Subject KS3

Activity

Art

Students are asked to complete a task each half term from a list of ‘take away’ Art challenges.   These tasks are designed to support students to practice skills and consolidate their in-class learning.

This is to be completed either on paper or in sketchbooks.

Technology

Students are given a practical write up planning page during each subject specialism by their class teacher at the beginning of the project. These tasks are based on the content covered during the project/lessons are aimed at embedding key knowledge and understanding for retrieval and application.  Students are asked to complete task/s in the back of their Technology exercise books.  

PE

Students are expected to participate in extra-curricular sport, either in school or externally (outside of school). This will allow students to lead a healthy, active lifestyle and as a result benefit from improved physical and mental health.

Year 11 Sport Science students, will be given fortnightly homework based on exam content from the R180 Unit.

Music & Drama

Students are expected to participate in extra-curricular performance clubs in school or outside. The school production and showcase opportunities across the year allow students from all year groups to improve their skills. Year 11 Performance achieve is weekly and KS4 coursework for both music and performing arts is based on coursework/exam content

Learning for Life

Students are asked to complete a task each half term from a list of ‘take away’ Learning for Life challenges.   The tasks are designed to reinforce and build on their in-class learning. This is to be completed on paper and handed in to their teacher.

English

Year 7 and 8 students complete weekly Sparx Reading.

Year 9 students will be given a 'Nando's Homework Menu' for each unit and directed, when assignments are set, to complete a task of an appropriate difficulty level.

How is homework given? Sparks is an Online programme that Year 7 and 8 can access on phones, tablets or computers.

Year 9 Nando sheets are handed out to students at the start of each half term.

Where to complete? Homework is to be completed digitally, or on separate paper - not to be completed in exercise books.

Purpose? To practise skills taught & developed in class and develop wider knowledge of literary texts and contexts.

French / Spanish

Students are expected to complete:

1. One task per fortnight on Seneca

These tasks help students to develop their knowledge of key language and exam skills.

Geography, RS & History

Students will complete homework designed around embedding key vocabulary and the retrieval of golden knowledge in line with current and previous curriculum topics. Homework tasks will use a combination of Seneca, online quizzes and paper worksheets to be completed in exercise books.

Computing

Students will be given a fortnightly homework sheet/online questions via Quizizz, Seneca or Teach ICT based around prior and current learning to enhance retrieval and retention skills.

Maths

Sparx (online) homework set in line with the KS3 curriculum being delivered at the time consisting of a mix of current topics and previous topics.  It is set automatically and personalized to each student based on previous performance.  We recommend students use a notebook to record each answer as previous answers need to be entered during the ‘bookwork’ check. 

Science

Homework will supplement classwork and help retrieve key learning.

Homework is set on Sparx science.

Subject KS4

Activity

Art

Students are asked to complete outstanding coursework weekly directed by their class teacher when appropriate.

Students are asked to complete task/s connected to the development work in their sketchbooks.

These tasks are based on the content covered during the project/lessons are aimed at further demonstrating student’s knowledge and understanding.

Technology

Students are asked to complete tasks to support their internally assessed component weekly for each subject specialism. Set by their class teacher when appropriate.

Students are asked to complete task/s in their respective coursework folder.

These tasks are based on the content covered during the project/lessons are aimed at further demonstrating student’s knowledge and understanding.

Students are asked (where appropriate – Engineering/Food) to use revision techniques to recall and remember key knowledge and understanding for formal written examinations – at least once a half term.

PE / Sports Science

Students are asked to complete tasks to prepare for their PSA’s weekly, directed by their class teacher when appropriate.

Students are asked to complete task/s electronically and submit to class teacher via Teams/Email.

These tasks are based on the content covered during the lessons and are aimed at further demonstrating student’s knowledge and understanding.

Preforming arts – Music / Drama

Health & Social Care

Enterprise & Marketing

Students are asked to complete outstanding coursework tasks at home and in Achieve as an ongoing piece of homework. Deadlines for coursework tasks are given to students at the start of the year.

Students are also given fortnightly homework based on RO67 (exam) ao use techniques to recall and remember key knowledge and understanding.

English

Students will be directed to either Seneca or a specific teacher assigned task addressing the needs of the class. Guided revision including specific tasks set by individual teachers to support gaps in skills or knowledge will be set.

How is homework given? Seneca is an online platform students can access on mobiles, tablets or computers. Students will be made aware of when assignments have been set by teachers in class.

Where to complete? Homework is to be completed digitally, or on separate paper.

Purpose? To practise skills taught & developed in class. To develop wider knowledge of literary texts and contexts. To aid in recall and retention of key skills and knowledge.

French & Spanish

Students are asked to complete one of the following (on rotation)

1. Vocabulary revision

This supports students in developing their listening and speaking skills.

2. A writing, reading or listening exam-style question to complete in their exercise books.

This supports students’ development of exam skills.

Geography & History

Once every two weeks students are given exam questions/retrieval tasks to help recall information over time. These will be based on topics they have previously studied. Homework tasks will use a combination of Seneca, online quizzes and paper worksheets to be completed in exercise books.

Computer Science

Students are given a piece of homework once a week based upon topics that have been covered throughout both years of their course. This allows students to interleave and recall knowledge. Many of these are in the form of exam style questions.

Maths

Sparx (online) homework set in line with the KS4 curriculum being delivered at the time consisting of a mix of current topics and previous topics.  It is set automatically and personalised to each student based on previous performance.  Work must be completed in homework books with working shown and answers entered and checked on-line.  Teachers will check homework books on each deadline day.  

Once Mocks have been completed in Year 11, Sparx becomes optional and students receive fortnightly “Purple Papers” which are past exam papers the students need to complete.  These are given out and handed in to class teachers who mark them and then go through them with the students.

Statistics

This is set once a fortnight by the class teacher and follows the curriculum covered in class, both current to provide further practice and historic to aid recall.  Questions will include exam questions on the topics covered.  

These are to be completed in student books and are handed in and marked by the class teacher.

Science

Students are given one meaningful piece of homework per week. This will be set on Sparx and will be completed on the website. Homework will supplement classwork and help retrieve key learning.