I know I know I know it’s a thread about re-opening schools but THIS ONE IS A PROFESSIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT PRACTICALITIES and it’s IN THE STAFFROOM.
The Children’s Commissioner has just released a report about how to go about re-opening schools with the aim of narrowing the disadvantage gap.
The suggestion is that when they reopen, they start with the most disadvantaged kids and the lessons are focused on catch-up tuition, not new content. So Monday the most disadvantaged 20% of Y7 come in, Tuesday the most disadvantaged 20% of Y8 come in etc. This will enable social distancing measures to be implemented.
Disadvantage isn’t just based around FSM, but around the kids most likely to fall behind in general. As it’s compulsory, it might get more of the vulnerable kids in who aren’t currently attending.
www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cco-tackling-the-disadvantage-gap-during-the-covid-19-crisis.pdf
I thought it was an interesting suggestion, but I’m not sure how it would be received by the people who think that the point of reopening schools is so that they can work from home more effectively.
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Re-opening schools and narrowing the disadvantage gap
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noblegiraffe · 22/04/2020 14:07
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