Homework Information
We believe that the core purpose of homework is to support students in building sustainable habits of working independently away from the classroom, meeting deadlines, and consolidating knowledge taught in class to ensure long term retention. As such, we refer to ‘homework’ as ‘accountable revision’, and we set students in all year groups accountable revision tasks to develop specific knowledge skills, and understanding beyond the classroom.
- Homework/revision for all year groups will be set via EduLink, making it easy for students, parents/carers, and staff to monitor the tasks set and due dates.
- Students will be given at least a week to complete their accountable revision. E.g. tasks set Tuesday-to-Tuesday.
- If a student has spent the allocated time on their revision/homework but has not been able to complete all tasks, parents/carers can give them a signed note to be shown to the class teacher so that no sanction is given.
- If a student is absent when the revision/homework is set, it is their responsibility to catch up with any work missed in the lesson and find out what was set. However, they will not receive a sanction.
Revision/homework set during the holidays
- Years 7, 8 and 9 students are not set subject revision/homework during the holidays but will be expected to complete 20 minutes of reading each day, with 40 minutes of this allocation being completed on Sparx Reader in order to achieve the expected weekly 300SRP.
- Year 10 students will be set revision activities and will be expected to complete 20 minutes of reading each day, with 40 minutes of this allocation being completed on Sparx Reader in order to achieve the expected weekly 300SRP.
- Year 11 students will be set revision activities during the holidays.
- Years 12 and 13 students will continue to be set revision during the holidays as all A Level courses demand extensive study beyond the classroom.
Revision/Homework set during assessment periods
During each two-week assessment period window, no accountable revision tasks will be set. Students will receive a revision lesson in the two weeks prior to their assessment period, in which teachers will explicitly model the best revision techniques students should use independently. The relevant 100% sheets for the assessment period will be made available to students via Edulink four weeks before the assessment period begins; during the two weeks of assessments students are expected to use these resources and techniques to prepare.
Year 7
- For the first two weeks of the autumn term, Year 7 students will only receive maths and reading tasks to complete at home. This consists of 30 minutes of reading daily, five times per week, (with 40 minutes of this allocation being completed on Sparx Reader in order to achieve the expected weekly 300SRP) and 90 minutes of compulsory maths revision/homework on Sparx maths. This is complemented by additional tasks which students can complete on Sparx. We recommend students complete 30 minutes of maths daily, four times per week. This will be set by the Mathematics Department and checked weekly.
- To support Year 7 students as they transition into secondary education, we will introduce accountable revision in an additional subject per week, gradually building students up to completing a full suite of tasks in all subjects by October half term.
- Year 7 will be set 15 minutes of accountable revision per subject p/w in all subjects except for ethics and PE.
- Accountable revision tasks are likely to be predominantly quizzing.
- For music: one online listening task will be set by the class teacher per fortnight.
- For art: one deliberate practice task will be set by the class teacher per fortnight.
- Incomplete/late tasks should be logged as a Level 2 behaviour point.
Year 8
- Year 8 students will receive daily maths and reading tasks to complete at home, alongside 20 minutes of accountable revision per subject per week in all subjects except for ethics and PE.
- Year 8 students are expected to complete 30 minutes of reading daily, five times per week, with 40 minutes of this allocation being completed on Sparx Reader in order to achieve the expected weekly 300SRP
- Year 8 students are set 90 minutes of compulsory maths revision/homework on Sparx maths. This is complemented by additional tasks which students can complete on Sparx. We recommend students complete 30 minutes of maths daily, five times per week. This will be set by the Mathematics Department and checked weekly.
- Accountable revision tasks are likely to be predominantly quizzing and flashcards.
- For music: one online listening task will be set by the class teacher per fortnight.
- For art: one deliberate practice task will be set by the class teacher per fortnight.
- Incomplete/late tasks should be logged as a Level 2 behaviour point.
Year 9
- Year 9 students will receive daily maths and reading tasks to complete at home, alongside 30 minutes of accountable revision per subject per week in all subjects except for ethics and PE.
- Year 9 students are expected to complete 30 minutes of reading daily, five times per week, with 40 minutes of this allocation being completed on Sparx Reader in order to achieve the expected weekly 300SRP
- Year 9 students are set 90 minutes of compulsory maths revision/homework on Sparx maths. This is complemented by additional tasks which students can complete on Sparx. We recommend students complete 30 minutes of maths daily, five times p/w. This will be set by the Mathematics Department and checked weekly.
- Accountable revision tasks set are likely to include a blend of retrieval practice (quizzing, flashcards, and Cornell Notes) and deliberate practice application tasks (a written response or reading task).
- For music: one online listening task will be set by the class teacher per fortnight.
- For art: one deliberate practice task will be set by the class teacher per fortnight.
- Incomplete/late tasks should be logged as a Level 2 behaviour point.
Year 10
- Year 10 students will receive daily maths and reading tasks to complete at home, alongside 45 minutes of accountable revision per subject per week in all subjects except science, ethics and Core PE.
- Year 10 students are expected to complete 30 minutes of reading daily, five times per week, with 40 minutes of this allocation being completed on Sparx Reader in order to achieve the expected weekly 300 SRP
- Year 10 students are set 90 minutes of compulsory maths revision/homework on Sparx maths. This is complemented by additional tasks which students can complete on Sparx. We recommend students complete 30 minutes of maths daily, five times per week. This will be set by the Mathematics Department and checked weekly.
- For each science (biology, chemistry, physics) students will be set 30 minutes of accountable revision per week.
- Accountable revision tasks set are likely to include a blend of retrieval practice (quizzing, flashcards, and Cornell Notes) and deliberate practice application tasks (a written response, exam-style questions, or reading task).
- For subjects with an NEA component, tasks set may be NEA-specific.
- Incomplete/late tasks should be logged as a Level 2 behaviour point.
Year 11
- Year 11 students will receive daily maths to complete at home, alongside 45-90 minutes of accountable revision per subject per week in all subjects except ethics and Core PE.
- For English, mathematics, and MFL students will be set 90 minutes of accountable revision per week.
- For each science (biology, chemistry, physics) students will be set 45 minutes of accountable revision per week.
- For each ‘options’ subject, students will be set 60 minutes of accountable revision per week.
- Accountable revision tasks set are likely to include a blend of retrieval practice (quizzing, flashcards, and Cornell Notes) and deliberate practice application tasks (a written response, exam-style questions, or reading task).
- For subjects with an NEA component, tasks set may be NEA-specific.
- Incomplete/late tasks should be logged as a Level 2 behaviour point.
Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13)
- Sixth Form students will be set 6 hours of accountable revision each week, per subject.
- From the start of the autumn term, Year 12 and 13 students will be set accountable revision tasks in all subjects.
- Accountable revision tasks set are likely to include a blend of retrieval practice (quizzing, flashcards, and Cornell Notes) and deliberate practice application tasks (a written response, exam-style questions, or reading task).
- For subjects with an NEA component, tasks set may be NEA-specific.
- In addition to this, Year 12 and Year 13 students are expected to supplement with their own independent revision, in accordance with the expectations set out by the Sixth Form Team.
- If tasks are incomplete or not completed by the given deadline, this should be logged as a Level 3 behaviour point. For Sixth Form students, increasing behaviour points may result in off-site permissions being denied or revoked.