Homework

In order that our pupils can attain the highest standard, at Little Common we recognise the crucial importance of an active educational partnership between home and school.

Homework is just one of the ways in which we seek to foster this partnership. Homework encompasses a whole variety of activities instigated by teachers and parents to support children’s learning.

Aims:

To help children to make progress and ensure children have the best opportunities to meet and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the expectations for their year group set out in the National Curriculum
To help parents gain an insight into their child’s school work, support in children's learning and promote partnerships between home and school.
To support children develop their fluency and comprehension skills in reading
To support children in developing their understanding and recall of known mathematical facts such as time tables, division facts and number bonds
To practise and consolidate further skills
To broaden the context of learning and provide enrichment and extension
To become independent learners and to develop perseverance and positive attitudes to learning beyond the classroom
To support children in becoming responsible and organised in their learning at home as a preparation for more frequent homework at secondary school

Our homework policy can be found here.