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Fulston Manor School

Fulston Manor School A Fulston Manor Academies Trust School

Homework

Homework at Fulston Manor is seen as an imperative part of a child’s education and, as such, we ensure that all homework is well-structured, directly linked to the curriculum and challenging for all students.

Every student will receive feedback on their homework in order to support their progress. We actively encourage parents and carers to support students with their home learning and are always happy to receive ideas or feedback in order to develop this aspect of our curriculum further.

Key Stage 3 homework is organised into two categories – homework that is set on a regular weekly basis and homework that is set as a two-week "Enrichment Project".

The enrichment projects will allow students to engage in open-ended learning opportunities that will challenge all abilities and also develop independence and resilience. The project content will be dependent on individual curriculum subjects and will usually involve five key tasks that should be completed over a two-week period, with the opportunity to challenge students with "Excellence Tasks". We recommend that students make good use of our Homework Club which runs every day after school, in our library. The club gives students access to IT resources as well as individual support if required.

Key Stage 4 and 5 homework will be set as regular weekly homework that is directly linked to the curriculum and this will be aimed at preparing students for examinations, re-enforcing classroom learning and preparing for learning.

What to do if my child is struggling with homework?

Where a student may be struggling with homework and time management, we recommend that parents and carers either contact the subject teacher or Head of House in order to gain some support and guidance. In particular, we recognise that many students feel as though they need to spend a longer than expected amount of time on some of the more open projects. In this case, parents and carers should use their judgement with reference to the time allocations within the individual homework timetables and let the teacher know by note or email that their child has spent a suitable amount of time on the work, but could not get the tasks fully completed. This will not be responded to with any sanction.

Should homework be set on days that are not specified within the homework timetable, please make contact with the school in order to raise this issue. We strongly believe that the homework timetable is essential for students to manage their time and be able to spread the demands of homework over the week to avoid becoming overwhelmed. 

Homework is set using ClassCharts and parents and carers will be able to see the acknowledgement from the teacher that the homework has been submitted. Students and parents and carers are given their own individual log-in details. If you are experiencing any issues with this system or require additional support, please contact our friendly and helpful IT Services Team. 

Please use the drop-down sections below to view our Homework Timetables for each year group. Alternatively, our entire Homework Timetable can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. 

If you have questions or concerns over homework, please feel free to contact Mr R Prutton, Assistant Headteacher. 

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Year 7 Homework Timetable 

The following subjects will be setting enrichment projects across the academic year (See HoD for more information) within the schedule shown below:

  • Mathematics and English work will be set only once per week but it should be aimed to last one hour per subject per week.
  • For other subjects work should be aimed to last up to 30 minutes per subject except PDC which does not set homework.
  • Food work is only set every four weeks and will be based around planning and preparation for practical lessons.
  • Details of the enrichment tasks will be published on CLASSCHARTS, students should be encouraged to submit work by uploading it or handing it to the teacher for feedback.
  • Any incomplete or not submitted enrichment work or projects should be logged as a negative on CLASSCHARTS.
  • Any high quality enrichment work or projects should be logged as a positive on CLASSCHARTS.

Year 8 Homework Timetable

The following subjects will be setting two-week enrichment projects across the academic year (See HoD for more information) within the schedule shown below: 

  • Mathematics and Science work will be set only once per week but it should be aimed to last one hour ten minutes per subject per week.
  • For other subjects work should be aimed to last 35 minutes per subject except PDC which does not set homework.
  • Food work is only set every four weeks and will be based around planning and preparation for practical lessons.
  • Textiles work is only set when the lessons occur and is set every other week.
  • Details of enrichment projects and tasks will be published on CLASSCHARTS, students should be encouraged to submit work by uploading it or handing it to the teacher for feedback.
  • Any incomplete or not submitted enrichment projects and tasks should be logged as a negative on CLASSCHARTS.
  • Any high quality enrichment projects and tasks should be logged as a positive on CLASSCHARTS.

Year 9 Homework Timetable

The following subjects will be setting two-week enrichment projects across the academic year (See HoD for more information) within the schedule shown below:

  • Mathematics, English and Science work will be set once per week and will be aimed to last one hour twenty minutes per subject per week.
  • For other subjects work should be aimed to last 40 minutes per subject except PDC which does not set homework.
  • Details of Enrichment projects and tasks will be published on CLASSCHARTS, students should be encouraged to submit work by uploading it or handing it to the teacher for feedback.
  • Any incomplete or not submitted enrichment projects or tasks should be logged as a negative on CLASSCHARTS.
  • Any high quality enrichment projects or tasks should be logged as a positive on CLASSCHARTS.

Year 10 Homework Timetable

  • Mathematics and English homework will be set only once per week but it should be aimed to last at least two hours per subject per week.
  • Biology, Chemistry and Physics will be set fortnightly for at least one hour per subject.
  • Homework for other subjects should be aimed to last at least one hour per week except PDC which does not set homework.
  • Students must have a maximum of one week to complete homework tasks.
  • Details of homework will be published on ClassCharts; students should be encouraged to submit work by uploading it or handing it to the
    teacher for feedback.
  • Any incomplete or non-submitted homework tasks should be logged as a negative on ClassCharts.
  • Any high-quality homework tasks should be logged as a positive on ClassCharts.

Year 11 Homework Timetable

  • Mathematics and English homework will be set only once per week but it should be aimed to last at least two hours per subject per week.
  • Biology, Chemistry and Physics will be set fortnightly for at least one hour per subject.
  • Homework for other subjects should be aimed to last at least one hour per week except PDC which does not set homework.
  • Students must have a maximum of one week to complete homework tasks.
  • Details of homework will be published on ClassCharts; students should be encouraged to submit work by uploading it or handing it to the
    teacher for feedback.
  • Any incomplete or non-submitted homework tasks should be logged as a negative on ClassCharts.
  • Any high-quality homework tasks should be logged as a positive on ClassCharts.

Year 12 & 13 (Sixth Form) 

There is an expectation that students should complement the 5 hours of lesson time for each course with independent study in school and at home, of at least 3 hours this is half the lesson time per subject, per week.

A student studying a GCSE subject should be expected to add at least four hours of independent study per week.

Details of homework will be published via CLASSCHARTS, students should be encouraged to submit work by uploading it or handing it to the teacher for feedback.