Coronavirus - do you think there’s a possibility that all kids at school will repeat a year?

No, they won't repeat a year. (A whole academic year hasn't been lost either, it's the third term plus two weeks prior to Easter break). The early years would all double up but there won't be the provision in place for it (for what would amount to just one year's provision as well as it would run as normal after the double-up year).

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I have a Y10 and Y12, and am wondering how this will work out. Will have to play the cards we’ve got. A good time to revise what we have done, practise questions and learn new content. It’s a tough ask, but it has to be done.

It's definitely years 10 and 12 who will be most affected by this. My year 10 is of above average ability, has 2 university educated parents who are keen to see him do well, a dedicated work space and a very organized school who are moving heaven and earth to minimise disruption to his education. However, no one can tell me that working on Google classroom on his own is in anyway the same as being in a classroom with a trained specialist teacher actively teaching them and able to respond to their questions.

DD was due to have y10 exams straight after Easter so a lot of the work was going to be revision anyway.
There will obviously be a gap in learning, but I'm hoping it won't be a whole term.
It will be what it will be, and it is the 'same' for everyone. (whilst still understanding impact will be much greater on some than on others).

I've wondered, depending just how long it goes on for, whether some sort of national community service year age 18-19 could be implemented to allow universities to reduce intake for a year, some students to redo a year, and most students to then go to further education a year later than normal so as not to create a bulge year.

I was wondering about that too. It's the norm in quite a lot of countries (often military rather than 'community') . Quite a few of DDs. EU pals are a year older because of this

@TeenPlusTwenties, ours is doing that too for the Y10.
But I’m not naive enough to think they are going to learn all the concepts they should be learning in those 3 months.
They should be doing that for the Y11 too but who is going to motivate them to still ‘revise’ for their english/maths/DT gcse when they know they won’t do that subject next year?

We have 2 weeks and a term left, given in primary schools the last few weeks are winding down with sports days trips etc
If kids learn even half as much as normal it is a loss of 5-6 weeks not ideal but not an educational catastrophe that requires repeating a whole year, maybe all UK should follow Scotland and finish for one year at end of June and go back mid August and to even out stretch from August bring October holiday forward by a week or so

This is fine for primaries, but I have two in year 9, both started GCSE syllabus. One was due to take an IGCSE and has ro resit in November now.

We are both working full time and the standard of their work is way beyond what we can comprehend now.

This will have a major impact on their education.

The school day will never be extended. It’s too long for little ones as it is. And why should the current generation of kids have to work harder than previous ones?

I’m a teacher. My concerns are y9 going into 10 and Y10.

Question Our school is setting work online, and saying send things in electronically for marking etc, I'd be surprised if all other schools aren't also doing this at secondary level.

@LSmith789, I think that all that will help breaking the boredom and help them cope with 5 months out of school wo becoming crazy.
Watching documentaries etc... will help with general knowledge.

It’s nit going to help bridge the gap between Y10 and Y11.
Yes you can just say that they will just have to work harder. It will be fine for some, the most able. For the ines who struggle already to need to put a lot of work in to be able to get decent results, it’s going to disadvantage them a lot more.

Eugenes It's OK, just didn't think you'd spotted it.

LSmith I agree, I think routine will be key for all our sakes.

Sorry

Eugene (This is a secondary board). Y2 is in no way an issue imo, as they have until y11 to catch up, which is perfectly doable. Though I agree there will be a divide between kids who have watched TV for 6 months and kids who have done active learning with their parents.

I guess work will be more intensive next year, so children can have gaps in their knowledge filled in.

Fortunately, I’d say in terms of English & Maths curriculum (Y2) we were coming back around to earlier topics and going over them again (to clarify, I’m in first year of TA job), so all the children should have covered the essentials for the year. They will just be rustier when they return.

There are always, though, a lot of children who never or rarely read at home and whose parents do not have one of time, inclination or ability to do work outside school with them. They are going to suffer and I expect there will be a more noticeable divide in abilities when we return in Sept.

Titsy I have a y10. Since GCSEs are now marked 'on a curve' rather than to an absolute standard, and then cross referenced back to KS2 in theory they won't need to make allowances. The standard might be lower but the grades will be the same, I think.

However obviously and sadly some will be way more affected than others. Mainly the disadvantaged kids with no space, no adult to help, limited computer/internet access etc. All the things that usually impact them but magnified 10-fold. I don't know what can be done for them.

I thought about this, but what would happen with children due to start school? There won't be enough classrooms or teachers. Also all of the children due to move schools, would they stay or go?
Whatever happens, I really hope teachers are involved in the planning, not just government officials. And definitely don't leave it to Ofsted.

We have 2 weeks and a term left, given in primary schools the last few weeks are winding down with sports days trips etc

If kids learn even half as much as normal it is a loss of 5-6 weeks not ideal but not an educational catastrophe that requires repeating a whole year, maybe all UK should follow Scotland and finish for one year at end of June and go back mid August and to even out stretch from August bring October holiday forward by a week or so

I’m pretty sure that schools will be back in September, even if BJ is fucking everything up.

I agree. I am also more worried about my Y10 than my Y11....

Catching up with 3 months of teaching next year will be hard.

Im far more concerned about my y10 than my y8. So much content that they now have to learn themselves. I wonder if any allowances will be made for that or if next year will be doubly stressful for them?

I think the y10 and y12 children will have to work like troopers to learn the content for their exams next summer and everyone else will catch up eventually, with a disparity between more engaged children with very supportive parents and less engaged, less well supported children. With the best will in the world, a single parent key worker with 3 dcs isn’t going to be able to support her children as well as a wfh couple with one. I know children of key workers can go to school but I don’t know anyone who is sending their teenagers and it’s certainly not being encouraged. Children who don’t have space to work will suffer, as will those with young siblings they have to look after or anyone, who for whatever reason, uses school as a sanctuary. I have already heard people say they won’t be making their children do the work as they “can’t force them”. It’s not even day 1 yet.
Y12s with practical elements will be much more affected than those who are on courses that are purely classroom based.

My dad was part time all the way through secondary school due to the war. He went to night school to get qualifications but I don’t think the government are going to suddenly reverse the cuts in adult education for the sake of one term of home learning.