Homework Policy
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh
Homework Policy
Live and Learn with Jesus.
We follow Jesus through fairness, kindness, love, friendship and happiness.
At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh we believe that a well organised homework programme helps children to develop the skills and attitudes necessary for successful lifelong learning.
Therefore at Sacred Heart, Leigh we aim to
- Provide clear, well planned structured tasks that are directly linked to the relevant curriculum schemes of work.
- Ensure that homework both supports and extends the learning experience offered within the school.
- Ensure that homework provides an improvement in the quality of the learning experience offered to pupils.
- Creates opportunities for the consolidation and reinforcement of skills and understanding, particularly in Literacy and Numeracy.
- Encourage parents to become involved in their children’s school work.
- Ensure that homework does not impinge upon other activities that pupils may do after school.
In order for the aims of this policy to be successfully implemented the teachers, pupil and parents each have a number of important roles to fulfil.
Role of the teacher
When providing homework teachers should
- Ensure it is an integral part of their curriculum planning.
- Ensure that pupils are aware of the importance of completing homework to the highest possible standard.
- Ensure that children are clear as to the nature of the task and what it involves.
- Ensure that realistic and achievable time constraints have been set.
- Ensure that the needs of individual pupils are taken into account when setting homework.
- Ensure that children receive feedback concerning their homework. This may be either written, verbal or at a more general level, recognition of children’s efforts – possibly in assemblies.
Role of parents
For parents to actively support this homework policy they should
- Consider providing a reasonably peaceful, suitable place in which pupils can do their homework.
- Make it clear to the children that they value homework.
- Where possible and applicable, become involved in homework activities with children.
- Listening to reading and discussing text.
- Checking writing and presentation.
- Giving guidance where there are problems.
- Directing the child to suitable materials.
- Checking that the work is understood.
Role of the pupil
When completing homework pupils should ensure that
- They have a record of the homework that has been set.
- Homework is completed and handed in within time constraints.
- Homework is completed to the same high standards that are normally expected in class.
The progression of homework at Sacred Heart, Leigh
Reception children
- English and Maths activities
- Reading books changed twice a week
Y1 children
- English and Maths given out on a Friday to be returned by Wednesday
- Reading books changed several times a week
Y2 children
- English and Maths given out on a Friday to be returned by Wednesday
- Reading Books changed every Tuesday and Friday
- Weekly spellings
Y3 children
- Weekly English and Maths written homework
- Weekly spellings
- Targets given e.g. practice times tables over half term
Y4 children
- Reading every day
- Weekly English and Maths written homework
Y5 children
- Weekly English and Maths written homework
- Reading – every day
Y6 children
- Weekly English and Maths written homework
- Reading – every day
Reviewed Summer Term 2022