Homework

Homework has been proven to have a significant impact on pupil progress and also in supporting the development of pupils’ organisational and metacognitive skills. Homework quality is monitored over the year through department work scrutiny tasks. Please remind pupils about the support available to them at homework club

At Key Stage 3, homework adheres to the following expectations:

  • Is purposeful and meaningful
  • Approximately 20-30 mins of work
  • One-week completion time
  • Builds on learning by increasing depth and/or breadth of understanding
  • Is not a prerequisite for students to be able to access the next lesson
  • Enables pupils to receive feedback whether that is by self-mark, peer mark,
  • Whole class discussion or individual marking (with WWW & HTI)
  • Set via Classcharts

At Key Stage 4, homework adheres to the following expectations:

  • Is purposeful and meaningful
  • Maximum of 60 mins work per week with a minimum of two days to complete any work. However, consideration should be taken on deadlines when setting longer pieces.
  • When setting ‘revision’, students need guidance as to the type of task they could complete
  • If a homework is supporting revision, make this clear to pupils as they often feel that they haven’t got ‘time’ to revise due to homework
  • Builds on learning by increasing depth and/or breadth of understanding
  • Is not a prerequisite for students to be able to access the next lesson
  • Enables pupils to receive feedback whether that is by self-mark, peer mark, whole class discussion or individual marking (with WWW & HTI)
  • Set via Classcharts

Ways that parents/carers can support learning at home:

  • Ensure your child has a quiet space to complete homework or if this is difficult, encourage them to attend Homework Club.
  • Look at Classcharts with your child and set aside a time each day for homework to be completed.
  • If it isn’t possible to work one evening, support your child in planning when they will complete those pieces during that week.
  • ‘Revising’ is an incredibly complex word that is used regularly but causes so many problems for students. Encourage your child to create mind maps, flash cards or use a quizlet when revising.

Please contact Mrs Parker, Assistant Principal, if you have any further questions [email protected]

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