Independent learning is the ability to self-motivate and self-manage one’s own learning. This requires a learner to understand the goal and then plan and complete a series of actions to successfully achieve it, ideally with little or no supervision.
Our aim is to develop our students to be independent learners so that they are skilled and equipped for their future learning, career and life challenges.
A successful independent learner can
- Manage their time well
- Determine the steps required to complete a task
- Seek help and collaborate with others as appropriate
- Overcome challenges
- Crate content and/or solve problems
To develop these skills Y7, Y8 &Y9 have their own specific calendar of Independent Learning Tasks (ILTs) to complete.
- ILTs will be inclusive in nature, so they are accessible to all students, with
- clear, simple to understand instructions
- a suggestion of the time students should spend on the task
- success criteria and/or examples of what success might look like
- what feedback will be given and if further follow up work is required
- support materials and/or signposting to support
Independent learning tasks are meant to be completed by students.
We would like parents to take an interest, to encourage, support and facilitate their children but not to reduce the demand or impact of the task by helping too much.
Students find their ILTs in their online classrooms.
Additional learning tasks and enrichment opportunites.
In addition to Independent Learning Tasks, many subjects provide additional opportunities for student to develop and practice skills, deepen their understanding and improve their recall. These additional learning tasks are optional, but completing them develops positive habits, and overtime make a real difference to confidence, understanding and progress
Supporting Your Child at Home
We would greatly appreciate parents supporting children to navigate their ILTs; encouraging, supporting and facilitating them to complete additional tasks whilst keeping a healthy physical and mental balance. However the aim this that tasks are completed by the students so please do not reduce the demand of the tasks by helping too much. If there are any concerns please contact the subject teacher, subject leader or pastoral team for assistance.
Students find their ILTs in their online classrooms.
To help parents we are placing a copy of the ILTs along with rough timescale below
Y7 Independent Learning Tasks 2026-27
TASKS are currently being updated and uploaded- Tasks can be found in relevant online classroom
Y8 Independent Learning Tasks 2026-27
TASKS are currently being updated and uploaded - Tasks can be found in relevant online classroom
Y9 Independent Learning Tasks 2026-27
TASKS are currently being updated and uploaded - Tasks can be found in relevant online classroom
| Half term 1 | Half term 2 | Half term 3 | Half term 4 | Half term 5 | Half term 6 | |
| Art | ||||||
| Computing | Y9_Computing_ILT_1.pdf | Computing_ILT2_.pdf | ||||
| Design Technology | ||||||
| Drama | ||||||
| English | Y9_English_ILT_Task_1_Gothic_Writing.pdf | Y9_English_ILT_task_3_Persuasion.pdf | Y9_English_ILT_task_4_Poetry_.pdf | |||
| French | ||||||
| Geography | Geography_y9_ILT_1.pdf | Geography_y9_ILT_2.pdf | ||||
| History | Y9_History_ILT_1_WW1_memorial.pdfWW1_memorial_prompt_sheet_ILT_Y9.pdf | Y9_History_ILT_2_IoM_WW2.pdf | ||||
| Mathematics | Y9_ILT_1_DATA_DETECTIVES.pdf | Y9_ILT_2_QUESTION_CREATION_CHALLENGE.pdf | Y9_ILT_3_PYTHAGORAS_THEOREM_DISCOVERED_MATHS.pdf | Y9_ILT_4_REVISION_CLOCK.pdf | Y9_ILT_5_EXAM_QUESTION_MARK_IMPROVE_MATHS.pdf | Y9_ILT_6_CAREERS_USING_MATHEMATICS_MATHS.pdf |
| Music | ||||||
| RE | Y9_RE_ILT_1_Philosophy_.pdf | Y9_RE_ILT_2_Buddhism_.pdf | ||||
| Science | ||||||
| Spanish | Y9_Spanish_ILT1.pdf | Y9_Spanish_ILT2_.pdf | Y9_Spanish_ILT3_.pdf |