Year 5&6 

Homework will be set in English and maths each week. Some of the homework is online and some is to be completed on paper. Completing a little everyday is the best way to do this. The children will have a week to complete each part. 

Subject	Task	Resources	Time
Maths	Dr Frost TTRockstars	Access to website and HW book Access to website	30 mins 50 mins*
English	Reading Grammar (SATs Companion) Spelling Writing	Reading booklet in folder Access to SATs Companion Spelling worksheet in folder Green exercise book for writing / journal: optional / extension	30 mins 30 mins 30 mins

* This will decrease when their fluency is established - answering each question in 3 seconds or less.

 

Year 7

As the children move into Key Stage 3, homework will be set in English, French, Maths, History/Geography and Science  each week. The purpose of the homework is to reinforce the core knowledge and will focus on retrieval and recall of core information or developing the skill of reading to learn: reading around the subject to access vocabulary and ideas relevant to the subject. It is important to develop the habit of homework, developing study skills and the ability to work independently. Each homework should take approximately 20-30 minutes each. 

The homework will be set during lessons and be due in a week later. Below is a suggested ‘doing’ timetable. It can be adapted to suit your child and the other activities they have in the week:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
English	Maths	Science	French	History / Geography

Some of the homework is online and some is to be completed on paper. Completing a little everyday is the best way to do this. The children will have a week to complete each part. All homework will be notified through Class Charts and this will signpost you to other websites or Google Classroom, where appropriate. 

This is part of the work we are doing as ‘The Pyramid Schools Trust’ as your child moves into Key Stage 3 and the first phase of their secondary education. 

 

Year 8 

As the children move into Year 8, there is an increase in expectations as they complete 20-30 minutes in a wider range of subjects. In Year 9, the expectation is to complete 45 minutes in two subjects per day. The purpose of the homework is to reinforce the core knowledge and will focus on retrieval and recall of core information or developing the skill of reading to learn: reading around the subject to access vocabulary and ideas relevant to the subject. It is important to develop the habit of homework, developing study skills and the ability to work independently. Each homework should take approximately 20-30 minutes each. 

The homework will be set during lessons and be due in a week later. Below is a suggested ‘doing’ timetable. It can be adapted to suit your child and the other activities they have in the week:

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
English	Maths	Science	French	Geography
RS	Music	Art	History	Computing

* Art and DT will be set in rotation and the children will have two weeks to complete the work. 

When an enrichment is set, this will take the place of the homework in that subject and the children will complete some of the enrichment task each week. 

Some of the homework is online and some is to be completed on paper. Completing a little everyday is the best way to do this. The children will have a week to complete each part. All homework will be notified through Class Charts and this will signpost you to other websites or Google Classroom, where appropriate. 

This is part of the work we are doing as ‘The Pyramid Schools Trust’ as your child moves through Key Stage 3 and prepares for transition to Year 9 at Harlington Upper School. 

	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Year 5		French	Art	French	Science
Year 6	Art	SATs preparation (English, Maths) plus French, Science, Humanities				French
Year 7		Technology	Art	French	Computing
Year 8		Art	History	Computing	French

 

In Year 6 there are fewer enrichment tasks set as they are working towards their Maths and English SATs.

 

The tasks will be given to the children and explained in school and then accessible via the website and Google Classroom.

Year 6 Art Enrichment - Autumn 2025

[pdf 3MB]

	Spring 2- Computing Enrichment 2026	[pdf 64KB]
	SPRING 1 GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY	[pdf 777KB]
	AUTUMN 2 ART ENRICHMENT	[pdf 501KB]

There are some other useful websites and resources that you and your child may find useful:

• SATs Companion (Years 5 and 6);

• TT Rockstars (Times Tables: Years 5 and 6);

• DrFrost Maths (All year groups);

• Seneca Learning (All year groups); 

• BBC Bitesize (All year groups); 

• White Rose Maths (All year groups)

• Kerboodle - Science (Years 7 and 8)

There is also other useful information in your child’s planner for many of the subject areas.

The Primary Grammar Glossary explains everything in straightforward terms, and the linked pages give worked examples to show how each grammatical term or concept can be used in context.

Please click on the link below;

https://www.theschoolrun.com/primary-grammar-glossary-parents