The Education Commute
Episode 85 · Parents · Out 11 November 2026

Homework Without Doing It For Them: +5 Months, 43 EEF Studies

Out Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 6am · The Education Commute

There's a number attached to homework — five months of extra progress in secondary, three in primary — and almost every parent who hears it takes it to mean something it doesn't.

Unlocks Wednesday, 11 November 2026 at 6am

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