All children receive homework at St. Mary’s.

Children receive reading and task work that they should do daily. In the youngest classes, it consists of short activities that prepare them for increasing work at home as they go up through the school. By the time they reach Year 6 they will be expected to do up to an hour each school day.

The tasks that are set will vary with the children’s ages, ability and the teachers’ methods of organisation. They can include: numeracy and grammar exercises; spelling tasks; number games and problem solving; quizzes and information research; preparing presentations; writing, including reviews and observations; projects and finishing work started in school.

For homework to be effective, everybody - children, teachers and parents - need to show positive support and interest.