Homework
Homework is an important part of our students’ academic journey. At Walton High School homework is used to:
- Retrieve prior knowledge
- Prepare students for upcoming lessons
- Allow students to practice and rehearse new learning to obtain mastery
- Give students the opportunity to read around a subject and explore a subject further to develop their own interests
- Stretch and challenge a student’s learning
The regular setting of homework can aid the transfer of knowledge from the working memory to the long-term memory which can benefit progress and attainment.
Homework at Walton High School can take a variety of formats, including (but not exclusively):
- Self-marking, online quizzes through programmes such as Dr Frost and Educake
- Exam-style questions
- Knowledge audits or mind-maps
- Reading articles, books or blogs
- Research projects
- Comprehension tasks
- Coursework completion
At Walton we use a range of websites to set and monitor homework:
Here is a guide for parents: Parents Support Guide
Our homework principles can be found here.
Home Learning Pupil Guide
Projects & Pupil Guide
Retrieval Practice & Pupil Guide
Remote Learning Statement
