English & Maths Policy

Our English & maths policy tells you our literacy and numeracy arrangements in the curriculum and the required levels of qualification for staff.

Introduction & Context

At Homefield College, we want to help everyone get better at maths and English. These skills will help you now and when you leave college. This policy explains how we will help you learn. We know everyone is different, so we will help you in the way that works best for you.

How We Help You Learn

It’s all about you: We will think about what you are good at, what you might need to work on, and what you want to do in the future. This will help us decide the best way for you to learn maths and English.

Looking at the whole picture: We won’t just look at tests. We will look at lots of things to see how you are improving:

  • How you use maths and English in your main lessons
  • Things you make and do for your lessons
  • When you talk to your teachers and other students
  • Online activities, such as Century.

Maths and English in your lessons: We will help you use maths and English in your main lessons. This will help you see why these skills are important.

Helping Everyone: Some things are harder for some people. We will help you in the ways you need so you can learn and get better.

Different Ways to Learn Maths and English

Using skills in your main lessons: For many of you, you will learn maths and English by doing things in your main lessons. Your tutor and support staff will help you see how to use these skills.

Getting qualifications: Only students taking qualifications where achieving a maths or English qualification directly supports their overall destinations (e.g., future employment or further learning) will attend separate maths and English lessons to work towards these qualifications. We will talk to you about this to see if it’s the right thing for you. Other students will continue to develop their maths and English skills through their main lessons

How We Check How You Are Doing

Checking all the time: Your tutors will always be looking at how you are doing in your lessons to help you learn better.

Using Century: We also use a computer programme called Century:

  • It gives you small activities to do on the computer for maths and English
  • It sees what you are good at and what you need help with
  • It then gives you more things to do to help you learn
  • Your tutors will look at how you do on Century to help them plan what to teach you.

Sometimes we do tests: We might also do some tests or tasks to see how much you have learned.

Talking about how you are doing: We will talk to you regularly about how you are getting on with your maths and English.

What Your Tutors Will Do

All your tutors will help you use maths and English in their lessons.

Some tutors are specific maths and English teachers. They will help students who are working towards qualifications and will help other tutors too.

Other people will also help you if you need extra support with your learning.

We Will Check This Policy Again

We will look at this policy every year to make sure it is still the best way to help you learn Maths and English.

Published: September 2026
Staff Responsible: Quality and Compliance Manager
Approved by: Senior Management Team