Homework

~ Homework reinforces what is learned in school.

~ Students record homework daily in the school journal.

We recommend that First Years spend 1.5 hours Monday - Thursday at homework and 2 hours at the weekend.

The purpose of homework

It consolidates and reinforces skills and understanding developed at school.

It encourages students to develop the skills, confidence, self-discipline and motivation needed to study effectively on their own.

It extends school learning, for example through additional reading.

It sustains the involvement of parents in the management of students’ learning and keeping them informed about the work students are doing.

It directs research.

From the beginning of First Year, each student is expected to establish a homework routine. Each student is expected to keep a record of all homework in her Journal, which is given by the school to the students specifically for this purpose. Journals are regularly monitored by the Class Tutor and are available to all teachers should they wish to communicate with parents. All homework should be completed and organized as guided by the subject teacher, and should be dated. This assists with revision. A class teacher will communicate initially through the journal if a student fails to present written assignments or has failed repeatedly to complete learning assignments.

The school expects that all homework is completed on time and presented on time. It should be done to the best of the student's ability in a neat and tidy fashion. If a student has been absent the onus is on the student to discover what work has been set and to endeavour to complete it within the time given in as far as is possible. If the student has been ill, a period of time will be given to the student to complete missed assignments.