key stage 3

Teachers assign regular homework in their subjects to enhance students' learning experience. Homework reinforces what is learned in class and helps students achieve their academic goals. Students can hand their homework in to their teachers in lessons, or complete and submit online. 

Homework tasks will be 30 - 45 minutes in length

•English, Maths and Science will set 1 homework per week

•Other subjects will set 1 homework per fortnight

key stage 4 

Teachers will set homework for students to complete regularly in their subjects. This homework is there to support learning, and to help students achieve the best results possible in their GCSEs. It is important for students to complete this homework to the best of their ability – it is there to enhance their abilities to achieve the highest grades. Students will hand their homework in to their teachers in their lesson, or complete and submit their homework online.

In addition to homework, students should try to allocate additional time outside of school for revising subjects to prepare for GCSEs, remember spaced retrieval is more effective than cramming, and spreading it out over time makes it more manageable. 

Homework tasks will be 45 – 1 hour 15 minutes in length

•Subjects will set 1 homework task per week 

Types of Homework

Teachers may set a variety of different homework. Some are listed below:

• Written Homework – Essay questions, Worksheets, Creative work
• Online Homework – Quizzes, Multiple Choice Questions, Online platforms
  • Make sure you know your logins – this is not an excuse to not do your homework
  • If you don’t have technology at home, or have technical issues, complete your homework at school in a homework club.
• Revision Homework – Creating Flashcards or Mind maps, revising from your core booklets or from your exercise books
  • You may be tested on your revision in the lesson – make sure you meet the pass mark! 

 Recording your homework

• All homework should be written in your planner:
  • Subject name
  • Homework title/task
  • Description of what to do – make it detailed so you don’t forget!
  • Date it is due
• Make sure you have all the materials needed to complete the homework
  • If you need your login reset, speak to your teacher
  • If you lose the worksheet that you need for the homework, speak to your teacher
  • You must be organised – this is not an excuse to not complete your homework 

Top Tips

• Do your homework on the day it is set wherever possible! This means:
  • You won’t forget about it or what you need to do
  • You won’t end up with too much homework to do at the same time
  • If you have a problem doing the homework you have time to speak to your teacher and solve the problem
    • Issues with doing your homework will not be accepted if you haven’t tried to solve them
  • If you find it hard to do homework at home, join a homework club to complete your homework at school at the end of the day

 Homework expectations

 Students will fail their homework if:

• They do not hand their homework in at the correct time (in person to your teacher or submitted online)
• The homework is not complete, or is of a poor quality
• Students do not reach the pass mark needed for the homework, or during an in-class test on the homework content
• The work produced by the student is not their own work – Plagiarism
• They were unable to log in to complete the homework
• Students who fail their homework will receive a 1-hour detention

• Students will be expected to complete that homework in that detention or at the earliest opportunity (so you don’t fall behind)   

FAQ's

• Which days do teachers set the homework?
  • The homework timetables show when the homework is due. Teachers can set homework in any lesson that they teach you, but will always give you a reasonable amount of time to complete the homework (never the next day)
• I have homework due on a day when I don’t have that lesson, what do I do?
  • Some homework is set online, through Microsoft Teams, or an online platform. You should submit your homework online on that day according to the homework timetable, not when you have that lesson
• My friends have homework due on different days – why?
  • Not all students have the same subjects on the same day. Your homework timetable is based around you, which may be unique to your form group, your set, or your option choices
• I can’t log in to my online platforms, what do I do?
  • Make sure you try to complete your homework at the earliest opportunity so you can sort out any issues – this isn’t an excuse
  • Email or visit your teacher to sort out the issue – this is your responsibility
• I lost the worksheet needed to complete the homework, what do I do?
  • Make sure you try to be organised to not lose any materials
  • If you do, contact your teacher at the earliest opportunity – leave enough time so you can still complete the homework
• What is Plagiarism?
  • Plagiarism is using someone else’s work and pretending it is your own. It is cheating. This includes the use of AI or online solutions. It does not help you learn, which is why we set homework, and does not reflect our values of hard work and integrity.
• I don’t have the equipment or technology to do the homework at home, what do I do?
  • We will provide spaces after school for students to complete their homework club
  • Let your teacher, tutor or DoL/DDoL know – there may be something we can do to support you
  • The expectation is that homework is completed – no excuses
• I am confused about the homework or am stuck, what do I do?
  • Speak to your teacher or email them at the earliest opportunity – they will always be willing to support you
  • Attend a homework club, so you can get support from others
• I missed the last lesson, what do I do if I missed the homework or didn’t know about it?
  • Attending school is invaluable for your learning and students should only be absent in exceptional circumstances
  • Our expectation at Bridge is that students who miss lessons catch up – missing content and having gaps in our knowledge means we cannot reach our full potential, and may struggle in future lessons.
  • Speak to your teacher or email them at the earliest opportunity to find out what you missed, and to get the work to catch up, including the homework that was set.