THE NEVILLE LOVETT COMMUNITY SCHOOL HOMEWORK POLICY
Introduction Homework plays a valuable part in a student’s education as it offers an opportunity to learn in ways which are independent of the teacher and as such encourages personal commitment and self discipline. It encourages students • • • •
to use sources of information and materials not found in the classroom to complete work started in school or to practise skills learned in class to complete tasks in accordance with their abilities to understand and adhere to deadlines
It also allows parents (and other adults) to take an active interest in their child’s schoolwork. Parents are asked by letter and on the School website to support the staff in seeing that homework is done well and that the best possible conditions are available at home for its completion. Setting homework. • • • • •
All students are issued with homework timetables All curriculum areas set homework. Homework for all subjects is posted on the VLE section of the school website, it is also recorded by the student in their planner Students and parents have access to the homework tasks through their personal logins The nature and length of homework tasks is determined by the student’s year group and ability It should always be integrated in and relevant to the current schemes of work. Homework should reinforce and compliment learning in class.
Monitoring homework • • •
Heads of Department should ensure that homework is set and posted on the VLE according to the homework timetable. Heads of Department are responsible for ensuring that new colleagues gain familiarity with this process as part of their induction. Tutors, Heads of House and Senior Leaders may need to use this record of homework when talking to parents or during mentoring sessions with students.
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Length of homework tasks As a guide, each pupil in Year 7 should receive at least one hour’s homework per night. There should be a gradual increase through Years 8 and 9 to one and a half hours and key stage 4 students can expect to complete at least 2 hours of homework per night. Staff should always take into account the ability of the students when setting tasks. Feedback Teachers should always give students feedback on their homework tasks and this should be in line with the assessment policies of the departments and the school. Where possible departmental staff should seek the view of students on the relevance of homework tasks and how they help the students to learn effectively. Completion of homework An ICT suite and the library will be available at the end of school for students who wish to complete homework Students are expected to complete all tasks set for them, should they fail to do this the teacher should use sanctions in line with the behaviour policy of the school. Parents and tutor must be informed if a pupil regularly fails to complete homework assignments. A teacher may choose to do this through a standard detention letter, by writing a comment in the planner or by phoning home. Regular liaison between subject staff, parents and tutors will help students reach the required standard.
Signed: ………………………………………………………. Elizabeth Webb, Chairman of Governors Date: ……………………..
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Homework Timetable Year 7
7P1 A
Monday Tuesday Science/Technology Maths/French
Wednesday Music/English
Thursday History/Drama
Friday Geography/ICT
B
Technology/RE
Art/French
Maths/ ICT
English/Science
Geography/ History
7P2
A B
Monday RE/ French
Tuesday Wednesday Science/History/ ICT/Tech
Thursday Friday Geography/English Maths/Music
Technology/ Drama
Maths/History
ICT/French
Art/Science
English/ Geography
7P3 A B /mnt/tmp/tmpMqxodJ
Monday Tuesday English/ Technology ICT/French Technology/Geography History/Drama
Wednesday RE/Science Music/ICT/Math 3
Thursday Friday Geography/History Art/Maths Science French/English
s 7Q1 Monday Geography
Tuesday Music/History/ICT
Geography/ Maths
Technology/History/ ICT/ English
A
Monday Maths/History
Tuesday French/English/Musi c
Wednesday RE/ICT
B
English/History
Technology/Science
Geography/French ICT/Drama
A B
Wednesday French/Science
Thursday English/Drama
Friday Maths/Technology
French/ Science
RE/Art
7Q2
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Thursday Science
Friday Geography/Technology Art/Maths
7Q3 A
Monday History/English
Tuesday ICT/Maths
Wednesday Geography/Musi c
B
RE/English
Technology/French ICT/Maths Drama
Homework Timetable 8P1 /mnt/tmp/tmpMqxodJ
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Thursday French/Art
Friday Science/Technology
History/Science
Geography
Year 8
A B
Monday ICT/Music/Englis h
Tuesday Maths/Geograph y
Wednesday Science/RE
Drama/Science/
ICT/ Maths
English/Technology French/Music
Spanish or Literacy
Thursday Art/History
Friday French/Technology
Spanish or Literacy
History/Geography
Year 8P2
A
Monday ICT/Drama/Math s
Tuesday Music/
B
English/ Spanish or ICT/Art
Spanish or Literacy
Literacy
Wednesday Geography/History English
Thursday Science/RE
History/Technology Maths/French
Friday French/ Technology Science/Geography
Year 8P3 A
Monday Tuesday Technology/Geography Art/
Wednesday Maths/Science
Thursday History/Drama
Friday English/French/ ICT
B
History/
Technology/ Geography
Music/French/R E
English/Maths
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Spanish or Literacy
Spanish or Literacy
ICT/Science Music
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Year 8Q1
A
Monday Art/Maths
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday French/Technology History/ English Geography/Science ICT/Drama
B
Spanish or Literacy/
ICT/RE
Music/Technolog y
Spanish or Literacy
English/ Geography
Science/French
Maths/History
Year 8Q2
A
Monday Tuesday Geography/English Spanish or
Wednesday Science/Maths
Thursday RE/ICT/French
B
ICT/ Spanish or
Science/Maths
Art/History
Literacy/Drama/Technology
Literacy/French
English/Technology
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Friday History/ Music Music/Geography
A
Monday Science/Drama/Frenc h
Tuesday Technology/
Wednesday English/Geography/R E
Thursday Art/Maths
Friday History/ICT/
B
History/Technology
Maths/ICT
Science/English
Maths/French
Music/Geography
Spanish or Literacy
Spanish or Literacy
Homework Timetable
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Monday Tuesday Humanities/English ICT/Science/
Wednesday Maths/MFL 8
Year 9 Thursday Humanities/Creativ
Friday Humanities/Creativ
B
/ Technology
Creative Arts
Humanities/Creativ e Arts/MFL
Humanities/IC T
Humanities/Creativ e Arts/English
e Arts
e Arts
Creative Arts/Technology
Maths/Science
Homework Timetable Year 10 A /mnt/tmp/tmpMqxodJ
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
English Maths
Pathway 1 Pathway 3
ICT English
Science Maths
Pathway 3 Science
9
Pathway 2
B
ICT English Maths
Pathway 1 Science RE
RE
MFL / Media
Pathway 2 Pathway 1 MFL/Media
English Maths
English RE Pathway 3 Science
Homework Timetable Year 11 A B
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Maths Science ICT Pathway 1 Pathway 2
Pathway 3 Pathway 4
RE English Science Pathway 4 Maths
Pathway 1 Maths
Pathway 2 English
Science English
RE Maths
Pathway 3 Science
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