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Homework is set in all the main curricular subjects and
all students have a homework timetable. Parents are invited to contact
the Form Tutor in the event of any concern about the nature
or amount of homework set. The amount of time spent on
homework should gradually increase as a student moves
up the school. The school's homework programme is under
the general supervision of an Assistant Headteacher. It is important that parents
realise something of the changing nature of homework assignments
that are set. These are now much less likely to be in
the form of short, self-contained assignments, specifically
set to be done at home. The term "homework"
itself is not always entirely helpful. The whole nature
of GCSE courses, many of which have some emphasis on coursework
assessment, means that work done outside the lesson context
has now assumed increasing importance. That work will
often be in the form of assignments which may have been
begun in lessons but which have to be continued or completed
in the student's own time.
Different GCSE courses make
different demands on students and the skills necessary
for organising a personal study programme have become
very important. To aid this process all Queensmead students
are issued with a quite detailed Work Planner and Diary
in which all homework assignments should be recorded.
Parents are encouraged to monitor their child's use of
this document. Students are expected to carry this Diary
at all times and its loss is an important matter. A student's
skills in organising and planning work should be developed
in Years 7 - 9 and further developed in Years 10 and 11
and Post 16, by which stage the successful student
needs to have become a well motivated independent learner.
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