Homework Special - Headteacher Jamie Barton on why it's important and how parents can help

How does homework play out in your house? Is it a battle of wits or is your child keen to get pen to paper? Do you think they get too much extra school work or not enough?In this episode we’re talking all things homework with Jamie Barton who is head of school for the Jewellery Quarter Academy.He tells us that doing homework can actually improve a child’s progress by as much as five months - oh, and he said that teachers can tell when parents have done their child’s homework for them!The Brummie Mummies podcast is a Laudable production brought to you by Brummie Mummies and Birmingham Live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices