Are you sending your child back on June 1st?

[Emlou07]

IF your child falls into the bracket of children who can go back.

YABU - Yes
YANBU - No

Yes. My yr 6 DD is going back (date as yet unconfirmed). I'm not sure what those parents choosing not to send their DC back think is going to change before September (vaccine? - no chance, test track and trace? - unlikely, virus deciding it must stop infecting people just because its September? - nope).
The science says it is safe. All those crowing about Boris using the kids as guinea pigs need a new line. I hope they aren't expecting the teachers teaching my DC in school to send home work if they choose not to send their DC in though. The teachers will be too busy teaching in school.

We have to get back to normality soon. Our children have missed enough education and I need to be able to go back to work.

@Showchin2 think for yourself. Dont avoid it because the government agrees with it. Step back and do your own research. I hate bj. I however considered my own circumstances.

I'm hoping to send my y5 and reception child back. I'm a key worker working from home and husband is working as a keyworker kept at home last few month. I've emailed copies of keyworker statis and asked for a place

No. I have a nursery age child and his nursery are not accepting his age until August. I also have a reception child. His school are only opening for 2 days a week for the 6 weeks before the summer hols. The school have been amazing and let us know how the setting would be if he returned and based on that information I feel it's best for my child that he be kept at home for the time being. Only a childs parent knows how they are coping, what they would be like in adapting to a new situation and all the other decisions which influence a parents choice.

Yes. They're not in the designated age groups but the regression and collapse in mental health of the younger child has been so dramatic that school have classified them in the vulnerability group to get them back into school. Not sending them in for the education aspect, but for the social interaction and language interaction side of things.

YgritteSnow (Jon is mine by the way) it's more like 10 weeks by the time they get back and that is a really long time for a young child. For kids not going back it will be a 5 month break so yes some kids will really feel that.
One of mine is going back. We accept the very low risk and think and hope the benefits will outweigh that.
What do people think will be any different by September?

No year r child but our school are only opening for key workers and year 6 and then aren't opening till the 15 june. The school say its not possible to take back nursery and reception children as the areas are to small and they don't believe the children will handle it.

Yes. Not because I agree with the decisions the government has made or the way they've handled this, but because the risk to her and us is low (none of us vulnerable) but her behaviour and focus has deteriorated so much over the past 10 weeks (suspected ADHD). She could do with some more structure, her older siblings (secondary) will be able to concentrate on their studies better without her around and my mental health should improve with a bit of space.

Yes. My year 1 child is going back 2 days per week. My Older children will be doing the same days as we’re key workers.

Would if I could.

Yes

This again 🙈

@YgritteSnow yes because the earliest DS will be able to go back is 11 weeks after lockdown began. It’s already been 9, then this week is half term and the week after his school is still not opening. So, as an only child, that’s 11 weeks of not playing with another child. The thing that worries me the most is that he’s stopped caring that he hasn’t played with another child in that long. He’s stopped missing school, stopped wanting to FaceTime his friends or even what’s app.

If he didn’t go back until September, depending on how the lockdown eases, he could have not socialised with other children for 6 months. He’d then be expected to start a new school and immediately begin making new friends.

Yes, my yr R child is returning on June 1st. I am furloughed but have a toddler and a yr 2 who is working a year behind her class so I can concentrate on her. Also they need some time apart they’re seriously winding each other up constantly and usually they get on really well! I love having them at home and look forward to the school holidays so much usually but being stuck at home not seeing another soul is breaking me.

My dd class of 30 is only having ten back. So it's not a option anyway. Boris can say what he wants. My reception child has no place to go back too

Yes. I'm really happy with the way school are approaching it, and I'm pleased he can go back.

I'm less sure about all primary years returning though as this wouldn't be possible on our setting, and would probably pull her out at that point

A great big yes!

We are lucky in that adopted children fall into the vulnerable category and can both go back full time (year 1 and year 4).

We would have sent the year 1 back anyway as although she has done really well with school work at home, emotionally she is struggling and the sooner she goes back the better. She is looking forward to it although a bit unsure of the new way school will be.

It's a bonus getting her sister in as well to be honest as we weren't expecting it but it will be good for her to get back to school too.

We are also fortunate to live in an area that has so far not been too badly affected by the virus which has probably helped our decision.

No. I work in school.

No - DS nursery is open from 1st June. We are both off work for ten days at the beginning so will look to send him back after that.

No. I didn't spend over 40 hours in labor to belive boris knows what to do. No thanks.

Mine has been in throughout and will remain in

No.

I'm a teacher and my husband works for the NHS. There is no way we will be sending our children back on the 1st June. We've managed/struggled through this far and will continue to do so.

We both understand that for some families it's unavoidable as they don't have alternatives.

Anyone talking about children's mental health needs to have a read of the guidelines explaining what schools will be like. My kids would love to go back - to what they remember - not what will be implemented.

Yes I'm soo happy my son's nursery is reopening. They will have shorter days and stay in small groups. No social distancing.

DD would love to go back but unfortunately her school has no workable plan for year 6

DD is going back mornings as from June 10th (Yr 6). She will be in a bubble of 15 which she will stay with. And then home for lunch