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11/07/23

Celebrating creativity in all forms, the VIAT Festival of Creativity was a huge success!It was such a joy to see so many prospective, current and former students celebrating creativity and enjoying the events.Well done to everyone involved and thank you to all who came along! pic.twitter.com/1BxUVv04eH

11/07/23

The book has arrived and some of our KS2 Choir can't wait to get started! Want to come? Children who will be in KS2 in September can sign up now https://t.co/GaPGyEBDtO you don't want to miss this. pic.twitter.com/aTveld9R4e

11/07/23

What an amazing performance by our school choir at the VIAT Festival of Creativity on Saturday. They sang beautifully and confidently. We are so proud of them all. pic.twitter.com/02mn8qNf73

11/07/23

Celebrating creativity in all forms, the VIAT Festival of Creativity was a huge success!It was such a joy to see so many prospective, current and former students celebrating creativity and enjoying the events.Well done to everyone involved and thank you to all who came along! pic.twitter.com/1BxUVv04eH

05/07/23

Mr Royston & Mr Chirnside have been practising for the VIAT Festival of Creativity, where pro Freestyle Footballer Jamie Knight will be hosting masterclasses!Book here: VIAT Festival - VIAT Festival - A Festival of Creativity Tickets, Sat 8 Jul 2023 at 11:00 | Eventbrite pic.twitter.com/pma4qUqE3t

05/07/23

We are so excited that Chelsea Little from the kmfm Breakfast Show will be joining us at the VIAT Festival of Creativity from 12pm!Book your free General Admission ticket here: https://t.co/NFH3tDuMVZ pic.twitter.com/t1AqJW4qPA

05/07/23

A sneak peek of the Art Exhibition that will open this Saturday for the VIAT Festival of Creativity! To book a free general admission ticket which includes entry to the exhibition, please click here: https://t.co/NFH3tDuMVZ pic.twitter.com/shErdA7RVi

27/06/23

Not too long to go! https://t.co/sAZS4l9jh4

27/06/23

Not too long to go! https://t.co/sAZS4l9jh4

21/06/23

The VIAT Festival of Creativity is a vibrant celebration of creativity and talent, featuring a diverse range of events and activities. To book or view the activities and events, head to the link in our bio! 🎷🎺🎨#kent pic.twitter.com/HpUUo1Hj8e

21/06/23

A sneak peak of this year's VIAT Festival!Expect to see a variety of Art, Literature, Drama and Music performances from students across the Trust. Also attending this year is who will be performing creative Freestyle Football and hosting masterclasses on the day! pic.twitter.com/tqRjlaW6cg

20/06/23

The VIAT Festival of Creativity is a vibrant celebration of creativity and talent, featuring a diverse range of events and activities. To book or view the activities and events, head to the link in our bio! 🎷🎺🎨#kent pic.twitter.com/HpUUo1Hj8e

16/06/23

A sneak peak of this year's VIAT Festival!Expect to see a variety of Art, Literature, Drama and Music performances from students across the Trust. Also attending this year is who will be performing creative Freestyle Football and hosting masterclasses on the day! pic.twitter.com/tqRjlaW6cg

05/06/23

Are you looking for a new challenge? We would like a new Classroom Teacher (Key Stage 2) to join our friendly team! You can find all the details on our website - https://t.co/NPKxiMjjlq pic.twitter.com/xPFrXCMiSz

21/04/23

*SAVE THE DATE*Saturday 8th July, 11am - 4pmAn exciting performance opportunity for our pupils at the VIAT Festival of Creativity.Keep your eyes peeled for more information on how to get your child involved. pic.twitter.com/14jBuVfsRP

30/03/23

Year 1 watercolours By pic.twitter.com/XIRjTtHhpD

13/03/23

On Friday, Year 5 played Beat the Flood and designed houses that would prevent against flood damage. They looked at different materials and had to keep to a budget pic.twitter.com/dz6yseHLNN

10/03/23

Today we welcomed who was here to present Zoe in Yr 5 with a prize for winning "Litter Angels anti-litter poster competition" Zoe won a goodie bag for herself & £100 for the school. You can find Zoe's poster displayed in McDonalds in Tonbridge. Well done Zoe pic.twitter.com/qXS2DHfu4U

06/03/23

Year 1 water colours pic.twitter.com/Dz5Xx7OZcR

24/02/23

Are you a teacher looking for a new challenge? We have a vacancy in our Specialist Resource Provision so why not consider joining our friendly team? You can find all the info here: https://t.co/agxFMAh4orAnd you can watch a video about VIAT SRPs here: https://t.co/EgRj0ybzbE pic.twitter.com/H1l86gcAFz

09/02/23

Our PTA have been working with our teachers to update our class reading corners, Year 2 is now finished and the children are loving their new space. Thank you to our PTA and all of our parents/grandparents who support our fundraising events. pic.twitter.com/tgTUjM7jyz

08/02/23

Year 6 had a wonderful day visiting starting with a tour of the Globe Theatre followed by a practical drama workshop on Macbeth Thank you Shakespeare's Globe. pic.twitter.com/kVjDuvwHJa

25/01/23

Are you looking for a new challenge? We would like a Caretaker to join our friendly team - you can find all the details here: https://t.co/NPKxiMjRaY pic.twitter.com/jQp0odlgQ8

20/01/23

Congratulations to everyone in yellow house pic.twitter.com/zk7LW9eCdr

30/11/22

As our Christmas fayre fast approaches, Friday 2nd December will be non school uniform day in exchange for Sweets or Chocolate donations 😊 pic.twitter.com/wsxtsZEi5a

School Curriculum

Curriculum Intent at Valley Invicta at Leybourne Chase.

The curriculum at Valley Invicta Primary School at Leybourne Chase is designed to ensure that children leave our school in Year 6 as independent enquirers, creative thinkers, reflective learners, team workers, self -managers and effective participators. The curriculum is devised into key concepts and themes that immerse our children in high level language, rich texts and relevant topics that intertwine weave and grow knowledge as the children themselves develop and flourish. Coupled with this is the belief that children should have a wealth of real -life experiences such as high- quality trips, visitors and opportunities to perform in front of a wide range of audiences.

In addition to this we wholeheartedly embrace the UNICEF Rights Respecting School agenda. We use the principles of the United Nations Conventions for the rights of the child and sustainable goals to educate our children into thinking as global citizens. This is the bedrock of our citizenship work.

Through this engaging and thought -provoking curriculum we are confident that the over -arching vision for our school ‘Chase your dreams, inspire others, achieve all’ will be realised and achieved.

Implementation of our Curriculum

At Leybourne Chase we designed our curriculum by firstly deciding upon the themes that we would like to focus upon. The decision for this was based around the activities, trips and events that we had previously held and taken part in throughout the school year. For example , Sustainable Development links succintly with Harvest and Tolerance and Social Justice has a connection with Remembrance and Christmas.

Our whole school themes are;

  • Sustainable Development
  • Tolerance and Social Justice
  • Interdependence and Globalisation
  • Conflict
  • Equality and Diversity
  • Inspiration and Aspiration.

Each theme runs across one school term and is built upon each school year so that the children re visit the same theme at the same time each academic year, therefore remembering and knowing more.  When designing sequences of lessons across the curriculum we use a teaching backwards approach. At the heart of teaching backwards is a thinking process that enables our teachers to plan and teach from a clear and well -defined destination. We then decided upon relevant and interesting texts that would accompany and work well with each theme for example for Sustainable Development in Year Two the children read the text ‘The Last Tree.’  Finally, we used the National Curriculum Document and broke down the curriculum objectives to ensure that we cover all the teaching requirements of the document in detail and in a progressive systematic way. Effective formative assessments ensure children make progress from their starting points - therefore remembering and knowing more.

Some subjects are taught discreetly such as Science, Maths, MFL, PE and Music, we are supported with this by our sister schools in the Valley Invicta Academies Trust along with a plethora of additional resources.

Impact of the Curriculum

Through authentic outcomes, pupils are given the opportunity to demonstrate the progress the knowledge and skills they have acquired.

The pupils’ books will clearly demonstrate the progress they have made and the knowledge they have gained. We ensure that our children’s attainment and progress are in line, or exceeding, their potential.

Children will be able to talk clearly and knowledgeably about their learning and make clear links between pieces of learning across the curriculum.

Pupils will continue to make good progress and attain well at the end of each Key Stage.

Pupils with SEND achieve the best possible outcomes and acquire knowledge and skills for life. Adapted learning resources ensure that they can fully engage with learning intention.

Pupils are able to use what they have learned and can show that they remember what they have learned in a variety of ways.

Pupils who do not have age appropriate reading fluency, number or writing skills will be heavily supported to narrow or eradicate gaps in their learning.

We use regular and robust triangulated monitoring to gauge the impact of our curriculum design. Leaders at all levels review learning, talk with our children and provide feedback to move practice forward.

Pupils transition confidently to secondary school as they will be self-reliant, know how to organise their learning and manage their time, how to research, evaluate and identify the next steps in their learning journey. Through leadership roles, pupils will develop a sense of personal responsibility.

Curriculum and Schemes of Work
Curriculum Statement
Y2 SATs Information for Parents
Y6 SATs Information for Parents
Useful Acronyms
Foundation Stage
Reception Class Curriculum Overview
EYFS Characteristics of Effective Learning
Key Stage 1
Year 1 Yearly Overview 
Year 2 Yearly Overview
Key Stage 2
Year 3 Yearly Overview
Year 4 Yearly Overview
Year 5 Yearly Overview
Year 6 Yearly Overview

For further information on the curriculum followed by all year groups please contact the Headteacher. Or you may access details of the full National Curriculum HERE