VPS Homework Policy
At Valentine Public School we believe that the role of homework in our student’s lives needs to be considerate of international research, NSW Department of Education Policy and community consultation in order to structure a school based policy that satisfies departmental requirements and the needs of families and individual students.
Community consultation and survey provides evidence that our families want choice in decision- making around homework for students and that families are considerate of wellbeing for their child and the family in this decision- making process. It is important that families are able to make their own decisions based on what is best for the family’s work/ life balance and life choices.
Homework may help students by complementing and reinforcing classroom learning, fostering good lifelong learning and study habits and providing an opportunity for students to be responsible for their own learning and/ or it may have as some international research suggests, not necessarily have as significant impact on future learning as we may have previously believed.
Homework provides an opportunity for parents to participate in their child’s education. Parents in partnership with the school should feel confident to make decisions around homework for the student based on individual needs and family beliefs and wellbeing.
Our VPS Homework Hub can be accessed HERE or from our school website.
Mrs Saurins, Principal.