Parent Partnership

Homework Consultation: October 2015

Homework Consultation• Purpose of Homework• Quantity and Frequency• ‘MUSIC’ principle• Support and development for

students• In-school provision• Rewards/Sanctions Processes

Purpose, Quantity and Frequency

Purpose – 3 categories to be outlined to students, defined by teachers and noted clearly in planners:• P = Preparation – getting ready for next lesson, speeding

up progress through work done in advance• C = Consolidation – securing what was learnt today –

ensuring we can move on next time• E = Extension – going further than what we did in class –

stretching and challenging beyond the classroom

Frequency and Quantity – clear outline from all subjects for each year group as to expectations

‘MUSIC’ principle

Every piece of homework must be:

Marked

Used

Stored

Integral

Celebrated

Support and in-school provision

• Targeted homework clubs in every year group, especially for Pupil Premium students and coaching groups

• Collation of subject-specific support on offer in all subjects publically displayed and used

Rewards/Sanctions

• Aim to support classroom teachers and have a clear, simple system that everyone can understand

• Report run every Wednesday identifying any student who does not submit homework on time in the preceding week (without exception)

• SMS/letter sent to parents• 1 hour Friday night SLT detention for all students in this

category to complete their homework; Reward points for all who do

• Beginning in Year 11 in Autumn Term, rolled out to whole school in Spring Term as part of the basic expectations of an Emmanuel student

Parental Feedback 1

• PREPARATION/CONSOLIDATION/EXTENSION• Are these categories helpful?• What else would help you support your child in completing work, and

understanding purpose of it?• Are there other categories?

• QUANTITY AND FREQUENCY• What are the time implications of homework for planning ‘family life’?• How could the school support with this most clearly?• What support could we provide you in relation to course

expectations/content – e.g. an overview of GCSE programme so as to understand relevance of a particular task etc.?

Parental Feedback 2

• ‘MUSIC’ PRINCIPLE (Marked, Used, Stored, Integral, Celebrated)• Is this helpful to you as parents?• Would you value seeing homework/marked books at parents’ evening?• Are there other things that you think are important as principles to take

on board generally?

• SUPPORT/IN-SCHOOL PROVISION• What kind of facilities/provision would you find helpful as parents –

homework clubs/briefings on controlled assessments etc.?• What kind of facilities do you think are important for students to do

homework effectively at home? (IT access, quiet space, desk, stationary etc.)

Parental Feedback 3

• REWARDS/SANCTIONS• What kind of rewards would help your children engage in homework

fully? – positive phone calls home, reward points, prizes/actual rewards etc…

• Are there any barriers to success in relation to the simplicity of the SLT detention each week?

• How could these barriers be overcome?• How could the impact of this sanction be tracked, monitored and

celebrated?

Parent Partnership

Homework Consultation: October 2015

Parent Partnership

How do we support and develop our new staff?

CPD at NES

Staff with strong fulfilling

professional relationships.

A genuine sense of agency.

A culture of learning and self-

improvement across T&L,

leadership and within teams.

Outstanding Teaching and

Learning Provision

Excellent student outcomes and

provision in all areas of

school life.

Why is this important to us?

to LEARNTOGETHERto GROW to SERVE

TOGETHER

NQT Programme• weekly 1 hr sessions• Facilitated by a wide range

of staff• input ,observe, coach/create• mentors • observations

MLCPD Programme• Weekly 1 hour sessions• Bespoke provision• Competence and

character

• Additional twilights for aspirant and existing leaders

Peer Coaching• Coaching training• Pairing of staff to

support and challenge

• Termly meetings

Bespoke T&L Coaching• Team of 8 coaches• Pure coaching, mentoring,

in-class development and JPD

• Responds to need

Staff Buddies• All new staff are

allocated a current staff meeting

• Pastoral and out-of-team support

INSET Programme• High quality • Internal facilitation• Responds to SIP• Modelling effective

T&L

Also, Chaplaincy events, socials with governors, C.P., coaching observations etc.

What does it look like?

Staff supporting staff

What does it actually look like?

Middle Leader Focus

Peer Coaching

Clearly linked to School priorities

Mr Skinner clearly needs help!

Thanks for listening!

Any questions?

Any offers of support, challenge or input welcomed! Please see me at the end or email me

ebarratt@emmanuel.nottingham.sch.uk