Online Learning
Online learning is our term for what you may traditionally refer to as ‘homework’.
Why the need for Online Learning at home?
Online Learning provides students with the opportunity to continue their studies at home. It is an important life skill for students to be able to manage their own time and develop their ability to work independently. Students will be able to access Online Learning that cements their understanding of key concepts and helps them to prepare effectively for future assessments. Students will be set work that further develops their reading skills and widens and deepens their understanding of subjects.
What will Online Learning look like?
In most cases, Online Learning for Years 7-10 will be set by teachers once a half term. Online Learning for Year 11 will be set weekly by subject teachers. Subject specific guidance about the frequency of this work, and the expectations of students, can be found below. Students will usually be provided with an online video tutorial of a skill or key piece of content they are learning to watch, followed by an activity to complete supported by WAGOLLS (what a good one looks like). Students will be provided with the task and resources on Epraise. They will be able to submit work through Epraise, either having completed the work electronically or by taking a photo on their phone and submitting it.
How can my child access this work?
Online Learning can be accessed via either the Epraise website or the Epraise mobile app. Students have been shown by their teachers how to access the website and where to locate their learning in each subject. Students can access Epraise using their phones, tablets, laptops or home PCs. Work can be completed using Microsoft Word or any other word processing app, or work can be printed off at home for students to complete on paper and then they can submit an image of their work using their phones. As a parent, you will also be able to use the Epraise app to track your child’s work and to see when they have submitted it.
How can I help my child with their Online Learning?
It is important that students feel supported at home to complete this work. Please encourage your child to complete the work by reminding them of deadlines (usually the final week of a half term), asking to read the work they have completed (you can read their work on Epraise via the mobile app), and asking them to explain the work to you. Please also remind your child of the value of this work; completing independent work at home will help students to make progress in their lessons and work towards those higher grades. User guides for parents can be found on our Parent Information page to support you if you have any questions.
Specific subject details
Subject Specific Details
Years 7 – 10
| Subject | Details |
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| English | Students will be given an academic article to read on E-praise. This reading will support their learning in lessons and will develop their wider knowledge of English. They will usually have a literacy comprehension quiz to check their understanding of the article. |
| Maths | Students will be set tasks on Hegarty Maths (which will become Sparx Maths in September). These tasks will be linked to learning taking place in the classroom and will require them to answer questions in a workbook, which reinforces their understanding of mathematical processes. |
| Science | Students in years 7, 8 and 9 will be provided with a Scientific article to read on Epraise. This reading will deepen their understanding of scientific ideas and encourage them to engage in the applications of science in the wider world. They will usually have a comprehension quiz to complete on e-praise to check their understanding of the article. Students in year 10 will be set a revision task fortnightly. This will involve using their revision guide to produce revision resources and completing application questions. The learning will be checked in lessons; through quizzing and self-assessment of tasks set. |
| French | Students in years 7,8 and 9 will be provided with an authentic French text to read on E-praise. This reading will support their understanding of French language, whilst also providing the opportunity to interact with literature, or journalism from a Francophone country. Students will have a comprehension quiz to check their understanding of the article. Students in year 10 will be set French questions to prepare related to the topic they are studying. These will be used in their speaking exams and practised in lessons, thereby developing their speaking and writing skills. |
| History | Students in KS3 will be set Guided Reading or a VIP Task with the aim to learn key dates, terms or about individuals. These will be based on and current learning in class. There will be questions to guide students through the Guided Reading or VIP Tasks to support their understanding and pick out key points. Their understanding will then be checked in lesson or on Epraise with a knowledge retrieval quiz. Students in KS4 will be set tasks to embed and apply their knowledge. Tasks may include exam questions, reading around the topics or revision tasks. Knowledge will then be used and checked as part of knowledge retrieval and application in lessons. |
| Geography | Students in KS3 will be set a piece of wider reading to extend their knowledge of the topic(s) currently being studied in lessons. To accompany the reading there will be a range of comprehension or quiz style questions to ensure students have understood the text and to give an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge. At KS4, online learning will help ensure students have fully embedded their knowledge and understanding by applying this to a range of application or GCSE style questions. Students will then upload their completed work on Epraise. The knowledge will then be checked as part of the retrieval starter in lessons. |
| REP | Students in KS3 will be set Guided Reading task with the aim to use learning strategies to identify and learn: key terms, key facts and different beliefs and opinions. There will be questions to support students through the Guided Reading to deepen their understanding and to help them pick out key points. Their understanding will then be checked in lesson or on Epraise with a knowledge retrieval quiz. If you can please ask them about their REP homework task and talk through what they have found out, this will help them to feel confident in their learning. |
| Art | For years 9 and 10, students will receive 1 piece of Online Learning per half term. These tasks will either allow them to continue with ongoing coursework or prepare them for upcoming assessment. |
| DT | For years 9 and 10, students will receive 1 piece of Online Learning per half term. These tasks will either allow them to continue with ongoing coursework or prepare them for upcoming assessment. |
| Food Tech | Year 9 and 10 are set a variety of tasks to support with their in-class learning. This can include researching specific topics to deepen their understanding, evaluate and explore new ideas to form their own opinions, as well as optional practical tasks to support students with their cooking skills. |
| Computing | Years 7 and 8 will be set tasks to explore computing concepts and enthuse them about the subject/technology, along with elements of deepening understanding of key programming constructs. Years 9, 10 and 11 will mainly be given coding tasks to develop their computer programming skills but elements of explorational learning to enthuse and motivate will be weaved in. |
Subject Specific Details
Year 11
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| English |
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| Maths |
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| Science |
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| French |
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| Humanities |
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| Drama |
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| PE |
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| Art |
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| Music |
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| Food Tech |
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| Computing |
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| Design Technology |
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