HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD AT HOME KS3
Maths
English
Subject
Homework
Wider reading
How parents can help at home
• Sparx English task set weekly, accessed via Sparx Reader Home or by typing ‘Sparx Reader’ into Google. • Set weekly, due each Tuesday. • Knowledge Organisers
• CGP KS3 revision guides- available via ParentPay. • KS3 English BBC Bitesize KS3 English - BBC Bitesize
• Encourage regular reading. This helps build vocabulary, comprehension and writing skills. This can be fiction, non-fiction, newspapers, blogs and even graphic novels. • Discuss what your child is studying to reinforce understanding. Ask openended questions such as ‘what book are you studying in English?’ and encourage them to explain themselves, reinforcing their own learning. • Build vocabulary and grammar skills. Play word games like Scrabble or Boggle. Learn a ‘word of the day’ together and use it in conversations. Use online grammar tools or worksheets (BBC Bitesize is a good place to start). • Support with writing practice. Encourage journaling, writing short stories or review books and films.
• Sparx Maths task (with 2–3-week lag on content taught in lesson) • Due every Wednesday 9am • 40-minute task
• BBC Bitesize KS3 Maths • Sparx Independent Learning
• Have a positive mindset towards maths in front of students, regardless of personal experience with maths at school • Encourage use of Sparx Maths’ videos when students are stuck • Encourage use of knowledge organiser when students are stuck • Monitor that students are completing Sparx Maths purposefully (rather than using an AI tool) • Encourage your child to write down their working out and answers whilst completing their online homework • Encourage your child to complete the ‘XP Boost’ task alongside their Sparx Maths homework • Quiz your child on timetables • Ask your child about their learning in their maths lesson and take an interest in their written work