HOMEWORK

PARENTS AS PARTNERS

We regard homework as an essential link between school and home and it should be supervised and signed by the parent/guardian. Homework tasks should take between 15 to 30 minutes depending on the stage of the child and the homework task.

The school recognises several purposes for homework.

These include:

• Allowing practice and consolidation of classwork.
• Providing opportunities for individual research work.
• Developing good habits and self-discipline.
• Providing opportunities for parental support and involvement.
• Keeping parents informed about their child’s learning
• Training for pupils in planning and organising time.
• Encouraging ownership and responsibility for learning.
• Details about the curriculum feature regularly on our School Newsletter, Education Scotland and Parentzone.

The school has a policy of ensuring the curriculum is accessible to all pupils through the provision of quality ICT programmes of support both in class and after school clubs to support independent learning.