Homework has been shown to be really beneficial for Secondary School students. We believe it helps students to know more and therefore do more, which further helps improve understanding. The evidence shows that the impact of home learning, on average, is five months’ additional progress. Some studies indicate that there may be an optimum amount of homework between one and two hours per school day (slightly longer for older students), with effects diminishing as the time that students spend on homework increases. To this end, home learning will be set for all Year Groups to support the learning in school.

Setting and Accessing Homework

Homework for students is being placed on Class Charts and is easy to access. It may be that a teacher shares a Google Classroom link via Class Charts as a way of setting homework.

https://www.classcharts.com/account/login

All home learning will be set on Class Charts, to aid support at home. However, all ‘learning’ materials will be on the Google Classroom for students, to support the learning as effectively as possible, in and out of class. If the learning for topics are all indexed in one place, this makes it easier for us all to keep track.

There is a homework calendar accessible on Class Charts. Here parents and students can filter tasks by subject or teacher to access the full instructions and deadlines for homework.

Home Learning Schedule

Home learning at for KS3/4 is set following a fortnight timetable. Individual class teachers will decide exactly when to schedule each fortnight to allow them to set learning that will support students in the best way possible.

All home learning tasks at KS3 should be knowledge based. Examples are

• Reading the key knowledge sheet and completing some notes in a mind map in the KK exercise book
• Completing a "Frayer model" on a key word
• Completing some reading of non-fiction and writing questions about it or making some notes
• Completing a test/quiz
  

Reflecting on Studies

One key part of the homework routine is the Reflection Journal. We expect students to spend up to 30 minutes reflecting on their learning every day. On top of this students may need to learn Key Knowledge or, as they progress onto examined subjects, specific work related to their examination courses.