It's clear that the current amount of homework and work gave to students in year 10 is way too much. It is having a large impact on students mental health, students are finding 40% of the work given spills over. This leaves even more homework for students to complete.

As the likelihood of more restrictions on the Northern Beaches increases, students cannot cope with the amount of work being set. Some subjects do set a manageable workload but others expect large amounts of work. The amount of work is having a heavy toll on mental health and combined with the lockdown, it is a recipe for disaster. The aim is to have all teachers see this so they can see how students are struggling.

Therefore we are now calling on the Year 10 TPHS faculty to ease all homework and work by 50%, effective immediately. Additionally, assessments should be scaled down where possible or entirely cancelled to avoid the overwhelming nature of multiple due in a short space of time. We are also recommending that all due dates for each week's work be extended to the Sunday night of that week, so avoid last-minute rushes to submit many workpieces.