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Introduction
Dungannon Primary School sees a value in children engaging in homework as a means of revising work done, in discovering information unavailable in school, involving parents in their children’s studies and in the development of good work habits.  Against this must be balanced each child’s need for recreation.

There a number of reasons for giving homework, the main ones being as follows:

	to consolidate school work;
	to keep parents informed of the type of work ongoing in school and the processes involved;
	to foster and create interests in pupils;
	to encourage parents to sustain the interest and continue the momentum built up in the classroom;
	to provide starting point for future work;
	to encourage a positive working attitude.

While the form of homework will be mainly written, it may also be oral or investigatory and will often involve the pupil in learning something e.g. spellings or reading.

The duration and frequency of the homework will be dependent upon the age of the child and his/her ability within the classroom situation.

Children should be encouraged to do their homework in a ‘quiet’ place with a minimum of distractions.

Obviously parents should not actually ‘do’ their child’s homework but from time to time they might need to give some assistance.  Parents may want to sign a homework to show they have checked it or if there is a particular problem they may be asked to sign homeworks by the teacher.

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