Home Learning for Students - Ingleby Manor Free School

Accessing the Home Learning

All staff and students have a Microsoft 365 account that gives them full access to Microsoft Teams.

The user account looks like this username@inglebymanorschool.org.uk a password will be issued in school and the user will be asked to change this when they first login. If a user forgets their password they can reset it by contacting parents@inglebymanorschool.org.uk

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KS3 Home Learning (Years 7 to 9)

Teachers will set Home Learning as an assignment in their CLASS team. (This is a change from last year – there is no dedicated Home Learning Team this year to enable easier tracking for teachers).

In the various class teams, students will find weekly assignments in English, History, and Geography.  They will find fortnightly tasks located there for Performing Arts, Music, Food Technology, Computing, Engineering and PE. Art will record Home Learning here too and will provide a Home Learning sketchbook for each half termly activity and it is the student’s responsibility to look after this and return it to school for the deadline given.

Home Learning will be set weekly in Maths using the platform ‘Sparx’. It will be set Wednesday to Wednesday.

Home Learning will be set weekly in Science, again using the platform ‘Sparx’. It will be set Thursday to Thursday.

Home Learning will be set weekly in Spanish, using the platform ‘Language Nut’.

Students will be given one opportunity per term in each subject to miss a deadline and then they will receive a C4 – 30 minute detention for missed Home Learning.

A breakdown of this information for the Autumn Term of 2025-26 is provided below:

As you can see, in most subjects, Home Learning will be an electronic quiz set on a Microsoft form. These quizzes relate to retention and recall and are based on lessons, the Delta Knowledge Organisers (to be distributed at the beginning of the Autumn, Spring and Summer Terms) and Schemes of Learning across Key Stage 3 to build up cumulative knowledge. Students can access their Knowledge Organisers to help them with these quizzes and their lesson power points/resources are placed in their ‘Class Team’. These quizzes can be completed on a smart phone, a tablet or a desktop computer.

If students do not have access to devices, they can use the Home Learning club (details below).

We are continuing our Home Learning offering because:

We know that home learning has a positive impact on attainment (+ 5 months of progress).
We know that home learning is effective if tasks are well-designed and are linked to classroom learning.
We know that involving digital technology typically ensures greater impact (+ 6 months of progress).
We know that immediate feedback can improve student learning.
We have excellent knowledge organisers that need to be more formally incorporated into our school life.
We know that home learning promotes independent study skills vital for success at Key Stages 4 and 5 and later academic and working life.
Success at Key Stage 4 relies upon retention and recall – basically remembering what you are taught.
The content tested in our electronic quizzes will assist students in class and in assessments which take place in December and June.

Completion of Home Learning is linked to participation in the school rewards trips at Christmas and in the Summer.

KS4 Home Learning (Years 10 and 11)

Teachers will set Home Learning as an assignment in their Class Teams.  

KS4 Home Learning will involve tasks that teachers deem suitable. Typical tasks for Home Learning might include assignments set on Language Nut, Sparx or GCSE Pod. Tasks might be revision and consolidation pieces, extension or project work.  

Home Learning at KS4 is weekly, other than in BTEC Digital IT, BTEC Enterprise, GCSE Computer Science where it is set fortnightly.

If students do not have access to devices, they can use the Home Learning club (details below):

Students will be given one opportunity per term to miss a deadline and then they will receive a C4 – 30 minute detention for missed Home Learning.

General Information

All students know how to access their Teams account (they just need their school email address and password) and how to submit assignments. Information regarding this will be reiterated in Tutor time and in assemblies. However, if there is any uncertainty, I would encourage students to see their form tutors who will assist them. There is an IT Drop-in Service on a Tuesday and Thursday break time. Language Nut, Sparx and GCSE Pod passwords can be reset by class teachers.

Home Learning Club takes places Monday to Thursday from 3.30 to 4.30pm and all are welcome to attend and G03 is open on a morning from 8am to invited students.

If Home Learning is not completed, teachers will stamp planners to inform home and upon signing the planner weekly, you will be able to keep track of homework.

Accessing Microsoft Teams and learning platforms:

All students should know their usernames and passwords. If you have any issues with this please email school detailing your child’s name and if known username

School Email and User account

GCSE Pod

Sparx Maths

Language Nut