Homework
| Subject | Year 10 Homework | Year 11 Homework |
| Ancient Greek |
What: Vocabulary learning How Often: 30-45 minutes - once a week |
What: Vocabulary Learning and revision and Literature Set Text learning in the Autumn Term; Exam questions practice - when needed How Often: 45 minutes once a fortnight (vocab) 30 minutes once a week (set text learning) |
| Art |
What: Tasks linked to the GCSE assessment criteria, for example complete research tasks, produce drawings and artist responses, develop ideas or experiment with materials linked to the chosen theme. Students are expected to have a range of art materials for use at home How Often: 1-2 hours twice a week. |
What: Tasks linked to the GCSE assessment criteria, for example complete research tasks, produce drawings and artist responses, develop ideas or experiment with materials linked to the chosen theme. Students are expected to have a range of art materials for use at home. How Often: 1-2 hours twice a week. |
| Business |
What: Set written homework for the week (worksheet linked to topic, research and essay question). How Often: Once a week |
What: Set written homework for the week (worksheet linked to topic, research and essay question). How Often: Once a week |
| Computing |
What: Tasks include completing work from the workbook, exam questions, programming tasks, research tasks, learning vocabulary, completing worksheets and creating tasks on a specific piece of software. How Often: A maximum of two pieces - 1 hour on each piece set. |
What: Tasks include completing work from the workbook, exam questions, programming tasks, research tasks, learning vocabulary, completing worksheets and creating tasks on a specific piece of software. How Often: A maximum of two pieces - 1 hour on each piece set. |
| Drama |
What: Rehearsal at home as needed to prepare for performance assessments. Expectation that any portfolio work which is not completed in class to be completed for homework in order to meet given deadlines. How Often: 1 piece of work set every two weeks. |
What: Rehearsal at home as needed to prepare for performance assessments. Expectation that any portfolio work which is not completed in class to be completed for homework in order to meet given deadlines. How Often: 1 piece of work set every two weeks. |
| Design Technology |
What: Using revision guide and work book and GCSE bitesize and technology student How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
What: Using revision guide and work book and GCSE bitesize and technology student How Often: 60 minutes twice a week. |
| Economics |
What: Tasks to include activities to iterate classroom learning; analysis and evaluate of current sections, revision for half-term exams. How Often: 45 minutes once a week. |
What: Tasks to include activities to iterate classroom learning; analysis and evaluate of current sections, revision for half-term exams. How Often: 45 minutes once a week. |
| English |
What: Tasks will include revising knowledge of key terms, events and characters linked to given literary texts. Exam practice questions and tasks. Completion of online revision tasks via Seneca Learning and Tassomai. How Often: 45-60 minutes once a week. |
What: Tasks will include revising knowledge of key terms, events and characters linked to given literary texts. Exam practice questions and tasks. Completion of online revision tasks via Seneca Learning and Tassomai. How Often: 45-60 minutes once a week. |
| Geography |
What: Range of tasks e.g. research, extended writing, creative poster work, revision using Seneca Learning and BBC Bitesize, learning key terms, completing classwork using Kerboodle. How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
What: Range of tasks e.g. research, extended writing, creative poster work, revision using Seneca Learning and BBC Bitesize, learning key terms, completing classwork using Kerboodle. How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
| Heath and Social Care |
What: Complete coursework by given deadlines. Complete as part of homework any coursework that is not completed during class time. Revise terminology as part of ongoing homework which should be applied to their coursework. |
What: Complete coursework by given deadlines. Complete as part of homework any coursework that is not completed during class time. Revise terminology as part of ongoing homework which should be applied to their coursework. |
| History |
What: Complete exam questions, learn key terminology and carry out research tasks. How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
What: Complete exam questions, learn key terminology and carry out research tasks. How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
| ICT (Creative Media) |
What: Exam questions. Also, to take the opportunities offered to stay after school and work on their controlled assessment. How Often: Once a week. |
What: Tasks relating to any practise work for the practise scenarios. Also, to take the opportunities offered to stay after school and work on their controlled assessment. How Often: Once a week. |
| Latin |
What: Vocabulary learning How Often: 30-45 minutes - once a week |
What: Vocabulary Learning and revision, literature set text learning and exam questions practice. How Often: 45 minutes once a fortnight (vocab) 30 minutes once a week (set text learning) 60 minutes once a week (exam questions when needed). |
| Maths |
What: Set written homework one week (worksheet/ homework book) and online homework the next week (using mymaths/kerboodle). How Often: 40-60 minutes once a week. |
What: Set written homework one week (worksheet/ homework book) and online homework the next week (using mymaths/kerboodle). How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
| Media |
What: Directly linked to content that is being taught at the time. The tasks vary widely from preparing for lessons coming up by reading, watching videos or finding props, to consolidating work covered by writing assignments and responding to feedback. They may have to learn key terminology by completing vocab quizzes. How Often: Once a week |
What: Directly linked to content that is being taught at the time. The tasks vary widely from preparing for lessons coming up by reading, watching videos or finding props, to consolidating work covered by writing assignments and responding to feedback. They may have to learn key terminology by completing vocab quizzes. How Often: Once a week |
| Modern Foreign Languages |
What: Can be vocabulary learning /GCSE topic question preparation, past paper questions, speaking preparation, a worksheet, work on Kerboodle, youtube vidoe clip to watch and take notes, a creative task or online work on a French website (Quizlet , AQA, BBC bitesize, www.languageonline.org.uk How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
What: Can be vocabulary learning /GCSE topic question preparation, past paper questions, speaking preparation, a worksheet, work on Kerboodle, youtube vidoe clip to watch and take notes, a creative task or online work on a French website (Quizlet . AQA, BBC bitesize, www.languageonline.org.uk How Often: 60 minutes once a week. |
| Music |
What: Completion of coursework by given deadlines expected. Any coursework not completed in class expected to be completed for homework. How Often: 2 hours regular weekly practice of instrument expected. |
What: Completion of coursework by given deadlines expected. Any coursework not completed in class expected to be completed for homework. How Often: 2 hours regular weekly practice of instrument expected. |
| Physical Education |
What: Tasks may include exam techniques, exam questions, using Everlearner to consolidate learning, worksheets, research tasks, flip learning tasks. How Often: 30 minutes once a week. |
What: Tasks may include exam techniques, exam questions, using Everlearner to consolidate learning, worksheets, research tasks, flip learning tasks. How Often: 30 minutes once a week. |
| Philosophy, Religion and Ethics |
What: A written task, but prior to tests revision as homework is acceptable. Students might be asked to revise for a subsequent test. How Often: 30-60 minutes twice a month (for full GCSE course) |
What: A written task, but prior to tests revision as homework is acceptable. Students might be asked to revise for a subsequent test. How Often: 30-60 minutes twice a month (for full GCSE course) |
| Science |
What: Homework may involve Kerboodle quizzes, research, past exam questions, flipped learning, making models and home experiments, watching clips to support learning, making notes to consolidate learning. How Often: 60 minutes twice a week for Combined Science. 60 minutes per subject per week for Separate Science. |
What: Homework may involve Kerboodle quizzes, research, past exam questions, flipped learning, making models and home experiments, watching clips to support learning, making notes to consolidate learning. How Often: 60 minutes twice a week for Combined Science. 60 minutes per subject per week for Separate Science. |
| Sociology |
What: Research tasks, completing exam style questions, planning a essay. How Often: Every 2 weeks. |
What: Research tasks, completing exam style questions, planning a essay. How Often: Every 2 weeks. |