Homework

At KEVI we use homework to support pupils in retaining knowledge and key facts which are essential to academic success in the subject they are studying.

Prep Homework has been designed using research informed strategies including: spaced retrieval, interleaving and chunking of information. This method allows pupils to begin the revision process from the outset of year 7 meaning that by the time pupils reach their GCSE examinations they have been revising for five years and developing effective revision techniques.

Each student has a homework folder which contains a homework exercise book and a set of knowledge organisers which are used to complete homework activities. The exception to this is Maths where at KS4 they will use a knowledge organiser booklet.

The process has been designed to be simple for students to complete and parents to support with:

Draw a line with a ruler and pencil every six lines down the page to create five boxes on the page
At the top of the page, write the name of the subject being studied and the date then underline both with a ruler
Spend two minutes reading and re-reading a section of the knowledge organiser (this will be prescribed by the teacher)
Turn the knowledge organiser over and write down as much information as you can remember (two minutes maximum)
Turn your knowledge organiser back over and check it against what you have written, use a purple pen to tick any areas that you have correctly remembered and add in any details or corrections you have missed (two minutes maximum)
Repeat the process a further four times with the sections prescribed by your teacher so you have all five sections contain information and corrections

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Homework Example

Students should complete the correct knowledge organiser each night according to the timetable below. (one page per day; a total of 6 pages per week)

Day	KS3	KS4
Monday	English (30mins)	English Literature (30mins)
Tuesday	Maths (60mins)	Maths (60mins)
Wednesday	Science (30mins)	Science (30mins)
Thursday	History (15mins)	English Language (30mins)
Friday	Geography (15mins)	Four from; History, Geography, Art, French, Music, RE, DT, Business, Performance, Sport, LIBF (15mins)
Weekend	French, DT and Music (15mins)