As a school, we believe that homework encourages the development of independent learning skills and allows students to take more ownership of their education. Promotion and emphasis of independent learning skills at KS3 will help to prepare students for study at GCSE, A level and beyond.
For detailed information on the type of homework set, the frequency and duration of tasks, the setting and recording of homework, and consequences for non-completion, please refer to our Homework Policy.
Our Homework Policy
Teachers will record homework tasks on Arbor, under ‘Assignments’. Homework will normally be completed via one of our online learning platforms e.g. Seneca, Sparx, Bedrock.
Each student has a personal log in for Arbor via Student Portal that presents them with the homework (‘Assignments’ on Arbor) that are due and the details of the homework task. Students should click ‘Mark as submitted’ when they have completed their homework to help them with their organisation.
Parents and Carers are also able to view homework, ‘Assignments’, on Arbor’s Parent Portal and the Arbor Parent App to enable you to support your child’s organisation and completion of homework. This is particularly important for younger students.
Forgotten passwords will not be accepted as a reason for failing to complete a homework task. Failure to complete homework will be addressed through our behaviour management system.
Please see the Curriculum Overview page on our website for the topics that each year group study each half term, as this often links to the homework set.
If you would like to read more on how to support your child’s progress at home, please follow this link.