Homework checklists

Name: Homework checklists
Uploaded: 2026-10-21
Duration: 1 min 1 s
Description: Set homework, tick it off as handed in, late, missing or excused, see each pupil’s record, and download or print the checklist.

In about 2 minutes, learn how to use homework checklists.

Video, 1 min 1 s, with subtitles

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What you’ll learn

How to set homework with dates and marks
How to tick it off, or mark the whole class at once
What “not recorded” means
How to send homework from the Year Planner and export the record

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The Homework tab in the Report Writer keeps a simple checklist of who handed in what. Set the homework with a title, subject, set date and due date, and marks if you use them. Then tick it off: handed in, late, missing or excused.

If everyone's done it, one press marks the whole class. Homework nobody has ticked yet counts as not recorded, never as missing. Each pupil's record shows how much they've completed, and the trend.

If you like, reports can show the homework completed as a percentage. Planned your year in the Year Planner? Pro members can send the year's homework straight into this checklist, so there's nothing to type twice.

You can download the record as a spreadsheet, or print it. Find out more about Classfern Pro at lessonplanner.info.

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1. Homework nobody has ticked yet counts as… Missing Not recorded Late

Right. It counts as not recorded, never as missing.Not quite. The answer is “Not recorded”. It counts as not recorded, never as missing.

2. Everyone handed it in. What’s the quickest way to record it? One press marks the whole class Tick each pupil Email the class

Right. If everyone’s done it, one press marks the whole class.Not quite. The answer is “One press marks the whole class”. If everyone’s done it, one press marks the whole class.

3. How can you get the record out of the Report Writer? Download it as a spreadsheet, or print it Only by screenshot You can’t

Right. You can download the record as a spreadsheet, or print it.Not quite. The answer is “Download it as a spreadsheet, or print it”. You can download the record as a spreadsheet, or print it.

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