Home learning

Home learning at Woodmansterne is a consolidation of learning and an opportunity to practice and rehearse new skills. Home learning should therefore not require parents/carers to teach anything new. There may be a need to support your child to complete these activities by providing the time and space at home, and encouraging them to refer to work done in class if they get stuck. Home learning creates an opportunity to prepare pupils for the future - to develop personal discipline and manage time.  

Basic skills will also be developed through home learning. Basic skills include reading, spellings, times tables and handwriting. From time to time, home learning will also provide opportunities for pupils to research ideas or topics which link to their work in class. Pupils have the opportunity to develop an interest and enthusiasm for new units of work and explore new topics.  

Finally, there is an expectation from the Department for Education, local council and school Governors, that home learning takes place.  

You can find more information about home learning at Woodmansterne Primary in our guide here.

 We may use Teams for home learning from Year 3 onwards. For help with uploading, see the guides below:

• General Teams guide here.
• Guide for uploading to Teams on a mobile/tablet here or you can watch a video here.
• Guide for uploading to Teams on a laptop or computer here or you can watch a video here.

You can find more information about home learning at Woodmansterne Secondary here.

 If you ever have any questions or queries regarding your child’s home learning, please speak to your child’s class teacher (primary phase) or form tutor (secondary phase) in the first instance, who will be happy to help.