Homework Policy
Background
There is evidence that homework can lead to significant progress. The Education Endowment Foundation states than, on average, good homework has a positive effect on student learning. At Ryedale School we follow a set of principles to make homework as effective as possible.
Principles
- Consolidation – homework should get pupils to consolidate the work that they have done in lessons.
- Accessibility – homework, and the instructions for it, should be easily accessible. As well as telling students about the homework in class, we also write the instructions on Microsoft Teams.
- Accountability – students are rewarded for good homework and sanctioned if the homework is not completed. In each subject, students get one chance to forget a piece of homework per term before they receive a detention
- Value – teachers communicate the value that homework has and design in-class tasks that demonstrate this value.
- Feedback – teachers give feedback on homework, but this could be verbal feedback.
- Support – students are able to access support such as homework clubs and the library. Y7 and Y8 can attend homework club in B9.
Frequency and quantity of home learning
Year 7 and Year 8
|
Subject |
Frequency |
Length per homework |
|
English |
2 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Mathematics |
2 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Science |
2 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Geography |
1 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
History |
1 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Religious studies |
1 per fortnight |
25 minutes |
|
Spanish |
2 per fortnight (1 for dual linguists) |
20-30 minutes |
|
French |
1 per fortnight |
20-30 minutes |
Art, Performing Arts, Technologies and PE will set occasional home learning at the discretion of the teacher.
Year 9
|
Subject |
Frequency |
Length per homework |
|
English |
3 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Mathematics |
3 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Science |
3 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Geography |
1 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
History |
1 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
|
Religious studies |
1 per fortnight |
30 minutes |
|
MFL |
1 per fortnight |
40 minutes |
Art, Performing Arts, Technologies and PE will set occasional home learning at the discretion of the teacher.
Year 10 and Year 11
|
Subject |
Frequency |
Length per homework |
|
English |
4 per fortnight |
40-50 minutes |
|
Mathematics |
4 per fortnight |
40-50 minutes |
|
Science |
4 per fortnight |
40-50 minutes |
|
Options subjects |
3 per fortnight |
40-50 minutes |
Exams and revision
As the focus for home learning is revision and consolidation of learning, all home learning will support students to be exam-ready and will support their memory for learning.
Prior to and during exam periods, all subjects will set guided revision as home learning.
