Homework Survey for Parents / Carers

If you have more than one child in different year groups at Whitburn Church of England Academy, please retake the survey for each child.

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* 1. Which year group is your child in at Whitburn Church of England Academy

Year 13

Year 12

Year 11

Year 10

Year 9

Year 8

Year 7

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* 2. On average, how many hours homework does your child receive each week?

0 - 3 hours

4 - 7 hours

7 - 11 hours

11 - 14 hours

More than 14 hours

Don't know

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* 3. How many hours per week do you consider to be the right amount of homework for your child?

none

0-3 hours

4 - 7 hours

7 - 10 hours

11 - 14 hours

more than 14 hours

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Does your child require support with their homework?

All the time

Most of the time

Some of the time

Rarely

Never

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* 5. How is your child supported with their homework. You can choose more than one option.

I don't support them

I check their planner and remind them to do their homework

I check that they have completed their homework

I ask if they have homework

I check their planner to see if they have received detentions for missing homework deadlines

I review what they have done to check it is of a good standard

I offer advice and ideas

I give them the answers

I interpret the tasks if they don't understand what to do

they work with a tutor on their homework

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please rate the following types of homework in terms of how effective they are in helping your child make progress

	Very Effective	Effective	Sometimes effective	Not effective at all
Finishing off work not completed in lessons	Finishing off work not completed in lessons Very Effective	Finishing off work not completed in lessons Effective	Finishing off work not completed in lessons Sometimes effective	Finishing off work not completed in lessons Not effective at all
Revision tasks that recover work completed in lessons	Revision tasks that recover work completed in lessons Very Effective	Revision tasks that recover work completed in lessons Effective	Revision tasks that recover work completed in lessons Sometimes effective	Revision tasks that recover work completed in lessons Not effective at all
Research to find new information to bring to lessons	Research to find new information to bring to lessons Very Effective	Research to find new information to bring to lessons Effective	Research to find new information to bring to lessons Sometimes effective	Research to find new information to bring to lessons Not effective at all
Larger, project based pieces of work	Larger, project based pieces of work Very Effective	Larger, project based pieces of work Effective	Larger, project based pieces of work Sometimes effective	Larger, project based pieces of work Not effective at all
Pieces of work where your child has a choice over what they produce	Pieces of work where your child has a choice over what they produce Very Effective	Pieces of work where your child has a choice over what they produce Effective	Pieces of work where your child has a choice over what they produce Sometimes effective	Pieces of work where your child has a choice over what they produce Not effective at all
Revision tasks for a specific purpose e.g. Key Assessment	Revision tasks for a specific purpose e.g. Key Assessment Very Effective	Revision tasks for a specific purpose e.g. Key Assessment Effective	Revision tasks for a specific purpose e.g. Key Assessment Sometimes effective	Revision tasks for a specific purpose e.g. Key Assessment Not effective at all
Smaller, more structured pieces of work e.g. a set of questions to answer	Smaller, more structured pieces of work e.g. a set of questions to answer Very Effective	Smaller, more structured pieces of work e.g. a set of questions to answer Effective	Smaller, more structured pieces of work e.g. a set of questions to answer Sometimes effective	Smaller, more structured pieces of work e.g. a set of questions to answer Not effective at all
Research work that is not required for lessons	Research work that is not required for lessons Very Effective	Research work that is not required for lessons Effective	Research work that is not required for lessons Sometimes effective	Research work that is not required for lessons Not effective at all
Homework with shorter deadlines	Homework with shorter deadlines Very Effective	Homework with shorter deadlines Effective	Homework with shorter deadlines Sometimes effective	Homework with shorter deadlines Not effective at all
Homework that isn't reviewed in lessons	Homework that isn't reviewed in lessons Very Effective	Homework that isn't reviewed in lessons Effective	Homework that isn't reviewed in lessons Sometimes effective	Homework that isn't reviewed in lessons Not effective at all

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* 1. Which year group is your child in at Whitburn Church of England Academy

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* 2. On average, how many hours homework does your child receive each week?

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* 3. How many hours per week do you consider to be the right amount of homework for your child?

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* 4. Does your child require support with their homework?

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* 5. How is your child supported with their homework. You can choose more than one option.

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* 6. Please rate the following types of homework in terms of how effective they are in helping your child make progress

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* 7. Please use the space below to outline any ways in which the school can improve the effectiveness of the homework that is set.