The summary below provides you with an overview of home learning for key stages 3 and 4, what your child will need to do and how you can support them.
What are the aims of setting homework?
- Reinforce understanding and mastery of classroom lessons
- Encourage independent learning
- Develop good study habits
- Encourage time management skills
- Foster responsibility and accountability
- Develop critical thinking skills
What homework will be set?
Key Stage 3
For KS3, the allocation for each subject is as follows:
Subjects
Teaching time per week (hours)
Homework time per week (minutes)
Maths, English & Science
4
30
French and Spanish, History,
Geography, PE, DT, IT, Performing Arts
1-2
20
Key Stage 4
For KS4, the allocation for each subject is as follows:
Subjects
Teaching time per week (hours)
Homework time per week (minutes)
Maths, English & Science
5
45
French and Spanish
2
30
Options:
Art, Computing, Drama, Music, Religious Studies, DT, Food Tech, History, Geography, PE, etc
1-2
30
What day will my child get homework for each subject?
Please check your child’s lesson timetable to confirm the option (i.e. French or Spanish)
Monday
- Science
- PE
- Art, Design and Technology
Tuesday
- Maths
- Computing
Wednesday
- Dance, Drama or Music
Thursday
- English
Friday
- History
- Geography
- French or Spanish
Monday
- Science
- PE
- Computing
Tuesday
- Maths
Wednesday
- Dance, Drama or Music
Thursday
- English
- Art, Design and Technology
Friday
- History
- Geography
- French or Spanish
Monday
- Science
- PE
- Dance, Drama or Music
Tuesday
- Maths
- French or Spanish
Wednesday
- Art, Design and Technology
- Computing
Thursday
- English
Friday
- History
- Geography
Please check your child’s lesson timetable to confirm the option (i.e. French or Spanish)
Monday
- Science
- French or Spanish
Tuesday
- Dance, Drama or Music
- PE
Wednesday
- History
Thursday
- English
- Geography
Friday
- Maths
- Computing
- Art, Design and Technology
Monday
- Science
- French or Spanish
Tuesday
- PE
- Art, Design and Technology
- History
Thursday
- English
- Computing
- Geography
Friday
- Maths
- Dance, Drama or Music
Monday
- Science
Tuesday
- PE
- Dance, Drama or Music
- French or Spanish
Wednesday
- Geography
Thursday
- English
- Art, Design and Technology
- History
Friday
- Maths
- Computing
Please check your child’s lesson timetable to confirm the option (i.e. French or Spanish)
Monday
- English
- History
- French or Spanish
Tuesday
- Dance, Drama or Music
- PE
Thursday
- Maths
- Computing
Friday
- Science
- Art, Design and Technology
- Geography
Monday
- English
- Geography
Tuesday
- PE
- Art, Design and Technology
Wednesday
- French or Spanish
- Computing
Thursday
- Maths
Friday
- Science
- History
- Dance, Drama or Music
Monday
- English
- History
Tuesday
- Dance, Drama or Music
- French or Spanish
Wednesday
- Geography
- PE
Thursday
- Maths
Friday
- Science
- Computing
- Art, Design and Technology
Please check your child’s lesson timetable to confirm the option
Monday
- English
- Option A
- Option C
Tuesday
- Science
- Option B
- Option D
Wednesday
- Option A
Thursday
- Option A
- Option D
Friday
- Maths
- Option B
- Option C
Please check your child’s lesson timetable to confirm the option
Monday
- English
- History or Geography
- Option
Tuesday
- Maths
- Option
Wednesday
- Option
Thursday
- Science
- Option
Friday
- History or Geography
- Option
Instructions from the teacher are placed weekly in the Google classrooms. Teachers will ensure that the students can access these using their Chromebooks.
- Students are expected to complete all assigned homework on time.
- Students should seek assistance from their teachers or attend the lunch time homework club when they encounter difficulties before the deadline for submission of homework.
- Students must submit their own work.
- Students who miss homework will be required to make up any missed work.
- Students who do not complete homework on time may receive a sanction.
There are a number of ways that you can support your son/daughter at home:
- At the start of term they may need help with developing a routine once they come home from school.
Part of developing a routine will be to decide where to complete the homework; somewhere they can focus but also ask for help from a parent/carer/sibling if needed. - Monitoring the Google Classrooms for what homework has been set occasionally, maybe once or twice a week, would also be supportive.
- Praise for their effort and completion of work to a high standard also helps students to continue with the weekly homework routine.
- Please check MCAS for to check for after school homework sessions or referrals to the homework clinic.