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        Changing a class’s homework to Optional only

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            If you don't want a class to recieve new compulsory homework for a while, but still want them to get new XP Boost & Target homeworks, you can change any upcoming homework week to Optional only. You may wish to do this over holidays or activity weeks for example.

            A class's homework can be made optional on Planner

            To make homework Optional for a specific week:

            1.  Go to Planner from the left of the screen
            2.  Choose the upcoming week you would like to change from the Academic Year Homework plan on the right of the screen
            3.  Choose Optional only from the Type dropdown. Your change will be saved automatically

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            Changing a class's homework type to Optional only will just remove their compulsory homework

            If you change a class's homework to Optional only on Planner:

            • No new homeworks will show on their Compulsory homework section
            • New homework will show on their XP boost and Target homework sections, and the length of these will not be changed
            • If there were any topics in the Planner for that week these will be covered in the XP Boost section
            • Students will still have access to the full content library in Independent Learning
            Note:
            • Parents will not receive emails if their child's homework is set to Optional Only
            • Optional only homework will not count towards your homework completion rates


            • If you want to make homework Optional only for individual students rather than the whole class, see this article
            • If you want to switch homework off altogether for any length of time (if you don't want new XP Boost & Target homeworks to go out either), see this article
            • If your homework has already gone out and you want to make it Optional retrospectively, see this article 
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