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Parents/carers/guardians are expected to support the school in seeing that independent study/ homework is done promptly and conscientiously. Each student has a planner in which he/she enters details of the work set, resources required and deadlines for submission.
Parents/carers/guardians are asked to check their son/daughter’s planner and sign in the space provided each week. Form Tutors are also required to sign and check planners on a termly basis. Homework/independent study is intended to complete or consolidate work done in class, to leave students to pursue their own lines of enquiry or to prepare for the following lesson or prepare for a test.
The tasks asked of students may include:
- Factual or imaginative writing,
- Reading,
- Learning or revision,
- Fact finding,
- Illustration,
- Map work,
- thinking, etc.
Staff should satisfy themselves that students have the skills necessary to carry out the tasks set. Homework should be set routinely as per timetable although there will be occasions across the year when larger pieces of work are set over a longer period. If a student is absent for less than a week then it is their responsibility to ask for any homework and class work missed to copy up when they return to school. The teacher will then use their professional judgement as to which pieces of homework are able to be done. For absences over a week or longer parents/carers/guardians are asked to contact the school and we will arrange for work to be sent home.
Whatever tasks are set, independent study/homework should:
- Generate a variety of worthwhile learning experiences additional to those provided in school
- Be designed to take account of the abilities and needs of students within a group
- Enable students to exploit the environment outside the school, and to develop skills of discovery, of investigation and of independent learning
- Enable students to use their initiative.
If a student has repeated difficulty in organising their time, planning their work or getting into a routine of handing work in punctually, the subject teacher should comment on this in the student planner. Where problems persist, particularly over a range of subjects, the Form Tutor should contact the parents and suggest ways in which they could support their child.
Parents/carers/guardians can help their child by checking presentation, handwriting and spelling; they can test what has been learnt; they can listen to their child read what they have written. In addition, it would be helpful if parents/carers/guardians could make sure that the correct books are packed ready for school particularly in years 7 and 8.
There is a whole school policy for marking and assessing students’ progress. Departments have adopted methods of monitoring progress which best suit the nature of the subject and the work involved. All departments follow the school marking policy on literacy.
Homework Timetables
Year 7 Homework Timetable
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Week A |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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T |
Maths French History CAS*
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Geography History
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CAS* |
French Science |
English CAS* |
|
J |
Geography History CAS* |
English Maths History |
Geography Science CAS* |
Spanish
|
Spanish CAS* |
NOTE: RE will set one piece of homework per term in either week 3 or 4.
*Creative & Artistic Subjects (CAS) - In Art, students can expect to receive 3 homework booklets a year, these include 8 tasks to be completed every two weeks. In Technology, students will be set 1-2 home works each term and will be expected to provide ingredients for Food Preparation and Nutrition.
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Week B |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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T |
English Maths French |
Geography CAS* |
Geography (7tg) Science |
Geography CAS* |
French History CAS* |
|
J |
Science Spanish CAS* |
Maths Geography History CAS* |
English Geography History
|
History Spanish |
Geography
|
Year 8 Homework Timetable
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Week A |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
T |
English Geography CAS* |
Maths Geography History |
History |
Science CAS* |
French Geography CAS* |
|
J |
History Spanish CAS* |
Maths Science CAS* |
English History Spanish |
Geography CAS* |
History Geography |
NOTE: RE will set one piece of homework per term in either week 3 or 4.
*Creative & Artistic Subjects (CAS) - In Art, students can expect to receive 3 homework booklets a year, these include 8 tasks to be completed every two weeks. In Technology, students will be set 1-2 home works each term and will be expected to provide ingredients for Food Preparation and Nutrition.
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Week B |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
T |
CAS* |
Maths French History CAS* |
Geography History |
English French Geography |
History Science CAS* |
|
J |
Geography History Spanish |
Maths Science CAS* |
History Spanish CAS* |
English Geography CAS* |
CAS* |
Year 9 Homework Timetable
| Week A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Science (J band) Block A French Spanish History Geography Enterprise Education |
Block C Media Art Dance ICT Business Studies Child Development Sport |
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English (J band) Science (T band) Block B History Geography Spanish French Media Studies Business Studies Sport Finance |
English (T band) Maths (T & J band) Block D RE ICT Health & Social Care Business Studies Drama Sport
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NOTE: Core RE will set one piece of homework per term in either week 3 or 4.
| Week B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Block A French Spanish History Geography Enterprise Education |
Block D RE ICT Health & Social Care Business Studies Drama Sport Food Technology |
Block C Media Dance ICT Engineering Business Studies Child Development Sport |
Science (T & J band) |
English (T & J band) Maths (T & J band) Block B History Geography Spanish French Media Studies Business Studies Sport Finance |
Year 10 Homework Timetable
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Year 10 Week A |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Block B Geography History ICT Media Studies Business Studies Enterprise Education
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Science (T band) Block D Business Studies Drama ICT Health & Social Care Sport
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English (T & J band) Block C Media Studies Art Dance ICT Business Studies Sport Child Development
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Block A French Spanish History Geography Finance |
Maths (T & J band) Science (J band)
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NOTE: Core RE will set one piece of homework per term in either week 3 or 4.
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Year 10 Week B |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Science (T band) Block C Media Studies Engineering Dance ICT Business Studies Sport Child Development |
Block B Geography History ICT Media Studies Business Studies Food Technology Enterprise Education
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English (T & J band) Block A French Spanish History Geography Finance |
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Maths (T & J band) Science (J band) Block D Business Studies Drama ICT Health & Social Care Sport Food Technology
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Year 11 Homework Timetable
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Year 11 Week A |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Science (T band) English (J band) Block D Business Studies Drama Health & Social Care ICT Production Arts Sport
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English (T band) Block B Geography History Media Studies Art ICT Business Studies
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Science (J band) Block C ICT Art Sport Business Studies Media Studies Dance Child Development |
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Maths (T & J band) Block A French Spanish Geography History Enterprise Education |
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Year 11 Week B |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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English (T band) Science (J band) Block D Business Studies Drama Health & Social Care ICT Production Arts Sport
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Science (T band) Maths (J band) Block B Geography History Food Technology Media Studies ICT Business Studies |
Block C ICT Engineering Sport Business Studies Media Studies Dance Child Development |
English (J band) Block A French Spanish Geography History Enterprise Education |
Maths (T & J band)
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Year 12 Homework Timetable
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Year 12 Week A |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Block B Sport Health & Social Care Criminology Drama Business Studies Psychology |
Block C Finance Media Studies Child Development History
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Block E Maths |
Block A Business Studies Sport Health & Social Care Geography Science |
Block D ICT English Sport Criminology
|
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Year 12 Week B |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Block B Sport Health & Social Care Criminology Drama Business Studies Psychology
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Finance Media Studies Child Development History Maths |
Block E Maths |
Block A Business Studies Sport Health & Social Care Geography Science |
Block D ICT English Sport Criminology
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Year 13 Homework Timetable
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Year 13 Week A |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Block B English Finance ICT Sport Sociology Business Studies |
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Block A Business Studies Child Development Criminology Drama History Sport |
Block D Business Studies Criminology Geography Media Studies Sport |
Block C Business Studies Health & Social Care Production Arts Psychology Sport Science Anthropology |
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Year 13 Week B |
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Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Block B English Finance ICT Sport Sociology Business Studies |
Block C Business Studies Health & Social Care Production Arts Psychology Sport Science Anthropology |
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Block D Criminology Geography Media Studies Sport
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Block A Business Studies Child Development Criminology Drama History Sport |
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