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Section 3c - The Curriculum
Prep/Homework
and must be completed on time. The amount of time spent completing prep each evening varies
according to the age of the student; typically, prep of the duration outlined below is set.
Years 7 and 8
Subject preps lasting 20 to 30 minutes each are set.
It is anticipated that virtually all of this work will be completed during the supervised
prep time; students remaining in School for prep are encouraged to have a reading
book in case they complete their prep before the end of prep time.
Year 9
Subject preps lasting approximately 30 minutes each are set.
Students remaining in School for prep should be able to complete this work before
leaving, but they should also be encouraged to have a reading book available in case
they finish before the end of prep.
Years 10 and 11 Subject preps lasting 30 minutes each are set.
It is unlikely that students will complete this work during supervised prep time,
particularly as the demands of GCSE coursework develop. Students will therefore
need to devote additional time to prep at home. Homework tasks are likely to be
linked to GCSE coursework assignments and so will spread over a number of weeks
in some cases.
Years 12 and 13 A Sixth Form student is expected to spend at least 7 hours per subject each week of
private study. This is likely to involve background reading, preparing additional
notes, reviewing notes, completing coursework assignments and revision in addition
to any set work.
2. Students record prep in their student planner. Form Tutors monitor the use of the planner and sign
it each week. Parents are also asked to sign the planner each week. In the case of boarders,
planners are signed weekly by a member of the boarding staff.
3. Arrangements for prep time:
All teachers share in the responsibility for prep time supervision according to the duty rota.
Students can choose to remain in School for supervised prep.
Years 7 - 10 have prep in the Mathematics Hexagon.
Year 11 have prep in the Emery Library.
Years 12 and 13 have prep in the Sixth Form Study Centre.
Older boarders may work in their study bedrooms.
Two Computer Rooms are also open for students who need to use ICT facilities.
A prep register is taken at the start of prep.
Students can sign out of prep to go to the Music Department, subject to staff supervision.
Sixth Form monitors assist staff with the supervision of prep.
There is a break in prep at 5.20pm for five minutes during which students may leave to go
home. Students are not allowed to go home during other times unless they are collected from
the prep block by a parent.
Students must bring a reading book to prep in case they finish their allotted work early.
Section 3c - Prep/Homework - Senior School