• Encourage students to develop the skills needed to learn independently

• Develop self-discipline in work habits including working to deadlines

• Consolidate, reinforce and extend the skills, knowledge and understanding developed in the classroom

• Open up areas of study or sources of information that are not accessible in the classroom

• Enable students to meet the demands of GCSE and other controlled assignments

• Prepare students for school and public examinations

What is the purpose of homework at RFSS?

​​Our approach to homework is based on research from the Education Endowment Foundation, which states that homework is:

• Assisting students to develop skills and attitudes that they need for successful work place and lifelong learning

• Supporting the development of: good organisation, time management and the confidence to think for oneself

• 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