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. Please see the information below for details of the standards required in each subject, you will also find below a video guide for parents on all of our main homework.
| Year | English | Maths | Science | Other |
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Year 7, 8 and 9 |
Years 7, 8 & 9 Due in by 5pm Monday |
Years 7, 8 & 9 Due in by 8:30am Friday |
Years 8 and 9 only Due in by 8am Wedbesday
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Year 9 only - Seneca homework in humanities and languages – due Thursday and Fridays by 8am.
All : Reading each day |
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Year 10 |
Due in by the end of Sunday |
Due in by Friday at 9pm. Students must bring homework books to their first lesson each week |
Due in Wednesday by 8am
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Reading each day Subject specific homework (once a fortnight per option subject) |
| Year 11 |
Due in by the end of Sunday. |
Due in by Friday at 9pm P6 Booklet - completed and brought in each Monday |
Kay Science - Complete the work set, including watching all of the videos. Due in Wednesday by 8am |
Reading each day Subject specific homework (once a fortnight per option subject) |
| Sixth Form |
Reading each day Subject specific homework |
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Further Information
Maths (Sparx)
Maths homework is set through Sparx (yR 10 AND 11 currently) and TTRS (Years 7 8 9 currently)
For Sparx, students need to complete the compulsory tasks. These are set to their ability, please be aware that if someone does their homework for them it will adjust automatically and make the homework harder. If students are unable to attain 100% they must spend one hour working on the homework. Students must show their working out and bookwork checks in their homework books - and these will be checked in their first maths lesson each week - failure to show this will result in a prep even if the online work is completed.
KS3 students are currently all spending a period perfecting their timetables - students must complete 30 minutes of studio time per week.
Sparx Homework is due by 9pm Friday. TTRS is due by 8:30am Friday.
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%
For years 9 and 10 students will be tested, based on short answer questions from the homework itself, in the first lesson following the homework deadline. Students must be a certain standard on this test to demonstarte that they have properly engaged with the homework.
Sparx Reader
Students must get 300 Sparx Reader Points, or spend one hour on their homework across the week.
Homework Support Clubs
Homework support is available at the following times:
