How much homework in Year 7?

[CrabbyTheCrabster]

I'm just wondering how much homework your Y7s get/got? Do they get homework every lesson/subject? How long are they expected to spend on each piece?

It will be 3 subjects 30 mins each every night. Not all for next day.

So an hour and a half of homework a night in Y7 vjg? Wow, wasn't expecting that much!

None of mine every had as much as that in Yr7.
dd2 (just going in to Yr8) would generally get 3 subjects a night, but a lot of them could be done in 5 10 mins.
This will vary hugely, school to school, but also depending on the child.

I remember chatting to my dd1's friend's Mum a couple of years ago, and she was saying how many hours her dd was spending on homework. I was like this -> as both our dds had been together since Nursery, all through Primary, and were now in about Yr9 of same secondary, and both had always been pretty capable, but my dd was spending a fraction of the time hers was, on the same pieces of homework, from the same sets, in the same subjects at the same school (dd, btw, was getting good grades - she'd not decided to 'opt out' ). It was a HUGE difference. I still don't understand it, tbh.

Dd was supposed to have 3 subjects at 25 mins per subject each night so 1 hour and 15 mins total. Some bits would take longer (eg essays) and some bits would be shorter but on average over a week it would even out to about this.

It's approx 5 hours a week

DS's school an hour and a half a school night plus a project each month on a given subject. They are expected to spend around five hours on each project, but realistically it is more like ten to twelve hours per project as they have to do research to be able to complete it.

DD1 is in year 8. Last year it was very variable - anywhere between none and a couple of hours. The first half term seemed to be the worst - I think they were trying to make a point. After than, things settled down a bit.

She usually gets several days to complete a task (rarely something set to be handed in the next day). If she planned really efficiently, I'm guessing it would be about 30mins per night, but she prefers the "all or nothing" approach .

What did catch me out was the projects set to be completed during half terms. That was a first for us, and rather spoiled a week of rest and relaxation.

We got given a homework timetable this week, the most my DD is scheduled is 1hr 45mins. Most other evenings, it's about 1hr 30mins. We'll see in the next few weeks whether it all pans out as the timetable says...

about 1 1/2 hour per day here too.

Our school says approx. 5hrs/week KS3, 10hrs/week KS4.
But appears randomly.
And it takes DD longer than that as she doesn't find schoolwork easy.

Best to do it as soon as you can if you put it off you can suddenly get a lot and not have time to do it all.

DS should get either 2 or 3 half hour homeworks every weekday, so 1 or 1.5 hours every day. He started Wednesday, but there were no normal classes that day, he has 4 homeworks to do, 2 given Thursday and 2 today. He can't do homework Thursday as he has athletics club , so will have to do Thursdays at the weekend as well as today's. He has German, History, Science and Maths.

Thanks for the replies. Blimey an hour to an hour and a half of homework seems such a lot for an 11 year old!

Mine hasn't be given any timings. He has 2 subjects each night except one night with 3 and one night with one. I don't think any asre for the next day- well maybe maths. He has had some every day- its been v easy but he's still moaning!

DS2 was in Y7 last year. He had about half an hour per night, plus a longer task (2-3 hours) every couple of weeks. This is about a third of the amount quoted in the school's Y7 handbook.

I never saw dd1 do any homework in yr 7

I know she did it as she never got any negative comments and all her reports were glowing but she did it in secret!

Well, yes - the answer here would change if you were asking what was timetabled / stated when asked, or if you want to know what they actually do.

It depends on school and the teacher.... my son never spent more than half an hour a couple times a week in year 7. Even then sometimes it was only to finish a piece he had started in class...... and grades are very good. Every school is different I do not understand some comments dictating that every school is the same.

DD1 had a total of a couple of hours a week in Yr 7 and 8 and she's done very well. I don't necessarily equate lots of homework with a school being good.

We found the homework set started as quite a bit at the start of term and tailed off toward the end of each term quite considerably.

DD has it comparatively lightly at the mo, as she's only studying in the mornings anyway so can do her homework in the afternoons. Just wondering what to expect I guess. First week has been a steep learning curve.

Officially 3 x 30 min a night but never for next day.
Reality last year was less than this.

However proper revision before exam week in May was expected for a month or so.

Well she didn't get geography and history homework today, so maybe it won't be every week.

My daughter is in Year 9 and since Year 7 she has generally spent 1.5 hours night and often a morning or afternoon at weekends. Personally I think she spends too much time on research but in return she does get excellent marks and I think this then reflects on her overall work. I think at the start they feel the pressure to prove themselves and also to keep up with their peers, so the first term felt like the worst.

I think if it's weekly homework then 30-45 mins for each subject. Some school do independent learning tasks which gives them a whole term to complete the work and I think my daughter's school said to allow approx 6 hours.