Homework

Prep Homework

At CRA we use homework to support pupils in retaining knowledge and key facts which are essential to academic success in the subject they are studying. Prep Homework has been designed using research informed strategies including: spaced retrieval, interleaving and chunking of information. This method allows pupils to begin the revision process from the outset of year 7 meaning that by the time pupils reach their GCSE examinations they have been revising for five years and developing effective revision techniques.

Each student has a homework folder which contains a homework exercise book and a set of knowledge organisers which are used to complete homework activities. The exception to this is Maths where pupils complete assigned Sparx maths tasks and show their workings in their homework books and some KS4 subjects which will be completing their homework using sections of the subject revision guides (which can be purchased from the school reception). Those that have trouble accessing the internet from home for Sparx can attend homework club every lunchtime in G7 for pupils to complete homework.

The process has been designed to be simple for students to complete and parents to support with:

Draw a line with a ruler and pencil every five lines down the page to create six boxes on the page.
At the top of the page, write the name of the subject being studied and the full date then underline both with a ruler.
Students read sections One and Two of the knowledge organiser.
Student then turn the knowledge organiser over and answer the associated questions in box one of their exercise book.
Students then read sections Three and Four of the knowledge organiser.
Student then turn the knowledge organiser over and answer the associated questions in box two of their exercise book.
Students repeat this process until all sections have been read, all questions have been answered using the 6 boxes in their exercise books.

KS3 Homework table

Monday	English
Tuesday	Science
Wednesday	Sparx Maths
Thursday	History/Geography/French
Friday	History/Geography/French
SPARX READER	This is due each Friday and should be completed one evening in the week.

KS4 Homework timetable

Monday	English (Seneca)
Tuesday	Science (Seneca)
Wednesday	Maths (Sparx)
Thursday	English (Seneca)
Friday	Option 1 (Seneca)
Weekend	Option 2 & 3 (Seneca)
SPARX READER	This is due each Friday and should be completed one evening in the week.

Key Stage 3 Rotations

Autumn Term 1 is Geography for Year 7, 8 and 9 and French Year 7,8 and 9.

DAY	TERM1	TERM2	TERM3	TERM4	TERM5	TERM6
THURSDAY	French	Geography	History	French	Geography	History
FRIDAY	Geography	History	French	Geography	History	French

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KS3 Homework table

KS4 Homework timetable

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