Homework
Homework for years 7-9 are set according to the below timetables, and recorded in student planners. Students and parents also have access Google Classroom to see a record of this. All students in the school have received training and log-in details for Google Classroom. This means that from home, they can access resources for all their subjects from a device such as a laptop, tablet or mobile telephone.
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Homework expectations
Key Stage 5:
Each student should expect to be typically doing at least four to five hours of independent learning per subject per week in addition to the time they have in lessons. This will include revision, research and preparation.
Key Stage 4:
Each student should expect to be typically doing at least 60-90 minutes of independent learning per subject per week on average. Each subject has flexibility to set this work over a longer period, as is appropriate, to meet the needs of the subject. Students should use this time to revise, research, prepare and produce work.
Key Stage 3:
All homework is set on a weekly basis according to the homework timetable. Teachers may choose to set longer pieces of work broken into manageable stages, and these stages must be recorded on Google Classroom. Each faculty should have a clear rationale for the type of homework that is set to maximise the benefit to students and students should expect to typically spend 45-60 minutes of independent learning per subject per week on average.
Students will be set a variety of types of homework including:
- reviewing and evaluating learning and progress;
- pre-learning to be done before a lesson;
- reading fiction or non-fiction;
- researching a topic, including wider reading;
- memorising, e.g. spellings, essential facts, and key vocabulary;
- making notes and summarising;
- extended projects;
- completing a piece of art and design work;
- completing retrieval quizzes;
- completing work on a learning platform e.g. HegartyMaths, Seneca.
Support for completing homework
If students have any difficulties with accessing Google Classroom or have been unable to meet a deadline, they can approach their teachers, tutor or Head of Year for support. We expect all of our students to understand the importance of home learning and homework and should a situation arise as it did earlier in the year, when students were asked to complete work remotely due to the pandemic, we will teach students using Google Classroom.
