Homework

 

At King Solomon we believe the purpose of homework is:

• a) To provide students with practice in aspects of the curriculum by:
  • I. Consolidating and reinforcing skills and understanding.
  • II. Extending school learning, for example through additional reading.
  • III. Enabling students to devote time to particular demands such as GCSE coursework or project
    work.
• b) To encourage students to develop the confidence and self-discipline to work on their own and to become independent learners (an essential skill for adult life)
• c) To foster a partnership between home and school by providing parents with an opportunity to share in their child’s learning;

Each student will be set homework regularly for each subject and will be expected to hand this in a reasonable time. Their subject teacher will tell the student their task and all homework will be available for both students and parents to see on their Synergy portal.

Parents are asked to discuss their child’s homework with them each evening and support them in completing the work as soon as possible after it has been set. The school asks that parents remember that it is vital that students have a quiet space, away from distractions (siblings, mobile phones, tablet computers etc.) in which to do their homework.

Key stage 3 (years 7, 8 and 9)

Teachers set homework according to the schedule below.

Key stages 4 and 5 (years 10, 11, 12 and 13)

Teachers set regular homework in line with the needs of their curriculum sequence.