Eoin Ó Broin
Question:117. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Education if her Department has a policy, or if any guidance has been provided to schools in relation to homework; and if so, if she will outline same. [7631/23]
View answerWednesday, 15 February 2023
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I would like to thank the Deputy for his question on homework.
The Department acknowledges that homework can play an important part in helping students to prepare for forthcoming classwork and in reinforcing work already covered during class time, however, it is a matter for each school, at local level, to arrive at its own homework policy which best serves the school community. The policy should be developed in conjunction with senior management and staff, the boards of management, parents and the pupils themselves.
Research is available which can be drawn upon by schools, in particular the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) funded a report commissioned by the National Parents Council (NPC) - Primary into parental involvement, engagement and partnership in their children’s learning during the primary school years. The research was undertaken by the Marino Institute of Education and is available on the NPC's website.- Parental Involvement Research Doc.qxp:Layout 1 (mie.ie)
While the broad focus of the report is on features of good parent-school partnerships, there is also a focus on: The role of homework, homework in the Irish context, homework in the international literature, homework and achievement, parental involvement with homework and children’s voice on homework .
I hope this information is of assistance to the Deputy.