Homework
Our belief is that work done at home with parental help and encouragement is very beneficial to a child’s overall educational progress. There is no doubt that in the early years children benefit enormously from parents who actively encourage the love of books. Sharing storybooks, discussion of words and pictures and a willingness to talk with children about their experiences greatly enhances a child’s reading readiness and provides the best possible role model. Teachers offer guidance to parents on ways in which parents can help their child at home.
Key Stage One have homework most weekends, usually literacy or numeracy based as well as continuing the reading encouraged in the early years.
In the Key Stage Two spellings and multiplication tables are given to learn for homework. A separate homework task is set each week following a four-week cycle, beginning with a book review, then literacy, then numeracy, then an activity or research task. This will be given on a Friday and should be handed in by Wednesday of the following week.
