Homework

“Nothing is more powerful for your future than being a gatherer of good ideas and information.

That’s called doing your homework”

Jim Rohn

Homework empowers our young people to stride for academic excellence and enables them to become subject specialists through carefully selected homework tasks. At Applemore, we believe it prepares our students for their GCSE years (revision & coursework) but also to become life-long learners (time management, problem-solving, taking responsibility and independent learning).

Supporting your child with their homework will greatly enhance their progress and if you need to contact your child’s teacher regarding homework then please email them in the first instance, followed by your child’s Tutor.

  Quantity Frequency Duration
KS3
(Years 7-9)
  • x1 piece
  • Every other week
  • Up to 30minutes
KS4
(Years 10-11)
  • x1 piece
  • Weekly
  • Up to 45 minutes
  • Where possible, during exam series, revision will be set as the homework to give your child the freedom to focus on their own personalised revision schedule
When set
  • Due to your child’s personalised timetable, the class teacher will set the homework for that week on a designated day
How it is set
  • Homework is easily accessible and set on ClassCharts
  • Both students and Parents/Carers can view the homework due for their child
Links to Curriculum
  • Tasks/activities are directly related to topics being studied at the time and often is either recall work or pre-learning material.
Completion Time
  • All homework has a completion duration of 7-days
Marking
  • Depending on the type of activity/task, homework is marked in one of the following ways:
    • 1:1 Conferencing
    • Self-Marked
    • Peer-Assessed
    • Whole-Class Discussion
  • Teachers will track and monitor homework submission, which is subsequently informed to parent/carers via Progress Checks and Full Reports.
Praise
  • House points are awarded for excellent homework.
  • If a teacher feels the homework is worthy then a parent message/phone call will be made to celebrate your child’s efforts.
Supporting your child
  • If there are any issues with your child’s homework, teachers will initially support your child in completing the task by contacting home through a ClassCharts announcement.
  • If your child is experiencing difficulties completing homework tasks/activities, please endeavour to contact the relevant subject teacher.