FCG Primary School Homework Policy

Homework offers the opportunity for our pupils to revisit and consolidate knowledge and concepts that have already been taught in class.

ü Homework helps students consolidate knowledge, form abilities and cultivate habits.

ü Homework will be appropriate to the age, ability and needs of the pupils.

ü Children, teachers and parents have different roles to play in order to ensure that homework is effective.

The teacher should :

• Ensure that the homework instructions are given clearly to the pupil (often the tasks will be started in class).

• Set homework tasks that meet the individual learning needs of students.

• Set homework which is appropriate to the pupils’ language abilities.

• If a student fails to complete homework on time, the teacher should communicate with the student, parent and class tutor(s) to understand why the student fails to complete the homework. Provide specific help, tutoring and adjust the amount of the homework if necessary.

• Use academic support or tutor time to allow students to do homework and provide tutoring so that students can finish most of the homework at school.                                              

The teacher must not:

• Use mobile phone to assign any homework

• Ask students to complete homework using a mobile phone

• Assign repetitive homework or punitive homework

• Ask students to mark their own homework

• Assign parents homework or ask parents to mark homework

The parent should:

• Take an interest in the child’s homework and be supportive. For example, by helping with research work on the Internet or discussing the content of some writing. The final product should be the child’s own work.

• Ensure appropriate time is planned for homework

• If necessary, comment in the on the homework set (we value any comments parents make in this respect)

Pupils should:

• Ensure they understand any homework tasks by asking questions in class

• Demonstrate a commitment to spending an allocated time on the tasks

• Submit the tasks on time

Homework Types 

Our school encourages teachers to innovate the types of homework. Teachers should reasonably assign different types of homework, such as written homework, reading homework, Unit of Inquiry homework, physical exercise homework, art appreciation homework, social and labor practice homework, and explore interdisciplinary homework according to the student’s grade, the characteristics of the subject and student's actual needs and ability to complete the homework.

Unit of Inquiry Homework

Unit of inquiry homework usually takes the form of asking questions, finding information from books, people and internet, and doing experiments. The homework is often set over a few days or one to two weeks, as well as holidays.

Optional Homework 

• Core subjects should contain an element of optional work (this could be set in a system of “I must do…”, “I should do…” “I could do…”).  

• Other subjects can also assign optional homework if needed.

Homework schedule

It is a requirement of the Education Bureau that we do not set any written homework for Grade 1 and Grade 2 pupils. Appropriate amount of Grade 1 and 2 homework can be set in those formats, including reading, hands-on activities and parent-child activities. Each class is arranged according to the schedule, and the Chinese homeroom teacher takes the lead to coordinate the time of each subject. According to the timetable, the Chinese homeroom teacher is responsible for coordinating the time of each subject and making the daily homework schedule at the beginning of the term. The total amount of homework for Grade 3 to Grade 6 every day should not exceed 60 minutes.

Teaching and learning research - Homework 

The school teaching and learning research should include homework design. The homework design research should include leveled, flexible, personalized homework research, and avoid mechanical, punitive homework.

General requirements for homework marking

• Teacher needs to mark all homework assigned. Provide feedback on homework set in a timely and supportive manner

• Every question should be marked with a "√" for correct answers and a small "×" for wrong answers or circle the wrong answers

• Write the date and grade at the end of the marking. Write a short, motivational comment, as appropriate for the student's grade, with clear suggestions for how to improve

• Write the word "Correction" at the end of the homework if there are errors

• Marking should use correct words and eligible handwriting

• The teacher needs to track each student's homework and make record, including whether the student complete the homework on time, the content of the homework, the date, and the grade. Ensure that the homework can be used as one of the evidences for formative assessment

Homework feedback 

• Homework feedback needs to play a positive educational function. Through homework feedback, teacher helps students to solve the difficult questions, break through the difficult points, and expand the key points, plus enable students to complete the homework corrections, and analyze the problems existing in the study, aiming to improve future study. 

• Homework feedback should be given to students in a timely manner, usually no later than the next class of this subject.

• Strengthen the pertinence of homework verbal feedback. For general problems, give verbal feedback to all students for general problems. For individual problems, mark the homework in front of the individual student and give verbal feedback to the individual student or offer individual guidance.                                                        

Primary school evaluation of homework design, marking and feedback

The school has incorporated homework design, marking and feedback into the assessment and evaluation of teachers' professional quality and teaching performance. The evaluation mainly contains subject group check and Primary School does spot check.

1. Subject coordinator checks each teacher's homework design, marking and feedback every month, puts forward the improvement requirements in time to those teachers who do not meet the school requirements, urges and helps those teachers to improve, and shares good practices and excellent homework within the subject group.

2. Primary School needs to organize homework check at least once every semester, and choose 20% of the students to check their homework tasks, marking and feedback. 

3. Praise and promote learning of excellent homework design, marking and feedback within the subject group and Primary School. 

4. The following assessment and evaluation of homework design, marking and feedback need to be included in the annual appraisal of teachers' professional quality and teaching performance. 

Content and Requirements		Working Towards Expectations 1 point	Working Within Expectations 3 points	Working Beyond Expectations        5 points
Homework design	Assign homework according to the school regulations, reasonable amount of homework, taking into account the needs of different students.
Homework marking	Homework marking is standardized, serious and timely.
Homework feedback	Homework feedback is timely, targeted, and plays a positive role in educating students.

广州斐特思公学实验学校初中作业管理办法

一、指导思想

作业布置与批改的目的是促进学生的课外学习，加深学生对课堂的理解，培养学生的基本技能，从而适应各项目的需求。书面作业应该是对学生十分有意义，给不同学习能力的学生布置不同的作业对学生是一个挑战，有益于全体学生。书面作业建立了学校与家长联系，是家长了解他们孩子学习的重要途径。

1. 加强与巩固课堂的学习效果

2. 提供锻炼学习技能与增强学生理解所学知识的机会

3. 有利于学科新内容的预习

4. 帮助学生熟悉各类考试题型，为迎接各种挑战做好准备

5. 有利于培养学生独立思考的能力

6. 通过设定截止日期，帮助学生学会有效的时间管理

二、教师的责任

1．布置不同的书面作业给不同的学生，给每个学生以差异化的挑战，支持每一个学生的学习。

2．清楚地布置作业，明确交作业的时间，并保证学生准确地记录下了这些要求。

3．保证全体学生明白评估标准及教师对作业的期望。

4．把大的作业分成可管理的小部分，对每个部分有明确的检查时间。

5．对有需要的学生提供课堂及课外的帮助。

6．在不影响学校最终截止时间的前提下，如果学生因病、伤害或不可预期的家庭原因，允许学生对作业的提交时间做合理的推迟，但需要获得教师认可。

7．及时评估学生的作业，并提供结构性的反馈。

8．根据学生的作业评估学生的掌握程度，根据需要调整教学。

9．学生不按时提交作业，教师需要及时与家长及导师沟通。

三、学生的责任

1．规划好自己的学习与活动，并让家长了解。

2．在作业记录表或日历中，准确地记录作业及提交日期。

3．有效地组织与管理时间。

4．把大作业分成可管理的小部分，对每个部分有明确的完成时间。

5．克服各种不可预期的困难去解决问题。只在需要，可以寻求帮助。

6．与家长谈论自己的作业，但是总是独立完成作业，对帮助进行致谢。

7．按评估标准要求及教师期望，尽最大的努力，最好地完成作业。

8．按时提交作业。

四、家长的责任

1．督促孩子按规划，完成各项学习与活动。

2．和孩子一起了解作业的要求、评估标准、教师的期望。

3．鼓励孩子克服各种不可预期的困难去解决问题，鼓励孩子在需要时，寻求帮助。

4．与教师沟通，清楚地了解孩子的学习成就与思想。

5．当孩子不完成或不按时提交作业时，与教师一起教育他们。

五、作业类型

学科	作业类型
中文	书面作业：作文；字词练笔；探究单；练习册；宣传册 口头作业：课文朗读；演讲练习；戏剧排练；默读；人物访谈
英语	书面作业：单词、语法、阅读、写作、听力； 口头作业: 口语录音、背诵录音；分级阅读作业
数学	以书面作业为主，预习阅读类作业为辅，每学期期中期末前各需至少完成一份评估作业
道德与法治	书面作业：选择题，简答题，计算题，名词解释，材料分析，案例分析，知识结构图，新闻评论等。 非书面作业：小组探究、口头展示、实践活动、材料阅读。
历史	材料阅读，课后材料作业，练习册；探究单；口头展示
地理	书面作业：简答题，材料分析，案例分析，图表分析，绘图，论文，海报等； 非书面作业：小组探究、展示、制作、实践活动等。
物理	章节练习题，实验报告；探究作业；小组合作作业
生物	章节练习题，实验报告，课堂展示，小论文
信息技术	电子文档，产品，电子程序，习题，project
艺术	视觉艺术：绘图式练习或图文调查记录，草图，样稿，习作，调查记录 表演艺术：书面作业如理论教学、创作类、分析陈述、日志反思等。 非书面作业，练习（如钢琴弹奏）
体育健康	书面作业如理论教学、创作类、分析陈述、日志反思等。 非书面作业，练习（如体操、游泳、跑步、跳远等）

六、作业布置量 （每天书面作业的总量不超过90分钟）

学科	作业布置量
中文	每天20-30分钟作业量（书面+非书面）。 每周至少布置一次讨论展示的作业；以及两次阅读作业。
英语	英语每天的作业量约为20-30分钟（书面+非书面）， 内容可涵盖单词、语法、听说读写等。
数学	每天20-30分钟书面作业。
道德与法制	每周作业布置次数不少于上课天数，每次约20分钟（书面与非书面交替进行）。
历史	每周作业布置次数不少于上课天数，每次约20分钟（书面与阅读交替进行）。
地理	每周作业布置次数不少于上课天数，每次约20分钟（书面与阅读交替）。
物理	课后作业每周平均3次，每次约20分钟。
生物	每周课后作业2次，每次约20分钟。
艺术、体育、信息技术	每周一次动手肢体活动型作业，每次约30分钟。

七、作业批改要求

严谨，详细和有建议性的作业批改对学生提高学业水平起着至关重要的作用。教师批改作业要认真及时，严格要求，格式要规范，书写要工整、美观。在批阅过程中，要多发现作业中的亮点，多使用鼓励性评语，及时纠正作业中的错误，并要让学生在下次作业前加以订正。

所有作业一律按作业评分标准评定成绩，评语要得当、准确。学生要独立完成作业，不抄袭，按时完成，如因特殊情况耽搁，学科教师应要求学生在规定时间内补交，并及时批改。

1. 作业分数：按照1-7（8）的等级进行转化

2.批改后可有简短激励性的评语，同时要指出作业中的错误缺陷，引导学生自我认识、自己改正。

3. 要有批改日期

4. 作业批改一律使用红笔，逐题批阅，认真细致，对错误的地方有标记。

5. 引导学生积极订正作业，对订正后的作业进行再次批阅，根据情况对学生的作业分数进行重新打分，激励学生订正作业的积极性。对学生的作业全批全改。

6. 作业的记录：学生作业上交情况教师应及时用Managebac等方式记录。记录应包括学生是否及时完成、作业内容、日期、等级。

八、部门对各学科作业布置与批改的评估方式  

检查方式主要采取学科组自查，教学部门抽查的形式开展。

5. 学部每学期组织两次的作业检查，每次按学生人数10%比例抽样检查学生作业批改情况。每学科，每年级作为常规教学检查的重要部分记录下来。

6. 备课组长每月对老师的作业布置与批改进行检查，对教师作业布置与批改的检查结果记录。

7. 根据作业的数量和难度，老师的批改程度进行考核。学科组长对好的做法和优秀作业在组内分享。

8. 对于优秀的作业批改提出学科组、部门的表扬并推广学习。对于不合格的作业批改提出整改要求。

Appendix：

FCG MS Homework Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
G7	Math 20 mins    English 30 mins History 20 mins   Biology 20 mins	Chinese 20 mins Math 20 mins Morality 20 mins English 30 mins	Chinese 20 mins Math 30 mins English 20 mins Morality 20 mins	Chinese 20 mins Math 30 mins English 20 mins History 20 mins
	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
G8	Chinese20 mins Math 30 mins English 30 mins Physics 10 mins	Chinese 20 mins Math 30 mins History 20 mins Geography 20 mins	Chinese 20 mins Math 20 mins English 15 mins Morality 20 mins History 15 mins	Chinese 20 mins Math 30 mins Physics 20 mins English 20 mins