Aims, Rationale and Purpose:

• To support all students in reaching their potential and bridging attainment gaps
• Reinforcement of Learning: It enables students to recall, practice, and reinforce the concept taught in class. This fosters an environment where our students can be intellectually challenged, allowing them to learn more, know more, and practice more, inspiring them to improve. Research
• Homework should have a clear purpose of either reinforcing or introducing new content prior to deeper learning.
• Fostering Independent Learning: It encourages self-discipline, confidence, time management, and independent study skills, which are crucial for our students’ readiness for higher education or future careers.
• Enhancing Memory and Exam Preparation: Homework provides students the chance to review, recall, and revise material, which aids in their preparation for assessments and exams.
• Consistent homework enhances knowledge retention, facilitates more accessible schema, and improves test-taking strategies. 
• Creating Confident Learners: By boosting students' confidence and motivation in each subject, we cultivate a school culture where embracing challenges, valuing learning, and maintaining high aspirations are the standards. Building on school priority of ‘students embrace challenge’.

Timetable:

Key Stage 3:

Week 1 Subjects below set in Week 1	Week 2 Subjects below set in Week 2
English Maths Science Languages Music Drama Art Technology Media* / Film* / Dance* Additional MFL*	English Maths Science Languages Geography History RE PSHE

Subject expectations:

• 30 minutes minimum of home learning per fortnight. Minimum deadline of 72 hours (3 days). 
• The following subjects will set a minimum of 30 minutes per four weeks IT.
• ·* Subjects will not be applicable to all students.
• ·Students would therefore engage in 4-4.5 hours of home learning a week.

KS4:

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
Core (Eng/Maths/Sci)	Core (Eng/Maths/Sci)	Core (Eng/Maths/Sci)	Options (All four blocks)	Options (All four blocks)

Subject expectations:

• 45 minutes minimum of home learning per week. Minimum deadline of 72 hours (3 days).
• Students would therefore engage in 5 ¼ hours of home learning a week.

Submission:

Home learning must be clearly set on teams, the deadline will be at least 72 hours, however the submission method may vary, students will submit work through a teacher selected method, this is likely to include:

• Completed in their book 
• Completed on a worksheet
• Completed via an online programme e.g. SPARX/Seneca/Educake

Teachers will mark pieces of work with more detailed feedback where applicable in a timely manner.

Celebrating and support: 

A – Home learning +2 point is given 

B – Home learning +1 point Is given

C – Home learning -1 point is given