To not want my child to return to a school full of reluctant teachers

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Even if the Government endorses school reopening, who would want to send their child into an environment where the teachers clearly do not want them there ?

I might be being majorly daft here but what does it mean when people reply with a sunflower on here? I've seen it a few times now and I just don't understand it

It means fuck off. Politely.

So are all teachers in state schools

My post was in answer to; "Eton aren't re-opening until September. Draw your own conclusions."

@pjj1986 that’s a really good point and it’s very worrying. It’s absolutely horrifying that so many children are vulnerable and haven’t got the safety net of school. Social care needs to be increased - this is what we should be lobbying about.

If we have so long without education, will children need to repeat a year?

@pjj1986 lots of the children I work with do not have an EHCP these are difficult to get in reception and year one in a school with lots of SEN.
I also hoped that the removal of stigma, when all children attend, would increase the likelihood of attendance and that they would be encouraged by the head reaching out warmly to all families and the government advising that it is safer now. This is not the message given out in the schools I work in and I think as a result many kids will be kept off that could really do with being back in.

Snuggles81 exactly! I feel the same about my EYFS children. My biggest barrier at the moment to the proposed plans is submerging these little learners into an environment that is so stifling that it is likely do more harm than good. Even my oldest most academic pupils will struggle with the proposed set up.

@ShouldWeChangeTheBulb It is a huge risk to open up when there is no guarantee in place that it will benefit the most vulnerable. My school has been open for ECHP children as well as some that are not officially diagnosed yet. There are social workers trying to do check ups, rapping on doors to no avail. If there are no fines or consequences in place, those parents will have no incentive to send their children in.

Also- Eton aren't re-opening until September. Draw your own conclusions...

Many of their students are from overseas.

I didn’t particularly want to be at work when we first went into lockdown I felt very anxious and all i wanted to was hide at home with ds

But went in got on with it and the more you do them less anxious you feel

And you can hide how you feel we all don’t want to be at work at times but we get on with it

And are you provided with PPE? I'm presuming you are, well education staff aren't and are also being told you can't wear face coverings, even if you want to.

I read another thread where people were talking about police and ppe and the general consensus was that teachers don't need ppe and I quote they "don't understand what ppe is for"

I don't see how a classroom where a 5 or 6 year old has to stay 2 metres away from their friends is a good for a child's mental health or their education. . Michael Gove said the children will si at seperate desks. Children in reception and year 1 don't learn like that. It will be terrible for such young children. I dont understand why they want the youngest children who will find it the hardest to socially to be the first to go back. They will be better off at home where at least they can have physical contact with their families.

Is it worth all this hassle for a few weeks before the summer holidays.Parents unsure what to do, teachers unhappy to be back.Far better to start back in September when the mood should be more positive.

Childcare @Nonnymum

Why on earth should Head Teachers reach out to parents encouraging them to return because the government have said it's "safer" when they don't believe that it is.

@karthik6801

That link really is nonsense.

The method she claimed to have discovered is phonics, which is taught as the main method of reading instruction in all schools because research shows it is effective. This woman did not invent phonics.

She also taught the phonics incorrectly ("ba ah ta" is not how you say bat). If you're keen to learn about phonics, there are millions of resources - for example, Alphablocks is available on youtube.

CallmeAngelina

Especially when the buck stops with the HT.

It seems to me that the major concern is reception and year 1 being amongst the first to go back, and much would be reduced if it were year 6 only at primary level, even if others started to go back say two weeks later.