

Homework
Homework teaches students to work independently and develop self-discipline, as well as encouraging students to take initiative and responsibility for completing a task.

Homework allows parents to have an active role in their child's education and helps them to evaluate their child's progress in close proximity.
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Encourage students to develop the skills needed to learn independently
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Develop self-discipline in work habits including working to deadlines
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Consolidate, reinforce and extend the skills, knowledge and understanding developed in the classroom
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Open up areas of study or sources of information that are not accessible in the classroom
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Enable students to meet the demands of GCSE and other controlled assignments
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Prepare students for school and public examinations
What is the purpose of homework at RFSS?

There is a direct link between
homework and academic
achievement.

Our approach to homework is based on research from the Education Endowment Foundation, which states that homework is:
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Assisting students to develop skills and attitudes that they need for successful work place and lifelong learning
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Supporting the development of: good organisation, time management and the confidence to think for oneself
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Providing teachers with further evidence to ascertain how much of the work in class students have understood and can apply, so that they are better able to plan for progression