Home Learning
Time to be spent on Home Learning
All years |
30 minutes each day on personal reading of literature, magazines or newspapers. |
Years 7 and 8 |
English, Maths and Science: 30 minutes per week Foundation Subjects: 30 minutes per fortnight PE: Set when appropriate |
Years 9, 10 and 11 |
English, Maths and Science: 60 minutes per week Option Subjects: 60 minutes per fortnight PE: Set when appropriate |
6th Form |
Approximately one hour of home learning for each lesson. |
All tasks will be recorded as an assignment on Microsoft Teams. Pupils and parents/carers can access this from home. Pupils can also record that home learning has been set and the due date in their planners if they wish. This could include:
- A task to consolidate learning from the lesson
- A task to extend the learning form the lesson
- A task to broaden the learning beyond what has been covered in the lesson
Tasks could include:
- Completing in-depth tasks started in classes e.g. an extended a piece of writing.
- Preparing a speech on a specific topic
- Demonstration of a skill or concept
- Reading and related tasks to demonstrate understanding
- Interviews
- Drawing or art work
- Controlled assessment preparation or planning
- Grammar hammer style activities to support RATL
- Revision tasks e.g. practice questions
- Preparation for the next lesson
- Making notes after watching a television programme
- Structured project work