Home Learning
Home learning at Northampton Academy is set on a platform known satchel:one.
1. Quality of Home Learning
At Northampton Academy, we expect all homework set to be purposeful and of high quality. Knowledge Organisers (KS3) and revision guides (KS4 & 5) will be used as part of much of our homework, so that we can provide students with topics that their parents/carers can help test them on – thus, building their knowledge base outside of lessons to free up more time in lessons for higher order thinking tasks.
2. Frequency of Home Learning
Key Stage 3
- Six pieces of home learning weekly from English, Maths, Science, Geography, History and MFL.
(For the fist term Year 7 students will recieve three pieces of home learning to complete weekly in English, Maths and Science.)
Key Stage 4
- All core and option subjects
Key Stage 5
- An expected minimum of 2 hours per week per element of the discipline being taught at that time
3. Setting and Collecting Home Learning
Homework should be set:
- During the lesson, with adequate time to fully explain the task;
- On satchel:one with submission recorded, and effort usually graded on this website too (unless an online test has been set with the % already shown);
- Usually allowing at least a week to be completed;
What do the Home Learning ratings mean?
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Satchel Rating
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Comment
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Criteria
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Excellent
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Home learning is always completed on time and pupils ensure that their home learning displays high levels of effort.
Pupil’s will often go above and beyond with their home learning by showing evidence of independent study to enhance their progress. |
| 2 |
Good
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Home learning is usually completed on time and to the expected standard, which displays expected effort and determination to succeed. Pupil’s complete home learning weekly and it is done to the expected standard. |
| 3 |
Requires Improvement
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Home learning is mostly completed on time, however, at times the home learning does lack effort and does not always display the pupil's full capability – either due to the volume of tasks that are incomplete or the effort levels |
| 4 |
Cause for Concern
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Home learning is not completed on a regular basis and/or the home learning that is completed lacks effort and does not reflect the pupil's capabilities, therefore, displaying a lack of determination to succeed. |
When Home Learning is collected:
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