Homework Policy and Load Audit Across a Week

Check that homework is purposeful and not duplicated.

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Audit homework load for [YEAR_GROUP]. Homework set per subject per week with estimated time: [HOMEWORK_SET]. School policy on homework: [POLICY]. Feedback from students and parents: [FEEDBACK].

Total weekly and daily minutes with the arithmetic and compare with the policy. Identify days with clusters, tasks that repeat practice without purpose, tasks that depend on resources not all students have, and tasks with unclear instructions. Make a table with Subject, Task, Purpose, Time, Issue, and Change. Suggest a timetable that spreads load, and guidance to teachers on task design (clear purpose, a time guide, optional extension).

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Add a worked weekly total: maths 40 minutes, English 50, science 35, history 30, languages 40, total 195 minutes (3 hours 15 minutes) against a policy of 150 minutes, with Thursday carrying 85 minutes. Show a redistributed timetable that brings every day under 40 minutes, and a rule for what teachers do when students report taking much longer than the stated time.

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Subject | Minutes
Maths | 40
English | 50
Science | 35
History | 30
Languages | 40
Total 195 minutes against a policy of 150. Thursday 85 minutes. Redistribution: move 20 minutes of English to Tuesday and 25 of languages to Friday, giving each day under 40 minutes. Rule: if students report taking much longer than stated, teachers adjust the next task.
Per-day check after the change: Monday 35, Tuesday 55, Wednesday 40, Thursday 40, Friday 25, total 195 still above 150, so ask each department to cut one task from the week. Ask students for actual times on two evenings to compare.

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