Home Learning

At The Sele School we consider home learning to be an invaluable tool which consolidates, extends and deepens knowledge.  It allows students to grow as independent learners and is part of the process of them becoming responsible for their own progress.

Valuable home learning can take a variety of forms, from research tasks that allow students to either prepare for lessons or deepen their understanding of a topic, to learning through recitation and repeating, to answering questions.  Many different types of home learning  and ways of handing it in are used in order to help students continue their learning outside the classroom.

Home learning will be posted onto ‘Google Classrooms' and students should make an effort to check this daily; this will provide information on the task set, as well as when and how it should be handed in.  Home learning will also be recorded in student planners. 

We consider it vital that parents are engaged in the learning that takes place at home.  We therefore ask that parents check planners at least once a week and raise any concerns through this mechanism. 

It is also useful to check the home learning students have been set and to talk through this with them.  We would also encourage parents to look back at the home learning once it has been marked and returned to students, so that a discussion can be had around their progress. 

If students would prefer then there is the option to complete their home learning in Home Learning Club which runs every day for an hour after school.

More information can be found in The Sele School Home Learning Standard, please follow the link for full details. There is also additional detailed guidance available in the  Feedback Standard, which can be found by following the link.  

School Library

The School Library is an excellent resource and is at the heart of learning at The Sele School.  This facility encompasses an ICT Suite, soft seating and wide variety of books; it is well used by our school community and is highly rated by students. 

The Library stocks a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books, reference materials and periodicals.  The stock is carefully selected to reflect and challenge our students.  Senior students studying in the Sixth Form have unlimited access to these facilities. 

Students are encouraged to use the Library/Resources Centre during lesson times, at break, lunchtimes and after school. Help is on hand in the Library and our students are encouraged to work independently. 

There is also a supervised Home Learning Club Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 3.15 – 4.15 pm which is open to all students.  

All students may borrow up to three books at a time for two weeks.   The Library provides a space for all, in which to develop the skills needed for a lifetime of independent learning and a love of reading.