Homework

At Roade Primary School and Nursery, we believe that home learning plays a vital role in supporting children’s progress, consolidating key skills, and helping them to develop good learning habits. Working with your child at home gives them the chance to practise what they have learned in school, build confidence, and strengthen their long-term understanding.

Essential Weekly Practice

Every child, in every year group, is expected to:

Read aloud to an adult at least five times a week

We encourage 10–20 minutes of daily reading wherever possible.
Even fluent readers benefit from reading aloud so that adults can check their understanding and discuss new vocabulary.

Practise times tables or number facts at least five times a week

Sessions should last around 5 minutes.
Children can use Times Table Rockstars (TTRS) and NumBots to support their practice.

Additional Support

Spelling practice:

Children in Key Stage 2, and Year 2 pupils who have completed the Read Write Inc. phonics programme, also use Spelling Shed.
We recommend 10–20 minutes per week on Spelling Shed, where children can play games and complete activities to consolidate their learning.

Phonics practice:

From Reception onwards, weekly Read Write Inc. (RWInc) videos are sent out via Parent Mail to support children’s phonics and reading development.

Homework Record Sheets

Each child will receive a Homework Record Sheet for the half term. Families can use this to tick off completed tasks. Sheets should be returned to the class teacher during the final week of each half term, ready for review. A new sheet will then be sent home for the following half term.

Homework Record Sheet - Autumn 1

Year 6 – Additional Homework

In Year 6, pupils are also expected to:

Complete weekly work set in their maths and GPS practice books, provided by the school.
Bring their books back to school each week. Teachers will review the work, give feedback, and address any misconceptions. The Year 6 team will confirm which day this review takes place.

Optional Homework

We understand that some families enjoy additional learning activities. For this reason, each year group provides a termly Homework Menu. These tasks are:

Completely optional – there is no requirement for children to complete them.
Designed to encourage creativity and exploration beyond the classroom.

Children who complete optional homework are invited to bring their work into school on Monday 15th December 2025 to share with their class.