Homework Timetable

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Homework Timetable (.pdf)

Reading Homework

Reading well is the key to doing well in school. To help each child improve their reading skills there is a set time for reading each night. This is in response to the new Government initiative to help improve children's standard of literacy.

The Government guidelines state that in years 6 & 7 children should be reading on their own, or to their parents, for 20 minutes a night. This figure rises to between 20 to 30 minutes in years 8 & 9.

Please encourage your child to read as much as possible.

Subject Homework

Each of the core subjects of English and Mathematics sets three homeworks (or its equivalent) per week in all years. Science sets two homeworks in Years 6 & 7 and three in years 8 & 9.

Humanities also sets two homeworks (or its equivalent) per week in all years.

French sets two homeworks per week in Years 7, 8 & 9 and one homework per week in Year 6.

ADT sets one homework per week in all years.

Music homework is not given on a weekly basis throughout all four years, but it is related to certain projects as they occur.

Learning Support homework is given only if appropriate for the individual pupil.

Notes

The table below gives what, and how much, homework each pupil is expected to do each night over the four years they attend Abington High School.
 

	Year 6	Year 7	Year 8	Year 9
English	3	3	3	3
Maths	3	3	3	3
Science	2	2	3	3
Humanities	2	2	2	2
French	1	2	2	2
ADT	1	1	1	1
Subjects per week	12	13	14	14
Subjects per night	2 or 3 (3 on two nights)	1, 2 or 3 (3 on three nights)	2 or 3 (3 on four nights)	2 or 3 (3 on four nights)
Time per subject	15 minutes	20 minutes	30 minutes	40 minutes
Total time per night	30 minutes (45 minutes when 3 subjects)	40 minutes (60 minutes when 3 subjects)	60 minutes (90 minutes when 3 subjects)	80 minutes (120 minutes when 3 subjects)
Reading time per night	20 minutes	20 minutes	30 minutes	30 minutes
Total time per night	50 minutes (plus 2 nights with an extra 15 minutes)	60 minutes (80 minutes when 3 subjects)	90 minutes (120 minutes when 3 subjects)	110 minutes (150 minutes when 3 subjetcs)