IndependEnt Learning

Year 7 Autumn 1 reading and writing homework booklet 

Year 8 Autumn 1 reading and writing homework booklet 

Year 9 Autumn 1 reading and writing homework booklet 

Welcome parents and carers,

To ensure that all Rivington and Blackrod High School students fulfil their academic potential, we aim to nurture resilient learners, readers, and writers across all groups. We understand that independent learning is key to the success of fostering this ethos and that setting high quality, engaging home learning tasks from early on in secondary school can not only develop a culture of independence in our students, but can increase progress by up to five school months.

Equally, we know that in order for our parents and carers to support students in their education, the communication regarding home learning needs to be clear and consistent. Therefore, please see below for information and a video outlining our home learning model for Years 7 to 11.

We wanted parents and carers to have easy access to the home learning that has been set. To do this we are using the ClassCharts homework and behaviour platform (which is available online or via a free downloadable app). This platform will give you access to your child’s behaviour log, alongside independent learning tasks, deadlines, and submissions. Further instructions are included in the first video below. All log-in details have been emailed home in Autumn 1. Please contact classcharts@rbhs.co.uk if you have not received these or are having issues logging on.

Individual subjects use additional platforms, such as Seneca Learning, Educake and Mathswatch, but all independent learning will be listed on Class Charts as a central location. Additional log-in information for other platforms will be provided by subject teachers; please contact Heads of Department with any queries for that subject. Students do not have a separate Seneca log in. When they come to the login screen, they need to select 'continue with Microsoft'. They then enter their school email address and password that they use for their school email. 

Our independent learning rationale:

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When will my child expect to receive independent learning tasks?

Please see the table below for what home learning tasks will be set for each year group across school, from now on:

*at KS3, if other subjects set additional independent tasks, students will be rewarded for completing them 

What does the reading task involve?

All students are encouraged to access our school library and complete 30 minutes of reading for pleasure each week. KS3 students will use their Leverhulme Land of Literature book for this. In addition, KS3 students will use their half-termly Academic Reading Booklet (links above) to complete two pieces of non-fiction academic reading with comprehension questions each week. These are available both from Team Leaders and on the links below. There is also a video below to demonstrate how to complete these tasks.

Academic reading booklets explained:

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If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact school using the email addresses below.

For log-on queries:

classcharts@rbhs.co.uk

For individual subject queries, please contact the relevant Head of Department.

For reading related queries:

Mrs. S. Moore- smoore@rbhs.co.uk

Strategic Lead for Reading and Intervention