The English Department Website

 

Homework policy

The Purpose of Homework is:

 

To allow students to work independently at their own pac

To provide feedback to the teacher, pupil and parents on pupils’ learning and motivation

To extend school learning, for example through additional reading

To consolidate, practise and reinforce skills and understanding developed at school

 

All students need to record their homework & the day it is due in their planner.

 

Where possible, students will have begun writing assignments in class which are then completed at home.

 

English Homework assignments will take a number of forms and will not always involve writing, for example:

Investigation
Interviews
Essay writing
Research
Drafting
Reading
Designing
Revision
Project
Tape recording
Learning by rote poems, plays etc.

 

Approximate homework times

 

·        Middle School (years 7-9) = 30 minutes

 

·        GCSE (10-11) =  45-60 minutes

 

·        IB = 120 minutes

 

See also the Assessment Policy and assessment guidelines.