At the BeDifferent Federation we believe that working in partnership with our families to support our children's learning is the best way to develop a better understanding of how we plan the learning for each child. Working with families also fosters positive engagement, providing families with a deeper insight into the children's learning within a project and also providing opportunities for collaborative family learning experiences.

Organisation

At the BeDifferent Federation homework is set for all children from Nursery – Year 6, with the expectation shared at the start of each year.

Year Group	Homework Expectations
Nursery	Homework may be set on the Google Classroom linked to a class project or focus
Reception	Fortnightly homework is set on the Google Classroom linked to the class project or focus
Year 1 - Year 6	Half termly homework jigsaws provide a range of homework projects for the children to complete and bring into school. Children may complete several chosen activities or all of the activities across the half term. Activities will include English, Mathematics and Science and three additional foundation subjects
Year 1	Fortnightly phonics homework
Year 2 - 6	Weekly spellings Weekly times tables Weekly Mathletics
Year 6	In the spring and summer terms the children will be set weekly Mathematics, reading and grammar homework
All year groups	Daily reading

The homework set will allow for the development of children's knowledge and skills and will be linked to the half termly topic as much as possible.

Celebrating children's achievements

Class teachers will display the children's home learning on a display board and table in their classrooms, where homework will be celebrated as the children bring it into school throughout the term. At the end of each half term, teachers will choose one winning piece to contribute to the school homework display. If their piece of homework is chosen, children will receive a certificate in an assembly and the opportunity to share their work as our half-termly 'Homework Heroes.'

The children whose homework is selected is also celebrated in our school bulletin and on our website each half term.

Homework Leads

Our Heads of School are responsible for overseeing the homework that is planned and for ensuring that our 'Homework Heroes' are celebrated for their fabulous home learning.