Already in year 10 some schools are giving students 14 hours a week of homework, despite having school lessons all day.

Students are managing to do the homework, whilst juggling a busy schedule.

Many students start Duke of Edinburgh award in year 10 and are required to do one skill for 6 months for an hour a week , a volunteering job for and hour a week for 3 months and a physical element for an hour a week for 3 months.

Many people do all of this as well as doing extra curricular activities of their own and D of E work.

The question is whether or not it is right for the student to be receiving all of this work.

True, most complete the homework they are asked to do, but many are up till 12 o clock at night doing this.

Is it right? It is understandable for students to get some homework so that they can improve their learning even more, but not 14 hours worth!

When students complain to teachers, many tell us that it is compulsory and that if they stopped giving so much homework some parents would complain!

I believe that what some parents don’t understand is that not all children are as academic as each other, not everyone can handle the amount of work that they are receiving.

I asked a year 10 student at Surbiton High School how she was coping with the amount of homework she got she replied with: “I feel that some nights I get barely any homework which is good for me as I need to rest after a long day at school.

"Many nights I get so much that I am up till very late doing work, which makes me tired for the next day at school and not achieve as well as I could do if I had an early night.

"It also depends what subjects you are taking for GCSE, for example I do art which contains lots of research and homework where as drama doesn’t receive as much and the homework that is received isn’t excessive and people can complete it all.”

So is all the work necessary and will it finally pay off? Or will it just tire everyone out?