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Why is homework important?  

Research shows that in schools where homework is completed properly over time students are approximately 5 months ahead of their peers across the country. When digital technology is used it increases to 6 months. The purpose of homework is to embed the learning taken place in class and develop students independent study skills.  

 

How much homework should I expect my child to have per week? 

All students should have between 4-5 hours of homework a week. Depending on the subjects they are studying that half term.  

Core subject should be approximately an hour long  

Selected options and creative subjects should have about 20 minutes. 

 

How do I check if my child has homework? 

You child should be writing all their homework in their student planners. You can also log on to each of the homework platforms to check how much of their homework has been completed.  

 

What if my child is struggling with their homework?  

If your child is struggling to complete their homework, each platform has capabilities to support students in the first instance. This may be in the form of videos or information pages, but they can also use the notes in their exercise books for support.  

We have a number of sessions on the school site that students can attend. They will either be in the library or computer rooms. The time for these sessions vary and have been outlined below.  

You can also communicate with the class teacher for more directed support.  

 

What happens if my child does not complete their homework?  

If your child doesn’t complete their homework they will be issued with a sanction followed by an email to parents reflecting this. They will be expected to attend a detention that day and have completed the homework by the next day.  

Should this be a persistent issue the school will make contact with the parents to discuss how we can support the completion of homework moving forward.  

 

What if my child loses their password?  

All homework platforms used by Borough academy will have single sign on activated. This means students should only need their teams password to access all of the sites (Logging on for the first time may be different). If your student loses or forgets their password they will need to have it reset by the IT department. They can do this by either:

  • Speaking to their form tutor before school  
  • Speaking to their subject teachers  
  • Parents can email reception.  
  • Ask the teacher in the study area at lunch.   

If a student asks for a password reset they are encouraged to chase it up with the teacher they have requested it from as members of staff will not search for students. Students are encouraged to complete their homework early so any issues can be dealt with in a timely manner in order for them to not miss the deadline.  

 

What extra work is available?  

All the homework platforms have provisions for independent study, please contact the class teacher to learn more about these.  

 

Why is homework important?  

Research shows that in schools where homework is completed properly over time students are approximately 5 months ahead of their peers across the country. When digital technology is used it increases to 6 months. The purpose of homework is to embed the learning taken place in class and develop students independent study skills.  

 

Below are the links to the different homework platforms that we use for different subjects. Depending on the students key stage, they have a different required time and frequency compared to others. This information has also been included in the table below:

KS3

Subject

Homework regularity and time expectations

Link to Homework platform

 Mathematics

 1 hour a week

 Sparx Maths   

 Computing

 20 minutes

 Microsoft Teams

 English

 1 hour a week

 Bedrock Learning

 Drama

 30 minutes every 3 weeks

 Microsoft Teams  

 History

 30 minutes

 Educake  

 Geography

 30 minutes

 Educake

 Religious education  

 30 minutes

 Seneca Learning

 Science

 20 minutes

 Carousel Learning 

 German

 20 minutes

 Languagenut.co

 French

 20 minutes 

 Languagenut.co

Year 10

Subject  

Homework regularity and expectations  

Homework platform  

 Mathematics

 1 hour a week

 Sparx Maths

 English

 45 mins for English language

 45 mins for English literature

 GCSE Pod

 History

 1 hour once a week

 GCSE Pod

 Educake

 Computing

 1 hour once a week

 GCSE Pod

 Religious   Education

 30 minutes per week

 GCSE Pod

 Science

 20 minutes weekly per Science (1 hour total)

 GCSE Pod

 German

 20 minutes per week

 Languagenut.co

 French

 20 minutes per week

 Languagenut.co

 Physical Education 

 1 hour per week

 Microsoft Teams

 Art, Design and

 Photography

 1 hour per week

 Microsoft Teams

 Music

 

 Microsoft Teams

 Drama

 30 – 45 minutes per week

 Microsoft Teams

 Geography

 1 hour per week

 Educake

 

Year 11

Subject  

Homework regularity and expectations  

Homework platform  

 Mathematics  

 1 hour a week  

 GCSEpod

 English  

 45 minutes language 

 45 minutes literature  

 GCSEpod

 Drama  

 30-45 minutes a week

 GCSEpod

 History 

 1 hour a week  

 GCSEpod

 Religious Education  

 30 minutes per week 

 GCSEpod

 Geography   

 30 minutes per week

 GCSEpod

 Science

 20 minutes per science 

 GCSEpod

 Computing

 1 hour per week

 

 iMedia - BTEC  

 1 hour per week

 GCSEpod

 Art and Design 

 1 hour per week

 GCSEpod

 Music  

 1 hour per week

 GCSEpod

 German and French

 20 minutes per week

 Languagenut.co

 

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