Independent Learning Sample Clauses

Independent Learning. We want to help develop a work ethic in our students that will help them not only achieve great academic success, but build the skills they need to succeed in an ever changing world. Jobs are no longer guaranteed for life and we want our students to have developed the key skills of determination, independence, resilience and personal responsibility to help prepare them for the future. In a competitive market, doing the bare minimum, will not bring the success or economic prosperity that we hope for our young people. To succeed in any area of life, we have to put in more personal effort. This is the same in education. We can teach students the essential curriculum and set home learning to help develop their knowledge, but to really understand something thoroughly or excel in a certain skill, students need to practice independently. To help ▇▇▇▇▇▇ independence, resourcefulness and creativity we will be sharing Independent study tasks that students can access from home via Year group Google classrooms. These will be a range of resources, links and suggestions to wider reading or ideas to help enrich the curriculum and will allow students to explore their own interests, leading to a deeper understanding of the subject matter. We recommend that students in KS3 complete 15 minutes of independent study per day and 10 minutes of reading their 15 x 15 book. Students in KS4 complete 30 minutes in Year 10 building to 45 minutes in Year 11.