HOMEWORK POLICY

This policy has been written to ensure that children, parents and teachers are completely clear about homework and how it is organised and managed.

 The Purpose of Homework 

• To develop effective partnerships between home and school, promoting and developing our children's skills
   
• To consolidate school learning
   
• To encourage pupils as they get older to develop the confidence and self-discipline needed to study on their own

 The type and amount of homework appropriate for pupils of different ages 

We hope to ensure that homework is manageable and still enables our children to take part in a wide variety of evening clubs and activities.  We have decided to follow the guidance given by the DfEE.  The time allocations given for each year group on the chart are, of course, a rough guide, as some children may work faster than others.

 Organising homework

 The children are provided with suitable homework books or folders.  If for any reason the child is unable to complete a piece of homework or is unable to return it on the specified day, parents are asked to write the reason on the homework. 

 The Role of Parents and Carers 

• We would encourage you to find a reasonably peaceful, suitable place in which your child can do their homework - alone or, more often for younger children, together. 
   

• Make it clear to children that you value homework and support the school in explaining how it can help their learning. 
   

• Encourage your child and praise them when they have completed homework. 
   

• Maintain dialogue with the class teacher. Sometimes frustration will occur and if this is the case it is essential that this is fed back. 

If parents feel that their child would benefit from additional activities, suggestions include:
board games, jigsaws, scrapbooks, discussing the news, research, word games, cooking, visiting the library, writing a diary. 

Feedback for Pupils 

Children will get feedback as quickly as possible. This may be though classwork (for example, class discussion, assessments or sharing their work with others) or through individual discussion with the teacher or classroom assistant.

 Absence

 It is expected that homework missed through absence will be completed at a later stage in order that there is continuity in the children’s studies. 

Arrangements for Monitoring and Evaluating Policies 

This policy will be evaluated annually. A sample of homework will be monitored and teachers will discuss how to build on and develop the policy further.

 Timetable

 This timetable is for the current academic year: 

 It is also recommended that children read daily and spend time practising number work, multiplication tables and spellings.

 Written: September 2004 

Reviewed: September 05  

Notes on review meeting, Sept 05 

In response to parents’ feedback and evaluation by class teachers it was agreed to try and set weekend homework on a Thursday so that they can plan ahead. 

Homework is not set in the holidays. 

In the juniors the routine is:

Monday – Numeracy
Tuesday – Literacy
Wednesday – preparation for reading group
Thursday and Friday – research 

This new routine means that we are consistent across classes, year groups and lit/num groups.

 Spelling will not be given to ‘learn for a test’.

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