Homework

Why do we have homework?

Homework is an important part of school life. Students develop responsibility by learn to work independently and getting it completed on time. Doing homework helps students develop and embed the knowledge and skills they have learnt in class. Homework also allows parents to have an active role in a child’s learning – parents can see what students have been learning at school and they can help, for example, by testing their child. Most importantly, homework is a key review point which prevents students from immediately forgetting and losing what they've learnt in school.  “The evidence shows that the impact of homework, on average, is five months additional progress.” (EEF, April 2020) 

Setting challenging homework matches our values: “We are ambitious.” 

Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9)

• All KS3 homework will be set on Sparx. ​
• Students need to complete all of the tasks set on Sparx. ​
• Students who do not complete these tasks will be placed in a catch-up session after school to ensure that they do not fall behind in your work. ​
• If students require help they should go and speak to their English, Science or Maths teacher before the due date.
• Students can also go to homework club in the library every lunchtime or after school if they need some help with their homework. ​

Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11)

• Maths and Science homeworks are set through Sparx. All other subjects will add assignments on Microsoft Teams
• Students who do not complete these tasks will be placed in a catch-up session after school to ensure that they do not fall behind in your work. ​
• If students require help they should go and speak to their subject teacher before the due date.
• Students can also go to homework club in the library every lunchtime or after school if they need some help with their homework. ​

How do teachers check on homework?

Teachers monitor standards in several ways including retrieval practice, tests and checking for completion rates on Sparx. Teachers will set a detention if homework is not completed on time or to a high standard – for example if Sparx homework is not 100% completed. 

Microsoft Teams

Each Coleridge student has their own Microsoft 365 account, which includes Microsoft Teams, Outlook e-mail, the full Office Suite and OneDrive for personal file storage.

In Key Stage 4 students will be added to a Microsoft Team for each subject that they have.

Homework assignments

Assignments are set on Microsoft Teams each week so students can keep track of their homework in one place. When homework is being set for a specific class, such as a GCSE options subject, then that will get posted as an assignment in the class page. When students have completed an assignment, they should click ‘Turn in’ to help them keep track of what they have and have not done.

How can parents support with homework?

Talk to your children about their homework and support them in checking Teams regularly to ensure they are looking at the homework they have been set. support them with their understanding by watching the videos on Sparx with them.