Homework

At Maldon Court Preparatory School our children are introduced to homework from entry to the school in Pre-Prep. From the very beginning they are given books to take home and share with parents. As they progress they are given word wallets to consolidate at home work done in school.

The parents of our Reception children will be invited to a meeting early in the autumn term in order to discuss the different ways of helping their child to read. The children will be asked to learn spellings from Year 1 onwards and multiplication tables from Year 2.

When the children reach key stage 2 a clear and specific homework timetable is adhered to. English, mathematics, spelling, verbal reasoning and topics related to humanities subjects are given on a weekly basis.

A realistic attitude is adopted to homework, which is used to reinforce work done at school. Early years children can expect to have fifteen minutes per night. This increases gradually until Year 6 when children will be expected to work for up to 40 minutes.

Children have the oportunity to attend after school care to complete their homework under the supervision of a fully qualified teacher.