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I wasn’t able to respond in the original post because it was closed.
If you’re asking me schools should close at least for 2 weeks. Here’s my reasons
Schools have been shown to be breeding grounds for the virus. The problem is lots of children end up being a symptomatic from what I’ve seen in my own school and they end up passing it to staff or other children who pass it to families.
I’m not against schools being open but in my case we’ve done everything we can to make it safe. Chairs and tables facing forwards, not going near children, class bubbles,eating away from the staff room, regular cleaning which ends up being me cleaning most the time, wearing masks or shields even though we’re not supposed to. However whether it’s the size of my classroom or something else it doesn’t work. The younger kids always turn around or get up to speak to me or their friends. They ouch everything and half the time they are hugging or holding hands or have fingers in the mouths. Now think in a 45 minute lesson after break they all need to wash hands properly and get seated. That in itself takes 5 minutes at least when we have a single sink to use. Every area in school is regularly cleaned and it isn’t enough.
In the week before we broke up there were a lot of confirmed cases of the virus and all but 2 classes closed. Most of us aren’t well enough to go back in next week regardless of whether we should open or not.
I believe we had that new strain outbreak because of how quickly it got through.
Online learning is definitely not the way forward but the majority of people have mixed legally over Xmas and most probably more over the 2 weeks. Even if that’s just going shopping it’s a big potential to catch something.
I don’t like to blow my own horn but every person in a school works extremely hard and COVID has made it worse. I can honestly say that I’ve been working between 60-70 hours a week and it’s exhausting. For me then to have a break of 2 weeks where I’ve been positive and haven’t been able to leave the house, couldn’t celebrate Xmas or New Years at all to then go back straight into work as normal is silly.
For anyone who thinks it’s an easy job you should try it out for a bit and see what it’s really like.
It’s different to nhs, supermarket workers, social workers who have different risks. I sit in a room where the windows are open through the day no matter the weather with 30 kids breathing the same air. Their parents send them in with a tiny cough which could be fatal to the staff working. The majority of parents at my school didn’t access online learning of their own accord. We provided technology and means to get everyone online, bringing in old laptops and purchasing laptops and tablets. Most parents didn’t even pick up the phone when we called every week. That’s on top of everything else.
I’ve rambled and I’m not trying to make myself a martyr. The government has shafted schools, staff and parents. But it’s schools that get the blame. We want it to be safe. That’s all |
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"Yes school should close till Easter then the summer holidays they can work through to catch up home schooling now  "
You mean actually go into schools in what would normally be school holidays in July / August ? If so, don’t you think the teachers deserve a break, I do. Just because it is home schooling it doesn’t mean they aren’t working |
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"Do you think they should be closed until Easter though or just a short while ? Is that all schools or primary or secondary ? "
All schools should close. Internally I know managing children in primary is harder than secondary. Till Easter? No. That’s way too long. The problem is if the government keep being uncertain we will have a repeat of last year. I’d rather the kids do a month online, get more people vaccinated and then bring them back. Gives the kids and parents time to get over anything illnesses they got over the last two weeks and come in when it’s safer |
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"Yes school should close till Easter then the summer holidays they can work through to catch up home schooling now
You mean actually go into schools in what would normally be school holidays in July / August ? If so, don’t you think the teachers deserve a break, I do. Just because it is home schooling it doesn’t mean they aren’t working "
Home learning was more work. We had to do the normal school stuff, call families, teach kids in school who needed to be there, mark work by email and give feedback. We also did courses and management work. In the same time |
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Knob jockey Boris says schools are safe???? Tell that to a neighbor's husband who has just had his wife's funeral....she was a teacher and caught covid working as a teacher at school...loads more teachers are and have been off ill with covid...  Teachers are not even on the list as priority for the vaccination or given guard lines for wearing PPE gear...my sister is a teacher! |
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"Yes school should close till Easter then the summer holidays they can work through to catch up home schooling now
You mean actually go into schools in what would normally be school holidays in July / August ? If so, don’t you think the teachers deserve a break, I do. Just because it is home schooling it doesn’t mean they aren’t working
Home learning was more work. We had to do the normal school stuff, call families, teach kids in school who needed to be there, mark work by email and give feedback. We also did courses and management work. In the same time "
I can imagine, we had a full school day set online, questions fired off or phone calls to teachers if didn’t understand the work, submit all by end of the day and then it’s returned marked the following day. We had calls twice a week, one to the parents and another to the child. You could hear the exhaustion in their voices. I was pleased to see this holiday no work was set so the teachers got a break |
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"Do you think they should be closed until Easter though or just a short while ? Is that all schools or primary or secondary ?
All schools should close. Internally I know managing children in primary is harder than secondary. Till Easter? No. That’s way too long. The problem is if the government keep being uncertain we will have a repeat of last year. I’d rather the kids do a month online, get more people vaccinated and then bring them back. Gives the kids and parents time to get over anything illnesses they got over the last two weeks and come in when it’s safer "
Agree, Easter to long. I think realistically it may be until end of January for primary. Secondary may return in staggered days from 18th with testing in place. |
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"I would say till the end of jan and see how the results are going then decide if longer is needed
Would agree, that would make it nearly six weeks since the pre Christmas break up..
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Yet all schools closed till 1st of Feb apart from. Exam years if a school can't distance with only a 5th in it I would be surprised and give schools more say thay know the community and resources they have. It no longer one size fits all. |
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over a year ago
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I think they should however no idea what home learning will be like as the school my kids attend didn't do nothing for the whole time they was off before had to sort it out myself with various online resources and I feel like some kids are really going to suffer but I think it's best they are off for now |
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By *rFunBoyMan
over a year ago
Longridge |
Until they are 100% sure what the fux going on, they should ALL be shut.
They've had nearly 10 months to fine tune remote learning, so use it!!
Oh, did I hear someone say "it's not up and running yet"? Yet another Boris Balls-Up. Not taking direct control of home learning and expecting schools to puzzle it out themselves.
Well done Boris.. |
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By *uriousk22Couple
over a year ago
newcastle under lyme |
i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it. |
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I feel for the teachers, they have been left to fend for themselves. Not sure if it's different in other areas, but here there has been no guidance, no guidelines or support for teachers and staff at all. They should be top of the list to get the vaccine, same as care workers and hospital staff.
Schools here in Scotland aren't going to get the kids back before 18 January, possibly longer. Seeing how rapidly covid cases are rising that in my opinion is a good thing x |
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I would like to say that if schools are kept open, then all secondary students should wear face coverings in the classroom (not just common areas) to minimise transmission of the virus.
The lateral flow tests being offered to students will not catch all the positive cases so the face coverings within the classroom would help. To be honest, at this point, anything that helps slow transmission is good. |
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"i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it. "
By different I meant that the nhs face challenges with COVID in a different way to school staff. I wasn’t saying it was to any sort of diminished degree at all. I agree that children should be in school. I’d much rather teach how we used to but it’s honestly not been working. Secondary schools are testing but the had what 2 weeks to get that sorted? And even then they need volunteers to actually run or administer it. I imagine that the numbers will sky rocket in the next few weeks when they test hundreds of positive asymptomatic cases all who would potentially pass on to other children or staff. I’m not trying to make this a battle of who works harder than who and my job is better than yours.
I hate to oversensationalise it to this but with the rapidly rising cases and potential new strain would you not rather curb it than have all the children go back and risk it. For the sake of 1-4 weeks? |
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By *viatrixWoman
over a year ago
Redhill |
"i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it. "
They need it. They need the structure of school. There’s at least 2 young women I know who have attempted suicide at least twice since last March. My son is depressed. He was a lovely young man full of joy before the first lockdown. I am awake now at 3:31am keeping an ear open for any strange sounds that could suggest he is harming himself. This has been every night for a few months now.
I don’t want to lose my son to suicide any more than I want to lose him to covid or anything else. |
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By *uriousk22Couple
over a year ago
newcastle under lyme |
"i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it.
By different I meant that the nhs face challenges with COVID in a different way to school staff. I wasn’t saying it was to any sort of diminished degree at all. I agree that children should be in school. I’d much rather teach how we used to but it’s honestly not been working. Secondary schools are testing but the had what 2 weeks to get that sorted? And even then they need volunteers to actually run or administer it. I imagine that the numbers will sky rocket in the next few weeks when they test hundreds of positive asymptomatic cases all who would potentially pass on to other children or staff. I’m not trying to make this a battle of who works harder than who and my job is better than yours.
I hate to oversensationalise it to this but with the rapidly rising cases and potential new strain would you not rather curb it than have all the children go back and risk it. For the sake of 1-4 weeks?"
No matter what we do it will continue to mutate and spread. My daughters school is having a staggered start to year groups so they are not all in from day 1. I have already volunteered to do the swabs for the school (after ive done a night shift, b4 i go home to bed). We have had guidance telling us to expect at least another 6-12 months of “tougher measures”. It is something we all have to live with now but be sensible too |
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By *uriousk22Couple
over a year ago
newcastle under lyme |
"i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it.
They need it. They need the structure of school. There’s at least 2 young women I know who have attempted suicide at least twice since last March. My son is depressed. He was a lovely young man full of joy before the first lockdown. I am awake now at 3:31am keeping an ear open for any strange sounds that could suggest he is harming himself. This has been every night for a few months now.
I don’t want to lose my son to suicide any more than I want to lose him to covid or anything else. "
I agree. My daughter is the same. Big hugs to you |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I can't see how the government can justify opening schools saying it's perfectly safe but IMPOSE a lock down on the rest of the country saying there's a deadly killer out there it's not safe. |
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"I can't see how the government can justify opening schools saying it's perfectly safe but IMPOSE a lock down on the rest of the country saying there's a deadly killer out there it's not safe."
Yet thousands of people are still going to work and mixing with people from all tiers. I certainly have not stopped working during any of the lockdowns so why are schools the hot topic?
And if my local parks are anything to go by a lit of parents don't give a shit as they allow their kids to go meet up with their mates anyway. Was it not parents who created a fuss when the school closed first time round because it meant they had to parent full time?! |
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I can see your point
But...
What about the vulnerable kids that need school, the kids that don't get regular hot meals, clean clothes, DV abuse at home...
Teachers and all support staff should get the vaccine now, this is what we need govt to do.
Not to shut the schools. |
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By *essie.Woman
over a year ago
Serendipity |
They should review towards end of January, see how figures are then. Problem is some homes just aren’t geared up for home schooling and these pupils will fall behind again. You risk losing some secondary school pupils altogether if they feel they can’t catch up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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By all means keep the schools closed but provisions need to be put in place for teachers to deliver structured virtual lessons as per timetable via zoom or similar. Uploading work onto Google classroom for children to complete when they want isn't working. They need direct teacher contact, even if this is done virtually. Teachers could still go into schools and deliver these virtual lessons from their usual classrooms, whilst the kids remain at home   |
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By *iss KissWoman
over a year ago
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I think they should shut. But i think your opinion will be different depending on where you live. I'm astounded when i hear schools say they haven't had a single case. So i can see why the parents of children at those schools would want them to stay open. However, at my children's school there has been 1 case at least every week. Last year they shut the whole school as every single year group had a case. It's literally rife. There is no escaping it. I'm very worried because I've had long covid. I don't want it again. I have been left with breathing issues and i don't think I'd be ok if i got it again. |
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"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off "
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone |
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"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone "
Correct ! They should ..and I think that is the part of all of this that people are just not fully getting maybe ? |
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"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone
Correct ! They should ..and I think that is the part of all of this that people are just not fully getting maybe ? "
I agree but I wouldn’t agree to schools being closed without all of that. |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone
Correct ! They should ..and I think that is the part of all of this that people are just not fully getting maybe ? "
All of the above are not classified as a necessity and government should support these businesses it's about control and prevention limited access if you figure out amount time children have off from schools with holidays and teachers training days this hasn't affected grades yet the government as I remember did say children couldn't catch this virus but been plenty of cases just like any virus can be caught from a common cold if your immune system is strong enough you still have been a carrier at some point to contain something like this virus is too avoid as much contact as possible people weren't supposed to be leaving their own towns or city's but kept college open people traveling far and wide to get too them did increase amount of cases and why doesn't everyone agree in the house of commons the decisions Boris Johnson makes for him it's well we had to try and see what happens but it's not his loved ones who suffer...... |
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"I can see your point
But...
What about the vulnerable kids that need school, the kids that don't get regular hot meals, clean clothes, DV abuse at home...
Teachers and all support staff should get the vaccine now, this is what we need govt to do.
Not to shut the schools."
Those children still get to go to school. Meals are either cooked at school and they pick them up or they’re offered a voucher every week to purchase food from local supermarkets which cannot be spent on things such as booze or cigarettes etc |
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"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone "
In the same way haven’t pubs and restaurants only been open for 3/4 months since March anyway? |
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"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone
In the same way haven’t pubs and restaurants only been open for 3/4 months since March anyway?"
Maybe I haven’t kept track. When I mean closure I mean stopping the takeaway element, of pubs especially, as just encourages groups to congregate and drink their pints outside the venues in their refillable pint glasses no matter the rules of T3 or T4 |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
I'm not sure what I think, I know the ins and outs re the virus but my daughter doesn't deal well with home learning.
Whatever Boris is going to do he needs to do it now, not in two weeks. Can't stand a ditherer! |
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I believe schools should close,my daughter Yr 11, she can go to school, with most who are not her friends, an be put at risk of getting covid, from others, your talking classes of 35-40 pupils so at least 70-80 parents who you can say at least half are out working, so more covid being spread around to be taken bk into schools an spread to teachers an kids, funny the government are not giving out the cases in school children age, so my daughter can mix with all those people, but cannot see her friends, it's a joke |
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By *ikeC81Man
over a year ago
harrow |
I don’t have kids
However I do think that schools are a Petri dish as well as home exchanges. Pubs and Restaurants have been closed but we are still seeing rates go up the only common denominator is that kids are super spreading it and nesting grandparents or other people
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"I don’t have kids
However I do think that schools are a Petri dish as well as home exchanges. Pubs and Restaurants have been closed but we are still seeing rates go up the only common denominator is that kids are super spreading it and nesting grandparents or other people
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Not the adults in the house then just the kids  |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
"All schools and colleges should be closed permanently until this virus has gone as it's just spreading it back and forth it's not controlling it and Boris Johnson knows that but doesn't care enough more concerned about the economy the whole nation needs to do a stand off
In that vein ensure you keep the pubs, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, non food shops and everything else closed (except essential work) until it’s gone
In the same way haven’t pubs and restaurants only been open for 3/4 months since March anyway?"
Yes I agree but wasn't it also said that the virus has more control in a enclosed environment so would this be right to decide to have them open its cross contamination by air breathing and anything touching which cannot be classified as safe |
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By *ucka39Man
over a year ago
Newcastle |
Plus children immune system aren't developed strong enough as adults to fight against viruses nor are the elderly and going to school mixing or even making the journey to school at the low temperature we are at isn't going to help I understand even very fit sports personalities have caught this virus so shouldn't this be as a warning that mixing isn't the correct move and limited access to others |
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over a year ago
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"Yes school should close till Easter then the summer holidays they can work through to catch up home schooling now "
Til Easter?! Are you for real
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"i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it. "
I'd hope that regardless of for others that schools should stay open for key workers....my grandkids stayed at school throughout ...
Hats off to you and obviously okay I know you personally but that means I also get to see how much this has affected you..
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"I'd hope that regardless of for others that schools should stay open for key workers....my grandkids stayed at school throughout ..."
Our primary school is closed but here's the change. Critical workers need to email the school, by 11am this morning, stating what their role is and stating what days, this week, they require a place for their child. Without a confirmed place on a day to day basis your child will not be able to attend.
We've just moved up to tier 3. It's the unions that have shut our schools this week.
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""I'd hope that regardless of for others that schools should stay open for key workers....my grandkids stayed at school throughout ..."
Our primary school is closed but here's the change. Critical workers need to email the school, by 11am this morning, stating what their role is and stating what days, this week, they require a place for their child. Without a confirmed place on a day to day basis your child will not be able to attend.
We've just moved up to tier 3. It's the unions that have shut our schools this week.
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Same at our school they have until 20.00 tonight to state why their kid needs to go to school and must fall under one of the set conditions :-
Vulnerable Children
• Children who have an allocated Social Worker
• Children with an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) - a legal document that describes a child’s special educational needs and the support they require.
The children of Critical Workers - must be employed as one of the stated roles listed. |
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Back to trying to work FT (both of us) with a 3yo, but this time, cooped indoors rather than being able to have the back door open all the time. This time, I have an even more complex department to run, new staff starting on Monday and my assistant will almost certainly want to be furloughed again if she ends up with her daughter at home too.
If I'm still sane at the end of this, I'd be surprised  |
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By *ady LickWoman
over a year ago
Northampton Somewhere |
I asked my daughter who is in yr 10 if she'd ever seen any of her teachers cleaning. She said no. Ad before anyone has a go saying it's not in their remit at a time like this it has to be. It's not in mine either but I'm doing it at work. |
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By *uriousk22Couple
over a year ago
newcastle under lyme |
"i understand ur frustration OP but i personally think the routine and structure for kids at school is important. my eldest will be returning to school from the 4th jan and they are doing lateral covid swabs on entrance to school and if positive a full pcp test will be performed and children sent home. To say it’s different for Nhs staff may i ask how? we work hard in an environment where we sometimes don’t get a break on a 12.5 hour shift, have to wear masks and visors ect all shift. we face covid head on. i had covid myself in november and was admitted to resus really poorly. Through the 1st lockdown my 13 year old suffered terribly with her mental health and had to have 1-1 counselling. I tried to home school both my children as well as work up2 60 hours a week as a nurse on a covid ward. It’s hard for everyone atm.
I may get bashed for saying schools should stay open but personally i think the children need it. I'd hope that regardless of for others that schools should stay open for key workers....my grandkids stayed at school throughout ...
Hats off to you and obviously okay I know you personally but that means I also get to see how much this has affected you..
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Thankyou hunni. both my girls have been today and come home happy that they have been in to see their friends even tho they r sat individually at their own desks and can’t mix with other kids they have still had a good day |
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"I asked my daughter who is in yr 10 if she'd ever seen any of her teachers cleaning. She said no. Ad before anyone has a go saying it's not in their remit at a time like this it has to be. It's not in mine either but I'm doing it at work."
Our teachers clean the teaching area at the front before/after each lesson. We've allocated each group to a homeroom where almost all their lessons take place. Students have to sit in the same chair each lesson, they're dismissed one at a time, starting with closest to the door at the front, so they don't pile on top of each other. Because it's the same group sitting in the same chairs all through a day, they don't need to be cleaned. They're cleaned before the first lessons and after the last. If we do need to move a group into a different room, we have to schedule cleaning beforehand and this is now possible on the timetable. In addition to "Maths" and "Biology" etc, we also have "Cleaning" as a session title |
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"I asked my daughter who is in yr 10 if she'd ever seen any of her teachers cleaning. She said no. Ad before anyone has a go saying it's not in their remit at a time like this it has to be. It's not in mine either but I'm doing it at work."
I’m the same way why would the teachers clean when all the kids are in? They could be doing it when the class is empty. Which is what I do |
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By *hickennchipsWoman
over a year ago
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"I asked my daughter who is in yr 10 if she'd ever seen any of her teachers cleaning. She said no. Ad before anyone has a go saying it's not in their remit at a time like this it has to be. It's not in mine either but I'm doing it at work.
I’m the same way why would the teachers clean when all the kids are in? They could be doing it when the class is empty. Which is what I do"
Me too |
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"I asked my daughter who is in yr 10 if she'd ever seen any of her teachers cleaning. She said no. Ad before anyone has a go saying it's not in their remit at a time like this it has to be. It's not in mine either but I'm doing it at work.
I’m the same way why would the teachers clean when all the kids are in? They could be doing it when the class is empty. Which is what I do"
My lad’s school the kids don’t move the teachers do. He says each teacher wipes down the desk they arrive at before using it, which he laughs at because the teacher who left wiped it down before leaving and thinks they don’t trust each other, told him it is them just doing what they need to do. Just like you have your individual bottle of hand sanitizer and use it between each lesson even though you haven’t moved anywhere |
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