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Homework<br />
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Homework plays a critical role in supporting the development and application of key skills and<br />
knowledge for our students, enabling them to more readily access the competitive workplaces<br />
in the future. Notably, homework tasks can strengthen student resilience, organisation, deadline<br />
working, creativity, and solution finding.<br />
We have a dedicated page on the School website for students and parents to access<br />
information and help. This can be accessed here: https://www.kinged.suffolk.sch.uk/essentials/parents/homework/<br />
Teachers use a range of online systems to support meaningful homework tasks, all of which are<br />
set using Microsoft Teams. Prior to starting at King Edwards, we recommend that parents set<br />
up their own MS Teams account ready to link their child’s account in September. After your<br />
child has been enrolled onto our IT systems, parents can link their MS Teams account using the<br />
guide available here: Microsoft School Connection - King Edward VI School (kinged.suffolk.sch.uk).<br />
Parents play a critical role in ensuring that homework tasks are completed effectively. In<br />
routinely monitoring tasks that are set, and encouraging your child to ‘turn in’ homework<br />
assignments on MS Teams, this will enable teachers to accurately monitor completion of work.<br />
We recognise that the content of homework tasks becomes increasingly challenging as your<br />
child moves through secondary school; we do not expect parents to be experts on everything so<br />
please let us help. Ownership of tasks should be taken by your child.<br />
Students should be encouraged to:<br />
• Be organised, taking responsibility for completing work by deadlines, even if they were<br />
absent for the lesson when homework was set<br />
• Be proactive by starting homework tasks early to allow time to seek out their teacher<br />
with any problems prior to deadlines<br />
• Be resilient: some tasks will be difficult and this should be celebrated. Students should<br />
have a go at any and all tasks to the best of their ability<br />
• Work with their peers to collaborate where appropriate/permitted<br />
• Access teacher ‘catch up’ sessions. Teachers will provide opportunities for support<br />
with homework, typically at break or lunchtimes<br />
• Take responsibility and pride in their work.<br />
We have two further educational platforms available for students to access either in or outside<br />
school: Seneca and EdLounge. These platforms are free for students to use and will enhance<br />
the learning that they will be doing in lessons. Parents should encourage time on EdLounge or<br />
Seneca to support their child’s learning.<br />
https://www.king-ed.suffolk.sch.uk/essentials/students/it-help/<br />
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