Homework

Homework Policy 2024-25

Homework at Edmonton County School

Homework is a key element of learning at ECS. All students are expected to complete homework set by their teachers, according to the school’s homework policy. Each student’s effort in homework completion will be recorded in each data window and shared with parents. We believe that homework is important because:

It reinforces the learning that takes place in the classroom
It broadens knowledge and enables students to practise subject specific skills
It teaches students to learn independently
It teaches students time management skills
It prepares them for further study

Homework can be in the form of weekly tasks and/or half-termly ISBLs (Independent Skills-Based Learning projects usually completed over several weeks) and will be varied and differentiated to cater for a range of abilities. Homework tasks could include:

written exercises
conducting research
pre-reading and annotating
drafting, re-drafting,
writing presentations
completing online tasks
structured revision

At Key Stage 4, teachers normally set ‘two-piece’ homework tasks, consisting of a practice, essay or research task AND a revision task. At Key Stage 5, teachers normally set ‘three-piece’ homework tasks, consisting of a practice, essay or research task AND a revision task AND a pre-reading / preparation task.

Teachers set homework using the satchel:one / Show My Homework (SMHW) online platform, which can be accessed at www.satchelone.com/login

Parental monitoring of Show My Homework

Parents will receive a letter explaining the satchel:one / Show My Homework system and how to log in to their child’s individual SMHW account to monitor HW setting and completion, via a computer, phone or tablet.

You will be asked to go to www.satchel.one/signup
Enter the code provided by school
Follow the onscreen instructions, using a current e mail address

To follow instructions directly from the Show My Homework site see link below:

https://help.satchelone.com/en/articles/2912165-logging-in-as-a-parent

Parents will also be reminded regularly (including at Parents’ Evenings and ARDs) of the importance of monitoring their child’s homework completion by using SMHW as part of a weekly routine.