Sandhurst School

Design & Technology Homework Policy

KS3 Homework: Include a summary of the type of tasks that students will be expected to complete:  

  • Design & Technology: Homework will be set based on the project undertaken by each group. Tasks may include finding inspiration, identifying hazards, planning of making, labelling equipment and learning key words.
  • Cooking & Nutrition: Homework will be set to embed knowledge of food safety, healthy eating and nutrition.
KS3 Homework: Specify how frequently homework will be set: 

  • Design & Technology: Three pieces of homework will be set each term on the google classroom.
  • Cooking & Nutrition: Three pieces of homework will be set each term  on the google classroom.
KS4 Homework: Include a summary of the type of tasks that students will be expected to complete:  

  • Design & Technology: Homework tasks to include research, exam questions based on the AQA GCSE D&T and technologystudent.com linked tasks.
  • Hospitality & Catering: Homework tasks include organisation and preparation for practical tasks, research for controlled coursework and exam questions based on the WJEC Level 2 Catering & Hospitality award.
  • Food Preparation & Nutrition: Homework tasks include organisation and preparation for practical tasks, research for controlled coursework and exam questions based on the WJEC GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition course.
KS4 Homework: Specify how frequently homework will be set: 

  • Design & Technology: Homework will be set fortnightly on the google classroom.
  • Hospitality & Catering: Homework will be set weekly on the google classroom.
  • Food Preparation & Nutrition: Homework will be set weekly on the google classroom.
KS5 Homework: Include a summary of the type of tasks that students will be expected to complete:  

  • Food Science & Nutrition: Homework tasks to include reviewing of key terms, note taking, research tasks, general revision, reading and annotating relevant articles, exam questions based on the WJEC Food Science & Nutrition Diploma course.
KS5 Homework: Specify how frequently homework will be set:

  • Food Science & Nutrition: Homework will be set weekly on the google classroom.