At Springwell Community College, Home Learning plays an important role in supporting students’ progress, helping them to reinforce what they learn in college, and foster independent study skills.
By completing home learning regularly, students have the opportunity practice key skills and take greater responsibility for their learning.
We encourage students and families to engage with Home Learning as a positive part of the learning journey. Further information about expectations, resources, and support can be found below.
Year 7 Home Learning is based on the revision strategy ‘Read, Cover, Write, Check’.
Year 7 students will only complete Home Learning for English, Maths and Science.
Each Home Learning task should take no longer than 30 minutes (90 minutes in total over the week) and is based on the 100% sheets found in their portfolios.
Details of each week’s home learning can be found on ClassCharts. Students also record Home Learning in their planners. Home Learning is allocated and collected during Wednesday registration.
A lunchtime club is available every day in S.02 to help students who need support.
Year 7 home learning tasks
Year 8 Home Learning is based on the revision strategy ‘Read, Cover, Write, Check’.
Year 8 students will only complete Home Learning for English, Maths and Science.
Each Home Learning task should take no longer than 30 minutes (90 minutes in total over the week) and is based on the 100% sheets found in their portfolios.
Details of each week’s home learning can be found on ClassCharts. Students also record Home Learning in their planners. Home Learning is allocated and collected during Thursday registration.
A lunchtime club is available every day in S.02 to help students who need support.
Year 8 Home Learning tasks
Home learning is important as it helps students to consolidate their learning.
Home learning is set once per week for the core subjects of English, maths and science. In other subjects home learning is set every two to three weeks.
Typically, home learning tasks should take 30 minutes to complete.
Teachers will give a minimum of one week for a home learning task to be completed.
Home learning set will be one of two types:
- Home learning to prepare for short low stakes tests or other formative assessment. Successful completion of this type of home learning task will be seen in test results.
- Traditional home learning – for example, worksheets, booklets etc. Detentions will be set for non-completion or a very poor attempt of this home learning.
All home learning set will be on ClassCharts. This allows teachers, students and parents to keep track of home learning deadlines. When appropriate, attachments and/or guidance will be provided on ClassCharts.
Students are asked to make a note of the home learning and the deadline in their planners.
Corrections for non-completion of home learning are for 30 minutes and held on the following afternoons
Home Learning Correction
Tuesday: Science
Wednesday: Languages, Humanities
Thursday: English, Technologies, Arts
Friday: Maths, PE
Families will be informed of these corrections the day before the correction takes place.