Homework
Homework
At The Beacon, we know that homework makes a significant difference to the learning process and individual student attainment. It is often those who have highly developed independent learning skills from completing homework that make the strongest progress and are successful in examinations. Homework aims to develop our students’ skills, knowledge and enjoyment of their subjects.
It is designed to:
• Extend knowledge from lessons
• Improve independence
• Encourage everyone to read widely and deeply
• Help ensure excellent progress and levels of work across all subjects.
How is homework set?
We endeavour to communicate homework tasks and expectations efficiently to ensure student engagement and gain parental support for effective home learning. Homework is set on the MCAS App by the teacher.
To do their very best, our advice to students is:
• Check you have understood the task and made a good note of the completion date.
• Ask your teacher what you need to do in order to achieve your best.
• Produce work of a high quality – all the time.
• Spend at least the time you have been given to complete the tasks.
• Extend your interests by reading widely about the topics.
How often is homework set?
- In Years 7 and 8 students are expected to spend 30 minutes per piece of homework. Maths, English and Science are set weekly and all other subjects fortnightly.
- In Year 9 students are expected to spend 60 minutes per fortnight in Ebacc subjects. Maths, English and Science will set 60 minutes weekly, all other subjects are set fortnightly.
- In Years 10 and 11 students complete 60 minutes of homework per week per subject. Students will also be expected to carry out additional background reading and revision of class work, especially during the examination and assessment periods.
KS3 Homework Timetables
Core Subjects:
| Weekly homework set within lessons on a: | |||
|
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
| Maths | Thursday | Friday | Friday |
| English | Tuesday | Wednesday | Tuesday |
| Science | Wednesday | Monday | Monday |
Non-Core Subjects:
| Fortnightly homework set within lessons of: | |||
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 | |
| MFL (French or Spanish) | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 |
| Geography | Week 1 | Week 1 | Week 1 |
| History | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 |
| Music | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 |
| DT | Week 2 | Week 2 | Week 2 |
| Comp Sci | Week 1 | Every lesson | Every lesson |
Art homework will be set as a half termly project, which will equate to 30 minutes per half term of work. Drama, PE, PDC and World views do not set homework in Key Stage 3.
