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Mangotsfield Secondary

  • Key Dates for Term 4: 02/04 Y7-Y10 Challenge Day, Term 4 Ends Thursday 2nd April and Starts Monday 20th April

Homework

What is effective homework? What does the research say?

The Education Endowment Fund research on homework found that homework tasks, if planned effectively and closely related to the learning that takes place in the classroom, can lead to students gaining (+5 months) in progress. Homework should be an opportunity for consolidation of knowledge but also a chance for students to extend their ideas and thinking. 

 

What is the homework policy? 

 

  • All KS3 homework is set centrally on Class Charts. Please see linked guide to support parents in using Class Charts
  • All KS4 homework is set by departments on Class Charts
  • At KS3, homework is to be based on the current knowledge organiser for each subject.  
  • Maths will be set via SPARX and will focus on the topics that each year group is currently studying. This is set, checked and monitored by the Maths department.
  • Science will be set via Educake and will focus on the topics that each year group is currently studying. This is set, checked and monitored by the Maths department.
  • Students in Y7, 8 and 9 to be set 1 homework every day following the rota described below. 
  • Homework tasks due in on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are to be checked and logged by the mentor.
  • All KS3 students will be provided with a plastic wallet and an exercise book to keep their HW booklets and books in.
  • Detentions are issues for students who have not completed their homework.

KS3 Homework Timetable

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week A

Science -  Educake

English

Geography

History

Maths- SPARX

Week B

Science - Educake

English

MFL

RS

Maths- SPARX

The Homework Process

  1. Read through the knowledge organiser and highlight key information that you are less familiar with.
  2. Using the front pages of the HW booklet for support, come up with 10 quiz questions based on the information highlight.  They should have the knowledge organiser in front of them to complete this part.
  3. Without looking at the knowledge organiser, attempt to answer the 10 quiz questions.
  4. Look again at the knowledge organiser and mark the questions, using a green pen.  Right the correct answer next to any that are wrong.

*Please see our YouTube channel for a demonstration video

Knowledge Organisers

At Mangotsfield we have developed knowledge organisers which summarise the key learning points that students will be learning in each subject.