Homework
Year 7
7A* – 7DWA
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Spanish |
D.T. |
ICT |
Music |
Geography |
Drama |
English |
Art |
History |
Science |
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Maths |
7B* – 7MME
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
History |
D.T. |
Music |
ICT |
Maths |
Art |
Drama |
English |
Science |
Spanish |
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Geography |
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7C – 7JPO
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
D.T. |
French |
Music |
History |
Geography |
ICT |
Science |
English |
Maths |
Drama |
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Art |
7D – 7ASM
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
D.T. |
ICT |
English |
Maths |
Geography |
Science |
Art |
French |
Drama |
History |
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Music |
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7E – 7TRA
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
French |
Art |
English |
Maths |
Geography |
History |
Music |
ICT |
D.T. |
Science |
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Drama |
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Year 8
8A* – 8JMO
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
D.T. |
Drama |
Music |
Business |
History |
Science |
English |
R.S. |
Maths |
Art |
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Geography |
ICT |
French |
8B – 8ATA
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
D.T. |
English |
Business |
Maths |
French |
Science |
Music |
Geography |
History |
Art |
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ICT |
R.S. |
Drama |
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8C – 8LMN
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Science |
English |
Business |
Maths |
D.T. |
R.S. |
Music |
History |
Spanish |
ICT |
Geography |
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Drama |
Art |
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8D – 8MHA
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Science |
English |
Spanish |
Maths |
D.T. |
R.S. |
Business |
Drama |
Art |
History |
ICT |
Music |
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Geography |
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Year 9
9A* - 9BLI
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Art |
D.T. |
R.S. |
Science |
English |
ICT |
Spanish |
Maths |
Drama |
Music |
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History |
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Geography |
9B – 9JPH
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Drama |
D.T. |
Maths |
Science |
English |
R.S. |
Spanish |
Music |
Art |
Geography |
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History |
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ICT |
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9C – 9JMI
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Drama |
ICT |
Maths |
Science |
English |
French |
Geography |
D.T. |
Music |
History |
Art |
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R.S. |
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9D – 9IBO
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
French |
Geography |
Maths |
Science |
English |
Music |
Drama |
D.T. |
History |
R.S. |
ICT |
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Art |
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9E – 9GTA
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
French |
ICT |
Maths |
Science |
English |
Music |
Geography |
D.T. |
Art |
History |
R.S. |
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Drama |
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Key Stage 4
Year 10
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
English |
Maths |
English |
Science |
Maths |
Science |
Block C |
Block B |
Block A |
Block E |
Block D |
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Block A |
Block B |
Block C |
Block D |
Block E |
BTEC Art |
DT Prod Design |
BTEC Art |
BTEC Business |
ASDAN (CoPE) |
BTEC Media |
DT Materials |
ICT Double |
BTEC Media |
History |
ICT Double |
French |
BTEC Sport |
Business Studies |
ICT Single |
BTEC Business |
Geography |
Art |
DT Materials |
Music |
BTEC Sport |
Spanish |
DT Catering |
Media Studies |
P.E. |
Triple Science |
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DT Prod Design |
Statistics |
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ICT Single |
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Media Studies |
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R.S. |
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Year 11
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
English |
Science |
Maths |
Science |
English |
Maths |
Block D |
Block A |
Block C |
Block B |
Block E |
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Block A |
Block B |
Block C |
Block D |
Block E |
BTEC Art |
DT Prod Design |
BTEC Business |
BTEC Media |
French |
BTEC Media |
DT Materials |
Business Studies |
Art |
Geography |
ICT Double |
DT Catering |
Geography |
ICT Single |
BTEC Art |
BTEC Business |
ICT Single |
Music |
P.E. |
History |
BTEC Sport |
ICT Double |
Media Studies |
Spanish |
P.E. |
Statistics |
History |
ASDAN (CoPE) |
Triple Science |
BTEC Sport |
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Media Studies |
Support Studies |
Support Studies |
Support Studies |
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Support Studies |
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Homework Policy
This explains the homework policy of the school, why homework is important, and how parents and the school can best work together to help the boys to make best use of their time.
Homework is an essential part of school work because it gives pupils an opportunity to learn for themselves by themselves. It shows teachers what pupils can do on their own and what they have not understood.
- There are several reasons why homework is set. It helps develop the selfdiscipline
needed to work independently which is vital later in life. It allows consolidation
and assimilation of work studied in the classroom and enables teachers to
cover more ground more quickly. Finally it opens up areas of study not accessible
in the school. It must be emphasised that homework is assessed and reported
upon to parents.
- The actual homework timetable informs you which subjects are set per night
of the week. It is sent home in the first two weeks of September. It will
help form the habit of doing some work each evening. It also spreads homework
over the week to avoid overloading pupils. Teachers will try to work to the
timetable but there are bound to be interruptions eg due to absence. Parents
are requested to keep the homework timetable available and monitor that your
son is completing his homework according to the timetable set down.
- Government guidelines on homework are in line with our own practice on
this issue. The amount of time a boy is expected to spend on homework is
as follows: Years 7/8 45 90 mins per day Year 9 12 hours per day Year 10/11
1 ½ 2 ½ hours per day Tasks will be realistic in the time available
where possible but different students do take different amounts of time according
to their ability and motivation.
- Homework club: a supervised one hour session is made available to students
every night after school in the school’s Learning & Resource Centre
(3.30 4.30pm) to ensure that pupils can have support with their homework.
It also provides a quiet place and access to books, materials and equipment
including computers and CD ROM. Parents are encouraged to make arrangements
with their son to make use of this resource.
- Homework will be clearly related to the work pupils are doing in school.
It might be an extension of classwork eg. practising skills learned in a
lesson; a personal enquiry project or assignment set over one or more
homeworks (particularly for GCSE coursework); preparation for next lesson; background
reading, research and factfinding. There may be a choice of homeworks set
in order to cater for the more able and/or more highly motivated.
- Pupils will be given feedback on their homework.
- It will help if a pupil chooses the same time each evening to do their
homework in order to establish a routine. They should make a fairly early
start before they are too tired. Homework MUST NOT BE 'fitted in' into odd
minutes at school or at home. Plan ahead do not leave it to the night before
it is needed.
- A comfortable and quiet work place is needed. Older pupils will work best
in a room by themselves but younger ones may need their parents' company
and support.
- Parents can help by checking presentation, handwriting and spelling; testing
to find out what has been learnt; discussing work; listening to
them reading what they have written; suggesting sources of information.
ABOVE ALL, praising genuine effort.
- Each pupil will be given a STUDENT DIARY in which there are guidelines
for homework and an open letter to parents, teachers and pupils explaining
why homework matters. It also includes a copy of your son's timetable, a
list of his teachers, and a code of expectations which we hope you will read
through with your son, a merit recording page and a school calendar.
- Regular checks are undertaken within KS3 and KS4. A homework setting rate
is reported to the School’s Governing Body after review and action
by senior teachers.
- Homework forms an important link between the home and the school, enabling you to keep in touch with your son's work. If you wish to check on homework look in your son's STUDENT DIARY. Parents are encouraged to use the comment space in the diary and sign it each week. If you have any concerns please do not hesitate to contact your son's Tutor, or the Head of Year.

An excellent induction programme for new pupils helps identify their learning needs and helps them settle into school life. 



