"Homework is not an optional extra, but an essential part of a high quality education"
Mrs Rodgers, Assistant Principal
Expectations
Key Stage 3
Year 7, 8 and 9: Homework comprises of three tasks of 30 minutes each evening, Monday to Friday, totalling 90 minutes.
Year 7 and 8 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Self Quizzing |
Maths | English | Science | Hi/Gg | MFL | |
Reading/Tassomai |
English | Maths | Science | Reading | Reading | |
Maths Drill Sheet | Set first lesson of the week, due in the first lesson of the following week | |||||
Year 9 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |
Self Quizzing (wk1) |
Maths | English | MFL | Biology | Geography | |
Self Quizzing (wk2) |
Maths | English | Chemistry | History | Physics | |
Reading/Tassomai | English | Maths | Science | Reading | Reading | |
Maths Drill Sheet | Set first lesson of the week, due in the first lesson of the following week |
KS3 Suggested Reading List
Project Homework: Published on the weekly noticeboard and Google Classroom.
Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | |
Year 7 | Maths | English | ATL | RE | Music | Science |
Year 8 | Geography | Drama | STEM | Englis | PE | History |
Year 9 | MFL | Science | Art | Technology | Maths | IT |
Key Stage 4
Years 10 and 11: Subject homework is comprised of two 1 hour subject homeworks per night. 30 minutes will be self quizzing, whilst the other 30 minutes will be set by the class teacher.
Year 10 and 11 | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
Subject 1 | Maths | Biology | Chemistry | Maths | Physics |
Subject 2 | English Lang | EBacc | Option 1 | English Lit | Option 2 |
Key Stage 5
Years 12 and 13: Homework is comprised of self-quizzing, as well as further subject specific tasks each week for A Level subjects, totalling 6 hours. For BTEC subjects, homework will be designed to support coursework completion or preparation for any exams.
Examples of Further Tasks:
- Preparatory notes
- Flip learning
- Practice
- Exam practice
- Essay completion
- Assignment research or write-up
- DEAR subject specific reading, reflection and response
Each subject teacher will set homework on the same day each week, giving a full week to complete the tasks set – subject to timetabling.