To think kids should repeat the school year

[Everythingnotsaved]

I am starting to think that if there is any more lockdown, kids will need to repeat the last academic year or really be disadvantaged down the line?

I am pissed off enough that private schools mostly got full online teaching which already shits on social mobility but any more will really be a disaster.

Aibu?

It's simply not possible to repeat the school year. There is not the time nor the resource available to do so. It would also mean no new intake of children into reception this year.

It’s pretty hard to see how that would work without permanently moving school starting age one year later and also all the universities would go bust from the missing year.

I agree it would be great for the children though.

I agree it would be great for the children though.

It would be terrible for my children who have worked hard throughout the time away from school. They shouldn’t be forced to resit a whole year for want of a few weeks.

Not unreasonable at all. Kids have massively taken the fall over this whole shitshow.

What about kids starting reception and colleges waiting for students and universities that are financially dependant on the new starters?

The government would never finance it. They don’t fund education properly as it is. They’ll just reopen, watch schools close left right and centre then blame us for it.

And what about the incoming class do they just hang around for another year. And the knock on to the ones going into preschool. This will effect their whole school career.
What about the fact that in my class we had 65% of the curriculum covered by march and we covered about 25% more by the end of June.
What about the fact that if we delay university entrants there will be a whole year without graduates in nursing, teaching etc.
The curriculum guidance we have received here (not in the UK) for the coming year instructs teachers to concentrate on the core subjects for the first term.

Surely kids starting reception (in the nicest possible way) aren’t that important in the big scheme of things but for older kids, there is way more impact especially secondary kids.

Wouldnt work..and what about nursery children. Cant imagine parents being happy to pay for another year and ones who were due to start cant as no room.

I can’t find it in myself to be bothered about the difference between private school pupils and middle class pupils whose state schools didn’t provide zoom lessons.

I’m more interested in the difference between middle class pupils with supportive parents who speak fluent English and those from socially deprived backgrounds. A large proportion of my class last year had parents who could not speak English well enough to support home learning, even though they wanted to do all they could. Others were flagging as a concern before lockdown and this would have got worse. Many were sharing one smart phone between all their siblings with no Wi-Fi. Lots living in chaotic homes with no routine or structure.

It would not be great for children! All those Y6s who are ready for secondary and desperate to go?

Nope!

Mine are about to be year 11’s - adjustments will be a made.

I think it’s 7% of the population are in private school. Hardly many to make such huge a difference tot he rest of the children.

It’ll be a unique year group. But colleges, sixth form and universities will alter their criteria accordingly.

@Everythingnotsaved

Surely kids starting reception (in the nicest possible way) aren’t that important in the big scheme of things but for older kids, there is way more impact especially secondary kids.

But then how would the (mostly) mothers of the kids starting nursery go back to work? They couldn't because the top group at nursery wouldn't budge until they actually turned 5 and you had to send them to school.

@Everythingnotsaved

Surely kids starting reception (in the nicest possible way) aren’t that important in the big scheme of things but for older kids, there is way more impact especially secondary kids.

You don't seem to understand. If the new cohort of reception kids don't start due to the previous year repeating then they will have to start the year after - which will mean the year after them will have to start a year later and so on. It's not feasible.

I teach Y4. The class I had last year varied massively in ability- from a child who could just about write her name to children operating easily at Y5 level. I had to tailor their work to them. Primary teachers will do the same in September so there will be no need for the children to repeat a year.

@Everythingnotsaved

Surely kids starting reception (in the nicest possible way) aren’t that important in the big scheme of things but for older kids, there is way more impact especially secondary kids.

Of course they're important. Where would they go? There would be new nursery starters, those due to start reception need to move to make space.

I just hope everyone is right- I have massive concerns about another imminent lockdown and the massive impact not going back to school in September will have on the kids

My children are at a state school and got full time online teaching?

The standard of homeschooling in my kids schools was varied and at time’s pretty crap.

Everyone’s concerned about their children.

Some will do well or better than expected, others will fall behind.

The outcome will be society still needs workers, doctors or road sweepers. That won’t change.

I think that's overkill, really, but they do need to look at what is critical for certain year groups and also for certain children.

Mine haven't missed any schooling, they both probably got more done at home, what they've missed is the non-main subjects bits like a school play, playing, assemblies. So redoing a year would be pointless as they can't get that back.

I think a one-size solution won't work. I reckon whenever schools settle down, teachers will identify who needs extra support & Who is ok.

Certainly not full time online teaching- try no online teaching at all- lots of photocopied books onto slides etc- really really poor

YABVU and seriously misunderstanding what a huge undertaking this would be. Logistically it’s just not possible.

If parents have done their jobs right the kids should be perfectly fine having been properly homeschooled.

@BluebellsGreenbells yes but kids who could have been doctors but come from chaotic homes will be massively disadvantaged & social mobility will go down the toilet

It would be beneficial for some DO, others would suffer and practicality-wise it's just not viable.

Mine have engaged with their learning because I've had time, energy and resources to ensure that they do. For the DC who've missed out, statistically they're the ones who were struggling beforehand and repeating academic years won't close those gaps; there's more we need to change about Education before that can happen.