Independent work set to be completed outside of the classroom is an integral part of teaching and learning at North Bromsgrove. It is clear from research that students  who “connect”, “adapt”, “respond” and “engage” with this work significantly out-perform those students who fail to do so.  Furthermore, building independence in students is crucial to students as they progress towards post-16 studies, for many joining our sixth form. 

Our Commitment

As a teaching and learning community, we are committing to some simple principles regarding the setting of independent work:

•Independent work set should take students no longer than 30 minutes to complete.

•All work should be accessible to students and not require the intervention of specialist staff to complete.

•Tasks should be focused on practising previously taught knowledge or preparation for the next lesson.

•All work will be checked for completion.

•All independent learning tasks will be set through Class Charts and hence are visible to students and parents.

•Students will be given at least two days to complete the work.

•Failure to complete the work will result initially in a warning via Class Charts and another chance to submit. Students will be issued with a C30 detention should work not be completed at this point.

As parents/carers, we ask that you support the school in ensuring that your child completes all independent learning tasks set by their subject staff. All parents/carers should have login details for Class Charts. Please contact the school if you need this to be re-issued.