create. We've finally finished our collages — and what masterpieces they are! 🌟🖼️   

11/07/25

🌟 Elm Class have finished the second part of their collage project — adding beautiful watercolour skies! 🎨☁️ Amazing creativity on display!   

09/07/25

Floodland inspired art from Beech class for art week.

09/07/25

Floodland inspired Art from Ash class for art week!

08/07/25

🎨 Elm Class are loving Art Week! We're exploring a new skill each day, building up to a final masterpiece at the end of the week. Creativity is in full swing! 🖌️✨   

Music

CURRICULUM SCOPE

Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford aims for all children to have access to high-quality, practical, and engaging musical experiences. We want all children to develop the self-confidence, skills, knowledge and understanding to promote a lifelong love of music, whilst also providing a secure foundation that enables them to take music further should they wish to.

Children will experience a wide variety of musical styles and cultures and they will gain an understanding of these through listening and appreciating with an increasingly critical ear. Children are encouraged to develop an awareness of rhythm, pitch, dynamics, timbre, tempo, structure and melody through singing, composition and playing of wind, string and percussion instruments. Children gain increased confidence that encourages participation in musical performances for a variety of purposes and audiences.

Learning about music and having the opportunity to play musical instruments and make music together is a vital part of a rich and rounded education. We consider how music plays a key role in brain development, helping to develop language, motor skills, emotional intelligence, and collaboration skills within the children at our school.

PEDAGOGY

“Music can change the world because it can change people” Bono

Music has unique powers that can inspire and motivate everyone. At our school, we provide opportunities for all children to listen, perform, compose and enjoy music, to develop their musical skills to appreciate a wide variety of musical genres.

The children at our school are predominantly taught by our Trust Music Specialist having between 30-60 minutes of music teaching each week. The children have access to a range of musical instruments and materials, some of which are shared across the other primary schools in the trust.

Our music curriculum is largely based on the scheme create by Sing Up, our music specialist uses this as basis for teaching the skills and knowledge outlined in the National Curriculum. In addition to several units from the scheme, we also prepare specific year groups for seasonal performances at Christmas, Spring and Summer.

In KS1, children are taught to: use their voice expressively whilst learning songs and chants, learn to play a variety of percussion instruments, listen to and discuss music, and create their own music.

In KS2, children are taught to: improvise, compose, listen and appraise, write music and perform. In addition to this, they learn about the history of different musical styles.

Our year 3 children learn to play the Ukulele through the MusicPlus scheme run by Kent Music, this allows children to develop musical skills through playing an instrument.

Beyond the curriculum, our children have many musical opportunities, one being to learn how to play a musical instrument. Peripatetic tutors offer a range of instrumental lessons during and after school hours. These children are then given chances to take graded exams and perform in school concerts.

Children who have a keen interest in singing have the chance to join the choir when they are in KS2. This gives children even more opportunities to perform during events at school and in the community. These include, Christmas Services, charity fundraisers, Spring Concert and the VIAT Summer Festival. In addition to this, children have the chance to perform at the Young Voices Concert at the O2 Arena. It is an amazing opportunity for children to learn how challenging choral pieces come together with practice, rehearsal and teamwork.  The children who participate develop a strong sense of pride, comradeship and self-esteem.

IMPACT

Music at VIPS enables all learners to develop knowledge and skills across the whole music curriculum. Children's musical knowledge and understanding is assessed by questioning, listening and observation of performance as well as reviewing children’s written compositions.

Digital recordings play a very important role in assessing and keeping a record children’s progress in music. In Terms 1, 3 and 5, a progression snapshot is taken of each year group which gives our music specialist an opportunity to assess the children’s progress in all areas of the curriculum. In addition to this, informal recordings are taken regularly and kept in a portfolio to build a picture of the children’s time at VIPS. Both of these databases detail the pupils progress as thy journey through the school.

When children leave us in Year 6, they have enjoyed a rich tapestry of music education and are well-equipped with a secure and broad range of musical knowledge, skills and understanding which prepares them for their journey into secondary school music …and beyond!  This will be evident through; 

  • Developing an understanding of culture and history, both in relation to students individually, as well as ethnicities from across the world.  
  • The ability to give precise written and verbal explanations, using musical terminology effectively, accurately and appropriately as well as discussing music and comprehend its parts.  
  • A passion for and commitment to a diverse range of musical activities. 
  • Children are able to enjoy music, in as many ways as they choose – either as a listener, creator or performer.  
  • Singing, feel a pulse, add rhythms and create melodies in a group and further develop these skills in the future and continue to enjoy and embrace music in their lives.  

You can find out more in our Music Progression document.

You can read our Music Development Plan here.

You can watch our video about Music across the Trust here:

Music - Year Overview

AYL Music Year Overview

Term 4 Overviews