Homework
For children in Reception and Key Stage 1, developing a partnership with parents and involving them actively in children's learning is the key purpose of our homework activities. As children get older, homework provides an opportunity for them to develop the skills of independent learning and takes over as the main purpose for homework.
The most important homework your child can do is to read regularly. In addition, homework can help to consolidate learning undertaken in school, provide opportunities for research and project-based work and help to develop good organisational and study habits, ready for the transition to secondary school.
Our expectations for homework develop progressively through the key stages. Please see the table below for details of the homework your child can expect in their year group.
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Year Groups
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Type of Task
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Books
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Guidelines for Timing
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Year R
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Homework folders
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Short, regular bursts
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Years 1 & 2
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Weekly handwriting
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Weekly Mathletics activity
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Daily weekday reading of online reading practise book (5 minutes, building up to 10 minutes in Y2)
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Handwriting books
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1 hour per week
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Years 3 & 4
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Weekly handwriting
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Weekly spelling practise activity (online)
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Weekly Mathletics activity
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Alternate weekly reading comprehension / punctuation and grammar workbook activity practising and consolidating key skills
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Termly topic-based project
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Daily weekday reading of reading practise book (approximately 10 minutes)
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Reading comprehension workbook
Punctuation and Grammar workbook
Handwriting books
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1 ½ hours per week
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Years 5 & 6
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Weekly spelling practice activity (online)
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Weekly Mathletics activity
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Alternate weekly reading comprehension / punctuation and grammar workbook activity practising and consolidating key skills
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Termly topic-based project
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Daily weekday reading of reading practise book or free-reader book (approximately 15 minutes)
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Reading comprehension workbook
Punctuation and grammar workbook
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2 ½ hours per week
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For more information about homework, please see our Homework Policy.
Homework Policy