Homework
Students spend only a small fraction of their time at school. Homework is therefore an essential part of ensuring our students have the best chance of success.
Homework is a vital part of being successful at school, and makes a huge difference to your chances of success in Year 11 and Year 13. The table below summarises the homework we set for each year group.
| Year | Self-Quizzing | English | Maths | Science | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Complete a self-quiz each day | Bedrock 3 times a week (20 points required) | Complete the compulsory tasks on Sparx | Work is Set on a Thursday and completion is due the following Wednesday by 8am. MoreInfo | Reading each day |
| 8 | Complete a self-quiz each day | Bedrock 3 times a week (20 points required) | Complete the compulsory tasks on Sparx | Work is Set on a Thursday and completion is due the following Wednesday by 8am. MoreInfo | Reading each day |
| 9 | Complete a self-quiz each day | Bedrock 3 times a week (20 points required) | Complete the compulsory tasks on Sparx | Work is Set on a Thursday and completion is due the following Wednesday by 8am. MoreInfo | Reading each day |
| 10 | Complete a self-quiz each day | N/A | Complete the compulsory tasks on Sparx | Work is Set on a Thursday and completion is due the following Wednesday by 8am. MoreInfo |
Reading each day Subject specific homework |
| 11 | Complete a self-quiz each day | N/A | Complete the compulsory tasks on Sparx and the P6 booklet | Work is Set on a Thursday and completion is due the following Wednesday by 8am. MoreInfo |
Reading each day Subject specific homework |
| Sixth Form | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Reading each day Subject specific homework |
08.06.23 Update : Changes to expectations for students completing Sparx homework
Following feedback from staff and students we are changing the expectations for all our students that complete Sparx homework.
Sparx automatically calibrates the difficulty of questions set for individual students by continuously reviewing previously completed homework tasks. This is done to create individualised tasks that students should be able to complete with a 100% success rate. We therefore set our expectations that students should be achieving a 100% success rate each week.
The new expectations will go live from Friday 9th of June 2023. Students will be made aware of these changes and posters will be on display around the Maths classrooms to reinforce this (see below).
Summary of new expectations for Sparx homework:
- They must complete all tasks in the “compulsory completion” section. We will expect a 100% success rate.
- For any incorrect answers, the accompanying video clip should be watched and the question attempted again before students move on to the next question.
- The time allocated each week is dropping from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. Sparx will set tasks that it expects the student should be able to complete within that timeframe. If less than 100% of the questions are attempted we would expect a bare minimum of 60 minutes to be spent doing homework.
- Work will still be set on a Friday and be due in the following Friday.
- Failure to complete work to these standards/deadlines will result in a detention after school on the following Monday. Those students will also be given an extended deadline of “Tuesday 7am” to complete their remaining tasks to the required standard. Failure to meet this will mean they may have to attend a further after school detention on Tuesday.
For more information please contact either:
Mr. J.Robinson – Director of Maths – [email protected]
Mr. C Buckenham – Sparx Coordinator - [email protected]
Further Information
Self Quizzing
Students should test themselves by answering ten quiz questions per night, and checking that they can answer them correctly. These should be completed in the student planner.
The subjects are split over the timetables below (click on each year group for their timetable)
English (Bedrock)
English homework in Years 7-9 is set through Bedrock Learning. Students need to achieve 20 points each week by practising their vocabulary. You can access Bedrock here.
Completion is checked every Monday morning.
Maths (Sparx/Hegarty)
Maths homework is set through Sparx (Years 7/8/9) and Hegarty (Years 10-11).
For Sparx, students need to complete the compulsory tasks. 08.06.23 Update : See new expectations above.
For Hegarty, students need to complete the four tasks set by their teachers, and the MemRi task. A task will be considered complete once a student reaches 70% or alternatively once a student has watched the the help video and attempts the questions twice.
Completion is checked every Friday morning.
Science (KayScience)
Work is Set on a Thursday and completion is due the following Wednesday by 8am.
Expectations of students is that they watch the video and complete the questions to the standard expected of the set they are in. Set 1 - 80%, Set 2 70%, Set 3 and below - 60%
Reading
We encourage reading whenever possible! Students should record their reading each night in their planner.
Help With Homework
We run a Homework Club every Monday to Thursday after school. We strongly encourage students to attend, especially if they are struggling with any of the online platform, as help is always available.
We also recommend families consider a homework schedule in order to break it down - what can seem like a lot becomes much more manageable if you take it in steps. The examples below are completely optional, but may be a useful starting point - or you might want to schedule things differently!
|
Day |
Homework |
Homework due in |
|
Monday |
Self-quizzing Sparx/Hegarty KayScience |
English (Bedrock) |
|
Tuesday |
Self-quizzing KayScience Bedrock |
|
|
Wednesday |
Self-quizzing Bedrock |
Geography (Tassomai) Science (KayScience) |
|
Thursday |
Self-quizzing Sparx/Hegarty KayScience Bedrock |
|
|
Friday |
Self-quizzing KayScience Sparx/Hegarty |
Maths (Sparx) |
|
Weekend |
Free, or catch up on anything missed |
If you have questions, please contact your child's teacher directly, or you can email the relevant Heads of Department:
English - Ms Carter - [email protected]
Maths - Mr Robinson - [email protected]
Sciences - Ms Myers - [email protected]
Geography - Mrs Hammond - [email protected]
Year 7
Every day (Monday-Friday), students are expected to:
- Complete self-quizzing
- Read for 20 minutes
Every week, students are expected to:
- Complete the set tasks on Sparx to 80%
- Two lessons on Bedrock learning
Self-Quizzing
Questions and answers are to be written into student’s planners and should match the subject below for that day.
| Self Quizzing Timetable | |
| Week A | MFL |
| Week A | Geography |
| Week A | History |
| Week A | Religious Studies |
| Week A | Catering |
| Week B | MFL |
| Week B | Geography |
| Week B | History |
| Week B | Computing |
| Week B | Personal Development |
Reading
Read at least 5 times a week and record the book title and page numbers read in your student planner (additional homework section) Each child should be reading for a minimum of at least 20 minutes each time. Although reading speeds and font size vary for each student and book, students should be targeting 10 pages per homework session - as a minimum. (2 minutes per page). A parent or carer must then sign each entry to confirm the homework has been completed.
Sparx Maths
Log onto SparxMaths
Sparx homework is assigned to students on Friday afternoon and will appear in their Sparx page at 3pm that day. It will be due the following Friday at 3pm.
How students set up their Sparx account - Find out HERE
08.06.23 Update : Changes to expectations for students completing Sparx Homework
Following feedback from staff and students we are changing the expectations for all our students that complete Sparx homework.
Sparx automatically calibrates the difficulty of questions set for individual students by continuously reviewing previously completed homework tasks. This is done to create individualised tasks that students should be able to complete with a 100% success rate. We therefore set our expectations that students should be achieving a 100% success rate each week.
The new expectations will go live from Friday 9th of June 2023. Students will be made aware of these changes and posters will be on display around the Maths classrooms to reinforce this (see below).
Summary of new expectations for Sparx homework:
- They must complete all tasks in the “compulsory completion” section. We will expect a 100% success rate.
- For any incorrect answers, the accompanying video clip should be watched and the question attempted again before students move on to the next question.
- The time allocated each week is dropping from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. Sparx will set tasks that it expects the student should be able to complete within that timeframe. If less than 100% of the questions are attempted we would expect a bare minimum of 60 minutes to be spent doing homework.
- Work will still be set on a Friday and be due in the following Friday.
- Failure to complete work to these standards/deadlines will result in a detention after school on the following Monday. Those students will also be given an extended deadline of “Tuesday 7am” to complete their remaining tasks to the required standard. Failure to meet this will mean they may have to attend a further after school detention on Tuesday.
For more information please contact either:
Mr. J.Robinson – Director of Maths – [email protected]
Mr. C Buckenham – Sparx Coordinator - [email protected]
Bedrock Learning
Log onto Bedrock learning
Students are expected to gain at least 20 points during the week
Bedrock should be completed BEFORE a Monday morning as the week runs from a Monday morning to a Sunday night at 11.59pm.
You can now log in to the Bedrock site by selecting 'Google' and using your school log in details.
Option to complete more to increase your vocabulary.
Please ensure the lessons are complete as we do not want to issue any sanctions. However, please note that the reports from Bedrock will still run as during term time.
Year 8
Every day (Monday-Friday), students are expected to:
- Complete self-quizzing
- Read for 20 minutes
Every week, students are expected to:
- Complete four tasks on Hegarty
- Two lessons on Bedrock learning
Self-Quizzing
Questions and answers are to be written into student’s planners and should match the subject below for that day.
| Self Quizzing Timetable | |
| Week A | MFL |
| Week A | Geography |
| Week A | History |
| Week A | Religious Studies |
| Week A | Catering |
| Week B | MFL |
| Week B | Geography |
| Week B | History |
| Week B | Computing |
| Week B | Personal Development |
Reading
Read at least 5 times a week and record the book title and page numbers read in your student planner (additional homework section) Each child should be reading for a minimum of at least 20 minutes each time. Although reading speeds and font size vary for each student and book, students should be targeting 10 pages per homework session - as a minimum. (2 minutes per page). A parent or carer must then sign each entry to confirm the homework has been completed.
Sparx Maths
Log onto SparxMaths
Sparx homework is assigned to students on Friday afternoon and will appear in their Sparx page at 3pm that day. It will be due the following Friday at 3pm.
How students set up their Sparx account - Find out HERE
08.06.23 Update : Changes to expectations for students completing Sparx Homework
Following feedback from staff and students we are changing the expectations for all our students that complete Sparx homework.
Sparx automatically calibrates the difficulty of questions set for individual students by continuously reviewing previously completed homework tasks. This is done to create individualised tasks that students should be able to complete with a 100% success rate. We therefore set our expectations that students should be achieving a 100% success rate each week.
The new expectations will go live from Friday 9th of June 2023. Students will be made aware of these changes and posters will be on display around the Maths classrooms to reinforce this (see below).
Summary of new expectations for Sparx homework:
- They must complete all tasks in the “compulsory completion” section. We will expect a 100% success rate.
- For any incorrect answers, the accompanying video clip should be watched and the question attempted again before students move on to the next question.
- The time allocated each week is dropping from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. Sparx will set tasks that it expects the student should be able to complete within that timeframe. If less than 100% of the questions are attempted we would expect a bare minimum of 60 minutes to be spent doing homework.
- Work will still be set on a Friday and be due in the following Friday.
- Failure to complete work to these standards/deadlines will result in a detention after school on the following Monday. Those students will also be given an extended deadline of “Tuesday 7am” to complete their remaining tasks to the required standard. Failure to meet this will mean they may have to attend a further after school detention on Tuesday.
For more information please contact either:
Mr. J.Robinson – Director of Maths – [email protected]
Mr. C Buckenham – Sparx Coordinator - [email protected]
Bedrock Learning
Log onto Bedrock learning
Students are expected to gain at least 20 points during the week
Bedrock should be completed BEFORE a Monday morning as the week runs from a Monday morning to a Sunday night at 11.59pm.
You can now log in to the Bedrock site by selecting 'Google' and using your school log in details.
Please ensure the lessons are complete as we do not want to issue any sanctions. However, please note that the reports from Bedrock will still run as during term time.
Year 9
Every day, students are expected to:
- Complete self-quizzing
- Read for 20 minutes
Every week, students are expected to:
- Complete five tasks on Hegarty Maths
- Complete two lessons on Bedrock learning
Self-Quizzing
Questions and answers are to be written into student’s planners and should match the subject below for that day.
| Self Quizzing Timetable | |
| Week A | MFL |
| Week A | Geography |
| Week A | History |
| Week A | Religious Studies |
| Week A | Catering |
| Week B | MFL |
| Week B | Geography |
| Week B | History |
| Week B | Computing |
| Week B | Personal Development |
Reading
Read at least 5 times a week and record the book title and page numbers read in your student planner. Each child should be reading for a minimum of at least 20 minutes each time. Although reading speeds and font size vary for each student and book, students should be targeting 10 pages per homework session - as a minimum. (2 minutes per page). A parent or carer must then sign each entry to confirm the homework has been completed.
Sparx Maths
Log onto SparxMaths
Sparx homework is assigned to students on Friday afternoon and will appear in their Sparx page at 3pm that day. It will be due the following Friday at 3pm.
How students set up their Sparx account - Find out HERE
08.06.23 Update : Changes to expectations for students completing Sparx Homework
Following feedback from staff and students we are changing the expectations for all our students that complete Sparx homework.
Sparx automatically calibrates the difficulty of questions set for individual students by continuously reviewing previously completed homework tasks. This is done to create individualised tasks that students should be able to complete with a 100% success rate. We therefore set our expectations that students should be achieving a 100% success rate each week.
The new expectations will go live from Friday 9th of June 2023. Students will be made aware of these changes and posters will be on display around the Maths classrooms to reinforce this (see below).
Summary of new expectations for Sparx homework:
- They must complete all tasks in the “compulsory completion” section. We will expect a 100% success rate.
- For any incorrect answers, the accompanying video clip should be watched and the question attempted again before students move on to the next question.
- The time allocated each week is dropping from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. Sparx will set tasks that it expects the student should be able to complete within that timeframe. If less than 100% of the questions are attempted we would expect a bare minimum of 60 minutes to be spent doing homework.
- Work will still be set on a Friday and be due in the following Friday.
- Failure to complete work to these standards/deadlines will result in a detention after school on the following Monday. Those students will also be given an extended deadline of “Tuesday 7am” to complete their remaining tasks to the required standard. Failure to meet this will mean they may have to attend a further after school detention on Tuesday.
For more information please contact either:
Mr. J.Robinson – Director of Maths – [email protected]
Mr. C Buckenham – Sparx Coordinator - [email protected]
Bedrock learning
Log onto Bedrock learning
Students are expected to gain at least 20 points during the week
Bedrock should be completed BEFORE a Monday morning as the week runs from a Monday morning to a Sunday night at 11.59pm.
You can now log in to the Bedrock site by selecting 'Google' and using your school log in details.
Option to complete more to increase your vocabulary.
Please ensure the lessons are complete as we do not want to issue any sanctions. However, please note that the reports from Bedrock will still run as during term time.
Year 10
Every day, students are expected to:
- Complete self-quizzing
- Read for 20 minutes
- Complete subject specific homework
Every week, students are expected to:
- Complete five tasks on Hegarty Maths
Self-Quizzing
Questions and answers are to be written into student’s planners and should match the subject below for that day.
| Self-quizzing Timetable | |
| Monday | English |
| Tuesday | Option A |
| Wednesday | Option B |
| Thursday | Option C |
| Friday | Option D |
Tassomai Geography
Complete four daily challenges on Tassomai Geography.
Sparx Maths
Log onto SparxMaths
Sparx homework is assigned to students on Friday afternoon and will appear in their Sparx page at 3pm that day. It will be due the following Friday at 3pm.
How students set up their Sparx account - Find out HERE
08.06.23 Update : Changes to expectations for students completing Sparx Homework
Following feedback from staff and students we are changing the expectations for all our students that complete Sparx homework.
Sparx automatically calibrates the difficulty of questions set for individual students by continuously reviewing previously completed homework tasks. This is done to create individualised tasks that students should be able to complete with a 100% success rate. We therefore set our expectations that students should be achieving a 100% success rate each week.
The new expectations will go live from Friday 9th of June 2023. Students will be made aware of these changes and posters will be on display around the Maths classrooms to reinforce this (see below).
Summary of new expectations for Sparx homework:
- They must complete all tasks in the “compulsory completion” section. We will expect a 100% success rate.
- For any incorrect answers, the accompanying video clip should be watched and the question attempted again before students move on to the next question.
- The time allocated each week is dropping from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. Sparx will set tasks that it expects the student should be able to complete within that timeframe. If less than 100% of the questions are attempted we would expect a bare minimum of 60 minutes to be spent doing homework.
- Work will still be set on a Friday and be due in the following Friday.
- Failure to complete work to these standards/deadlines will result in a detention after school on the following Monday. Those students will also be given an extended deadline of “Tuesday 7am” to complete their remaining tasks to the required standard. Failure to meet this will mean they may have to attend a further after school detention on Tuesday.
For more information please contact either:
Mr. J.Robinson – Director of Maths – [email protected]
Mr. C Buckenham – Sparx Coordinator - [email protected]
Year 11
Every day, students are expected to:
- Complete self-quizzing
- Complete subject specific homework
Every week, students are expected to:
- Complete four tasks on Hegarty Maths
Self-Quizzing
Questions and answers are to be written into student’s planners and should match the subject below for that day.
| Self-quizzing Timetable | |
| Monday | English |
| Tuesday | Option A |
| Wednesday | Option B |
| Thursday | Option C |
| Friday | Option D |
Sparx Maths
Log onto SparxMaths
Sparx homework is assigned to students on Friday afternoon and will appear in their Sparx page at 3pm that day. It will be due the following Friday at 3pm.
How students set up their Sparx account - Find out HERE
08.06.23 Update : Changes to expectations for students completing Sparx Homework
Following feedback from staff and students we are changing the expectations for all our students that complete Sparx homework.
Sparx automatically calibrates the difficulty of questions set for individual students by continuously reviewing previously completed homework tasks. This is done to create individualised tasks that students should be able to complete with a 100% success rate. We therefore set our expectations that students should be achieving a 100% success rate each week.
The new expectations will go live from Friday 9th of June 2023. Students will be made aware of these changes and posters will be on display around the Maths classrooms to reinforce this (see below).
Summary of new expectations for Sparx homework:
- They must complete all tasks in the “compulsory completion” section. We will expect a 100% success rate.
- For any incorrect answers, the accompanying video clip should be watched and the question attempted again before students move on to the next question.
- The time allocated each week is dropping from 80 minutes to 60 minutes. Sparx will set tasks that it expects the student should be able to complete within that timeframe. If less than 100% of the questions are attempted we would expect a bare minimum of 60 minutes to be spent doing homework.
- Work will still be set on a Friday and be due in the following Friday.
- Failure to complete work to these standards/deadlines will result in a detention after school on the following Monday. Those students will also be given an extended deadline of “Tuesday 7am” to complete their remaining tasks to the required standard. Failure to meet this will mean they may have to attend a further after school detention on Tuesday.
For more information please contact either:
Mr. J.Robinson – Director of Maths – [email protected]
Mr. C Buckenham – Sparx Coordinator - [email protected]
Homework detentions
Failure to complete daily self-quizzes will result in a detention on the same day.
Failure to complete Hegarty Maths, Bedrock or subject-specific homework will result in a detention.
Homework Support Clubs
Homework support is available at the following times:
Students who receive three homework detentions in a term will be enroled in a breaktime homework support club on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday each week for four weeks to support them in completing their homework on time.
