Homework

Throughout your time at Long Stratton High School, you will be set regular homework. Homework is a vital part of your education. Research has repeatedly shown that students who do homework regularly throughout their time in school are more successful in exams and are more likely to have lifelong knowledge that will stay with them in their future lives. It is essential that you complete your homework to the best of your ability so that you can fulfil your potential and work towards your dream job.

Year 7, 8 and 9

Homework for Year y, 8 and 9 classes will be set:

weekly for English, Maths and Science
fortnightly for all other subjects

Homework tasks for Year 7, 8 and 9 students consists of self-quizzing a section from the relevant subject’s Knowledge Organiser. Knowledge Organiser booklets containing all subject Knowledge Organisers can be found here:

Y7 Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser

Y8 Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser

Y9 Autumn Term Knowledge Organiser

The homework will:

be set as an assignment on Teams.
take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.
be a minimum of half a page of written work.
be self-assessed using green pen.
be completed in the student’s red homework book.

Year 10 and 11

Homework for Year 10 and 11 students will be set weekly for all examined subjects. Homework tasks for Year 10 and 11 students will be dependent on the subject.

The homework will:

be set as an assignment on Teams.
take approximately 40-60 minutes to complete.
be based on prior learning for students to consolidate and build confidence in.

Homework guidance for students

Homework at LSHS is designed to support your learning in the classroom. Homework does this by:

Providing additional practice
Building fluency in core knowledge
Slowing forgetting of core knowledge

At LSHS, we don’t just want you to do your homework, we want you to learn from your homework. This is why it is important to complete your homework using these key ideas:

Testing

The knowledge you practice for your homework will only be learned if you have to think hard about it. Copying or rereading doesn’t make you think hard enough. You need to test yourself to think hard.

For KS3

Read the section of the subject’s Knowledge Organiser.
Close the Knowledge Organiser.
Write down everything you can remember from the section without looking at the Knowledge Organiser.

For KS4

Complete the subject’s homework assignment without looking at your notes / revision guide / internet.

Feedback

When we test ourselves for our homework, it’s quite likely we’ll forget something or get something wrong. It’s important we recognise this, so we don’t learn incorrect knowledge or have gaps in our knowledge.

For KS3

Open the section of the subject’s Knowledge Organiser.
With a green pen, mark your homework, correcting any mistakes and adding in any missing knowledge.
You should spend 20-30 minutes and write at least half an A4 page in your red homework book for your homework. Any spare time can be used to repeat the Testing and Feedback process.

For KS4

With a green pen, correct and add to your homework assignment using your notes / revision guide / internet.
You should spend 40-60 minutes and complete the homework assignment set.

Spacing

Spacing your homework out between the day it was set and the day it is due leads to longer term retention of knowledge. It also helps to have a homework routine so that we avoid too much homework on one day or forgetting to do our homework. To help with this:

Your teachers will aim to set homework assignments on the same day every week / fortnight.
Plan to complete your homework assignment roughly halfway between when it was set and when it is due.
Make a homework timetable and avoid having too much homework on one day.
Attend Homework Club in ICT3 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.