Homework/Revision

Homework at Lodge Park Academy is based on knowledge retrieval and consolidation. 

Students will be given core information that relates to their in class learning and they will be asked to revise this knowledge, before covering this information and then recall what they have revised.  

By doing this, we are training the brain to remember the core knowledge – it is the forgetting and remembering of knowledge through recall that strengthens the knowledge – embedding it into our memory for us to use as building blocks of learning for application.  

We ask our students to use the core knowledge that our teachers identify as essential on knowledge organisers to allow them to support their in class learning through developing their understanding of key concepts and terminology.  

This will allow students to consolidate and strengthen their understanding of core knowledge and improve application of this knowledge in lessons.  

Lodge Park Homework From January 2024

Each student has a set of knowledge organisers and a homework exercise book which are used to complete homework activities. The exception to this is Maths where pupils complete assigned SPARX maths tasks and show their workings in their homework books and some KS4 subjects which will be completing their homework using sections of the subject revision guides (which can be purchased from the school reception). Those that have trouble accessing the internet from home for SPARX should see Dr Steenkamp for details of homework club.

The process has been designed to be simple for students to complete and parents to support with:

• Draw a line with a ruler and pencil every six lines down the page to create five boxes on the page
• At the top of the page, write the name of the subject being studied and the date then underline both with a ruler
• Spend two minutes reading and re-reading a section of the knowledge organiser (this will be prescribed by the teacher)

Students will be informed in lessons which sections they need to complete but they can also find details by following the year group links below.

Students should complete the correct knowledge organiser each night according to the timetable below. Each subject should take 30 minutes to complete except maths which is one hour.

Students in Key stage 4 will also be set an additional weekly piece of homework, per subject, on Bromcom.

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• Sept 24 KS3 Year 7 Homework Autumn 1 and 2
• Sept 24 KS3 Year 8 Homework Autumn 1 and 2
• Sept 24 KS3 Year 9 Homework Autumn 1 and 2
• Sept 24 KS4 Year 10 Homework Autumn 1 and 2
• Sept 24 KS4 Year 11 Homework Autumn 1 and 2

Revision

Students will undertake three KPI assessments throughout the academic year. KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator. These KPIs will happen during an identified assessment period, for the most part in lesson slots. Year 10 and 11 mocks will happen in the school hall or the Sports Centre.   

The results of these assessments will be communicated home. This will help you identify how your child is performing academically.  

These assessments will also enable teachers to identify where they need to reteach or revisit an area or topic with one or more students. 

The revision guides below are provided to support students in their revision. They give guidance on key topics to revise as well as information on how to revise. 

• KPI1 KS3 Revision Guide
• KPI1 Year 10 Revision Guide
• KPI1 Year 11 Revision Guide
• Spring Term 2 KPI2 Year 11 Revision Guide