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10/03/25

On Friday morning, Mr Littleton took the Year 6 girls over to SST to take part in a football festival to celebrate International Women’s Day. It was so lovely to see our Stingray girls working alongside and making new friends with other girls from across the trust. RRSA Article 8 pic.twitter.com/mlCHqUhAis— VIPS () March 10, 2025

07/03/25

Today, Year 5 took part in an Anglo-Saxon experience day! We tried our hands at milling flour, making medicines, calligraphy and spinning our very own clothes out of wool! pic.twitter.com/Rz73oSCToO— VIPS () March 7, 2025

06/03/25

For British Science Week, Stingray Class took part in an investigation that focused upon how fatbergs are created & the negative effect that they have upon both the environment and our health. pic.twitter.com/5EY7jgXOT9— VIPS () March 6, 2025

28/02/25

Year 2 travelled across the world this morning to visit Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War. The children learnt how to clean the hospital as well as be amazing nurses. pic.twitter.com/KnN9xbn5te— VIPS () February 28, 2025

27/02/25

Daisy, Jean, Jess & Sam P from Stingrays attended the Mayoral Debate and took part in discussions about homework, technology & the length of the school day. They were brilliant school representatives, listening respectfully & contributing their views confidently & articulately. pic.twitter.com/7uUpH0fpuy— VIPS () February 27, 2025

13/02/25

Dolphins and Turtles were so lucky to receive a dance workshop from Mrs Knight this morning! We learnt a routine from Sister Act: The Musical – Mr B and Miss Burrell were thoroughly impressed by the enthusiasm and creativity shown! pic.twitter.com/rFqJS44Htm— VIPS () February 13, 2025

12/02/25

Our Yr6 Digital & Safeguarding leaders led an assembly discussing key learning points from the Safer Internet Day focus of ‘Too good to be true’. The children wrote a script, including key questions & scenarios that they felt were essential learning points for the whole school pic.twitter.com/wBiKjXf5Ff— VIPS () February 12, 2025

11/02/25

It was our final week of Macrame club this week and just look at these incredible creations! pic.twitter.com/62VCswmzML— VIPS () February 11, 2025

07/02/25

On Wednesday afternoon, a team of Year 6 children took part in a STEM challenge at Invicta Grammar School. The activities were incredibly enjoyable and our amazing children showed such superb teamwork during all of the challenges! pic.twitter.com/RsLeyM6JUh— VIPS () February 7, 2025

30/01/25

This week, Mr Littleton took a team of Year 4 children to SST to take part in the VIAT Bench ball tournament. Our incredible children battled hard and showed such incredible determination and teamwork! We are so proud of them! pic.twitter.com/7Z9UHY0oHA— VIPS () January 30, 2025

23/01/25

Stingray class are thoroughly enjoying learning about Sikhism in their RE lessons! Did you know that the Khalsa is the name given to devout Sikhs who have been baptised! pic.twitter.com/NF6pYD9CAR— VIPS () January 23, 2025

23/01/25

This week in Science, Dolphin class has been looking at how to classify flowering and non-flowering plants, as part of our lifecycles topic! pic.twitter.com/eY79uDnVAM— VIPS () January 23, 2025

17/01/25

This week, Turtles went back in time… To the Roman era! We had an incredible time dressing up and exploring life as a Roman, including games, battles, entertainment and theatre! Everyone joined in and threw themselves into their roles – we were very convincing! pic.twitter.com/K3UAq8sIAq— VIPS () January 17, 2025

20/12/24

Happy Christmas from us all at VIPS Kings Hill pic.twitter.com/LQIHj7BPtQ— VIPS () December 20, 2024

06/12/24

Today, Turtles had a fantastic Maths lesson! We tested both our construction & times tables skills as we made times tables fortune tellers! We tested our friends on each times table & Miss Burrell & Mrs Hedge could not believe how unbelievable our knowledge is! Well done Turtles! pic.twitter.com/MYsWxifJ4i— VIPS () December 6, 2024

03/12/24

As part of our SRP life skills curriculum, Penguins had a very successful trip to Costa. We worked on road safety and everyone was sensible on the walk to and from Costa. The whole group were very sensible inside the café and were respectful to the other members of the community pic.twitter.com/7S2uAKgboF— VIPS () December 3, 2024

28/11/24

This week, as part of our preparations for Friday’s Xmas Fair, Dolphin class made their very own edible ‘Christmas Treats’ using Rice Crispies, marshmallows, green food dye and sweets! Yum yum! pic.twitter.com/NgQia3Pc64— VIPS () November 28, 2024

14/11/24

On Tuesday afternoon, Mr Littleton took a group of Year 1 and 2 children over to Eastborough to compete in the Change4Life athletics event. Our AMAZING athletes worked incredibly hard to secure a well-deserved silver medal position! We are so proud of them all!— VIPS () November 14, 2024

06/11/24

Turtles have been working hard to identify the features of a newspaper report! They have been identifying features such as headlines, paragraphs, past tense and the 5 W’s ready to write our report tomorrow! pic.twitter.com/gf9wCDbsHZ— VIPS () November 6, 2024

10/10/24

Our Rights Respecting team delivered our Harvest donations to Maidstone Day Centre & had the opportunity to look around the centre and learn all about what they do for vulnerable adults. The children had a great time and asked some really interesting questions. RRArticles2,17&26 pic.twitter.com/poscPxYe82— VIPS () October 10, 2024

09/10/24

Another trophy for the MIGHTY Kings Hill! A team of Yr5 children took part in the VIAT Tag Ruby tournament. Our amazing children were crowned CHAMPIONS after 4 truly incredible performances on the rugby field. A highlight was our team winning 14–1 in their final game! pic.twitter.com/1nmZzHz2F1— VIPS () October 9, 2024

02/10/24

This morning in our sketchbook lesson, Seals did some beautiful observational sketches of some Rudbeckia flowers. Later on in our science lesson we will label them with the vocabulary that we learn for parts of a flower. pic.twitter.com/35UOb8U9nz— VIPS () October 2, 2024

26/09/24

This week, Dolphin class perfected their trampoline skills as part of the ‘Beyond Bounce’ workshop in the hall! We definitely got the blood flowing and worked up a sweat! pic.twitter.com/F6DaZ9hiUm— VIPS () September 26, 2024

26/09/24

The VIAT Kings Hill staff have been blessed today with a morning tea and coffee run from Mrs Hall and Miss Burrell! Just what we needed to get going on a soggy Thursday! pic.twitter.com/fMtSjL8QPB— VIPS () September 26, 2024

26/09/24

On Thursday afternoon, Mr Littleton took a group of Year 6 children to Invicta to take part in the VIAT Trampette ball tournament. Our INCREDIBLE children showed unbelievable teamwork and skill to finish the tournament as CHAMPIONS! We are so proud of each and every one of them! pic.twitter.com/TXomgq7NDI— VIPS () September 26, 2024

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill is committed to providing a broad and balanced curriculum across all key stages and we believe that learning a foreign language is an essential skill in today’s global society. Our primary MFL curriculum enables all pupils to reach a level of mastery which will support them in their future MFL studies at secondary level. Aside from developing language skills, there are a number of broader aims, including cultural awareness, fostering pupils’ curiosity to understand the world and broadening the experiences that we offer our pupils. Learning a modern foreign language provides a wealth of opportunities to practise before an audience and develop both speaking and listening skills. We want them to confidently demonstrate their strong interpersonal skills and confidently communicate using their new language skills. Furthermore, we are striving for our pupils to become well-prepared global citizens and enable them to have the ability to participate confidently within their future roles in a global society. Spanish is taught to our KS2 pupils on a weekly basis.

Intent

  • To build a curriculum subject which develops learning and results in the acquisition of knowledge in order to prepare our pupils to become global citizens now and in their future.
  • To design a curriculum subject with appropriate subject knowledge, skills and understanding to fulfil the requirements of the National Curriculum. This will ensure that the pupils receive a ‘balanced and broadly-based’ curriculum which promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development to prepare them potential opportunities and responsibilities in the future.
  • To build an MFL curriculum subject which ensures children can communicate in another language other than English.
  • To design and resource an MFL programme of study which enables our children to explore and experience the cultural capital of Spain through its language and traditions.

Our goal is that all pupils will have a deep understanding of how a language works start them on their journey towards independent, confident communication. The structure of our programme of study reflects this goal, with composites designed to build a solid foundation of language knowledge, understanding and skills. The learning goals complement the methodology currently used in primary schools and also support the skills required for study of MFL at a secondary school.

Our goals are that pupils will learn to:

  • use phonics to be able to pronounce Spanish words with precision and independently
  • understand, retain and apply some of the fundamental grammatical rules such as gender, plurals, verb conjugations and tenses.
  • give presentations and have conversations in Spanish, using phonics to help with pronunciation and using intonation, pace and gesture to facilitate communication.
  • Read authentic Spanish texts and using reading comprehension strategies and retained vocabulary to understand them and give opinions on them.
  • build resilience and use a bank of strategies when listening to authentic texts.

Implementation

  • Valley Invicta Primary School at Kings Hill follows a clear and comprehensive scheme of work in line with the National Curriculum. The scheme of work will focus on the statutory requirements and will be enhanced by providing events and experiences that develop cultural capital.
  • MFL is taught on a weekly basis as a block unit within a term. Lessons will be enhanced through the wider curriculum and reinforced through cultural capital events such as international cultural days/weeks.
  • Children gain a deeper understanding of the Spanish language studied through the use of high-quality resources that utilise native speakers.
  • The four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing are taught within a sequence of lessons.
  • Children can discuss and compare the traditions and culture of Spanish citizens to that of their own.
  • Formative and summative assessments build upon and link prior learning and a common level of mastery is achieved by all pupils before moving on to another composite.

Impact

  • Children will know more and remember more about MFL and in particular, the Spanish language.
  • Children will be able to recognise and apply the Spanish vocabulary verbally.
  • Children will begin to write some key phrases in Spanish.
  • A majority of pupils will meet the objectives as set out in the languages programme of study.
  • Foster an interest in learning other languages.
  • To make pupils aware of language structures and how they differ from one language to another.
  • To assist children in developing an awareness of cultural differences.
  • To further develop their speaking and listening skills.

The teaching sequence in MFL

MFL (Spanish) is taught weekly through whole class teaching. During Spanish sessions, children are given the opportunity to work as a class, as individuals and as part of a group. The choice of class organisation is determined by the learning task. By its nature, MFL will involve lots of interaction with visual, auditory and kinaesthetic prompts. Every year group’s units of work include:

Step 1 ‘Big Picture’ - setting the Spanish learning that is about to take place within the chronology of the pupils MFL learning to date.

Step 2 Review most recent learning in Spanish.

Step 3 Learning Key Spanish Vocabulary.

Step 4 Using Oracy (using spoken language)

Step 5 Applying Literacy – writing Spanish and applying grammar

Ongoing throughout - Developing Intercultural Understanding.

When beginning a new topic, the lessons will typically start with a couple of oral based lessons where the children can listen, understand and repeat phrases with correct pronunciation. This helps children to be able to use words and phrases in correct contexts. The lessons will then follow on with activities where children can use and practise the new vocabulary in certain contexts, for example role playing a café setting where children can use the vocabulary they have recently learnt about food. Towards the end of the topic the focus of the lessons will be more written based where the children will have the opportunity to put spellings with certain sounds.

Assessment

In order for pupils to know more, remember more and do more in regards to learning a modern foreign language, these aspects must be evident in the implementation of the MFL curriculum throughout school. The teaching sequence along with the progression of skills and knowledge, allows the new vocabulary encountered to be used within a purposeful context. Pupils complete an end of module  assessment or project. The assessments and projects undertaken cover all areas of the MFL curriculum – listening, speaking, reading, knowledge about Spain and knowledge about language.

For more information about our curriculum, please click here.

Primary Languages Development Award

We are delighted to have been given the Primary Languages Development Award. This 'Enhancing' award enables primary schools to evaluate, strengthen and celebrate their MFL provision. We are delighted that it has been recognised that Spanish is well-established in our school and that the subject is well-led. The strength of the Links Abroad and Transition to KS3 sections has also been recognised.

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