Homework is used to consolidate, review and revise learning. WHGS uses many online packages to assist students, such as GCSEPod, Seneca, Bedrock and SPARX. Details of homework are posted on Microsoft Teams and written in students’ planners. The frequency and nature of homework is set out in the table below.
At Key Stage 3, the homework set should take one hour per week for each of English, maths and science. Other subjects run homework on a two-week cycle. Some creative subjects such as Drama and Art, run a project piece over a half-term.
At Key Stage 4 the homework in English and maths will require approximately one hour each a week. Sciences require similar for each subject, but over a two-week cycle. The option subjects require an hour of homework each week.
If students find access to computers or wifi is a barrier to completing homework then they are able to join Homework Clubs, visit the Learning Resource Centre or speak to staff in the relevant subjects and use Chromebooks at school.
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Frequency in Years 7, 8 and 9
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Activities for Homework
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Frequency in Years 10 and 11
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Activities for Homework
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MFL
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Weekly
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Written Homework and Pearson Active Learn
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Weekly
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Pearson Active Learn
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Art/Photography
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Half-Termly
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Project and Microsoft Forms Quizzes
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Weekly
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Portfolio work
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Computing
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Bi-weekly
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Seneca Moodle
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Weekly
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GCSEPod; Seneca; Written Homework
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Music
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Bi-weekly
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Microsoft Forms
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Weekly
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Written Homework
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Maths
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Weekly
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SPARX
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Weekly
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SPARX or Hegarty Maths
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Design
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Bi-weekly
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Written Homework; Microsoft Forms
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Weekly
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Written Homework
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Physical Education
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Bi-Weekly
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Weekly
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GCSEPod; Seneca
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Drama
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Half-Termly
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Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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Half-termly
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GCSEPod; Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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RS
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Bi-weekly
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Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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Weekly
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Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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Physics
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Bi-weekly
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Seneca; Written Homework
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Food and Nutrition
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Bi-weekly
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Bi-weekly
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GCSEPod; Seneca; Microsoft Forms; Written Homework; Other
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Chemistry
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Bi-weekly
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Written Homework; Seneca
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Economics
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Science - KS3
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Weekly
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Seneca; Microsoft Forms
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History
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Bi-weekly
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Microsoft Forms
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Weekly
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Seneca; Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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Religious Studies
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Bi-weekly
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Microsoft Forms
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Weekly
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Seneca; Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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English
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Weekly
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Bedrock; Written Homework
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Weekly
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Bedrock; GCSEPod; Written Homework
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Business Studies
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Weekly
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GCSEPod; Seneca; Microsoft Forms, Written Homework
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Geography
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Bi-weekly
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Microsoft Forms
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Weekly
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Seneca; Microsoft Forms; Written Homework
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