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Independent Study

For students to be able to select, organise and deploy a wide range of knowledge effectively, Independent Study will be developed so that it is purposely and deliberately constructed. It will focus on supporting and developing long term memory through knowledge recall.

Independent Study will be streamlined across the year group for the core subjects through the use of the online platforms Bedrock/ Tassomai (English), Sparx (Maths),Tassomai (Science), Seneca (Humanities), ThisisLanguage! (Languages) and a Knowledge Organiser Quiz for year 7-9.

We encourage students to study from their knowledge organisers for at least two hours each week to support with learning the key knowledge that is required to access their subjects across the curriculum.

If your child needs extra support with completing their independent study, they are invited to Independent Study Club at the following times:

Thursday in E8 at lunch time and after school.

Please see below for further details of each platform including the required amount for each year group:

Year 7-9

Subject	Platform	Min Requirement	Due	Detention
KO	Google Classroom	20 mins on each subject & KO Quiz	Friday 4PM	Monday
English	Bedrock	20 points/ Green Face	Friday 4PM	Tuesday
Maths	Sparx	All tasks set (~1 hour)	Friday 4PM	Wednesday
Science	Tassomai	200 points	Friday 4PM	Thursday
MFL	ThisisLanguage!	All tasks set (~45 mins)	Friday 4PM	Friday

Year 10

Subject	Platform	Min Requirement	Due	Detention
English	Tassomai	300 points	Friday 4PM	Tuesday
Maths	Sparx	All tasks set (~1 hour)	Friday 4PM	Wednesday
Science	Tassomai	300 points	Friday 4PM	Thursday
MFL	ThisisLanguage!	All tasks set (~1 hour 30 mins)	Friday 4PM	Friday
Humanities	Seneca	All tasks set by teacher	Set by teacher	Friday

Year 11

Subject	Platform	Min Requirement	Due	Detention
English	Tassomai	300 points	Friday 4PM	Tuesday
Maths	Sparx	All tasks set (~40 mins) & Past Paper	Friday 4PM	Wednesday
Science	Tassomai	300 points	Friday 4PM	Thursday
MFL	ThisisLanguage!	All tasks set (~1h 30 mins)	Friday 4PM	Friday
Humanities	Seneca	All tasks set by teacher	Set by teacher	Friday

If a student is set any additional independent study to what is listed above, this will be posted on google classroom for the students to complete. We also encourage students to read for at least half an hour each night. This could be either their own book, an English set text, a novel, academic journal or broadsheet newspaper.

Problem	Solution
I have forgotten my password	Contact your teacher as soon as possible. This is not a reasonable excuse for not completing your independent study
I have been unwell	Your LCO will be checking the detention list and will know that you were unable to complete your independent study
I do not understand my independent study	Attend the Independent Study Club to support you to ensure you meet the deadline.
I forgot to go to my detention	You will now have a 1 hour detention the following day. Remember you still need to complete your Independent Study.

Please click on the expandable sections below to access information about Independent Study & Knowledge Organisers.

Support and 'How to' Guides

Overall Support

Monitoring your child’s Independent Study through their platforms (video)

Tassomai

Tassomai - How to Guide (video)

Setting up a tassomai account (video)

What is tassomai? (video)

Bedrock

Introduction to Bedrock (video)

How to check engagement (points and therefore detention lists) of whole classes and year groups (video)

How to check engagement (points and therefore detention lists) of individual students (video)
This is Language

This is Language Introduction (video)

Introducing Seneca - the funniest way to learn at KS2, KS3, GCSE & A Level

Why are we using Knowledge Organisers?

The GCSE and BTEC courses have changed to focus on the retrieval of knowledge.
Students need to know specific dates, key words and formula.
By learning the key facts from as early as Year 7 the knowledge is becoming part of our students’ long term memory which will support them in reaching their potential in exams.
The knowledge organisers contain core knowledge which is essential for progress in each subject area.
Students are required to learn prescribed parts of the knowledge organiser each week; these will be formally quizzed in the following lesson.

How do I use a knowledge organiser?

Each knowledge organiser has the key facts for the topic you are learning
You will have specific homework set around each area of the knowledge organiser
You need to memorise the content of the knowledge organiser before you are quizzed in class
Use the look, and cover, and say, and write, and check method to learn the information.