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The teacher strike is on the same day as DS's transistion day to year 7

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cottonwoolbrain · 17/06/2023 22:44

He's already unhappy about the school he's been allocated but we've been selling it to him that he'll be much happier and everything will feel more real once he's been and spent the day there... he's the only one from his primary going so it was so it is more important to him than some others.

We've just about got him looking forward to it.. and now this. Wondering if there will be a transition day at all now.. I'm hoping it will be moved rather than cancelled. He's not even been inside the school only ever seen it from outside. He does not know a single person there.

We will wait to see what the school say before I tell him anything. Apparantly that week is transition day for loads of schools across the country... I'd like to think there was nothing deliberate about upsetting so many year 6s... but I feel as if there may be Sad

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cottonwoolbrain · 17/06/2023 23:47

@FrippEnos I'm sure it will make perfect sense to thousands of upset 10 and 11 year olds who.are already worried about a huge change in their lives.

Will just have to hope they reschedule transition day. I need DS to want to go or we are in for a difficult time. He won't even look national the website with us.

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Outsideno9 · 17/06/2023 23:14

Transition day requires a lot of good will and puts staff under a lot of pressure. School must continue as normal (albeit with room changes, setting cover work, managing movement of children and disruption to their routine etc.) while meeting every need of every new parent and child.

The additional planning and pressure is something teachers accept for the good of the children, but if nothing is coming from the government for the good of the children, such as enough qualified teachers and proper funding as a minimum, perhaps people need to see who's doing all the hard work and what happens when they don't do all the extra with nothing to support or in return.

Palomabalom · 17/06/2023 23:14

I’m sure they wouldn’t intentionally try to create more stress than necessary for the parents and children. Goodness knows there’s been enough already. Those in government frankly couldn’t give less of a toss if they tried. State education can and will go to hell in a handcart for all they care. Why would they - they are highly likely to be sending their own to the best private schools . They just don’t want to take any action on this or the NHS. They don’t like the welfare state do they? Just pretend to shuffle a few bits of paper and pretend your priorities lie with the future generations. As long as they go to eton and form the next generation of government eh?

FrippEnos · 17/06/2023 23:08

@pasbeaucoupdegendarme

You don't say whether you are a primary or secondary teacher.

But this is another day that teachers are expected to go above and beyond.
Writing lesson plans for last minute timetables, sorting out equipment and materials for what is often a last minute timetable with an unspecified amount of pupils with little or no guidance to the SEND requirement in the class.

I don't know if the NEU has targeted this day but it would make sense if they did.

pasbeaucoupdegendarme · 17/06/2023 22:57

I think it’s transition day in a lot of counties. We’re in a similar situation, OP. I think the unions have put teachers in a tricky position with this date. (Teacher writing here.)

TokyoSushi · 17/06/2023 22:55

Surely they'll just move it...

sunshineandshowers40 · 17/06/2023 22:47

I'm sure they will reschedule, if not this term one of the Insets in September.

Plasticplantpot · 17/06/2023 22:45

Maybe they’ll reschedule?