Homework Guidance

At Maltings Academy the overarching aim is to ensure that homework is impactful and meets the needs of all students for all subjects that they study. 

Intended Purpose:



General Guiding Principles:


Teaching staff will aim to adopt, and implement the following when planning and assigning homework tasks:



Responsibilities of teaching staff:



Year 7-9 KS3:


Year 10 -11 KS4:



Homework may take the form of one of the following activities (this is not an exhaustive list):



The Impact of Homework - Key Findings - EEF (Education Endowment Foundation):



Homework has a positive impact on average 5+ months particularly with students in secondary schools


Homework that is linked to classroom work tends to be more effective. In particular studies that included feedback on homework had higher impacts on learning


It is important to make the purpose of homework clear to students (to increase a specific area of knowledge, or to develop fluency in a particular area).