Homework

The School believes that a good, well-managed homework programme helps our students to 'know more and remember more' as well as providing them with a broad and deep experience of the subejcts they study.

Homework is highly beneficial because it helps develop these skills:

• To enable students to manage their time and work to set deadlines

• To teach students how to use the internet and library effectively so that they can develop their understanding

• To read with passion and encourage them to read as much as possible in all subject areas

• To practice the skills they have learnt in the classroom and develop their resilience

• To prepare for knowledge tests, big assessments and their GCSE Examinations.

• To embed revision strategies in KS3 so that students are comfortable using them at KS4

We ask that parents support their children by seeing that home learning is done conscientiously and in the best possible conditions. Facilities and conditions that are conducive to study include: 

• Access to a suitable place to study and away from distractions, including mobile phones, computer games or the TV.  Research shows that it can take at least 15 minutes to return to a state of full concentration after a text message or phone call has distracted us

• If there isn’t somewhere quiet to work at home, encourage your child to use the LRC which is open Monday - Thursday 3-4pm

• Encourage your child to spend a set amount of time each evening on homework and take an interest in what they are studying.

Students in Year 7 to 9 are frequently set sections of their core knowledge to learn for homework, which is then quizzed in lessons. 

This is designed to encourage students to know more and remember more, as well as being able to develop successful stragegies to revise.

All Core Knowledge booklets are printed for students at each half term, but they are also online and found in the LRC - which is open Monday to Thursday 3-4pm for students to complete homework in.

Please see the tabs below for each the Core Knowledge Booklets

Enrichment Homework is designed to broaden and deepen students understanding of their subejct as well as fostering a passion and interest in it. 

All Enrichment Homework tasks are optional for students in Key Stage 3 to complete.  Students will be recognised for completing any Enrichment Homework and this will be celebrated by their subject teacher.

All homework will be recorded by teachers. All resources that the students will need to complete the work will be uploaded to Classcharts. Students will be able to see all submission deadlines and should plan their work around these deadlines. 

You can see the school Homework Calendar below, however you can access the web version of the app on www.classcharts.co.uk.    Sign in to the website using the enrolement code you will have been provided (please ask your childs tutor if you need this).   Once logged into your account, you can see the homework that has been set for your child.