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Homework

Learning takes place inside and outside the classroom. One of our key assessment principles to support pupils is that “Homework must be planned, purposeful, clear and meaningful.” 

For Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four homework tasks are set using Class Charts and for Key Stage Five Microsoft teams.

Homework is usually given a one week deadline unless it is an extended project. ​​​​ Submission of homework can be viewed on the Class Charts parent app.  The parent app can be downloaded from your app store via your phone.  You will need a parent code to login which can be gained from emailing Mr Mulloy smulloy@theroyal.school. 

Century

  • The Century.Tech platform is used for all homework for KS3 and KS4 in English, maths and science.  Geography, PE and functional skills are available for KS4.
  • Usually 2-3 nuggets should be set each week.  More nuggets can be set over a longer period of time e.g. for completion during school holidays.
  • Pupils login to Century using their Microsoft 365 school account.

Key Stage Three

  • English, maths and science should be set Century homework assignments weekly.
  • Pupils in KS3 will be set one humanity project and one creative project per learning cycle.
  • Each learning cycle lasts for seven school weeks.

Learning Cycle ​

1​

2​

3​

4​

5​

Year 7​

History ​

Art​

Geography​

Drama​

RS​

Music​

History ​

Art​

Geography​

Music​

Year 8 ​

Geography​

Music​

History ​

Art​

RS​

Music​

Geography​

Drama​

History ​

Art ​

Key Stage Four

  • English, maths and science should be set Century homework assignments weekly and additional exam questions and tasks can be set.
  • Options subjects should set a weekly homework.

 

Key Stage Five

  • All subjects publish an Independent Study Sheet (for each topic) or 2 per half term, whichever is greater.  This is uploaded to the subject Independent Study Hub (SharePoint), which will be linked to each pupil's class team.
  • All homework tasks are set as an assignment on MS Teams.
  • This should include 5 hours of tasks, which relate to learning carried out in class. This should be set after every lesson, with each task to take approximately 1 hour.
  • All work should be submitted electronically (even if this is a photo) using the assignment function on Teams. Physical submissions may also be required.
  • Teachers are to check completion of all tasks and to assign a mark based upon the following guidance:
    • 2 points – Work is all complete and meets or exceeds the standard expected.
    • 1 point – Work is complete but is either partially complete or does not meet the expected standard.
    • 0 points – Work is either missing or not achieving the expected standard.
  • Homework tasks should be reviewed and returned to students within 1 week.
  • Work that is missing should be ‘Returned for Revision’, with a mark of 0. Students are then expected to resubmit that work.

Length of homework

The following guidance should be expected for homework tasks:

  • KS3 – 20 minutes per week per subject or an extended project per learning cycle lasting 2.5 hours.
  • KS4 – 30-45 minutes per week per subject
  • KS5 – 5 hours of independent work per subject.  

Below is a summary of the software the school uses to support homework tasks and how pupils can reset passwords if needed.

Software package

Subjects using

How to login

Who to go to for password reset

Microsoft 365 

(Teams and email)

All
  • Go to www.microsoft.com and click 'sign in'
  • Type in your number@theroyal.school and password
  • If using at home you will need your phone for two factor authentication.
  • Type in the authentication code or verify using the app.

support@theroyal.school

Mr Davies in library

ClassCharts

All
  • Go to www.classcharts.com
  • Log in by clicking the ‘office 365’ button.
  • Use your royal school email address to login.
  • If using the app enter your pupil code.
  • Parents have a separate code

support@theroyal.school

Mr Davies in library

Form tutors have your pupil code.

Mr Mulloy in academic office smulloy@theroyal.school

Century

Maths, English, Science, Geography, PE
  • Go to app.century.tech
  • Log in by clicking the ‘office 365’ button.
  • Use your royal school email address to login.

support@theroyal.school

Mr Davies in library

Kerboodle

Science

French
  • Go to www.kerboodle.com
  • Log in by clicking the ‘office 365’ button or entering details as [initialsurname] e.g. jsmith
  • Password is [initialsurname] unless changed by pupil.
  • Institution code is ix8

Mr Whitehead or Mr Hutton in Science

Dr Frost

Maths
  • Go to drfost.org
  • Log in by clicking the ‘office 365’ button.

support@theroyal.school

Mr Davies in library

Activelearn (Pearson)

 

A Level

Business

Maths

Further Maths 

Achandard@theroyal.school

Reynolds

Maths usernames and passwords to be issued by the department.

Seneca

Science

Business

Computer Science

support@theroyal.school

Mr Davies in library

Mr P Hall Computing 1

Cognito

Science
  • Go to www.cognitoedu.org
  • Click sign up for a free account
  • Select your topic from the options on the screen to watch tutorials, take quizzes and complete revision.

Pupils will have to click on ‘reset password’ on the log in screen.

Flash Academy

EAL

Go to https://web.flashacademy.com

Centre: TR01

Password: flash

Username: as shared with you in class

Ms J.Kyle jky@theroyal.school can provide or reset your username 

Prechewed Politics

Politics

Go to www.prechewedpolitics.co.uk

Use the login information shared with you in class.

See Mr J Smith, jgsmith@theroyal.school  who will reset your password.

Physics and Maths tutor

Science
  • Go to www.physicsandmathstutor.com
  • No account needed.
  • Pupils can access past papers & mark schemes, revision notes and flash cards.
  • Videos are also available to support homework, revision and learning.

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Isaac Science

Science

Maths
  • Go to https://isaacscience.org
  • It is free and students sign up themselves using their royal school email address.
  • Students tackle interactive questions, explore varying difficulty levels, and strengthen problem-solving skills with concept guides, video lessons, and events.

To reset their password they just need to click on forgotten your password? link and follow instructions.

 

 

Corbett Maths

Maths
  • Go to www.corbettmaths.com
  • No account needed
  • Pupils can access 5 a day questions, worksheets, revision, solutions and videos to help them study independently.

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Mathantics

Maths
  • Go to www.mathantics.com
  • No account needed
  • Really engaging videos for KS3 explaining a variety of mathematical concepts.

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