The aim of homework at Parkstone is to support or extend students’ learning and progress, with opportunities for topic enrichment and developing a love of learning.
All homework set will have a clear purpose which will be communicated to students.
Standard homework practice in the classroom at Parkstone means that:
- Tasks requiring groups of students to work together out of school will not be set
- All grades must be obtainable by students (given the allotted time on the task set)
- Access to a computer or any specialised equipment at home will not be an expectation when a task is set
- No homework to be set over the holiday period (with the exception of personal revision for examination groups)
- Homework with a “Next Day” deadline will not be set
- We do not set unstructured research homework or open ended tasks
- For Key Stage 4 and 5 we do not set homework that is going to be assessed if the students do not have access to the assessment criteria
- We do not set unplanned homework
- Homework will be meaningful and justified (the point of the task clearly explained)
- Students will be given, with clear unrushed explanations, guidelines on how to complete the task
- Students will be given an adequate amount of time to prepare for examinations. Examination classes will be given frequent opportunities for revision and practise of examination papers in the period leading to examinations The three teaching weeks prior to exams will not be used for homework that involves new topics or ideas
- During the first half of the Autumn term Year 7 students will only be set homework in English, Maths and Science
Types of Homework that will be set:
Key Stage 3
- Topic enrichment (further teacher selected or menu of reading; or viewing a source)
- Revision task
- Flipped learning
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Key Stage 4
- Topic enrichment (further teacher selected or menu of reading; or viewing a source)
- Revision task
- Flipped learning
- Exam question/section (including NEA work where applicable).
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Key Stage 5:
- Topic enrichment (further teacher selected or menu of reading; or viewing a source)
- Revision task
- Flipped learning
- Exam question/section (including NEA work where applicable)
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Homework Timetable
The table below gives general guidance as to the amount of homework to be set:
| Year 7 | 40 minutes per evening, (homework is only set in English, Maths and Science during the first half-term of Year 7 | i.e. maximum of 40 minutes in English, Maths, Science. |
| Year 7 | 40 minutes per evening in 1 subject during the Spring and Summer term | i.e. maximum of 40 minutes in one subject, to include core subjects, humanities and expressive arts. |
| Year 8 | 60 minutes per evening, usually in 2 subjects | i.e. maximum of 30 minutes per subject. |
| Year 9 | 90 minutes per evening, usually in 2 subjects | i.e. maximum of 45 minutes per subject. |
| Year 10 | 90 minutes per evening, usually in 2 subjects | i.e. maximum of 45 minutes per subject. |
| Year 11 | 90 minutes per evening, usually in 2 subjects | i.e. maximum of 45 minutes per subject. |
| Yr 12Yr 13 | All Sixth Formers are expected to do a minimum of 3 hours per subject per week of independent study. This can include formally set homeworks and/or subject specific enrichment (e.g. wider reading or research). | |