Supporting Learning Beyond the Classroom.

Working in Partnership with Parents and Families

At Fulwood and Cadley Primary School, we believe homework should be purposeful, manageable and support the learning taking place in school. Our approach is designed to help children practise key skills, build confidence and develop positive learning habits at home.

In EYFS and Key Stage 1, the main focus is on developing strong foundations in reading and number. Children are encouraged to read every day, practise their high-frequency words and use Numbots regularly to develop their number fluency.

In Key Stage 2, children receive weekly homework which includes spellings, a maths activity linked to their recent learning and regular reading. Children are also encouraged to use Times Tables Rock Stars for approximately 10 minutes each day to develop fluency and confidence with multiplication and division facts. Weekly homework is sent home on a Friday and should be returned the following Friday.

Reading at Home

Reading regularly at home is one of the most valuable ways families can support their child’s learning. We encourage all children to read every day and ask parents and carers to record this in their child’s reading record.

Children who are still reading phonically decodable books should read the same book three times at home. Repeated reading helps children move from decoding individual words towards reading with greater fluency, confidence and understanding. Once the three reads have been completed and recorded by an adult, the class team will support the child to change their book.

Children reading PM Benchmark books from Level 15 onwards can change their books independently and are expected to read each book at least once, with this recorded in their reading record.

Reading does not have to be limited to a school reading book. Story books, non-fiction, comics, magazines and other appropriate texts all count. For younger children in particular, sharing a story and listening to an adult read is also an important part of developing a love of reading.

The guides below provide further information about our homework and home-reading expectations.