Homework questionnaire for parents
Please complete this form and return it in the envelope provided to your child’s register teacher by Friday 30th January. If you have more than one child, please complete one questionnaire for each child.
About your child :
BoyGirl
S1S2S3S4S5S6
The Scottish Executive states that homework helps your child to :
- learn how to organise and manage his/her time
- take more responsibility for his/her own learning
- practise and build on what has been learned at school
- learn and work independently in the future
- develop confidence to deal with frustrations, overcome difficulties and solve problems
Government guidelines suggest that a reasonable amount of time spent on homework would be within the following range :
S1 and S245 – 90 minutes per day
S3 and S41 – 2 hours per day
S5 and S61.5 – 2.5 hours per day
1. As a general rule each day this amountless than thismore than this
my child does :
alwaysusually sometimes neverdon’t know
2. I am happy with the amount of
homework my child is set
3. My child learns a lot from doing
his/her homework
4. Doing homework helps my child to
be independent
5. My child uses his/her homework planner
to help organise homework
6. I check my child’s planner to see what
homework has been set
7. I want to be able to know what homework
my child has been set
8. I feel I have enough knowledge
to help my child with his/her homework
9. I would like to support my child
more with homework
10. How can the school help you?
Please add comments if appropriate in
answer to questions 1-10.
alwaysusually sometimesneverdon’t know
11. The school explains the relevance
and usefulness of homework
12. My child enjoys doing his/her
homework
13. I think it’s important to talk with my
child about the homework s/he is doing
14. I worry that I might be doing things
which are unhelpful to my child’s
learning
15. Homework can be a source of tension
at home
16. My child knows what s/he has to do
for homework and how to complete it
17. My child’s homework involves
finishing work not done in class
18. I am informed when my child
has not completed homework
19. If homework is not done, how
would you like this managed? Please
add comments relevant to this or
other questions above.
Which of these sources of advice onInformation leaflets
homework (if any) would you welcome
and use if available? (Please indicate asParents’ workshops in the evening
many as apply.)
Information pages on the school’s website
Out of class homework clinic
Something else (please say what)
Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.
NBHS has a homework policy, which is available from the school office or on the school website. Your answers to this questionnaire will be used by the school to develop its homework policies and practices.
Results of this survey will appear on the school website.