Homework Policy

We believe that it is important that children are encouraged to continue with their learning at home and for this reason ‘homework’ will regularly be given to children in order for them to either prepare for, or develop upon work being done in school.
Work will take a variety of forms and will not necessarily involve formal recording.
Where formal work is set it will be marked according to the school marking policy.

AIMS

To encourage children to continue their learning beyond school and at home.

To encourage children to develop their ability to explore and access different sources of information.

To encourage parental involvement, working in partnership with them to support their children’s learning outside of school.

GUIDELINES

1 All children should read daily at home and whenever possible this should be recorded in the child’s Reading Record.

2 Children will be expected to learn spellings on a regular basis.

3 Children will be expected to learn numbers bonds and times tables as required.

4 Children are encouraged to research for information and artefacts to support class topics.

5 On occasions children may be required to complete unfinished class work at home.

6 Children may be given investigations or problem solving activities to carry out at home.

7 In Key Stage 2 regular homework may be given to re-inforce work done in language and maths groups, it is recommended that children should not spend more that 20 minutes on this work.

8 If parents assist with homework it should be indicated that the work has been aided.

With the support of parents, children will develop good ‘homework’ habits which will enhance learning in school and form a sound basis for their long term education.