3 months ago 03rd Sep 10:42
The government's homework policy says that schools must set homework. Learning at home is believed to be an essential part of good education.
The times listed below are government recommendations. Sometimes tasks may take less time. So long as the activity is interesting and meaningful, that's fine - the idea is to encourage learning rather than to fill a set amount of time.
Primary school children:
Years 1 and 2: 1 hour per week
Years 3 and 4: 1.5 hours per week
Years 5 and 6: 30 minutes per day
Secondary school children:
Years 7 and 8: 45 to 90 minutes per day
Year 9: 1 to 2 hours per day
Years 10 and 11: 1.5 to 2.5 hours per day
If your child is fascinated by a topic or task and wants to spend hours working on it, great - but if a task is taking ages and she's starting to get distressed, do let her stop. Sometimes coming back to it later helps, but if you feel the homework set is just too hard, write a note to the teacher to let him or her know there's a problem.
However, your child shouldn't be spending very much more time on homework than suggested here. Schools and teachers are expected to plan homework time so that children are not overloaded. Don't let homework time interfere with out-of-school clubs and activities.
If your child has a couple of days without homework, encourage her to read. Make sure there are plenty of interesting books, magazines and newspapers in the house and that she is a member of the local library.
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