Independent Study or homework is considered to be an integral part of the school curriculum and provides an essential framework to enable students to become independent learners.
Independent Study:
Your son’s Independent Study will consist of some practice of skills learnt during the day as well as extended assignments that will encourage your son to make choices and develop time management skills. At Key Stage 3 Independent Study will be carefully structured and monitored but as your son matures he will be expected to take greater responsibility for his own learning.
Good practice suggests that the amount of time spent by pupils at Key stage 3 should be no more than 60 minutes per day. This will increase gradually across Key Stages 4. Clearly the needs and work methods of pupils varies and this is why the time spent on Independent Study can only be presented as a guide. Sixth Form Students are expected to study for around 15 hours per week in addition to the normal school day. It is important that if your son encounters difficulties you speak to his House Tutor or Head of Year immediately, so that these issues can be resolved quickly and without causing anxiety.
Homework is set on the Student Portal of Bromcom. As a parent, you can view the homework your child has been set by logging into your MCAS profile and clicking into the “Homework” section. Some subject teachers may put additional information for students on Teams, but the main instructions for the homework will always be in Bromcom.
Your son will be given the necessary user names and passwords. If you have any issues please email ICT_Support@wirralgrammarboys.com
In the event of a school closure, remote learning is achieved using MS Teams.
