....if the groups of vulnerable staff were still absent?
I have posted about this a few times and some people seem doubtful that my school situation is widespread so I just wondered what the experience of other teachers on here was?
When the government announced that certain vulnerable groups needed to SI for 12 weeks, we had a big problem as we had so many members of staff in that group. We struggled through the next few days trying to get supply, having extra large classes, having TAs cover classes but it was v difficult-we simply couldn’t find any supply teachers in the end, so presumably other local schools were having the same issues. Thankfully we closed on the Friday anyway, because I think we would have had to say it simply wasn’t safe.
I keep saying posters saying the exit strategy must be to reopen schools but obviously leaving vulnerable groups at home for as long as it takes. I’m not sure schools CAN all reopen until the vulnerable workers are back though. Certainly not within that 12 weeks, but then what about afterwards...?
It’s not just teachers as well-we have a number of EHC plans for children with 1:1 adults. 2/3 of the adults are in their late 50s and have severe lung issues. They are paid shockingly low wages and neither ‘need’ to work-I would think they would both just resign rather than be forced to come back if they felt they weren’t safe.
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Appuskidu · 10/04/2020 14:48
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