Giving homework to primary children is a source of family conflict that breeds resentment of school and should be scrapped for the benefit of pupils, according to a teaching union, backed by education experts.
It is counter-productive and the pressure to complete assignments makes pupils unhappy, said Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
“Everyone just accepts that homework has got to be done,” she said. “It puts a huge amount of stress, particularly on disadvantaged children from disadvantaged homes.”...