Home learning

This will:

• Reinforce, extend and enrich learning.
• Result in them being able to learn more independently.
• Develop responsibility for the quality of their own work.
• Promote completion of tasks successfully according to set deadlines.
• Allow them to practise learning in an environment which is largely in their control.
• Give them opportunities to involve members of their family in their learning.
• Develop habits for lifelong learning.

Students are expected to complete all home learning and they should spend the recommended time on it. Please see below for a description of what is expected in each year group.

Year 7

One hour per school night = 30 minutes self-quizzing from the Knowledge Organiser for 1/2 subjects or 20 minutes of reading. HL is due the morning after the subject appears on the timetable and is checked daily by tutor.

Year 8

One hour per school night = 30 minutes self-quizzing from the Knowledge Organiser for 1/2 subjects or 20 minutes of reading. HL is due the morning after the subject appears on the timetable and is checked daily by tutor.

Year 9

One task per fortnight as a minimum of reasonable length for all subjects following the HL timetable. Subject teacher sets a task on ClassCharts. Tasks will be set prior to the evening on the timetable and due following it. Completion of HL checked on due date by subject teacher.

Year 10

One task per fortnight as a minimum of reasonable length for all subjects following the HL timetable. Subject teacher sets a task on ClassCharts. Tasks will be set prior to the evening on the timetable and due following it. Completion of HL checked on due date by subject teacher.

Year 11

One task per fortnight as a minimum of reasonable length for all subjects following the HL timetable. Subject teacher sets a task on ClassCharts. Tasks will be set prior to the evening on the timetable and due following it. Completion of HL checked on due date by subject teacher.

Years 7, 8 & 9 – Knowledge Organiser home learning timetable

All HL is set from the Knowledge Organiser. Tutors check completion for Year 7 & 8 Students. Class teachers check HL for Year 9 students.

In Years 7, 8 & 9 students will follow the timetable found on the front of their Knowledge Organiser booklet:

Years 10 & 11 – Home learning timetable

The home learning timetable for Years 10 and 11 is below and will be used to support those students that struggle with managing their time outside of school by ensuring that tasks are spread out over the fortnight. Whilst it is suggested that tasks are completed on a particular night, students can complete beforehand.

All KS4 home learning is recorded on ClassCharts allowing students to easily see all tasks and the date they are due. Parents are able to support this important aspect of school life through their own access to ClassCharts.

Home learning is not expected to be set for PE (non-exam lessons). All HL is set on ClassCharts and checked by the class teacher. Additional HL may be set on occasion for some subjects.

Support with Knowledge Organiser home learning for students in Years 7, 8 & 9

All students receive a folder with their Knowledge Organiser and an exercise book (Years 7 and 8 only), which must be brought to school every day. Each term, students will receive a new Knowledge Organiser and learn how to self-quiz on the knowledge that links to each subject curriculum by following 30 minutes of practise, test and review for each subject. Tutors will check completion every morning and subject teachers will assess via low-stakes quizzes or activities in lessons. Year 9 students will complete their home learning in their subject exercise books. As well as spending time learning the knowledge, they will also have a task to complete. This will be checked by their subject teachers.

How do I use my Knowledge Organiser for home learning?

Step 1: 15 minutes

Choose one of the following methods below to practise learning the knowledge you have chosen:

1. Writing a quiz: Use a variety of question styles, including gap fills, true or false, or multiple choice.
2. Dual coding: Draw an image next to a piece of knowledge. The image should help you remember the information.
3. Mind mapping: Create a diagram to organise information. Include subheadings, images, and colours to separate areas of knowledge.
4. Write a mnemonic: Transform the information into a mnemonic to help you remember key words or spellings.
5. Look, cover, say, write, check: Look at the knowledge, cover it over, say it, write it down, and then check it.

Step 2: 10 minutes

Now it’s time to see what you can remember! Choose one of the methods below to test yourself:

1. Answer your quiz: If you wrote a quiz, close your Knowledge Organiser and answer the questions.
2. Total recall: Close your Knowledge Organiser and write down everything you can remember. This can be a mind map, bullet points, or sentences.

Step 3: 5 minutes

Check your test section by looking at your Knowledge Organiser.

1. Tick your correct answers.
2. Correct any errors by filling in gaps in knowledge or fixing misspellings.

If home learning has not been set, students could undertake further study.

This could be:

• Revising or reviewing the work covered in a lesson.
• Making further enquiries about a topic or undertake research.
• Discussing the content of a lesson or topic with another person.
• Spending time reading a variety of books, magazines, webpages, newspapers or comics of their choice.