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        Switching homework off

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            There are a few different ways to turn homework off depending on your requirements.

            Switching homework off for a specific week

            If you need to switch homework off for a specific week for a class you can do this on your Planner page:

            • Click on the week you want to turn off
            • Click the Type dropdown and choose No homework - this will mean that no homework is set just for that specific week
            • Note that it might be a good idea to choose Optional here instead of No homework, which would mean that the homework is not Compulsory but students could choose to do some work if they wanted

            Find out more about homework types in our Planner page article

            Switching homework off during school holidays

            If you do not want homework to be set or due during school holidays you can manage this in your Schemes of Learning (SoLs).

            • Go to the Schemes of Learning page
            • Click Options>Edit on the SoL for the class you want to turn homework off for
            • Scroll down to the holiday week/s and use the slider to set the homework to Off
            • Finally, Publish your changes

            If you have homework set to off during the holidays, the homework set before the holiday will now be due in after the holiday

            Switching homework off permanently for whole classes

            • Turning off homework means that no new homework will be generated from that point onward.
            • If you turn homework off in the following way, but then turn it back on later, any topics that were in the missed weeks will be skipped altogether, unless you put them back into homework at a later date.
            • Whilst homework is switched off it won't be possible to edit homework in the Planner
            1. Go to More > Class Manager
            2. To turn homework off for an individual class, click the Blue pencil icon and scroll down to the Homework status field. Set homework to off.
            3. To turn homework off for 2 or more classes:
                1. Check the box next to the classes you want 
                2. Click Edit selected classes
                3. Set the Homework status to Off
                4. Click Save

            Switching homework off permanently for individual students

            1. Type the name of the student in the Find students box at the top right of your Sparx Maths site and click on their name when it appears in the dropdown
            2. On the student's Details page scroll down to the Homework details field
            3. Select Optional only from the dropdown and click Save

            The student will still receive homework but it will be Optional only, meaning it won't get marked as incomplete if they don't do it.


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