1. Home Learning – your feedback

2. In a recent survey, we asked you… “Do you understand the importance of home learning in helping you succeed?”

3. Why do home learning?

4. Why?
The research says that pupils who regularly do high quality home learning make 5 extra months of progress every year.
Our own school data shows that those pupils who regularly do their home learning make better progress than those who don’t.
As well as helping you succeed at school, home learning prepares you for life after school by developing your skills in independent learning, problem solving, time management and perseverance.

5. We asked you… “Do you feel that the home learning you’re set is too hard, about right or too easy?”

6. We asked you… “How long do you spend on home learning on an average day?”
The research says that between 1 hour (for Years 7-8) and 2 hours (for Year 11) of home learning each night leads to maximum progress.

7. We asked you… “If you find a piece of HL too difficult, what do you do
We want to help you with your use of the internet for home learning support by developing our website so it provides you with useful web links for each subject.

8. We give you Pupil Handbooks to support you with managing your time
We asked you… “Think back to the last piece of home learning you DIDN’T do – why didn’t you do it?”
We give you Pupil Handbooks to support you with managing your time
We have put in place lots of support sessions to help you with your home learning if you find it too hard

9. Support available from your teachers
Home Learning Club (every day after school in the library for all year groups)
Learning Support Home Learning Club (Tuesdays and Thursdays after school in Room 24 for pupils with learning support needs)
Year 10 & 11 Independent Study Sessions (Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes in Room 17)
English Home Learning Support (any break or lunchtime with the class teacher)
Maths Home Learning Support (after school on Monday, in Room 39, Wednesday, in Room 39, and Friday, in Room 41)
Science Home Learning Support (every Monday or Thursday after school in Room 20)
Languages Home Learning Support (every Wednesday after school in Room 28)
Humanities Home Learning Support (any break or lunchtime with the class teacher)
Technology Home Learning Support (any break or lunchtime with the class teacher)
PE Home Learning Support (any break or lunchtime with the class teacher)
Art, Music and Drama Home Learning Support (any break or lunchtime with the class teacher)

10. We asked you “What happened as a result of not doing that piece of home learning? What were the consequences?”
We want to support you in getting back on track if you start struggling with your home learning. So, if you receive 5 or more HL codes in a single half term, we will write to your parents to make them aware that you’re having difficulties and the House Leaders will work with you to help you get back on track…

11. We will be adding HL support information to the school website
We asked you “Which of these things would you find helpful to improve the quality of your home learning?”
We will be adding HL support information to the school website
Teachers will try to give a range of HL tasks to choose from, where this is appropriate
Teachers have been asked to give you time to discuss the HL when it’s set