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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.