Section Two - Homework Policy

Section Two - Homework Policy

At School, homework is seen as an important aspect of the learning process involving parents, teachers and children in a partnership aimed at raising standards of achievement and maximising educational opportunity.

The setting of homework has the following aims:

(a)  to consolidate and extend work undertaken in the classroom;

(b) to create a better partnership between parents and teachers in the education of children;

(c) to help promote the development of good study habits and positive attitudes to learning;

(d) to enable parents to understand the nature of work children are expected to be doing within different levels.

In order to achieve these aims, homework is set regularly throughout the school.

Homework constitutes an integral part of curriculum planning, and homework tasks are set be teachers in accordance with their curriculum objectives, the age of the children and the work being undertaken in class. Thus, tasks set are drawn from a range of activities, such as those indicated below. Normally, homework is set as follows:

Reception – reading and spellings (summer term)

Year 1 – reading, spellings every night, Maths and English twice a week.

Year 2 -  reading, spellings every night, Maths and English twice a week.

Year 3 – 30 minutes every night to include spellings

Year 4 – 40 minutes every night to include spellings

Year 5 – 50 minutes every night to include spellings

Year 6 -  l hour every night to include spellings

Year 7 – 1 and a half hours every night covering 3 subjects

Year 8.9.10.11 – 2 hours every night covering 3 subjects

1. As children progress through the school, the quantity and complexity of work increases. Over and above this, of course, it is essential for children to spend some time on their personal reading.

2. When setting homework, teachers will inform children when it must be returned. It is expected that homework will be completed carefully and handed in on time. Homework books, in which homework is noted down and completed, may be issued to children from Year 1. In addition, each child is provided with a Reading Record which notes the books which have been read, and which parents are asked to sign as they read with their children, adding any relevant comments. In addition also is work on an ongoing personal spelling book with which parents must be encouraged to help the children.

Homework is checked and marked by teachers in a manner consistent with the learning objectives of the exercise, and feedback is provided as appropriate. Comments will be informative and subject - specific.

Homework should be discussed in year group meetings, especially in relation to the work set to complement the Literacy, Science and Numeracy work.

When setting homework, teachers will take account of different levels of ability and of pupils with special needs. There will be differences in the level of difficulty of homework given to pupils in the set groups for a subject.

The class teacher to decide the homework, for all subjects except where it is set by the specialist teachers (generally seniors only).

Parents to sign the homework book and comment everyday for reading and written work.

Seniors have twice daily tutorial time at which homework is discussed and set.

Updated July 08

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Updated – June 2009

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