Expectations

Learning Leaders must:

• monitor consistency of home learning across their department

House Leaders/Tutors must:

• help to encourage a positive home learning culture across the school by celebrating home learning successes, for instance in assemblies
• monitor SIMs record of home learning non-completion across subject areas and report any patterns of concern to parents

Teachers must:

• set home learning tasks on Edulink in line with the home learning schedule for each year group (in most cases, any attachments should be provided as a PDF file)
• ensure that an appropriate amount of time is allowed for completion of home learning tasks (minimum of 2 evenings, in most cases home learning will be set in the week that is identified in the home learning schedule, and will be due in the subsequent week)
• plan an appropriate amount of time into their lessons to introduce home learning in the week that is identified in the home learning schedule
• plan home learning that should take the published amount of time to complete for most students
• give students clear instructions for the home learning and offer them the opportunity to ask for help or guidance
• engage with students who were absent when the home learning was set and guide them on what they need to complete, allowing an extension where necessary (a minimum of 2 evenings)
• ensure that no additional home learning activities are given to students beyond the scope of the home learning schedule
• plan an appropriate amount of time into their lessons to peer mark, self-mark, assess or collect in home learning on the due date (or at the earliest opportunity if the student is absent on the due date) and award home learning achievements in SIMs where appropriate
• record a home learning alert on SIMs where non-completion is apparent
• contact home where persistent non-completion of home learning is apparent
• meet all data collection deadlines for home learning

Students must:

• use Edulink to access home learning tasks in line with the home learning schedule for their year group
• plan time to allow them to complete the home learning task to the best of their ability
• contact teachers to ask for help where necessary
• meet the home learning deadline (teachers will inform classes of the due date, which will also be posted as part of the task details on Edulink)
• seek guidance from their teacher about what home learning needs to be completed in the event of them being absent when the home learning is set; in this instance, an extension may be needed in order for the appropriate work to be completed (a minimum of 2 evenings)

Parents can support their son/daughter’s home learning by:

• printing out the home learning schedule for their child’s year group and displaying it somewhere prominent at home
• ensuring that their son or daughter has a quiet place to study and encouraging them to develop a routine of when s/he works on home learning
• giving feedback to their son/daughter during the period they are working on a task and proof- reading completed home learning tasks
• supporting their son or daughter by giving advice or answering queries, but not doing the work for them
• supporting classroom teachers, tutors and House Leaders by following up on any home learning alerts, particularly where non-completion of home learning is identified as a significant concern