Can you imagine a situation where the great majority of the pupils in your school, along with their families, look forward with keen anticipation to working on a homework project together during the school holidays?
This is the case with the Family Homework project that is being run by five primary schools in Tower Hamlets. There is already an extensive and expanding literature on the importance and benefits of developing school and family connections, and their impact on increasing children's learning and attainment in school. This article reports findings from an evaluation of the Family Homework initiative conducted in 2014 by researchers from the Institute of Education.
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