Home Learning

Home Learning

We regularly review the importance and effectiveness of home-learning (homework) to best suit the needs of our families and their children. This policy is based on robust research which demonstrates that home-learning has the most significant impact when:

• tasks are specific and focused on the learning taking place in school
• independent projects or activities prepare for future learning
• home-learning is monitored by teachers.

In addition to this, research shows that home-learning can have the following non-academic benefits for children:

• Learning the importance of responsibility for learning
• Managing their time effectively
• Developing study habits
• Developing perseverance – staying with a task until it is complete

Our policy reflects this research and enables the children to focus on fewer elements at a deeper level. Areas of home-learning include:

1. Reading
2. Spelling
3. Times Tables
4. Out of School Learning Projects
5. Sketchbook