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Homework
Fairfield has a clear policy on the setting of homework, which is available for parents to read if they wish to do so. This defines the principles behind the setting of homework, but does not give guidelines as to the amount of homework that should be set.
With the complexity of the timetable it is not possible to specify different nights of the week for different subjects, but we do provide guidelines as to the number and time allowed for home works. The time will obviously vary depending on the number of lessons in each subject and which Key Stage is involved.
KS3
At KS3 the approximate amount of homework that it would be reasonable to set pupils would be 2hrs each night. If we consider that each session of Homework should take 30min, departments can be divided into three groups based on the number of lesson that they teach. Over a two-week timetable this should be the equivalent of:
| 4 Sessions | 2 Sessions | 1 Sessions |
| English Mathematics Science Languages Technology |
Art Music History Geography Life Skills |
ICT RS PE Drama |
KS4
At KS4 the approximate amount of homework could reasonably be expected to increase to 3hrs each night. Based on 30min sessions the allocation over two weeks would be the equivalent of:
| 2 Sessions | 6 Sessions | 8 Session |
| ICT PE RS |
All other subjects | Double Science Applied Science Single Sciences (Total) Leisure and Tourism |
Parents are reminded that these allocations are guidelines and the homework that your daughter receives should average out to approximately these amounts over the year. It may however be the case, especially at KS4 that pupils are given more or less homework as the demands of coursework etc vary. It should not be usual for staff to expect homework to be handed in on the day following when it was set, which should allow pupils to manage their time so that they are not overburdened on any particular night. Pupils should be recording all the homework that they are set in their Fairfax.