Year

Amount of time per week

Type of homework set

How parents are informed. List of homework in books/noted in diary

Rewards/sanctions

How parents can help?

Extensions Activities/Books/Other Resources to support learning and homework

7

SAM online learning

Use of Homework Club

8

SAM online learning

Use of Homework Club

9

SAM online learning

Use of Homework Club

10

SAM online learning

Use of Homework Club

11

2 hours per week

1 Link and extension to portfolio assignments

2 Extension to classwork revision tasks for external examinations

Diary

Portfolio assignment sheet

Built into portfolio assessment and individual student action plans.

Support independent research for portfolio submissions. Consolidate revision sheets with students

SAM online learning

Use of Homework Club

12/13

4 hours per week

1 Independent research for portfolio assessment

2 Ongoing portfolio submission

3 consolidate & extension for external exams

Ongoing portfolio

Targets in work and individual target sheets

Built into portfolio assessment and individual student action plans.

Check individual targets and progress made.

Support order of folders.

Linked to merit and distinction grades for portfolio assessment