Our approach to home learning is built around the summary of international evidence provided by the Educational Endowment Foundation (EEF) in January 2020.  This evidence suggests that parents can support children in homework completion and in developing effective learning habits, and suggests that short focused activities linking directly to what is being taught in class, are most effective.

This additional practice at home helps the children embed learning in their long term memories as research suggests that regular retrieval of knowledge can help children more effectively remember key concepts.

We aim to make home learning as easy as possible for parents to access and support at home. It is important that homework is convenient for parents to incorporate successfully into their daily lives and does not become a burden that takes away from quality family time. 

We encourage children of all ages to read at least four times a week and practice times tables. More formal English and Maths homework is set in years 5 and 6. We offer a homework club for Years 5 and 6 each week.

Home school projects may sometimes be set, which excite and engage the children in their topic work.