Our Mission Statement emphasises our aim to ensure that all students fulfil their ‘potential’ and have ‘inspiration and passion for learning’.
The provision of regular, rich, relevant homework tasks, appropriate to their needs and to the demands of the curriculum is considered to be an essential part of the entitlement of all our pupils. The prime purpose of Homework is to enhance Students’ learning and enrich support Students’ academic progress and foster the development of personal and individual study skills.
For Core Subjects, weekly Homework on Century or Sparx Maths will be set on class charts and recorded in pupil planners. A longer piece of written Homework may be set in addition every fortnight.
- Other subjects will set homework once a fortnight. This Homework may be project based and contribute towards a longer piece for completion at end of the half term
Homework pieces for Year 7 and 8 Students should be between 20-40 minutes.
Homework pieces for Year 9 should be between 30- 50 minutes.
Homework pieces for KS4 Students should be between 40-60 minutes.
Homework tasks will be varied and may include:
- Knowledge-based tasks which can be assessed though self/peer marking.
- Memory retention tasks such as the learning of key terms/ vocabulary for low stake quizzes/ testing.
- Comprehension and retrieval tasks to develop a deeper understanding of a topic.
- Independent reading to encourage students to read for pleasure and develop literacy skills.
- Preparation or planning tasks prior to a lesson so that heightened learning can take place in the classroom.
- Research-based projects, in order to develop students’ collaboration and/ or independence; stimulate new thinking and enhance skills over time.
- Real world tasks which prompt students to experience a topic in context.
- Examination questions to support students’ ability to apply and master skills independently.
All homework tasks are set by teachers using pupil planners and class charts. All students will have individual logins and parents will also have access to student homework accounts. Homework will be adapted to meet the differing needs of all learners.
