Chestnut Grove Academy
45 Chestnut Grove
Balham, London SW12 8JZ
T: 020 8673 8737

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Home learning is an important part of Chestnut Grove Academy’s curriculum because it increases learning time by 25 percent a year and enables students to develop their knowledge and understanding independently.

It is also important because is it the main channel by which education becomes a shared responsibility between home and school.

Home learning assignments are set on Microsoft Teams and all students have access to Microsoft Office. For more information, please log in to Teams and access the relevant Year Group Team. If you have forgotten or lost your login details or password, you can reset them by clicking here.

At Key Stage 3, the majority of subjects set home learning once a week. Subjects such as PBE have one lesson per week and therefore, set homework twice per half term. Performing Arts set one written home learning per half term due to rotation of dance and drama.

In their first four weeks, Year 7 Students are introduced to home learning through a phased approach and assignments will be set in English, Maths, Science, Health, Modern Foreign Languages and Philosophy, Beliefs and Ethics. After the first four weeks, home learning assignments are set as per the home learning timetable in all subjects.

At Key Stage 4, subjects set home learning assignments once a week.

In the Sixth Form students will be set a minimum of five hours of independent study for each subject taken.

 

YEAR 7 HOME LEARNING TIMETABLE

Year 7 students are expected to spend 30 - 45 minutes on each individual piece pf homework.

7X

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
X1 English Geography Science History

Maths
Spanish

X2 English
 
Science
History - CSS
Geography Maths
Spanish
X3 English History
 
Science Geography Maths
Spanish
7Y          
7Y1 English  

Science
Geography
French

  Maths
History
7Y2 English   Science
Geography
History Maths
French
7Y3 English History Science
Geography
 
  Maths
French
7Y4 English   Science
Spanish

History

Maths
Geography
History

30-45 minutes per subject per week for English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and MFL.

30-45 minutes per subject twice per half term for Health, Design Technology, Performing Arts, and PBE.

2 hours per half term for Art.

In their first four full weeks, Year 7 Students are introduced to home learning through a phased approach and home learning will be set in English, Maths, Science, Health, MFL, and PBE.  From Monday 9th October 2023, home learning is set as per the home learning timetable in all subjects.

YEAR 8 HOME LEARNING TIMETABLE

Year 8 students are expected to spend 30-45 minutes on each individual piece of home learning. 

Please note that students can be in different sets for different subjects.

8X  Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
X1

Maths

Science English
Geography
Spanish
History
 
 
X2 Maths Science English
Spanish
Geography History
X3 Maths Science English
History
Spanish Geography
8Y          
Y1 Maths Science English
History

French

Geography
Y2 Maths Science
History
English
French
  Geography
Y3 Maths Science English
Geography
History French
Y4 Maths Science
History
English
French
Geography  

30-45 minutes per subject per week for English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and MFL.
30-45 minutes per subject twice per helf term for Health, Design Technology, Performing Arts, and PBE.
2 hours per half term for Art.

YEAR 9 HOME LEARNING TIMETABLE

Year 9 students are expected to spend 45-60 minutes on each individual piece of home learning. 

Please note that students can be in different sets for different subjects.

9X Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
X1

 

English
Geography

Maths
Science

History
Spanish

 
X2   English Maths
Science
Geography History
Spanish
X3   English Maths
Geography
Science
History Spanish
9Y          
Y1   English

Maths
Science

French Geography
History
Y2   English Maths
Science
French
History Geography
Y3   English Maths
Science
French
  History
Geography
Y4   English Maths
Science
French
History Geography
45-60 minutes per subject per week for English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and MFL.
45-60 minutes per subject twice per half term for Health, Design Technology, Performing Arts and PBE.
2 hours per half term for Art.

YEAR 10 HOME LEARNING TIMETABLE

Time spent on home learning 60 minutes per subject per week.  Students should also be revising topics throughout Year 10 and Year 11 to help them prepare for their assessments. This could be making notes, spider diagrams, cue cards, BBC bitesize online, working through revision books.
Where possible, please provide your child with a quiet space in which to complete home learning, with access to a desk or table. Students are set work for every subject. If you are concerned that home learning is not in the student planner, please contact your child's subject teacher or their tutor. PBE will be set once a week on the day that students have their PBE lessons.

Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Maths
Combined Science
Tiple Science : Chemistry
Fine Art

Triple Science : Biology
Business Studies
Geography (Ms Poh, Ms Robinson, Ms Chhina)

English
Triple Science : Physics
Product Design
History (Mr Fraser, Mr Swindells)
Drama
Spanish (Ms Sanz)

Computer Science
Music
Film
Geography (Ms Anderson, Ms Stanford, Ms Henry-Smith)
Spanish (Mr Morrissey-Durant)
French (Mrs Holding, Mr Silk)

 

French (Ms Walker, Ms Anglada)
History (Ms Matthews, Ms Nicol)
Spanish DSI

YEAR 11 HOME LEARNING TIMETABLE

Time spent on home learning 60 minutes per subject per week.  Students should also be revising topics throughout Year 10 and Year 11 to help them prepare for their assessments. This could be making notes, spider diagrams, cue cards, BBC bitesize online, working through revision books.
Where possible, please provide your child with a quiet space in which to complete home learning, with access to a desk or table. Students are set work for every subject. If you are concerned that home learning is not in the student planner, please contact your child's subject teacher or their tutor.

Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Triple Science : Biology

HEALTH

Combined Science
Triple Science : Chemistry
Music
Geography (Ms Anderson, Ms Chhina, Ms Stanford)
Film

GCSE Business
Fine Art
Geography (Ms Poh, Ms Robinson)

Maths
PBE (X)
Triple Science : Physics
French (Mrs Holding)
Spanish (Ms Sanz)

English
PBE (Y)
Product Design
Computer Science
French (Mr Silk)
Drama
Spanish (Ms Sanz, Mr Morrissey-Durant)
History (Ms Sweeny, Mr Fraser, Ms Matthews)
Film