HOMEWORK GUIDELINES

Pupils receive homework regularly in line with the homework timetable provided in the Curriculum Maps.

Pupils in KS2 are asked to record their homework in their planners. Children in KS1 are handed homework or it is placed directly in their contact book.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Pupils

• * To complete homework to the best of his/her ability
• * To take the opportunity to develop self-disciplined methods of work
• * To recognise the need to complete work within a given time and to keep to deadlines
• * To take the opportunity to use resources such as libraries, ICT or personal contacts

Teachers

• * To set homework that is relevant to the learning in class
• * To ensure pupils fully understand the homework and that the task is accessible to them
• * To ensure homework is handed in on time
• * To foster links between school and parents, through planners and contact books

Parents

• * To ensure appropriate working conditions
• * To monitor the actual amount of time spent on homework
• * To check planners and to communicate with school through them if necessary
• * To encourage pupils to use a wide range of resources outside school

Junior school teachers are always happy to discuss homework requirements with parents.

KS2 School Planner from Year 3, each pupil is provided with a school planner at the start of the year. Pupils are required to write their name clearly on the front and fill in their details on the first page in case they misplace their planner. It is the pupil’s responsibility to ensure that their planner is kept up to date, neat and tidy.

Parents are required to check and sign their child/children’s planner weekly to ensure all homework has been completed.

Pupils must write all homework set in their planner and write in the date it is due in. They should then tick off the homework task once it has been completed. Pupils are required to bring their planner into school every day. If a planner is lost, then a new planner must be bought from the school office. The planner contains useful information about many subjects and is a vital tool.

The planner assists with organisation and allows communication between the child, staff and parents.

How can parents use the planner to monitor and support their child’s learning?

• * Check the planner each evening for homework and encourage their child to complete it as soon as possible rather than waiting until the deadline date.

• * Sign the planner every week to confirm that they are monitoring it.
• * Look for teachers’ comments and respond to them if necessary.
• * Add their comments where appropriate, in the parent comment box.
• * Ensure that their child brings the planner to school every day, looks after it and keeps it free from defacing.